Participants from the Georgia Army National Guard and Georgia Air National Guard competed in the annual Andrew Sullens Marksmanship Competition at Fort Stewart, Ga. between August 31-September 4, 2020.
“It’s about soldiers’ readiness,” said Sullens. “It’s about war-fighting readiness.”
The event is named after Georgia National Guard veteran, Andrew Sullens, who sustained a visible wound in Afghanistan in 2009. Sullens is an advocate for many things that include joint readiness, building strong leadership and rehabilitation of soldiers, to name a few.
“The marksmanship community is small, “said Sgt. 1st Class Raven. “The marksmanship unit started about eight years ago. Once we saw the value of the training that we got from competing, what we did was ask to train.”
The participants were tested during the week on diverse combat and marksmanship scenarios that tested their skills with weapons such as the M4 rifle and the M9 pistol. The diverse training scenarios offered participants the opportunity to train on weapons systems that they might not typically get to train on. This competition tested Soldiers and Airmen on lethality and their resilience on the battlefield.
“Resilience comes from not having a lot of options,” said Sullens. “Take something from this competition.”
After the competition, the top overall team was recognized as the 116th Security Forces Squadron. The team will compete at the National Marksmanship Competition at the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at a date to be later determined due to COVID-19.
Other awards included the top marksman, which was awarded to Capt. Paul Johnston, representing the Marietta-based 78th Aviation Troop Command, the top individual pistol, which was awarded to Staff Sgt. Len Chanthalangsy, representing the Macon-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and the top individual rifle, which was awarded to David Dividu, representing the Macon-based 48th IBCT. Nine Soldiers and Airmen received their Governors Twenty tabs during the competition as well.
“Learn something from your experiences and take it back to your units.,” said Sullens to the competitors. “This is free training and could save your life one day.”
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09.04.2020 |
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09.25.2020 13:40 |
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FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
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