Posted on Jun 15, 2019
The Coast Guard Has Better Snipers Than the Marines
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The best snipers tend to be in Special Operations my friend Lt Col Charlie Brown.
This article is focused on last year's 2018 International Sniper Competition has at Fort Benning, Georgia,
Delta Force, Ranger Battalions, SEALS, etc. tend to have the best snipers in terms of the number of actual kills which is the prime statistic for snipers.
This year the U.S. Coast Guard snipers did not place in the top 10
Here are the results for this years U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition from March 22-23, 2019
1st USASOC
2nd USASOC
3rd USMC Scout Sniper
4th Germany
5th 7th SFG (A)
6th Ireland
7th 10th SFG (A)
8th 3rd SFG (A)
9th USMC Marine Advanced Sniper Course
10th Naval Special Warfare
Here is this years results from March 17-22, 2019 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/03/25/military-shooters-from-all-over-fired-in-spec-ops-sniper-competition-heres-who-won/
Snipers from around the world tested their skills last week in intense events meant to look, feel and sound like combat.
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition had 21 teams moving and shooting through a series of events designed to push competitors in their sniper and reconnaissance tactical skills.
Teams from the Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard also competed in the event March 17-22 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. But in the end it was the soldiers who won the top awards.
The top two places went to snipers from USASOC. The Marine Corps team came in third.
The teams represented these organizations:
USASOC
1st, 3rd, 7th, 10th, 19th, and 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
2nd Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps Special Operations Forces Advanced Sniper Course
Marine Corps Scout Sniper
Naval Special Warfare
Unites States Coast Guard
1st Premier Regiment de Parachutistes d’Infanterie de Marine, France
Kommando Spezialkräfte, Germany
Army Ranger Wing, Ireland
9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment, Italy
International Special Training Center
The shooters competed with their own sniper rifles, firing either 7.62 mm or 5.56 mm, their own carbines with 5.56 mm, and their own pistols in a variety of calibers.
They not only competed against each other and but against time limits, from four to eight minutes per event, with a limited quantity of ammo. The events change each year of the competition, each one designed by instructors from the Special Forces Sniper Course.
The instructors from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School designed the events to challenge two-person teams in their ability to work together, and test their speed and accuracy in various types of environments.
The focus this year, in the 10th competition, was mental agility in real-world tactical applications, according to an Army release.
“This year we wanted to focus on bringing guys in who may shoot competitively on the side but the core tasks would revolve around real-world application," said Master Sgt. Josh, a Special Forces Sniper Course instructor identified in the release only by his first name and rank. “We used sounds, artillery simulators, and bunkers to induce chaos and make them think through things.”
FYI Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SSG William Jones SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker PO3 Bob McCord SP5 Jeannie Carle SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
This article is focused on last year's 2018 International Sniper Competition has at Fort Benning, Georgia,
Delta Force, Ranger Battalions, SEALS, etc. tend to have the best snipers in terms of the number of actual kills which is the prime statistic for snipers.
This year the U.S. Coast Guard snipers did not place in the top 10
Here are the results for this years U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition from March 22-23, 2019
1st USASOC
2nd USASOC
3rd USMC Scout Sniper
4th Germany
5th 7th SFG (A)
6th Ireland
7th 10th SFG (A)
8th 3rd SFG (A)
9th USMC Marine Advanced Sniper Course
10th Naval Special Warfare
Here is this years results from March 17-22, 2019 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/03/25/military-shooters-from-all-over-fired-in-spec-ops-sniper-competition-heres-who-won/
Snipers from around the world tested their skills last week in intense events meant to look, feel and sound like combat.
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition had 21 teams moving and shooting through a series of events designed to push competitors in their sniper and reconnaissance tactical skills.
Teams from the Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard also competed in the event March 17-22 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. But in the end it was the soldiers who won the top awards.
The top two places went to snipers from USASOC. The Marine Corps team came in third.
The teams represented these organizations:
USASOC
1st, 3rd, 7th, 10th, 19th, and 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
2nd Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps Special Operations Forces Advanced Sniper Course
Marine Corps Scout Sniper
Naval Special Warfare
Unites States Coast Guard
1st Premier Regiment de Parachutistes d’Infanterie de Marine, France
Kommando Spezialkräfte, Germany
Army Ranger Wing, Ireland
9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment, Italy
International Special Training Center
The shooters competed with their own sniper rifles, firing either 7.62 mm or 5.56 mm, their own carbines with 5.56 mm, and their own pistols in a variety of calibers.
They not only competed against each other and but against time limits, from four to eight minutes per event, with a limited quantity of ammo. The events change each year of the competition, each one designed by instructors from the Special Forces Sniper Course.
The instructors from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School designed the events to challenge two-person teams in their ability to work together, and test their speed and accuracy in various types of environments.
The focus this year, in the 10th competition, was mental agility in real-world tactical applications, according to an Army release.
“This year we wanted to focus on bringing guys in who may shoot competitively on the side but the core tasks would revolve around real-world application," said Master Sgt. Josh, a Special Forces Sniper Course instructor identified in the release only by his first name and rank. “We used sounds, artillery simulators, and bunkers to induce chaos and make them think through things.”
FYI Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SSG William Jones SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker PO3 Bob McCord SP5 Jeannie Carle SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Military shooters from all over fired in spec ops sniper competition. Here’s who won.
The Army's competition hosted teams of snipers from other services and other countries.
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LTC Stephen F.
I concur 1SG John Furr. Delta snipers Randall David Shughart and Gary Gordon gave their all at Mogadishu so long ago.
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