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A Special Forces sniper runs through a high stress event during the 2010 USASOC Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, NC. "All the events in the competition encompassed multiple challenging tasks that we have to be expected to do as snipers," said Sgt. 1st Class Charles Zalewski, a sniper with 5th Special Forces Group.
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A sniper prepares to engage a target during the 2010 USASOC Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg. "Leading into the competition, I knew this course would be challenging," said Sgt. 1st Class Charles Zalewski, a sniper with 5th Special Forces Group. "All the events in the competition encompassed multiple challenging task that we have to be expected to do as snipers."
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A sniper tries to blend in with his surroundings during the 2010 USASOC Sniper Competition. "To me,the best thing about this competition is it shows the weak points in your training," said Sgt. 1st Class Charles Zalewski, a sniper with 5th Special Forces Group. "It identifies what you need to train on to better the force."
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A Special Forces sniper engages a target during the night stress event at the 2010 USASOC Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg. "The night and day stress events were extremely improtant to us as snipers," said Staff Sgt. Derek Balboa, an instructor at the U.S. Army Sniper School. "They were very close to what we are going to see on a combat mission."
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2 Special Forces snipers carry a casualty during a day stress event at the 2010 USASOC Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, NC. "The competition is in it's second years," said Master Sgt. Kevin Owens, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Special Forces Sniper Course. "Initially, it started to get all the snipers from all over the United States together to help improve the sniper community within Special Forces, as well as the U.S. Special Operations.
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A sniper checks his scope after firing a round to confirm if he hit his target. The sniper was a participant in the 2010 USASOC Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg. "I think one extremely important thing I will take away from this competition is what equipment works and what doesn't," said Sgt. 1st Class Sidney Abbott, a sniper in 3rd Special Forces Group. "It helps to see who's using what and how the have it set up."