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. (US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bobby Nash). How matches are won is that they break up the line in 1/2 or for big matches in 1/4, Half stay on the mound, Half run the targets and score it. But the security response teams, and the Advanced Interdiction Teams, have found a niche in the spectrum of special operations at which they excel: boarding ships, whether by fast-roping from helicopters or the old-fashioned way, using grappling hooks and climbing hand-over-hand up the side. The Marine Corps team, which was from the Scout Sniper Instructor School in Quantico, Virginia, came in 10th (the Corps team in 2017 got 7th place). The best team 75th Ranger Staff Sgts. The events were canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Schultz warned of the erosion of readiness experienced in our service over the past decade due to near flat-line funding for operations and support., We must address our lost purchasing power, the growing backlogs of deferred maintenance on our capital assets, and the degraded habitability of our infrastructure, he said. | The team members moved deliberately through the target ship, efficiently neutralizing the simulated threat and regaining control in a tight 45 minutes. The Coast Guard is a federal law enforcement agency, a regulatory body, a first responder, a member of the U.S. intelligence community, and a military service and a branch of the armed forces of the United States at all times, he said. Country music star Brad Paisley is not one to shy away from supporting the military. The four-day competition tests U.S. military sniper teams from the Army, Marine Corps and Coast Guard on a variety of skills meant to determine the Defense Department's top snipers for 2021. Published April 21, 2021 14:02:15. Triple Ace, test pilot, and Air Force legend Top Gun: Maverick was a 2022 box office Sign up for our newsletter and receive the mighty updates! Their uniforms were non-standard some even wore high-top sneakers but they sported arm patches bearing a common motto: Nox Noctis est Nostri, The Night Is Ours. The Coast Guard just bested the Marine Corps' finest in a sniper competition Paul Szoldra , Task & Purpose Pfc. 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.". It could be everything from taking exceptionally long shots to dealing with complex situations to how they communicate about what they happen to be seeing in a given situation that we might set up for them, he said. Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Phillips, a precision marksman at Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, displays the weaponry used by a HITRON during missions, Feb. 23, 2010. The rescue team: an elite cadre of Coast Guard operators with specialized training in ship boarding. Still, to be fair, the Marines did beat out other elite units, to include the 1st Special Forces Group and the Navy's Special Warfare Group 1. Corey Dickstein covers the military in the U.S. southeast. Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets They maintain that their lengthy and rigorous training is on par with other special operations elements, and in the process they have developed comparable skills. (Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes), Army snipers compete in the service's Best Sniper competition at Fort Benning in Georgia on Monday, April 12. USASOC 2. Aboard the notionally hijacked tour boat were scattered role-playing terrorists with automatic weapons and gas masks, and role-player tourists. In 2017, the Corps' snipers performed slightly better, placing seventh overall, while the Coast Guard team came in third place. Clinton Scanlon and Sgt. The AITs include boat handlers and navigators, precision marksmen, hook and climb masters, fast-rope specialists, and breachers all trained for assault whether by helicopter or small boat. 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This Coast Guard Pilot Braved A Hurricane And Made History In The Process. A Fort Bragg team defended its hometown title at the US Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition, which finished on Friday, March 25, while a team from the 1st French SAS beat every other American team in the contest to finish second. FORT BENNING, Ga. - Sniper teams from across the United States travel to Fort Benning, Georgia, to compete in the U.S. Army Best Sniper Competition, April 12, 2021, on post. They have weapons skills in spades. | The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane approaches a suspected smuggling vessel while a helicopter crew from the Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron monitors from the air on Feb. 25, 2018. I would say that we're unique in the sense my guys are not worried about scuba diving, they're not worried about jumping out of airplanes. Pitrelli and Purcell are the first active-duty Coast Guardsmen in history to graduate from Army Sniper school. The sniper teams face lanes that force them to maneuver over and around obstacles to establish a firing position and make engagement on a target, Tucker said. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The four-day competition tests U.S. military sniper teams from the Army, Marine Corps and Coast Guard on a variety of skills meant to determine the Defense Department's top snipers for 2021. MSRTs are a ready-alert force for the Coast Guard and Defense Department combatant commanders for both short-notice operations and planned security needs. From 1-8 April 2022, sniper teams from across the United States and abroad will travel to the Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning to compete in the International Sniper Competition. The finest Sniper teams from around the world converge on Fort Bragg to compete in a demanding, combat oriented sniper competition. In the International Sniper Competition, teams are allowed to eat and sleep, but members must be in top physical shape. Published Oct 21, 2018 6:15 PM EDT. Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran. Bryce Fox, took the high scores in shooting and stalking when they graduated from the Corps sniper course at Camp Geiger on Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. This competition challenges snipers mental and physical abilities, Small said. The victory in the competition . Twenty-one teams competed in the the 13th annual USASOC International Sniper Competition where instructors from the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School designed a series of events that challenged the two-person team's ability to work together with speed and accuracy while engaging targets from multiple distances in varied types of environments. ISC Asst. In a recent shooting competition, it was actually the Coast Guard that proved their skills. 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. Because, like Globo Gym, their snipers are better than you. OFF THE COAST OF NORFOLK, Virginia The scenario: Neo-Nazi terrorists with a cache of radioactive material have taken over a three-deck tour boat out of Miami full of frightened tourists. After completing the first three events of the four-day competition, Visco said he was certain the bureaucracy-induced headaches would prove worthwhile. During the 2018 International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia, 30 teams from U.S. and international militaries, as well as local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, went head-to-head in one of the world's top sniper challenges. (Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes), Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Randy Robinson, with the Maritime Security Response Team in Chesapeake, Virginia, totes a sniper rifle during the Army's Best Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., on Monday, April 12, 2021. Follow Task & Purpose on Twitter. The goal of this competition is to identify the best sniper team from within the U.S. Military and NATO allies as well as share best practices and methods. He previously covered the military for the Savannah Morning News in Georgia. 03 Apr 2019 | Posted by Member 7186434. They're the front line troops shouldering the burden of the War on Drugs. Grant Royal from the Corps' Camp Pendleton Sniper School back in 2009. Competitors in the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) International Sniper Competition, engage multiple moving targets on a range at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 23,. Army snipers compete in the service's Best Sniper competition at Fort Benning in Georgia on Monday, April 12. As always with the Coast Guard, a pivotal issue for the response teams, which are split between the East and West Coasts, has been getting funding and support. Still, to be fair, the Marines did beat out other elite units, to include the 1st Special Forces Group and the Navys Special Warfare Group 1. If your relay is time. We are deploying across the U.S., out on ships and even deploy a few members outside the team our observation folks, he added. The Army sent teams from dozens of units, including National Guard and teams from elite special operations units including the 75th Ranger Regiment and Green Berets. Win or lose, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment soldiers said the opportunity to rub shoulders and talk shooting with some of the militarys most accomplished snipers was worth the extra paperwork, the coronavirus tests and the trek to southwest Georgia, where the sun blazed down on competitors Monday afternoon as temperatures neared 90 degrees. and our The crew of the Coast Guard cutter James returned to Florida in November 2018 with nearly 38,000 pounds of cocaine seized by it and other Coast Guard ships in the Pacific. And everyone now knows it. Vast swaths of Ukraine have been transformed into potential crime scenes. Because,like Globo Gym, their snipers are better than you. Still, to be fair, the Marines did beat out other elite units, to include the 1st Special Forces Group and the Navy's Special Warfare Group 1. Williams unit oversees the Army Sniper Course, which plans and holds the Best Sniper competition. A USSOC International Sniper Competition competitor engages long-distance targets on a range at Fort Bragg, March 23, 2022. Stacked on some of the bales of cocaine were clear signs of the Coast Guards precision. The Coast Guard's little-known Maritime Security Response Teams is the closest the Department of Homeland Security-owned service gets to military special operations, By Get the latest in military news, entertainment and gear in your inbox daily. US Army/K. The Coast Guard literature states that the response teams are intended to provide rapidly deployable specialized forces to execute mission objectives in support of tactical and operational commanders.. In 2017 and 2018, Coast Guard teams finished 3rd and 9th, respectively, in the International Sniper Competition hosted by the US Army. Units are strongly encouraged to RSVP. The two Army snipers, Sgt. A Coast Guard aerial marksman from Air Station San Francisco sights in on a target during counter-terrorism training, in San Pablo Bay, California, June 11, 2009. NSW The finest Sniper teams from . Its demonstrating the expertise that we have within our ranks, Williams said. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service. This years competition was hosted by Range 37 personnel, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, Special Warfare Training Group. In other lanes, they might have to be in a static position while other challenges that make it hard are presented, like targets that move behind obstacles. In fiscal 2018, the Coast Guard seized 209 metric tons of cocaine and detained more than 600 suspected smugglers more than all other federal agencies combined, he said. It was a lot of work to get here, he said. Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Marco Panaganiba, 35, of San Diego, said his job is to deliver boarding teams unannounced and undetected from a small boat capable of 40-plus knots, but he'd prefer a new craft with more range for missions farther offshore. In both those years, the Coast Guardsmen beat out the Marines, who finished 7th in 2017 and 10th in 2018. For swift but controlled movement through a target ship, they rely on knowledge gained through training and intelligence of a ship's likely layout. In the task force, which comes under the Navy's Patrol Forces Southwest and the 5th Fleet operating out of Bahrain, the MSRTs have joined missions with Navy SEALs and other elements of Special Operations Command. But the equation definitely is being solved, said Maritime Enforcement Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Shelton. (This article by Paul Szoldra originally appeared at Task & Purpose. Gerald Vistayan, an infantrymen from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, shoots in the Army's Best Sniper competition on Monday, April 12, 2021. It would mean the world to win, he said. Last year, the Coast Guard team finished 9th overall among some 30 teams, just ahead of the Marines from the Scout Sniper Instruction School at Quantico, Virginia. The teams were guarded about their tactics, but what can be said is that, from the first deck of the darkened target ship, the approach in small boats could not be heard. We pair up the capabilities of the ship, the sensors of the ship, with our helicopter detachment thats back there, he said, referring to the helicopter parked behind the crew on the James aft deck. For us, were kind of limited a lot of times to the maritime environment, so here rubbing shoulders with guys that were in Syria and stuff, its cool to get those experiences, Wuerffel said. Even the Coast Guard has sharper snipers than the Marines By Shawn Snow Oct 22, 2018 Two-person teams from across the Army, other services of the Department of Defense, the FBI and the militaries. The spotters job is probably the hardest Hes evaluating the factors with the wind, the MRST member said. For more information, please see our Chance to learnThe competitions also give soldiers invaluable opportunities to advance their skills and learn from each other. And they're not just busting college frat boys who're smoking a bit of weed on their daddy's yacht either. In fact, Coast Guard MSRTs, as they're called, are now deployed to the Middle East, playing an increasingly significant role in drug-interdiction and anti-piracy operations around the Persian Gulf. This years competition ran March 21-25 and featured teams from across the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Secret Service and the Coast Guard, as well as international participants from Ireland, Italy, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. Key point:The U.S. Marines are good, but they aren't always the best. They are on Manhattan's East River when President Donald Trump visits the United Nations, and they patrol when he is at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. US Army photo by K. Kassens. I think it is our desire to close that gap, Tester said. Sniper qualified teams compete at Range 37 during the 2019 USASOC Sniper Competition. Shelton, of MSRT West, told Military.com in early March, We had some issues getting the right training and support at the higher levels, but I feel like we are supported now. The teams have also been in extended deployments aboard Navy warships, including the cruiser Lake Champlain and the destroyer Stockdale, a recognition of the value their specialty brings to maritime missions. Dickstein holds a journalism degree from Georgia College & State University and has been recognized with several national and regional awards for his reporting and photography. Grant Royal from the Corps Camp Pendleton Sniper School. We want to win this thing for sure., dickstein.corey@stripes.com Twitter: @CDicksteinDC. The DOG teams were later decommissioned and split up into what are now the West Coast and East Coast sections of the MSRTs. (Ken Kassens/ U.S. Army ), 4. The week-long competition includes completing different tasks that test the surgical skills sniper teams need to hone in every aspect of their craft, according to Col. Matthew Tucker, commander of the 2nd Special Warfare Training Group. And everyone now knows it. Coast Guard marksmen have also shown their prowess in head-to-head competition. In 2017 and 2018, Coast Guard teams finished 3rd and 9th, respectively, in the International Sniper Competition hosted by the US Army. Brandon Kelley and Jonathan Roque was chosen after all competitors went through "a gauntlet of rigorous physical, mental and endurance events that test the range of sniper skills that include, but are not limited to, long range marksmanship, observation, reconnaissance and reporting abilities, and abilities to move with stealth and concealment," according to the competition website. For U.S. Army Sgts. After having the competition canceled last year, Small said he was pleased to see so many teams travel to Fort Benning this year. FORT BENNING, Ga. It wasnt easy to leave Germany with its tightened coronavirus restrictions to travel to the United States, but the chance to earn the Armys Best Sniper title made navigating the red tape worthwhile. We currently have forces assigned to each of the six geographic combatant commanders.. For the most current information visit the U.S. Army Best Sniper Competition on Facebook @USArmyISC or follow #FBGAsniper #2022ISC, This is an official U.S. Army Website sponsored by U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE). The role-playing tourists were freed without casualties. Stay up to date with what you want to know. Coast Guard has some impressive people in it, That and them ( and the Navy and Air Force) have the command support and funding to put people through schools and let them practice and train up. Cookie Notice The Coast Guard equivalent to special operations is the Maritime Security Response Team, or MSRT. This article originally appeared on Military.com. We have a very specific job to do, and we do our thing here in the continental U.S., as well as over in [U.S. Central Command], Evans said. Nicholas Lubchenko). (U.S. Coast Guard/Ross Ruddell). All that we worry about is boarding and close-quarters combat.. Marine snipers are considered among the most elite hunters of men in the U.S. military