A Spanish sniper of the Lepanto Battalion lies in waiting with his Heckler & Koch side arm. The snipers of the Battalion train their marksmanship near Folldal during Exercise Trident Juncture. They make use of the .50 caliber Barrett and the .338 caliber Accuracy sniper rifles, firing at targets over 1.000 meters away. The battalion is part of the Italian Ariete Brigade and through 2018 on stand-by as Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) for the NATO Response Force (NRF). In total some 50.000 troops, 10.000 vehicles, 250 aircraft and 65 ships from 29 NATO Nations and Sweden and Finland take part in the exercise. Photo by 1st German/Netherlands Corps

A sniper and his spotter of the Spanish Lepanto Battalion line up their target. The snipers of the Battalion train their marksmanship near Folldal during Exercise Trident Juncture. They make use of the .50 caliber Barrett and the .338 caliber Accuracy sniper rifles, firing at targets over 1.000 meters away.

The snipers of the Spanish Lepanto Battalion train their marksmanship near Folldal during Exercise Trident Juncture in Folldal, Norway, Oct. 26, 2018. They make use of the .50-caliber Barrett and the .338-caliber Accuracy sniper rifles, firing at targets over 1.000 meters away.

A Spanish sniper of the Lepanto Battalion fires his .50 caliber Barrett Sniper Rifle.

A Spanish sniper of the Lepanto Battalion reloads his Accuracy with .338 rounds.

A Spanish sniper of the Lepanto Battalion unloads his Heckler & Koch side arm. The snipers of the Battalion train their marksmanship near Folldal during Exercise Trident Juncture.