National Guardsman breaks national records, team wins honors at CMP National Trophy Rifle Matches

The National Guard All Guard Service Rifle team broke two national records and earned 10 first or second place honors during the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National Trophy Rifle Matches last week.

Vermont wins; Region One Marksmanship Championships

~Tigger time is training time by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center JERICHO, Vermont –After a full day of running and shooting, two four-man teams, sweat pouring, lie waiting on their bellies in the sweltering 80-degree humid heat of the northern Vermont mountains. The air-horn sounds, echoing, and eight competitors run 100 yards, … Continue reading Vermont wins; Region One Marksmanship Championships

2020 National Guard WPW, AFSAM cancelled; some MAC Regions’s still on going

~Winston P. Wilson and the Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting cancelled due to COVID safety precautions; MAC Regional Six, One, Two still on going By Maj. Theresa Austin, Public Affairs Specialist, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –Yesterday, July 31, 2020, the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center staff concluded the Winston … Continue reading 2020 National Guard WPW, AFSAM cancelled; some MAC Regions’s still on going

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

Guard sweeps at 2020 ‘All Army’ Championships

by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center Amid the ever-changing situation of COVID-19, the 2020 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships were still conducted. As usual, the U.S. National Guard was most victorious winning first place in the 10 categories in which they participated. Also, winning the High-Novice Excellence in Competition aggregate-champion. The Guard … Continue reading Guard sweeps at 2020 ‘All Army’ Championships

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

The cornerstone of soldiering (MAC 1)

~Vermont Army National Guard wins 2019 MAC 1 Championship by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – “Marksmanship is the basic Soldier skill that forms the cornerstone for our Soldiers to bring lethal effects on the enemy,” said Maj. Brooks Hayward, New Hampshire Army National Guard. How does one … Continue reading The cornerstone of soldiering (MAC 1)

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