Photo By Maj. Theresa Austin | Missouri National Guard (MONG) team poses with the Overall Small Arms Team Champion...... read more read more
ROBINSON MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ark. – The National Guard took first overall individual and team awards during this years’ 2018 U.S. Army Small Arms (“All Army”) Championship at Ft. Benning, Ga. Mar. 11-17, 2018.
The National Guard sent 11 teams to challenge 26 Active Army and Reserve teams with Missouri National Guard winning the overall team small arms champions trophy and Sgt. Justus Densmore with the Texas National Guard taking home the M-1 Grand as the overall individual small arms champion.
“Performances like this show how military competitions directly enhance Soldier lethality and combat effectiveness,” said Maj. David Stapp, operations chief for the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (NGMTC).
National Guard Soldiers and Airmen really show their value during a performance like this..
“The National Guard leverages marksmanship competitions to help improve unit and individual readiness, especially through the use of the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center,” said Stapp. “The NGMTC conducts marksmanship competitions that give Soldiers the experience and knowledge to be good subject matter experts who then go back and train their units.”
National Guard members who attend these competitions whom have received this experience and knowledge must practice often not only with their team, but also on their own time.
“We practice, on our team, quite a bit in our personal life,” said Sgt. Adam Michael Mathis, Illinois National Guard team member; and we perform well here at the competition, take it back to our units, and increase our overall unit qualification scores on the ranges.
When it comes to competing in marksmanship events at this level, you get what you give. Many put in their own time and money.
“My guys put in a lot of work on their own time before the match,” said Staff Sgt. Michael Richey, Missouri National Guard team captain, and “they got out of it what they put in.”
Sharing knowledge is essential in the National Guard, which is evident from six of the 11 states placing in the top three of each category. The top National Guard teams who took home 1st, 2nd, or 3rd included: Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Vermont, North Dakota, and Illinois. Each of these teams consist of a four-man squad competing with primary and secondary weapon systems.
Missouri is really bringing the heat this year. They placed within the top three overall teams for every team category during this competition.
“All Army was just our warm up,” said Richey. “We’re bringing the same team to the Winston P. Wilson Matches.”
The Winston P. Wilson (WPW) National Championship is hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center and is like the “All Army,” but is solely between the Army and Air National Guards in the 54 states and territories.
The WPW will be held April 28th- May 3rd at Robinson Maneuver Training Center, North Little Rock, Ark. For more information about getting involved, contact the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at 501-212-4531 or visit us on the web at www.ngmtc.wordpress.com.
Overall Category Scores:
U.S. Army Small Arms Overall Individual Champion
1 Densmore, Justus, SGT, Texas ARNG 2,011 - 46
2 Mccombs, Jeremy, SPC, Colorado ARNG 1,972 - 49
3 Tucker, Robert, SGT, Vermont ARNG 1,949 - 47
U.S. Army Small Arms Team Champions
1 Missouri National Guard 3791 - 125
2 Iowa National Guard 3761 - 111
3 Wisconsin National Guard 3633 - 81
U.S. Army Service Pistol Individual Champion
1 Tucker, Robert, SGT, Vermont ARNG 788 - 32
2 Mccombs, Jeremy, SPC, Colorado ARNG 764 -35
3 Larsen, Nicholas, 1LT, USA 758 - 28
U.S. Army Service Pistol Team Champions
1 Missouri National Guard 1533 - 92
2 Vermont National Guard 1471 - 68
3 North Dakota National Guard 1448 - 52
U.S. Army Service Rifle Individual Champion
1 Densmore, Justus, SGT, Texas ARNG 939 - 19
2 Mccombs, Jeremy, SPC, Colorado ARNG 930 - 14
3 Goldade, Tyler, SGT, North Dakota ARNG 929 - 16
U.S. Army Service Rifle Team Champions
1 Iowa National Guard 1325 - 41
2 Missouri National Guard 1216 - 33
3 Wisconsin National Guard 1195 - 16
U.S. Army Multi-Gun Match Individual Champion
1 Fuentes, Rafael, SSG, USAR 362
2 Brotherston, Curtis, 2LT, USAR 352
3 Balsley, Brad, SSG , USA 322
U.S. Army Multi-Gun Match Team Champions
1 Artic Warrior A-Team, USA 1049
2 Missouri National Guard 1042
3 Illinois National Guard 1036
The six top National Guard Teams:
Missouri Team: Staff Sgt. Michael Richey (ARNG), Sgt. David Ball (ARNG), 1st Sgt. James Phelps (ARNG), Staff Sgt. Jerry Dement (ARNG)
Iowa Team: Tech. Sgt. Micah Larson (ANG), Sgt. 1st Class Paul Deugan (ARNG), Sgt. Karl Johnk (ARNG), Staff Sgt. Tyson Fisher (ARNG)
Wisconsin Team: Sgt. Brandon Swanson, ARNG, Sgt. 1st Class Jordan Cegler (ARNG), Staff Sgt. Jameson Nelms (ARNG), Staff Sgt. Robert Marciniak (ANG)
Vermont Team: Sgt. Robert Tucker (ARNG), Senior Airman Justin Oddy (ANG), Sgt. Maxim Nickerson (ARNG), Staff Sgt. Robert Marciniak (ANG)
Illinois Team: Staff Sgt. Jacob Blount (ARNG), Sgt. 1st Class Tracy Mix (ARNG), Sgt. Adam Mathis (ARNG), Sgt. Nolan Murray (ARNG)
North Dakota Team: Senior Airman Gavin Rook (ANG), Sgt. Andrew Maley (ARNG), Staff Sgt. Matthew Jasper (ANG), Sgt. Tyler Goldade (ARNG)
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| Date Taken: | 03.23.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 03.23.2018 17:16 |
| Story ID: | 270468 |
| Location: | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, US |
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