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Task & Purpose: The Coast Guard Has Better Snipers Than The Freakin’ Marine Corps
Marine snipers are considered among the most elite hunters of men in the U.S. military with Hollywood movies and countless books dedicated to them, and yet, for the past two years, they have been beaten in competition by the freakin’ Coast Guard.
Over the past week, the 2018 International Sniper Competition has played out at Fort Benning, Georgia, with 30 teams going head-to-head from U.S. and international militaries, as well as local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
And for the second year in row, snipers from the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment came out on top, while the Corps’ finest got rocked by the service branch most would derisively label “puddle pirates.”
Well, who’s laughing now?
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WNU Editor: The Facebook page for this competition is here .... US Army International Sniper Competition.