POTD: U.S. Army Snipers at the European Best Sniper Team Competition 2019

    The Art Of Spotting and Sniping. In today’s selection of Photos we look at U.S. Army spotters and snipers in Germany at the European Best Sniper Team Competition.

    Above you can see the sniper Spc. Kristofer Encinas, and Alex Stoyonovich a sniper team spotter, with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, engaging a target prior to clearing a building

    Below: The same team, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 2019.

    Below: U.S. Army Spc. Kristofer Encinas, a cavalry scout and sniper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, engages a target

    Below: Day Zero. U.S. Army Spc. Richard P. Willard III, an infantryman and sniper with 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, studies the zero target, on day zero of the European Best Sniper Team Competition.

    Below: U.S. Army Spc. Maxwell Kelley, an infantryman and sniper team leader with 2nd Cavalry Regiment, zeros his weapon on day zero of the European Best Sniper Team Competition, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, July 20, 2019.

    Below: A sniper with the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, hides in a concealed position after successfully completing the stalking exercise.

    Below: A sniper and a sniper team spotter hidden in a concealed position.

    Below: U.S. Army Spc. Maxwell Kelley, an infantryman and sniper team leader with 1-4 IN, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, engages targets prior to clearing a shoot house, on day one of the European Best Sniper Team Competition

    Below: Sgt. Leon J. Boudreaux, infantryman and sniper team leader with 1-4 IN, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, sprints off towards a shoot building at the start of the field fire exercise on day one

    Below: Shooting from a tripod.

    Below is a pretty cool image of U.S. Army Spc. Alex Stoyonovich, a sniper team spotter and Kristofer Encinas, a sniper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, as they engage targets.

     

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