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Staff Sgt. Dean Van Tassel of A Battery, 3-197th Field Artillery Brigade, fires an M17 pistol during the NHNG annual combat marksmanship competition July 8, 2021,a t Fort Devens, Mass.

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Staff Sgt. Dean Van Tassel of A Battery, 3-197th Field Artillery Brigade, fires an M17 pistol during the NHNG annual combat marksmanship competition July 8, 2021, at Fort Devens, Mass. Vantassel finished fourth of 75 competitors, earning the coveted Governor's Twenty tab for the top 20 percent of shooters. His squad of four guardsmen, "Full Send," finished sixth of 14 teams. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Johnston, NHNG Deputy State PAO.

Fort Devens, Mass. – The New Hampshire National Guard held its annual combat marksmanship match at Fort Devens, Mass., July 8 - 11, 2021. Seventy-five soldiers and airmen blazed through thousands of rounds of ammunition in various team and individual small-arms events. The Other Guys took top-squad honors, and Capt. Patrick Randall of the 941st Military Police Battalion finished as the top individual shooter.