NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – 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 6 through 10, 2019.
The overall match aggregate for top machine gunner and top assistant gunner consisted of seven different matches completed over the five days of competition.
All Winston P. Wilson championships promote friendly competition, increases battlefield survivability and enhances unit readiness for both Army and Air National Guard units.
These competitions test shooters physically, mentally, tactically and strategically. They must be proficient in their marksmanship knowledge, skills and abilities to place high in the matches.
Some of the most notable awards given at the ceremony were the Chief’s 50 badge, Overall Light Machine Gun Team Champions, Overall Aggregate Machine Gunner Champion and the Overall Aggregate Assistant Gunner Champion.
The WPW championships are hosted annually by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center.
The Overall Light Machine Gun Team Champions are Staff Sgt. Joseph Noe and Spc. Heriberto Tapia, Arkansas National Guard.
Staff Sgt. Noe also claimed the prestigious title of “Overall Aggregate Machine Gunner Champion”.
The title “Overall Aggregate Assistant Gunner Champion” was awarded to Sgt. Levi Loomis of the Nebraska National Guard.
The recipients of the Chief’s 50 badge include: Staff Sgt. Joseph Noe and Spc. Heriberto Tapia, Arkansas National Guard, and Sgt. David Dohnal and Spc. Lucas Elliott of the Michigan National Guard.
The 2019 (WPW) Machine Gun Team Champions
1st: Arkansas Alpha - Staff Sgt. Joseph Noe and Spc. Heriberto Tapia
2nd: Michigan Bravo – Sgt. David Dohnal and Spc. Lucas Elliott
3rd: Michigan Alpha – Staff Sgt. Cameron Higgs and Spc. Calvin Halfacre
Top Overall Aggregate Machine Gunner
1st: Staff Sgt. Joseph Noe – Arkansas
2nd: Sgt. David Dohnal – Michigan
3rd: Staff Sgt. Freeman Sandquist – Nebraska
Top Overall Aggregate Assistant Gunner
1st: Sgt. Levi Loomis – Nebraska
2nd: Maj. Samuel Freeman – Arkansas
3rd: Sgt. 1st Class Luke Katz – Nebraska
Chief’s 50 recipients:
Staff Sgt. Joseph Noe
Spc. Heriberto Tapia
Sgt. David Dohnal
Spc. Lucas Elliott
A full list of match champions can be found at: https://wpwafsam.weebly.com/machine-gun.html
| Date Taken: | 05.11.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 05.21.2019 11:03 |
| Story ID: | 322088 |
| Location: | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, US |
| Hometown: | ARLINGTON, VA, US |
| Hometown: | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, US |
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