Sniper Concentration 2013
Snipers from Socomd and Forcomd travelled to Perth for the inaugural sniper concentration 11-22 November 2013.
The two week competition covered all tactical aspects of sniper training to become proficient, to be an excellent sniper on the battlefield and shooting with weapons such as the SR25 7.62 Semi automatic rifle, HK 417, SR98, Blaser Tactical 338 and the Barrett M82A2 .50 Sniper Rifle, by day and night using day scopes, thermal scopes and night-vision equipment at ranges up to 2000 metres.
The competition was held at Campbell Barracks, Bindoon and Lancelin Training Area.
Photos: SGT Mick Davis 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit
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Australian Army Soldier, Private Simon Lancaster of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldiers, Lance Corporal's Grant Robins and Matthew Mack of the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldiers, Corporal Chris Cooke and Lance Corporal Nicholas Rolfe of the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Snipers shooting out to 2000 metres at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Snipers shooting out to 2000 metres at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Lance Corporal Karl Fabreschi of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, preparing his weapon for long range shooting at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldiers, Private's Drew McClean and Josh Mein and of the 6th Battalion. Royal Australian Regiment, shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private Simon Lancaster of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldiers, Trooper D and Corporal P of the Special Air Service Regiment, shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private Shawn Stuart of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Corporal Chris Cooke of the 8th/9th, Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Using a spotting scope at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Sniper Concentration 2013

Australian Army Soldier, Private M of the 2nd Commando Regiment, shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private Thomas Rodger of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldiers, Lance Corporal's Chris Wiencke and Dean George of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldiers, Corporal Dwain Bould and Private Tyson Napier of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Corporal Chris Cooke of the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, shooting long range targets by night at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private Simon Lancaster of the 7th, Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Shooting long range targets by night at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private Mark Visnyai of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Trooper D of the Special Air Service Regiment, conducting a long range observation exercise at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldiers, Private's Drew McClean and Josh Mein of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment conducting a long range observation exercise at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private's Drew McClean of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment conducting a long range observation exercise at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldiers Trooper D and Corporal of the Special Air Service Regiment conducting a long range observation exercise at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Lance Corporal Karl Daly of the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, using a spotting scope at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Lance Corporal's Karl Daly and Toby Leadley of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Lance Corporal's Karl Daly and Toby Leadley of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Shooting long range targets at Lancelin Training Area, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Snipers conducting a 1km run before shooting out to 400 metres at Campbell Barracks, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldiers, Lance Corporal Chris Wiencke and Lance Corporal Mack conducting a 1km run before shooting out to 400 metres at Campbell Barracks, WA part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Lance Corporal Dean George of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment conducting a 1km run before shooting out to 400 metres at Campbell Barracks, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private M of 2nd Commando Regiment, Shooting long range targets at Campbell Barracks, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private M of the 2nd Commando, shooting long range targets at Campbell Barracks, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private M of the 2nd Commando, Shooting long range targets at Campbell Barracks, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private Simon Lancaster and Corporal Adam Pontifex of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, in a concealed position at Campbell Barracks, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldier, Private Simon Lancaster and Corporal Adam Pontifex of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in a concealed position at Campbell Barracks, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

Australian Army Soldiers, Corporal P and Trooper D of the Special Air Service Regiment holding the winning trophy at Campbell Barracks, WA as part of sniper concentration 2013.

ATLIT, Israel (Nov. 24, 2013) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert talks with Israel navy special forces after they performed a capabilities demonstration at Atlit Naval Base. Greenert was escorted by Commander in Chief of the Israel Navy Vice Adm. Ram Rutberg during the visit with whom he also boarded INS Hanit for a missile demonstration and platform familiarization tour. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

ATLIT, Israel (Nov. 24, 2013) Israel navy special forces perform a capabilities demonstration for Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert at Atlit Naval Base. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

An anti Balaka fighter stands in the village of Ndjo, Central African Republic on Nov. 5, 2013. Many hundreds of people have sought shelter in the bush and as a result are facing enormous hardship in maintaining the health of their community. All of their health supplies were destroyed or looted in the attacks on their village in March and September 2013. Marcus Bleasdale /VII

Child soldiers of the Anti-Balaka forces stand in one of the villages surrounding Bossangoa, Central African Republic on Nov. 3, 2013. They are the natural defense forces but are very poorly armed with hunting rifles and bows and arrows.
Marcus Bleasdale /VII

