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National Guard is Marksmanship Champ for 10th Straight Year
March 19, 2025
The Alabama National Guard won the overall team championship at the 2025 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia March 9-15, 2025. Team members (second from left to right): Sgt. Maj. Stephen Murchison (captain), Master Sgt. Joseph Spradlin, Sgt. Gavin Blackwood and Spc. Cameron Drake.
Guard Marksmanship Center to Host Rifle, Pistol Championships
March 13, 2025
U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the South Carolina National Guard compete in the 53rd Winston P. Wilson and 33rd Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting championship, May 1-4, 2024, at Robinson Maneuver Training Center, North Little Rock, Arkansas.
56th SBCT Welcomes Competition, Marksmanship at Pistol Match
March 11, 2025
Firers stand and engage their targets during a pistol competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, March 9, 2025. U.S. Soldiers with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment and the 7th Army Training Command joined the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team at the competition.
Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa Guard Excel at Sniper Championship
December 16, 2024
The Nebraska National Guard, shown Dec. 12, 2024, won the 54th WPW Sniper Championship and Chief David R. Logan Sniper Team Trophy is the Nebraska National Guard. The WPW Sniper Championship, held at Fort Chaffee, Ark., and hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center, brought together elite marksmen to compete in precision shooting and tactical decision-making, honoring the storied legacy of military sniper excellence.
Alabama Guard Hosts All Guard Marksmanship Team Tryouts
September 18, 2024
The Alabama National Guard's Lethality Group poses for a picture Sept. 8, 2024, at Clarke Range after hosting the All Guard Marksmanship Team tryouts. The Guardsmen who make the team will be trained at the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Photo has been cropped and color-corrected to enhance detail.)
National Guard Rifle Team Clinches Dogs of War Trophy
August 12, 2024
The All National Guard Rifle Team poses with the target they struck from 600 yards after winning the National Trophy, also known as the Dogs of War Trophy, and the Hilton Trophy during the National Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. 2, 2024. This is the third time the National Guard won the National Trophy since its inception in 1903.
Champions Repeat at NH National Guard Marksmanship Match
June 13, 2024
Sgt. 1st Class Joe Wyner, state marksmanship coordinator, New Hampshire Army National Guard, left, presents Capt. Robert Matzelle, commander of Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), with the first-place trophy as the 2024 New Hampshire National Guard Combat Marksmanship Match individual champion June 8, 2024. Matzelle defended his title from last year as the match’s top shot, placing first out of 90 competitors.
Missouri Airmen, Soldiers Showcase Sharpshooting Skills
March 26, 2024
Missouri National Guard Airmen and Soldiers pose for a group photo during the 2024 adjutant general's annual TAG Match marksmanship competition at Camp Crowder, Neosho, Missouri. Nine Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing earned the Schützenschnur, or German Armed Forces Marksmanship Badge.
National Guard Wins 2024 U.S. Army Small Arms Championship
March 26, 2024
Staff Sgt. John Jordan of the South Carolina National Guard won the title of 2024 All Army Champion at the U.S. Army Small Arms Championships at Fort Moore, Georgia, March 10-16. Jordan’s team, South Carolina Alpha, also claimed the title of 2024 U.S. Army Small Arms Team Champions.
Virginia Guard, Tajikistan Police Train on Marksmanship
October 16, 2023
Three Virginia National Guard Soldiers participate in a marksmanship exchange with female members of the Tajik National Police Sept. 5-9, 2023, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Virginia Guard and Tajikistan have been partners for 20 years under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.
NH Guard Prevails at Regional Marksmanship Championships
August 25, 2023
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Crist, a human resources specialist with 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, engages a target during the Marksmanship Advisory Council (MAC) Regional Championship on Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Vermont, Aug. 20, 2023.
National Guard Excels in U.S. Army Small Arms Championship
May 2, 2023
Competitors take their shots on Day Five of the 2023 U.S. Army “All Army” Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, Ga., April 12-18, 2023.. Army and Air National Guardsmen from across the country dominated the competition.
Army Guard, Air Force Compete in Marksmanship in Kenya
August 26, 2022
U.S. Army Sgt. Alexandra Griffeth, left, placed first in the individual pistol category in the joint-force combined arms marksmanship competition among 52 Army Guard and Air Force members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The competition was held July 20-25, 2022, at Camp Simba, Kenya.
Alabama Guardsmen take top honors in CNGB Postal Matches
May 27, 2021
National Guard competitors fire on line from the kneeling position May 19, 2021, during the 2021 Chief, National Guard Bureau Postal Matches at Camp Butner, Hampton, North Carolina.
Alaska National Guardsmen compete in marksmanship
May 19, 2021
Alaska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen compete in a series of marksmanship events at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson May 15, 2021, as part of the 2021 Alaska National Guard Adjutant General Match. The marksmanship competition included timed pistol and rifle events.
Guardsmen excel in All Army Marksmanship Championships
March 23, 2021
Service Members from across the Army, Army Reserves and National Guard fire M-9 pistols during the 2021 U.S. Army “All Army” Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 14-20, 2021. National Guard teams and individuals brought home 23 of 31 top awards including 1st in nine of 11 categories.
Guard Soldiers achieve marksmanship overmatch in Utah
July 17, 2020
Staff Sgt. Wayne “Guido” Gray, California National Guard, engages targets in the Reflexive Fire match July 10, 2020, during the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region Seven Championships at Camp Williams, Bluffdale, Utah. Thirty-four Guard members from California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah spent three intense days in the mountains of Utah competing. Colorado took home the team championship title.