Specifically, 36 sniper teams from 18 countries competed for the title of the best sniper team
From Monday 1 to Thursday 11 August 2022, Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the newly created Special Warfare Command (DEP) of the GEETHA participated in the international military sniper competition “European Best Sniper Team Competition 2022”, held in Hohenfels, Germany and organized by Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) of the US 7th Army Training Command.
The Faculty of GEETHA participated with 2 Teams (pairs) of Sniper Shooters which won 1st place and 4th place among 36 teams from 18 countries (Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Estonia, USA, Italy, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Hungary, Latvia , Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Czech Republic and Finland).
The purpose of the competition was to strengthen the bonds between the Sniper Teams, as well as to increase the combat ability of the participants and their interoperability.
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— 7th Army Training Command (@7thATC) August 10, 2022
The Competition is held every year and included items:
- Shooting with sniper rifles against fixed and moving targets, day and night, at known and unknown distances and in combination with scenarios of increased complexity and difficulty.
- Perform pistol shots from different positions and under realistic conditions.
- Unobserved approach to the target and execution of a shot without locating the position of the snipers by the opponent.
- Topography, orientation and direction keeping with full equipment.
The distinguished participation of the GEETHA faculty in the “European Best Sniper Team Competition 2022” contributed to the promotion of the level of operational readiness and cooperation of the participants in a multinational context, demonstrated its extremely high operational level and its ability to respond to objects of increased complexity and highlighted the combat capability of our country’s Armed Forces in the modern operational environment as well as their strong deterrent capability.
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