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Old 03-28-2015, 18:07   #1
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Army Special Operations Sniper Competition

Congrats to the participants and sponsors from the Sniper Competition.

Great to meet those who attended!

Well done all, especially SF Sniper Committee and SFA Chapter 62.

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Old 03-28-2015, 19:07   #2
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Amazing non-DOD and international participations too including Kazakhstan and the always-cool Deutschen
As TR said, well done SF sniper committee

Always great to see the usual suspects.

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Old 03-29-2015, 04:09   #3
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Are the results out yet?
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Old 03-29-2015, 09:08   #4
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Are the results out yet?
Yep. Awards banquet was Friday night.

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Old 03-31-2015, 03:07   #5
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Yep. Awards banquet was Friday night.

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I contacted one of the Irish competitors who gave me the results..

Congrats to the Unit who won and well done to all who took part ...

You guys are top Snipers at running the event also.
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Old 03-31-2015, 07:17   #6
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Good seeing you at the banquet Reaper.

I did find the historical time line of the Competition interesting; not factual, but interesting.
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Old 04-02-2015, 12:34   #7
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Man, what an amazing time.

TR, great spending some quality time with you, buddy. Longrange1947, you too, as I was exfilling.
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Old 04-02-2015, 12:40   #8
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Good seeing you at the banquet Reaper.

I did find the historical time line of the Competition interesting; not factual, but interesting.
Great seeing you as well, hermano.

You mean that they didn't mention Parker's role in ending it?

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That and the idea that it was SFA's idea to run it in the first place.
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Old 10-23-2015, 11:43   #10
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Well done to all who took part in the competition
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Old 10-23-2015, 21:55   #11
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That and the idea that it was SFA's idea to run it in the first place.
This year, or period LR1947??

Congrats to the participants and Winners!!
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Old 10-25-2015, 10:50   #12
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Period, the original idea to run a comp was kicking around for several years, but it took Mark Carey, NCOIC at the time, to bring it to fruition.

General Parker kanked it after two or three runs, CRS, and then it came back on line after Parker left with a push from the then NCOIC, Sean Kirkwood.

It then took Mark Carey and his Chapter to really bring in the sponsors as the Main SFA dropped the ball big time.

Don't get me wrong, SFA, Chapter 62 is a big help and major worker with the comp.
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Old 10-25-2015, 15:38   #13
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Here are the results, Cliff notes version.

The Irish Won it.
3/75 took 2nd
USMC took 3rd

Found here: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/irela...tion-1.2404120


A Special Forces unit with the Defence Forces has won an international sniper competition in the United States.

The Army Ranger Wing won both the international and overall categories in the United States Sniper Competition in Fort Benning, Georgia.

The competition took place over four days in marsh and bush lands, encompassing 16 individual challenges.

Tests include a sniper stalk, movement shoots by day and night, obstacles courses, pistol shoots, stress shoots and unknown distance shoots.

36 other teams

There was competition from 36 other teams drawn from the US military, international military and US state and federal law enforcement. This is the first time an international team has won both the overall and international competition categories.
Defence Forces chief of staff vice admiral Mark Mellett said the win was “testament to the hard training and resolve” of the unit.

Other teams entered included the US rangers, airborne, Marine corps and mountain divisions, the FBI Swat team, and teams from Britain, Canada, Germany and Denmark.

Last year, the previous Defence Forces sniper champions, the 27th Infantry Battalion from Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, came second in the international category and placed 21st overall.

The Army Ranger Wing previously placed second in both 2011 and 2012.

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Old 10-25-2015, 18:27   #14
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The Irish Won it.
3/75 took 2nd
USMC took 3rd

Found here: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/irela...tion-1.2404120


A Special Forces unit with the Defence Forces has won an international sniper competition in the United States.

The Army Ranger Wing won both the international and overall categories in the United States Sniper Competition in Fort Benning, Georgia.

The competition took place over four days in marsh and bush lands, encompassing 16 individual challenges.

Tests include a sniper stalk, movement shoots by day and night, obstacles courses, pistol shoots, stress shoots and unknown distance shoots.

36 other teams

There was competition from 36 other teams drawn from the US military, international military and US state and federal law enforcement. This is the first time an international team has won both the overall and international competition categories.
Defence Forces chief of staff vice admiral Mark Mellett said the win was “testament to the hard training and resolve” of the unit.

Other teams entered included the US rangers, airborne, Marine corps and mountain divisions, the FBI Swat team, and teams from Britain, Canada, Germany and Denmark.

Last year, the previous Defence Forces sniper champions, the 27th Infantry Battalion from Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, came second in the international category and placed 21st overall.

The Army Ranger Wing previously placed second in both 2011 and 2012.
wrong competition...

I hope sometime in the near future the Bureau will start placing in top 3
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The Irish Won it.
3/75 took 2nd
USMC took 3rd

Found here: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/irela...tion-1.2404120


A Special Forces unit with the Defence Forces has won an international sniper competition in the United States.

The Army Ranger Wing won both the international and overall categories in the United States Sniper Competition in Fort Benning, Georgia.

The competition took place over four days in marsh and bush lands, encompassing 16 individual challenges.

Tests include a sniper stalk, movement shoots by day and night, obstacles courses, pistol shoots, stress shoots and unknown distance shoots.

36 other teams

There was competition from 36 other teams drawn from the US military, international military and US state and federal law enforcement. This is the first time an international team has won both the overall and international competition categories.
Defence Forces chief of staff vice admiral Mark Mellett said the win was “testament to the hard training and resolve” of the unit.

Other teams entered included the US rangers, airborne, Marine corps and mountain divisions, the FBI Swat team, and teams from Britain, Canada, Germany and Denmark.

Last year, the previous Defence Forces sniper champions, the 27th Infantry Battalion from Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, came second in the international category and placed 21st overall.

The Army Ranger Wing previously placed second in both 2011 and 2012.
That was the international competition at Benning.

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