withHollywood 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. In the latest sequel in the long-running "Sniper" movie series, Brandon Collins (played by Chad Michael Collins) encounters future Snipers train and practice for months and years, preparing them to process every unique aspect of a precision shot 371st Special Operations Combat Training Squadron training on Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Privacy Policy. We try to emphasize we're filling a gap there, which is that short-notice maritime response capability, Evans said. We felt we needed to be able to show people that we can begin to open back up again as an Army, Williams said Monday. Check out Military.com's original video series today. And for the second year in row, snipers from the Armys 75th Ranger Regiment came out on top, while the Corps finest got rocked by the service branch most would derisively label puddle pirates.. The relationship between the shooter and the spotter is extremely important. While some travel restrictions have remained in place for the military, the Army has continued to move large units of troops around the globe for training and other operations. A gunner in an MH-68 Stingray helicopter from the Helicopter Interdiction Squadron from Jacksonville, Florida, patrols a drug transit zone alongside the Coast Guard cutter Gallatin from Charleston, S.C. (Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Donnie Brzuska). U.S. Army Soldiers take part in aerial sniper training in Kuwait. A renewed emphasis on the MSRTs' role is part of a push by Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz to take on more strategic missions in support of the Defense Department and other agencies, despite chronic shortfalls in funding for the service as part of the Department of Homeland Security. The Marine Corps team, which was from the Scout Sniper Instructor School in Quantico, Virginia, came in 10th (the Corps team in 2017 got 7th place). Youve got guys in this competition that are inexperienced, brand new right out of the Sniper course who are coming into this with the institutional knowledge of the latest information from the school, and guys who are very experienced operators, whove been out in a combat operational environment a ton over the last 10 years or more, Small said. The contest tests snipers from the Army, Marine Corps and Coast Guard on their skills and adaptability to crown the best sniper duo in the U.S. military. The Coast Guards Maritime Safety and Security Teams, or MSSTs, and Maritime Safety and Response Teams, or MSRTs, were set up after the September 11 to respond to terrorism and other threats to US ports and waterways. So what you see here are some engine cowlings, said Capt. Yet next year's Coast Guard budget request includes a $1 billion reduction in discretionary funding, from $10.3 billion in fiscal 2019 to $9.3 billion for fiscal 2020. (Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes), Army Sniper School cadre look on as snipers compete in the heartbreaker event during the Best Sniper competition at Fort Benning in Georgia on Monday, April 12, 2021 By Christopher Woody. The Coast Guard's Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) from Virginia participates in a training evolution in Hyannis, Mass., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015(U.S. Coast Guard). The radioactive material, discovered in a metal box, was turned over to the FBI and Department of Energy. At a Center for Strategic and International Studies event last summer, Schultz said the demand for Coast Guard services from DoD combatant commanders around the globe has never been higher, and he made a prediction that came true in the last week of March. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. Coast Guard helicopters and surface vessels, like the 45-foot small boats used in the use-of-force demonstration in New York Harbor in October 2018, can be armed with mounted M240 machine guns. In Bahrain, where the MSRTs maintain a presence, they train on what's called a ship in a box, a warehouse fitted out with ladder wells and hatches that can be configured to simulate most shipboard spaces. For security reasons, Coast Guard officials would not discuss statistics on the number of ship boardings, seizures or engagements with what are euphemistically call non-compliant crews carried out by the teams that Vice Adm. Scott A. Buschman, commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, called deployable specialized forces on alert 24/7.. The contest tests snipers from the Army, Marine Corps and Coast Guard on their skills and adaptability to crown the best sniper duo in the U.S. military. In interviews in late March at their East Coast training base in Moyock, North Carolina, Patterson, 37, of Massena, New York, and Evans, 31, of Buffalo, New York, said the MSRTs grew out of the Deployable Operations Groups, or DOG Teams, that were formed after 9/11 by then-Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen. Since 2004, U.S. Army Special Operations Command has been hosting an international sniper competition at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, inviting sniper teams from around the U.S. and the world to compete. Coalition Forces conduct an air strike on a Daesh sniper location in Syria. Competitors in the very first stage, which kicked off at 4 a.m. Monday, had to maneuver a land navigation course as patrols of simulated enemies and small drones searched for them. The spotters responsibility is to actually see what the wind is doing and give the shooter the correct information so that he can make that accurate shot.. The last time the Corps won the competition was in 2009 with Sgt. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. U.S. soldiers run to the next checkpoint during the 2021 Best Sniper Team Competition at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 12, 2021. For the last three years, Coast Guard precision marksmen have finished respectably in the annual Army International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia. 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