Colorado wins; MAC 7 Marksmanship Championships

~ Soldiers Achieve Overmatch through Competition by Sgt. Nathaniel Free, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center LEHI, Utah (July 13, 2020) –Eight hundred meters from the target, the soldiers started running. The sun beat down on their shoulders as their boots pounded along the winding dirt road, kicking up dust. Each Soldier carried exactly fifty rounds of … Continue reading Colorado wins; MAC 7 Marksmanship Championships

COVID-19 impacts 2020 Winston P. Wilson, Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting

~ National, multinational National Guard marksmanship championships rescheduled or canceled By Maj. Theresa Austin, Public Affairs Specialist, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –The National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (NGMTC) leadership decided today to delay and cancel some of the 2020 Winston P. Wilson (WPW) and Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting … Continue reading COVID-19 impacts 2020 Winston P. Wilson, Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting

2020 WPW and AFSAM Sniper Championships

49th WPW and 29th AFSAM Sniper Championships BY SPC. MELODY DANIEL, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, NATIONAL GUARD MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING CENTER BARLING, Arkansas - Twenty-seven, two-person teams of military snipers from around across the U.S. National Guard, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Poland competed in the 49th Winston P. Wilson (WPW) Sniper Championship (National Guard) and the 29th … Continue reading 2020 WPW and AFSAM Sniper Championships

Head on multi-gun challenge

~National Guard wins heavy division at Fort Benning multi-gun challenge by Staff Sgt. Tegan Kucera, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center COLUMBUS, Georgia. (December 6, 2019) –The smell of gun smoke is strong in the air, the sound of weapons firing can be heard all around, and the sight of the guns being pushed around like … Continue reading Head on multi-gun challenge

Illinois and South Dakota National Guardsmen win 2019 CNGB Postal Matches Phase III

~2019 Chief of the National Guard Bureau Postal Matches Phase III Complete, Results by Spc. Stephen M. Wright, National Guard Marksmanship Training CenterNORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas –Fifty-three National Guardsmen, both Army and Air, from across the nation, met at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center near North Little Rock, Arkansas, to compete in the 2019 Chief of … Continue reading Illinois and South Dakota National Guardsmen win 2019 CNGB Postal Matches Phase III

Arkansas and Nebraska National Guardsmen win 48th WPW Machine Gun Championship

~2019 WPW Machine Gun Championship Complete, Results by Spc. Stephen M. Wright, National Guard Marksmanship Training CenterNORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Twenty-two National Guardsmen, eleven different teams, from across the nation gathered at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center near North Little Rock, Arkansas, to compete in the 2019 Winston P. Wilson Machine Gun Competition May … Continue reading Arkansas and Nebraska National Guardsmen win 48th WPW Machine Gun Championship

California and Arkansas National Guardsmen win 48th WPW Championship

~2019 Winston P. Wilson Rifle and Pistol Championship Results by Pfc. Emma Anderson, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center ROBINSON MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Arkansas. – Approximately 350 National Guardsmen, representing 46 states and U.S. Territories, participated in the 48th annual Winston P. Wilson Championship hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at the Robinson Maneuver … Continue reading California and Arkansas National Guardsmen win 48th WPW Championship

National Guard wins over half overall-team and individual awards at “All Army”

~ National Guardplaces top three in all categories at 2019 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training CenterROBINSON MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ark. – The National Guard took seven overall team places out of 12 possible and six overall individual places out of 12 possible during this years’ 2019 U.S. … Continue reading National Guard wins over half overall-team and individual awards at “All Army”

2019 48th WPW: Over half way to goal

by Theresa Austin, Maj. National Guard Marksmanship Training CenterROBINSON MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Arkansas - Last year, 42 states and territories participated in the 47th Annual Winston P. Wilson (WPW) National Rifle and Pistol Championships, and this year we are only 14 states away to reaching our goal of all states and territories sending a team … Continue reading 2019 48th WPW: Over half way to goal

Sweeping victories for Missouri and South Dakota at the 2018 Winston P. Wilson Small Arms Championship

~Missouri National Guard sweeps the Winston P. Wilson overall team awards by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center ROBINSON MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ark. – The Missouri Army National Guard Team and Spc. Thomas Carpenter with the South Dakota Army National Guard swept during the 2018 Winston P. Wilson Small Arms Championship Award Ceremony … Continue reading Sweeping victories for Missouri and South Dakota at the 2018 Winston P. Wilson Small Arms Championship