TFB’s Photo Of The Day is on a mission to collect high-quality photos from the world of firearms. Above you see Washington National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Smith, a sniper employment officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, as he identifies targets with a thermal optic (an L3 CNVD-T).

This happened during Exercise Cougar Siege on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on May 12, 2023. Exercise Cougar Siege is a Canadian-led combined arms training event focused on urban combat operations in order to maintain tactical proficiency and interoperability with key allies.

Below you can see Washington National Guard Sgt. Mason Acheson, a sniper team leader with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, provides fire support from an observation post.

Washington National Guard Spc. Seth Arroyo, a sniper with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, provides supporting fire at Mytkina Training Area.

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Canadian soldiers with the British Columbia Dragoons, 39 Canadian Brigade Group, maneuver vehicles into position at Pointe Du Hoc Training Area during Exercise Cougar Siege on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 12, 2023. Exercise Cougar Siege is a Canadian-led combined arms training event focused on urban combat operations in order to maintain tactical proficiency and interoperability with key allies. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Remi Milslagle)

A Canadian soldier with the 39 Canadian Brigade Group fires a C7 rifle at an entrenched enemy.

Washington National Guard Spc. Seth Arroyo, a sniper with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, provides covering fire for Canadian soldiers at Pointe Du Hoc Training Area during Exercise Cougar Siege on Joint Base Lewis-McChord on 12 May 2023.

Source: U.S. Army National Guard, photo by Sgt. Remi Milslagle.