No sign of the Canadian boys, at least within the top five, its early though.Army leads sniper competition
By Michelle Tan
Staff writer
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Army Staff Sgt. Joe Lynch and Staff Sgt. Michael Rach, of 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment , took the lead last night in the sixth annual International Sniper Competition. See the video
After four days of competing, Lynch and Rach knocked the Army Marksmanship Unit’s Sgt. 1st Class Jason St. John and Staff Sgt. Robby Johnsoninto second place.
As of Tuesday morning, Army teams led the competition in the first four places. A Marine Corps Team was in fifth place.
The competition, sponsored by the Army Sniper School, brought to Fort Benning two-man sniper teams from the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force as well as the British, Canadian and Israeli militaries. The Israeli team features the only woman competing in this year’s event.
“I want to clearly identify the best two-man sniper team in the world,” said Capt. Marc Messerschmitt, who is in charge of this year’s competition.
Here is the video story by Army Times. (WMV)
Complete print story here.