20th Annual ANG Bass Tournament

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. - Master Sgt. Brian Shaner, cyber systems manager at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Tennessee, lands a fish during a rainstorm at the 20th annual ANG bass tournament at Lake Martin, Ala. Shaner and his fishing partner caught their tournament limit of five fish and finished the tournament in the top 20, out of 52 teams. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Harlan/Released)

Photo slideshow: Fishing the days away

Published April 24, 2015
By Master Sgt. Jerry Harlan
I.G. Brown Training and Education Center

MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. -- A senior NCO from the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center here competed April 15-16 in the 20th annual Air National Guard bass tournament held in Lake Martin, Ala.

Master Sgt. Brian Shaner, TEC's cyber systems manager, and Chief Master Sgt. Herb Ward, a flight chief from the 110th Airlift Wing in Michigan, teamed up to catch their daily limit of five fish per day for a two-day total of 16.54 pounds, placing in the top 20 out of 52 teams.

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