Photo By Staff Sgt. Karen Sampson | A sniper fires through a glass target May 28, 2018 during the Urban Sniper Course at...... read more read more
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HOHENFELS, Germany – Snipers teams from multiple NATO countries completed an Urban Sniper Course at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, 27 May-10 June.
Snipers attended from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and the United States. This annual, two-week course is hosted by the International Special Training Centre.
ISTC is a multinational education and training facility for tactical-level, advanced and specialized training of multinational special operations forces (SOF) and similar units. This training center employs the skills of multinational instructors and subject-matter experts.
The course is designed to provide experienced snipers additional skills that focused on tactical movement and establishes shooting positions in urban terrain.
“ISTC’s special aspect is bringing the multinational sniper teams together to train,” said a U.S. ISTC instructor. “Seeing another country’s team plans and operations in the same environment is when the learning starts.”
Classes include evaluating urban terrain, shooting through window glass, as well as climbing and establishing hides in buildings.
“The urban sniper course instructs the use of urban infrastructure in their planning and tactical infiltration,” said the ISTC instructor.
The sniper teams participated in a live-fire range shooting targets through different types of glass set at various distances.
“It’s a rare opportunity to learn how shooting through types of glass can affect your shot trajectory,” said a sniper from the Netherlands. “We are learning to adjust fire to offset that deviation.”
Midway through the course the snipers teams participated in a stress shooting test. The timed, fast-paced test measured precision targeting under strenuous conditions.
“Hohenfels training area contributes greatly to the course allowing teams to use military operations on urban terrain sites equipped with realistic storefronts, households with furnishing and multilevel buildings,” said the instructor.
Next, the teams tested on infiltrating, engaging their target, and exfiltrating the city undetected.
“Within the urban environment, the most dangerous threat would be encountering another sniper,” said a sniper from the U.S. Marines.
The whole class agreed.
ISTC’s Urban Sniper Course teaches sniper teams to handle threats in an urban environment without being detected.
The course culminates with a Field Tactical Exercise. Each team performed different missions over the three-night exercise, which included infiltrating a cityscape of complex obstacles while confronted with scenario-driven events.
| Date Taken: | 07.30.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 07.30.2018 04:59 |
| Story ID: | 286207 |
| Location: | BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, DE |
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