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Mississippi State Guard Takes 1st Place In Military Firearm Tournament

For nearly 30 years, The Mid-South Guard & Reserve Association has been hosting firearms competitions between the different military branches. Soldiers & Airmen from The Mississippi Army National Guard, Air National Guard, US Army, US Navy, US Marine Corps go toe to toe to see which branch can win the yearly competition. The competition focuses on The M-9 Pistol and The M-16 Service Rifle and is held at The Memphis Police Academy firing range.

This year members from The US Marine Corps, US Marine Corps Reserve, US Army Reserve, US Navy Reserve, Tennessee Air National Guard, Tennessee State Guard (State Defense Force), and Mississippi State Guard (State Defense Force) all competed at the event. The competition involved 4 sections with shooting twice at 25 yards, then 20 yards and finally 15 yards. After each group shot, the winner was declared, the team from The Mississippi State Guard won 1st Place.

The team was composed of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Riley, Lt. Col. Kundrick, Warrant Officer 1 Stanford and PFC Scarborough.

Congratulations to The Mississippi State Guard for taking home 1st place.

Later this year the association will be hosting Thei M-16 Service Rifle competition, if you a member of The US Military or State Defense Forces you can enter the competition -> Click Here For Their Website

The MSSG took 1st place on Saturday, March 25th at the 20th Annual Guard and Reserve Invitational 9mm Pistol Tournament held at the Memphis Police Academy.

Congratulations

to the following: (photo, left to right) Chief Warrant Officer 4 Riley, Lt. Col. Kundrick, Warrant Officer 1 Stanford and Pfc. Scarborough.


A few pictures from the 20th annual M-9 pistol match. Held March 25, 2023 at Memphis Police Firearms Training Unit. Top shooter was Michael Rallings. Will post scores for all when I get them. Also waiting for additional pictures from Mississippi State Guard PAO.


Sources: Mississippi State Guard – Mid-South Guard & Reserve Association – Mid-South Guard & Reserve Association

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