Seleka fighters sit at a checkpoint on the road out of Bossangoa, Central African Republic on Nov. 4, 2013. They regularly loot the local population as they come into town from their farms where they have been seeking food.
Marcus Bleasdale /VII

Militia fighters known as anti-balaka pose for a photograph in Mbakate village, Central African Republic November 25, 2013. The group say they are protecting their village from Seleka fighters. With the country slipping deeper into chaos, former colonial power France plans to boost its force there to around 1,000 troops to restore law and order until a much bigger African Union force fully deploys. The land-locked country has been gripped by violence since the mainly Muslim rebels, many of them fighters from neighbouring Sudan and Chad, seized power in the majority Christian country in March. Some 460,000 people - around a tenth of the population - have fled the sectarian violence their takeover ignited. Picture taken November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Seleka fighters pose for a photograph as their commander, General Yaya, meets with Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) peacekeepers at the FOMAC camp in Bossangoa, Central African Republic, November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A Seleka soldier stands guard as his commander, General Yaya, meets with Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) peacekeepers at the FOMAC camp in Bossangoa, Central African Republic, November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Seleka fighters stand guard as their commander, General Yaya, meets with Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) peacekeepers at the FOMAC camp in Bossangoa, Central African Republic, November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Congolese peacekeepers from the Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) pose for a photograph as they stand covered in dust in Bossangoa, Central African Republic November 24, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Congolese peacekeepers from the Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) listen to morning instructions from their commander at the FOMAC base in Bossangoa, Central African Republic November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) peacekeepers from Chad patrol in a modified pick-up truck in Bangui, Central African Republic, November 24, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) peacekeepers from Republic of Congo form a line during morning instructions at the FOMAC camp in Bossangoa, Central African Republic, November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

French soldiers conduct reconnaissance on the roof of the Mpoko airport in Bangui, Central African Republic November 23, 2013. With the country slipping deeper into chaos, former colonial power France plans to boost its force there to around 1,000 troops to restore law and order until a much bigger African Union force fully deploys. The land-locked country has been gripped by violence since the mainly Muslim rebels, many of them fighters from neighbouring Sudan and Chad, seized power in the majority Christian country in March. Some 460,000 people - around a tenth of the population - have fled the sectarian violence their takeover ignited. Picture taken November 23, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A French soldier guards a checkpoint at the Mpoko airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, November 23, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

French soldiers inspect a taxi at a checkpoint at the Mpoko airport in Bangui November 23, 2013. World powers, led by France, are scrambling to contain a crisis that Paris and U.N. officials have warned could lead to genocide in Central African Republic, which slipped into chaos after rebels ousted the president in March. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A French soldier inspects a car at a checkpoint at the Mpoko airport in Bangui November 23, 2013. World powers, led by France, are scrambling to contain a crisis that Paris and U.N. officials have warned could lead to genocide in Central African Republic, which slipped into chaos after rebels ousted the president in March. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A file photo taken on October 10, 2013 shows French soldiers of the BOALI operation in Central African Republic standing guard at a checkpoint near Bangui Airport. France's defence minister said on November 26, 2013 that Paris would deploy about 1,000 soldiers to Central African Republic for six months to support an African peacekeeping force. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO

French soldiers of the BOALI operation in Central African Republic keep a lookout at the Bangui airport on October 10, 2013. The Central African Republic has been shaken by a recent increase in clashes between ex-rebels of the Muslim Seleka coalition that led the coup and local self-defense groups formed by rural Christian residents, the religion of around 80 percent of the population. The poor but mineral-rich nation was plunged into chaos when a coalition of rebels and armed movements ousted longtime president Bozize and took the capital Bangui in March. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO

COLIBRI XLVI der Luftlandebrigade 26
Die Luftlandebrigade 26 übt bei der Übung COLIBRI die Zusammenarbeit mit anderen Nationen speziell mit französischen Fallschirmjägern. Im Bild: Ein Medic des Fallschirmspezialzuges 263 sichert das bergen der versprungenen TW 9 Fallschirme.
Bild: Wir. Dienen. Deutschland.

Die Ersten im Kampf
Mehr als 20 Soldaten des Fallschirmspezialzugs des Fallschirmjägerbataillons 261 aus Lebach trainierten bei „Colibri“ auf dem Truppenübungsplatz Oberlausitz. Ihre Aufgabe: das Gelände für die Hauptkräfte vorbereiten.
Bild: Wir. Dienen. Deutschland.

