Marksmanship Competition
The 2020 Adjutant General’s Combat Marksmanship match was held July 10-12 at the Camp Grafton Training Center firing complex, near McHenry, N.D. This year eleven teams comprised of either four Soldiers or Airmen each, competed in the annual event. Marksmanship, an important component of lethality, improves our combat readiness. Participating in shooting matches enhances marksmanship skills which in-turn improves our abilities to train Soldiers and Airmen. On the last day of the competition, N.D. National Guard senior leaders participated in the shooting matches. Staff Sgt. Gavin Rook, of the 119th Wing, took first place in six individual categories, with Staff Sgt. Tyrel Hoppe, also 119th Wing, and Capt. Blake Hillerson, shooting with the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, taking first in the two remaining categories.
For more information on how to compete in marksmanship matches contact your Readiness NCO or Base Marksmanship coordinator.
Top photo: Soldiers from the 131st Military Police Company lay in the prone position awaiting the signal to fire during a marksmanship match at Camp Grafton Training Center on July 10.
Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Obrigewitch, 164th Engineer Battalion, fires a M9 Beretta 9mm pistol during the 2020 N.D. National Guard Adjutant General Combat Marksmanship Match on July 11.
Capt. Thomas Gross, 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, stands at the end of a group of Soldiers and Airmen firing M9 Beretta 9mm pistols during the Patton Match of the 2020 North Dakota National Guard Adjutant General Marksmanship Match at the Camp Grafton Training Center - South on July 12.
Spc. Levi Harrington, 817th Engineer Company, prepares to fire his M4 rifle during a marksmanship match at Camp Grafton Training Center on July 10.
Spc. Lasean Pickstock, 957th Engineer Company, takes aim toward target with his M9 Berretta pistol during a marksmanship match at Camp Grafton Training Center on July 10.
COVID-19 Testing at Fraine Barracks
Members of the N.D. National Guard along with civilian employees of both the Guard and the N.D. Department of Emergency Services were offered an opportunity to be tested by members of the N.D. Department of Health (NDDoH) on Fraine Barracks on July 14. Testing was not mandatory but workers were encouraged to participate.
Employees at Fraine Barracks follow social distancing protocols while waiting in line to be tested for COVID-19 on July 14.
COVID-19 Testing at Standing Rock
The N.D. National Guard continues to support our state and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 10, Guard members help operate a mobile testing station for members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe at the All Nations Veterans Cemetery near Fort Yates, N.D.
Dickinson COVID-19 TESTing
The N.D. National Guard assisted the N.D. Department of Health and local Dickinson agencies in conducting COVID-19 testing in Dickinson on July 9.
Valley City
The N.D. National Guard assisted with COVID-19 testing in Valley City on July 8.
COVID-19 Testing in Bismarck
Combat Medic Training
Combat Medics, Army MOS 68W, from units all across North Dakota, attended specialized medical training at the Camp Grafton Training Center from July 11 to 17. The purpose of the training was to re-certify their medical skills and earn continuation hours towards their Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) certification. Training included a Mass Casualty exercise which tested the medics' abilities to conduct triage, and treat multiple patients with limited medical personnel and equipment.
A Jog Around Fraine
On July 14, members of the newly established Fraine Barracks Running Club were pleased to host Bismarck resident Jess Paulsen and assist her in her goal of "running every street in Bismarck". Click for TV-news story.
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