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  • #46
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    Sniper Competition Continues Today

    By Tammy Terry | Anchor

    WRBL-TV/DT CBS 3 (Columbus, GA), Monday, October 19, 2009

    FORT BENNING, Ga. – Shooters from across the globe will begin their fifth day of sharp shooting Oct. 19, vying for first place in the Ninth Annual U.S. Army International Sniper Competition. Sniper teams include both military and civilian law enforcement organizations.

    Sniper teams finished their fourth day of competition Oct. 18 during a live-fire stalk on Galloway Range. During this event, the shooters were required to move as close as possible to a target without being detected. Competitors concealed themselves into their surroundings wearing ghilie suits, which are camouflage clothing enhanced with natural foliage.

    Other completed events include a nighttime land navigation movement, unknown distance events and various other timed and untimed events.

    Military representatives from the U.S. include Army, Marine Corps and Air Force snipers. Ireland, Spain and Great Britain also have military sniper teams competing. Law enforcement teams include snipers from the Massachusetts State Police, San Diego Police Department and Los Angeles FBI.

    Spectators are invited to attend the following events Oct. 19-22:

    Oct. 19, 8 a.m. — Keep in Memory Shoot. Shooters are required to memorize specific targets from among various targets in a short period of time. They are then required to pick out the targets from a board of images. Maertens Range.

    Oct. 19, 3 p.m. – Shoot Out. This is a timed event with limited exposure to targets, requiring quick thinking and reaction by the competitors. Maertens Range.

    Oct. 20, 9 a.m. – Counter Sniper Shoot. Snipers must infiltrate a building in an urban setting while an enemy combatant tries to detect their presence. Shooters must take out the enemy without being detected. Buchannon Range.

    Oct. 20, 9 a.m. Combat Pistol. Competitors shoot pistols at multiple targets with multiple engagements from various firing positions. Krilling Range.

    Oct. 21, 8 a.m. – Final Shot. Snipers have a limited amount of time to hit a target at an unknown distance. They receive one bullet, and the event is a hit or miss scenario. Burroughs Range.

    Oct. 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Vendor shoot. The public is invited to shoot rifles and pistols displayed by various rifle vendors. Burroughs Range.

    Packets with information about the Ninth Annual U.S. Arm International Sniper Competition and directions to the ranges are available at the I-185 and Benning Road visitors’ centers.
    "The Question is not: how far you will take this? The Question is do you possess the constitution to go as far as is needed?"

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    • #47
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      Vince Little
      23 October, 2009 09:28:00 Font size:

      FORT BENNING, GA – One shot, one kill: It's the creed of every sniper.

      More than 30 two-man teams from around the globe put that battle cry to the test - minus any lethality in this instance - on Fort Benning's ranges during the ninth annual U.S. Army International Sniper Competition, which began Oct. 15 and ended Thursday.

      The field included duos from Ireland, Spain, Great Britain, the Air Force, Marine Corps and Army National Guard. SWAT teams from around the U.S. were represented, and there were state police tandems from Massachusetts and California.

      A wide range of skills were tested as competitors fired rifles and pistols at fixed and moving targets, from various distances and positions, both day and night. An aerial shoot was among the events and most required sharp communication between shooter and spotter.

      All the scenarios are relevant to real-world missions and operations, organizers said.

      "Every one of these training events can be related to something in combat," said Sgt. 1st Class Robert Roof, the head noncommissioned officer at the U.S. Army Sniper School. "They face moving targets, unknown distances, a defensive shoot, moving at night, communicating on target in the dialogue shoot. If they don't have communication between the two, they're never going to hit their target."

      Factors such as elevation and wind must be accounted for as snipers take aim at targets the size of a playing card from up 300 yards out in the "Dialogue Shoot."

      "The spotter is telling the sniper what data to put on his scope," said Master Sgt. Mike Snyder, the officer in charge of the Sniper School. "The sniper pulls the trigger, but the spotter is doing pretty much everything else. They have to work well together to score any points or hit their targets."

      In the "Shootout" and "Know Your Limits" events, competitors can score more points if they hit a 19.5-inch mark from 1,000 meters.

      Sgt. Nicholas Irving and Spc. Ryan Flager, both from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, just returned from separate deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively. They had three days to prepare for their first appearance in the competition.

      "You have to be on your 'A' game," Flager said. "As soon as you screw up, the other team may be 50 points ahead.

      "It's a job not everybody can do. You do a lot more math than you ever thought you'd do. There's a lot more thinking involved ... We love this stuff, and this takes it to the next level."

      Irving, who's made two deployments as a sniper, said shooters can't always see the targets and that's why spotters are so crucial. The competition will improve his precision, he said.

      "Overseas, they rely on you to make the key shots," he said. "You can see more than anybody else."

      The event also allows snipers to learn from each other and share different ideas.

      "I was here two years ago and it's very difficult, very technical shooting," said Sgt. Uel Fisher of the Irish Defence Forces. "By coming here, we're picking up tips on procedures currently used in Iraq and Afghanistan."

      His partner, Sgt. Tommy Campbell, agreed.

      "It offers a way for us to train up our own snipers, while also learning the lessons for deploying overseas," he said.


      Staff Sgt. Brandon House and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Haskin, both of the Arkansas National Guard, both instructors at the Army National Guard Sniper School in Little Rock, Ark., were among several first-time competitors.