Kampfretter bringen einen verletzten Kameraden in Sicherheit und erhalten dabei Unterstützung aus der Luft. Das Bild entstand bei einer Übung im Juli auf dem Militärflugplatz Laupheim. (Foto: Roland Ray)

A U.S. Special Forces trainer conducts a military assault drill for a unit within the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) during an exercise in Nzara on the outskirts of Yambio November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

A U.S. Special Forces trainer supervises a military assault drill for a unit within the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) conducted in Nzara on the outskirts of Yambio November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

A Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldier goes through a military assault drill during an exercise in Nzara on the outskirts of Yambio November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers take a break during a military assault drill in Nzara on the outskirts of Yambio November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

A U.S. Special Forces trainer supervises a military assault drill for a unit within the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) conducted in Nzara on the outskirts of Yambio November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

A U.S. Special Forces trainer conducts a military assault drill for a unit within the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) during an exercise in Nzara on the outskirts of Yambio November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu

Operation Slipper
Special Operations Task Group soldiers and their partners from the Provincial Response Company - Uruzgan (PRC-U) arrive back at Multi National Base - Tarin Kot after conducting a PRC-U led security operation in Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan.
The Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) is deployed to Southern Afghanistan to train, advise and assist their Afghan Partner Units in Uruzgan Province. The SOTG is primarily based in Multi-National Base Tarin Kot but has command and liaison elements in Kandahar and Kabul. It consists of approximately 300 personnel from the 1st and 2nd Commando Regiments, the Special Air Service Regiment, the Special Operations Engineer Regiment, the Special Operations Logistic Squadron and various other services, units and commands around Australia. The SOTG trains, mentors and partners with Afghan National Police officers from the Provincial Response Company - Uruzgan (PRC-Uruzgan) and other branches of the Afghan National Security Forces, in order to build their capacity and capability to establish and maintain security and stability in the region. SOTG operations are Afghan led in order to build confidence in the ANSF and improve the connection between the local people and the Afghan Government.
POIS Phil Cullinan
1st Joint Public Affairs Unit
Commonwealth of Australia
10/5/2013

Immer wieder interessant zu sehen, dass S13 bei maritimen (Tauch-) Einsätzen immer noch hauptsächlich auf die AK-Plattform vertraut.

Norwegian Partners training

RC North is home to a diverse contingent of troops collaborating on the train, advise and assist mission. The Afghan National Security Forces are instructed on the best practices from troops with experinces stretching from the arctic circle to the arid deserts. The deployed troops also keep their skills sharp with training that leverages the harsh training environment and the collection of assets assembled on Camp Marmal. If you have images from recent training that can be shared with the RC North community, please send them to pao.rcnorth@gmail.com.

















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Campagne tireurs d’élite à longue distance chez les commandos à Djibouti
Mise à jour : 26/11/2013
Durant quatre semaines, la campagne annuelle de tir pour les meilleurs «tireurs d’élite à longue distance» (TELD) des forces spéciales françaises s’est tenue sur le camp des commandos Marine d’Arta (Djibouti).
Organisée conjointement par les commandos de Montfort et de Penfentenyo, cette campagne annuelle a concerné neuf équipes de six unités de forces spéciales représentant de Montfort, de Penfentenyo, Hubert, CPA 10, 1er RPIMA, et GIGN.
Sources : © Marine nationale

Könnte schon ein paar Gründe für die Nutzung des AK durch S13 haben. Vielleicht weniger anfällig gegen Seewasser als Systeme, die auf dem AR-15 basieren, Munitionsvorteile des größeren Kalibers (und Möglichkeit eventuell anfallende Feindmunition gleich mitzubenutzen) ggü. .223, etc.

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French soldiers patrol to check on the safety of French nationals in Bangui November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

French soldiers check on French nationals at the Institut Pasteur during a patrol in Bangui November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

French soldiers stand guard during a patrol to check on the safety of French nationals in Bangui November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

French soldiers stand guard during a patrol to check on the safety of French nationals in Bangui November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A French soldier checks on the safety of a French nun during a patrol in Bangui November 29, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, fighters from a Christian militia movement known as the "anti-balaka" display their makeshift weaponry in the village of Boubou, halfway between the towns of Bossangoa and Bouca, in the Central African Republic. France's foreign minister has warned that its former colony in central Africa is "on the verge of genocide" as attacks mount across the country's remote northwest between the mostly Muslim fighters of the Seleka rebel coalition who ousted the president in March, and "anti-balaka" Christian militias that have emerged to defend towns and in some cases attack Muslim civilian communities. (AP Photo/Florence Richard)

In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, fighters from the former Seleka rebel coalition display their weaponry in the town of Bouca in the Central African Republic. (AP Photo/Florence Richard)

