{"id":172691,"date":"2024-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=172691"},"modified":"2024-05-11T00:56:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T00:56:53","slug":"wisconsin-national-guard-soldier-and-arkansas-alpha-team-win-the-53rd-winston-p-wilson-small-arms-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=172691","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin National Guard Soldier and Arkansas Alpha Team win the 53rd Winston P. Wilson Small Arms Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Arkansas Alpha Team emerged as the Overall State Champion at the 53rd Winston P. Wilson Rifle and Pistol Matches at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas, April 27-May 3, 2024.
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\n Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Swanson of the Wisconsin National Guard won the Individual Grand Aggregate at the at the 53rd Winston P. Wilson Rifle and Pistol Matches at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas, April 27-May 3, 2024.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. \u2013 Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Swanson of Wisconsin National Guard won the title of 53rd Winston P. Wilson Small Arms Champion at the 2024 Winston P. Wilson Rifle and Pistol Matches at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas, April 27-May 3. Team Arkansas Alpha claimed the title of 53rd Winston P. Wilson Team Champion.<\/p>\n

In order to emerge as champions in the nationally recognized week-long live-fire competition, referred to as WPW Small Arms, the Wisconsin National Guard and the Arkansas National Guard soldiers competed side by side with four-man teams from across the country.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event brought in 48 four-man teams, totaling to 192 National Guard and Air National Guard shooters from 45 states and territories.<\/p>\n

This is the first time Swanson finished 1st place for the Individual Grand Aggregate, which combines rifle and pistol. He won the overall rifle and overall pistol in separate awards, but not in the combined category.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy motivation comes first from who I am naturally as a person. Something is either worth doing to the best of my ability, or it\u2019s not worth doing at all,\u201d said Swanson. \u201cI truly believe that great marksmanship is the most critical skill individual soldiers can possess, and the National Level Competition is THE best testing ground to see where you are really at as far as that skill level goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Representing Arkansas Alpha team was Master Sgt. Nathan Watters, Staff Sgt. Dalton Ainsworth, Staff Sgt. Pierce Jolly, and Tech. Sgt. Ryan Weng.<\/p>\n

Jolly also finished 1st place Novice Rifle Individual Aggregate, 1st place Novice Individual Grand Aggregate, and earned the prestigious Chief\u2019s 50 Marksmanship badge for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opportunity to shoot with the Arkansas Marksmanship Program has been fantastic, and being surrounded with great shooters naturally pushes me to better myself,\u201d said Jolly. \u201cThis being my very first WPW, I leaned heavily on my team, without their knowledge and invaluable guidance, I wouldn\u2019t have reached this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

The annual WPW\/AFSAM Small Arms Championships, the Army\u2019s largest weapons competition and training events, is hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center, tested the soldiers\u2019 marksmanship skills on both rifle and pistol in different combat marksmanship tasks.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompetitions like these have given me a massive set of skills to bring back to my unit and train countless others\u201d, said Staff Sgt. Swanson. \u201cThe return on investment is invaluable and immeasurable, I would not possess such an asset without these competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Us: Established in 1968, the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (NGMTC) is the National Guard Home of Marksmanship. NGMTC is the National Guard Bureau\u2019s center for managing marksmanship training courses and competitive marksmanship programs with the intent to advance small arms lethality, demonstrate National Guard marksmanship capability, and enhance marksmanship effectiveness in combat. NGMTC serves all 54 states and territories and is located at Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. NGMTC is the headquarters for the \u201cAll Guard\u201d competitive shooting teams: service rifle, service pistol, multi-gun, and international combat teams. The NGMTC is also home to the annual Winston P. Wilson National Championships, where guardsmen may earn the NGB Chief\u2019s 50 Marksmanship Badge. For more information call 501-212-4565. Find us on www.facebook.com\/NGMTC, www.instagram.com\/ngmtc, www.flickr.com\/ngmtc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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