Sr. Airman Nathan Smyly, 142nd Special Forces, Oregon National Guard, fires at long range paper targets from a helicopter platform during the Three Gun Match part of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (CNGB) Phase III Postal Matches hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (NGMTC) held at Robinson Maneuver Training Center, Ark. May 21-25, 2017. The 3 Gun Match requires competitors to run over a hill to shoot with a pistol at steel targets, then run up hill to shoot with the rifle at long range paper targets, run down hill to shoot the shotgun at steel targets, and then run

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Sr. Airman Nathan Smyly, 142nd Special Forces, Oregon National Guard, fires at long range paper targets from a helicopter platform during the Three Gun Match part of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (CNGB) Phase III Postal Matches hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (NGMTC) held at Robinson Maneuver Training Center, Ark. May 21-25, 2017. The 3 Gun Match requires competitors to run over a hill to shoot with a pistol at steel targets, then run up hill to shoot with the rifle at long range paper targets, run down hill to shoot the shotgun at steel targets, and then run back up hill, climb in a helicopter and shoot with a rifle at long range paper targets all in effort to achieve the quickest time and best accuracy.

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