Ohio Guard’s best shots take home awards
Story by Stephanie Beougher, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (09/27/19)
The Adjutant General’s (TAG) Marksmanship Championship Competition Matches, a yearly tradition to test marksmanship among the Ohio National Guard ranks, had an added honor this year. A new tab, or patch, was presented to winners of the Governor’s Twenty award, which recognizes Soldiers and Airmen who have attained the highest degree of proficiency with their individual weapons. The top 10 finishers in pistol and rifle can now proudly display the state award on the left shoulder of their camouflage combat uniforms.
The TAG matches were held Sept. 21-22 at Camp Perry Joint Training Center in Port Clinton, Ohio. About 150 Ohio National Guard members competed in individual pistol and rifle matches, as well as a rifle team match, firing in various positions at two different types of targets, ranging from 25 to 400 yards away. Among the competitors were members of the Serbian Armed Forces, a State Partnership Program partner with the Ohio National Guard since 2006.
TOP RIFLE
| NAME | UNIT |
|---|---|
| Maj. Bret Gould | Joint Force Headquarters |
| Spc. Hudaifah Pennington | Company F, 237th Support Battalion |
| Spc. Grant Blumenthal | Company A, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment |
| Spc. Christian Martin | 135th Military Police Company |
| Staff Sgt. Roumel Arrozal | Joint Force Headquarters |
| 1st Lt. Zachary Brewington | 838th Military Police Company |
| Sgt. Sean Martin | Company B, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment |
| Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Bradshaw | Company B, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment |
| Sgt. Valentino Cario | Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment |
| Staff Sgt. Kyle Kinzel | Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment |
TOP PISTOL
| NAME | UNIT |
|---|---|
| Maj. Igor Ignjatovic | Serbian Armed Forces |
| Command Sgt. Maj. Branislav Bulatovic | Serbian Armed Forces |
| 1st Lt. Zachary Brewington | 838th Military Police Company |
| Staff Sgt. Roumel Arrozal | Joint Force Headquarters |
| Spec. Hudaifah Pennington | Company F, 237th Support Battalion |
| Maj. Bret Gould | Joint Force Headquarters |
| Sgt. Andrew Moss | Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment |
| Sgt. Sean Martin | Company B, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment |
| Staff Sgt. Jacob Branstetter | Company A, 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment |
| Sgt. Sean McGrath | Joint Force Headquarters |
| 1st Sgt. Foster Kennedy | Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment |
| Staff Sgt. Kyle Kinzel | Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment |
