The 2015 Adjutant General's rifle and pistol match

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (09/04/2015)(readMedia)-- MARSEILLES, Ill. – Approximately 90 Soldiers from around the state met at the Illinois National Guard Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois, to compete in the 2015 The Adjutant General's (TAG) Rifle and Pistol Match, Aug. 21 to 23.

The competition test Soldiers' marksmanship in a variety of events that reflect combat marksmanship tactics and skills. It also tests movement, weapons and target transition using an event similar to national level matches.

Shooters are rated as teams and individuals using the pistol and rifle, evaluated on a combined arms, 3-gun match in which the Soldiers fired the pistol, rifle and shotgun.

The top 20 individual shooters received the Governor's Twenty Tab, which they can wear on their uniforms. The top three teams and individuals of each event received a plaque to display their accomplishments.

Winners of the TAG Match may be selected to join the Illinois National Guard's Marksman Team. The teams must select two new shooters to compete in regional and national events annually.

Results of the 2015 ILARNG TAG Rifle and Pistol Match:

Overall Top Three Individuals:

1. Maj. Jeffery Hicks; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 405th Brigade Support Battalion

2. Spc, Ryan Larsen; Company D, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment

3. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jim McKinley; Company A, 405th Brigade Support Battalion

Overall Individual Rifle

1. Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Miller of Custer Park, Illinois; Company D, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment

2. Sgt. Mark Rosenak Company B, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment

3. Spc. Byrce Lind; 1844th Transportation Company

Overall Individual Pistol

1. Maj. Jeffery Hicks; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 405th Brigade Support Battalion

2. Matt Homeier of Fairfield, Illinois; 129th Regional Training Institute

3. Spc, Ryan Larsen, Illinois; Company D, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment

Overall Top Three Teams

1 Elements of the 405th Brigade Support Battalion; Maj. Jeffery Hicks; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jim McKinley; Michael Golbert, all with 405th Brigade Support Battalion and John Hunter with Company A, 405th Brigade Support Battalion

2. 1844th Transportation Company; Spc. Jeffery Salois, Staff Sgt. Nicolas Oplawski; Spc. Byrce Lind; Alfred Huston.

3. Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment; Sgt. 1st Class Brad Gregory; Spc. Nicolas Stewart; Spc. Noah Emerson, and Spc. Erasmo Alarcon

Top Pistol Team

1. 1844th Transportation Company; Jeffery Salois, Staff Sgt. Nicolas Oplawski; Byrce Lind; Alfred Huston.

2. Elements of the 405th Brigade Support Battalion; Maj. Jeffery Hicks; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jim McKinley; Michael Golbert, all with 405th Brigade Support Battalion and Staff Sgt. John Hunter with Company A, 405th Brigade Support Battalion

3. Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment; Sgt. 1st Class Brad Gregory; Spc. Nicolas Stewart; Noah Emerson, and Erasmo Alarcon

Top Rifle Team

1. Elements from the 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment; Sgt. Mark Rosenak Company B, 238th; Cody Milliman Company E, 106th; Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Miller of Custer Park, Illinois; Company D; Staff Sgt. Thomas Morgan; Company D, 106th.

2. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade; Sgt. Timothy Morgan; Spc. Alexander Reynolds of Seneca, Illinois; Spc. Calen Lambert; Warrant Officer 1 Aaron Poynter.

3. Elements of the 766th Brigade Engineer Battalion; Cadet Andrew Vasquez with Company C, 766th, Sgt. Tevin Weaver, Company B, 766th; Sgt. Nathan Riddle, Company C, Otto Drobik, Company B,

The Governor's Twenty

1. Maj. Jeffery Hicks; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 405th Brigade Support Battalion

2. Spc, Ryan Larsen; Company D, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment

3. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jim McKinley; Company A, 405th Brigade Support Battalion

4. Matt Homeier,129th Regional Training Institute

5. Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Miller of Custer Park, Illinois; Company D, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment

6. Staff Sgt. Brandon Kroll, Company A, 634th Brigade Support Battalion

7. 1st Class Brad Gregory Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment

8. Staff Sgt.Fred Herzfeldt, 108th Multifunctional Medical Battalion

9. Byrce Lind; 1844th Transportation Company.

10. Staff Sgt. Michael Golbert, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 405th Brigade Support Battalion

11. Sgt. Mark Rosenak Company B, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment

12 John Hunter with Company A, 405th Brigade Support Battalion

13. Sgt. 1st Class James Nayonis,129th Regional Training Institute

14. Capt. John McCaskey, Marseilles Training Center, Training Battalion

15. Alfred Huston ; 1844th Transportation Company.

16. Sgt. Timothy Morgan, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade

17. Spc. Alexander Reynolds of Seneca, Illinois, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade

18. Sgt. Alex Aitken, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment

19. Spc. Justin Parks, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

20. First Lt. Emery Taylor Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment

Photo Cutline1: A Soldier fires his weapon at the action pistol evet during the Illinois Army National Guard Adjutant General's Rifle and Pistol Match August 21, at the Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois. More than 80 Soldiers from around the state meet to compete at the 2015 annual marksmanship event. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Camacho, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office)

Photo Cutline2: Col. Troy Phillips, with Joint Forces Headquarters awards Maj. Jeffery Hicks, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 405th Brigade Support Battalion, with a Governors Twenty tab Aug. 23 at the Illinois National Guard's Marseilles Training Center. Hicks placed overall shooter in the 2015 The Adjutant General's Rifle and Pistol Match, Aug. 21 to 23. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Camacho, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office)

Photo Cutline3: Soldiers fire their weapons during a rifle excellence in completion match during the 2015 The Adjutant General's (TAG) Rifle and Pistol Match, Aug. 21. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Aleah M. Castrejon, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office)