      "Being in the schoolhouse, you don't get to train as much ... The events are not difficult. It's just a matter of slowing down and knocking off the rust," Haskin said.

      And staying on the same page, House said: "It takes good game planning. You've got to be able to talk to each other if you want to be successful here."
      "The Question is not: how far you will take this? The Question is do you possess the constitution to go as far as is needed?"

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      • #48
        AFAIK, the irish won Best Foreign Team but finished twenty something overall.

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        • #49
          Thanks for the info.
          "The Question is not: how far you will take this? The Question is do you possess the constitution to go as far as is needed?"

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          • #50
            The irish team from the 28 bn came 9th in the service class and 16th overall out of 31 teams

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            • #51
              fair play to the lads! ya cant beat the wesht
              I knew a simple soldier boy.....
              Who grinned at life in empty joy,
              Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
              And whistled early with the lark.

              In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
              With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
              He put a bullet through his brain.
              And no one spoke of him again.

              You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
              Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
              Sneak home and pray you'll never know
              The hell where youth and laughter go.

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              • #52
                Originally posted by Buck View Post
                fair play to the lads! ya cant beat the wesht
                You certainly can't. 4FAR have won the falling plates either 4 of the last 5, or 5 of the last 6 (memory is going) All Army Falling Plates. It P***es the Infantry off something rotten to be beaten with a rifle by an Artillery Unit
                CRIME SCENE INSTIGATOR

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                • #53
                  That must be a recent phenomena. I never remember them even making it to the All Army in the nineties or early noughties, a lot of 1Bn plus the 6Bn and 28Bn as well. Must be a reason behind that?

                  Like the 1st Cav disappearing off the radar when they left Fermoy and couldn't spend every day in Kilworth and block anyone else from using it!
                  Last edited by Jessup; 5 February 2010, 20:59.

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                  • #54
                    What unit (PDF) - if any - holds any kind of a current stranglehold on the
                    All Army titles ? Can remember that 5, 27 Inf Bns had a decent record
                    in the GPMG competition a few years back

                    RDF wise, the then 24 Inf Bn FCA (now 58 Inf Bn RDF), had a hold on the
                    Rifle Team competition for a couple of years - dunno what the craic is now

                    Our own lads trolleyed an Inf Bn team in the Bde Plates shoot a few years
                    ago (again, the grunts hated it.... ), but fell short at the All Army
                    - think it was the then 6 FAR who knocked them out in the semis...
                    "Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"

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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by Truck Driver View Post
                      What unit (PDF) - if any - holds any kind of a current stranglehold on the
                      All Army titles ? Can remember that 5, 27 Inf Bns had a decent record
                      in the GPMG competition a few years back

                      RDF wise, the then 24 Inf Bn FCA (now 58 Inf Bn RDF), had a hold on the
                      Rifle Team competition for a couple of years - dunno what the craic is now

                      Our own lads trolleyed an Inf Bn team in the Bde Plates shoot a few years
                      ago (again, the grunts hated it.... ), but fell short at the All Army
                      - think it was the then 6 FAR who knocked them out in the semis...
                      58th are current GPMG champs and not bad at the auld falling plates either. good at the orienteering too
                      I knew a simple soldier boy.....
                      Who grinned at life in empty joy,
                      Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
                      And whistled early with the lark.

                      In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
                      With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
                      He put a bullet through his brain.
                      And no one spoke of him again.

                      You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
                      Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
                      Sneak home and pray you'll never know
                      The hell where youth and laughter go.

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                      • #56
                        Originally posted by Buck View Post
                        58th are current GPMG champs and not bad at the auld falling plates either. good at the orienteering too
                        Saw a photo recently in An Cosantóir to that effect - indeed, I' ve had dealings with one of those
                        individuals in that picture.... sound fella
                        "Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"

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                        • #57
                          Originally posted by Truck Driver View Post
                          Saw a photo recently in An Cosantóir to that effect - indeed, I' ve had dealings with one of those
                          individuals in that picture.... sound fella
                          which photo is that? do you have a link by chance?
                          I knew a simple soldier boy.....
                          Who grinned at life in empty joy,
                          Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
                          And whistled early with the lark.

                          In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
                          With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
                          He put a bullet through his brain.
                          And no one spoke of him again.

                          You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
                          Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
                          Sneak home and pray you'll never know
                          The hell where youth and laughter go.

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                          • #58
                            Originally posted by Buck View Post
                            which photo is that? do you have a link by chance?
                            I do indeed....


                            "Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"

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                            • #59
                              Originally posted by Truck Driver View Post
                              which lad if you dont mind me asking?
                              I knew a simple soldier boy.....
                              Who grinned at life in empty joy,
                              Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
                              And whistled early with the lark.

                              In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
                              With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
                              He put a bullet through his brain.
                              And no one spoke of him again.

                              You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
                              Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
                              Sneak home and pray you'll never know
                              The hell where youth and laughter go.

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                              • #60
                                Originally posted by Buck View Post
                                58th are current GPMG champs and not bad at the auld falling plates either. good at the orienteering too
                                51 Bn won all army falling plates last year and the team looks strong again this year, also took about 9 gold medals home from the orienteering last year. didnt know it was 58 who were gpmg champs, well done lads.

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