In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, armed Muslim fighters from the former Seleka rebel coalition sit in the town of Bouca in the Central African Republic. F (AP Photo/Florence Richard)

In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, Ismael Hadjaro, a self-proclaimed colonel in the Seleka rebel movement that overthrew the country's president earlier this year, speaks to a reporter in the town of Bouca in the Central African Republic. (AP Photo/Florence Richard)

Soldiers stand guard as interim Central African Republic's President Michel Djotodia attends a ceremony in Bangui, November 30, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

French soldiers patrol in Bangui, Central African Republic, November 30, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Penney

A French soldier stands guard at the entrance of Bangui's airport on December 1, 2013, in the Central African Republic as rebels began to withdraw from the capital (AFP Photo/Sia Kambou)

Seleka soldiers patrol in Bangui December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Cameroonian soldiers escort French troops driving from Douala to Central African Republic on December 4, 2013 (AFP Photo/Fred Dufour)

Seleka soldiers man a checkpoint in Boali, some 80kms (50 miles) north of Bangui, Central African Republic, to let a World Food Program convoy through, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2013. To try to put an end to sectarian violence, the UN security council is scheduled to pass a motion allowing French troops to deploy in the country in order to protect civilians and insure security by all necessary means. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Colonel Anuar Mustapha, center, briefs his Seleka soldiers manning a checkpoint in Boali, some 80kms (50 miles) north of Bangui, Central African Republic, to let a World Food Program convoy through, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Captain Osman listens to Colonel Anuar Mustapha during a briefing of Seleka soldiers manning a checkpoint in Boali, some 80kms (50 miles) North of Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

French soldiers carry their packs at Bessengue railway station in Douala, on December 3, 2013, as French forces deployed in a bid to halt spiralling violence in the Central African Republic (AFP Photo/Fred Dufour)

French soldiers check munitions at Bessengue railway station in Douala, on December 3, 2013. A French Military ship carrying 350 troops, combat vehicles and logistics equipment arrived in Cameroon on November 28, as French forces deployed in a bid to halt spiralling violence in the Central African Republic. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR

French soldiers prepare their material at the Bessengue railway station in Douala, on December 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRED

French troops wait in Bessengue station in Douala, Cameroon on December 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR

French soldiers wait at Bessengue railway station in Douala, on December 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR

French soldiers stand in a train upon his arrival at Bessengue railway station in Douala, on December 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR

A French soldier patrols in Bangui, Central African Republic, December 4, 2013. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

French soldiers patrol in their armoured personnel carrier (APC) during fighting in Bangui, Central African Republic, December 5, 2013. The French army deployed 250 troops to the capital of the Central African Republic, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday after clashes broke out between former rebels and militias. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Seleka soldiers drive along a road in Bangui December 5, 2013. Heavy and small arms fire rang out in the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday, the heaviest clashes in Bangui for months, hours before a U.N. vote is due to authorise a French mission to restore order. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Seleka soldiers race through Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday Dec. 5, 2013 as gunfire and mortar rounds erupt in the town. To try to put an end to sectarian violence, the UN security council is scheduled to pass a motion allowing French troops to deploy in the country in order to protect civilians and insure security by all necessary means. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A Chadian FOMAC peacekeeper inspects an anti-aircraft gun in Bangui, Central African Republic, December 4, 2013. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Seleka soldiers drive a military vehicle during fighting in Bangui, Central African Republic, December 5, 2013. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

A Seleka soldier raises his fist while riding in a jeep during fighting in Bangui December 5, 2013. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Seleka soldiers drive on a street during fighting in Bangui, Central African Republic, December 5, 2013. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Seleka soldiers ride a motorcycle during fighting in Bangui, Central African Republic, December 5, 2013. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

Seleka soldiers raise their fists while riding in a pick-up truck during fighting in Bangui, Central African Republic, December 5, 2013. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

French Special Forces race through Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 as gunfire and mortar rounds erupt in the town. To try to put an end to sectarian violence, the United Nations security council is scheduled to pass a motion allowing French troops to deploy in the country in order to protect civilians and insure security by all necessary means
AP Photo/Jerome Dela

Seleka soldiers race through Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday Dec. 5 2013 as gunfire and mortar rounds erupt in the town. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Soldiers patrol on December 5, 2013 in a street of Bangui as shots rang out and blasts from heavy weapons rocked several districts of the Central African capital this morning amid communal tensions ahead of a UN vote authorising force to stop the country's descent into chaos. (SIA KAMBOU/AFP/Getty Images)