Marine team takes gold at sniper competition
A Marine team from Scout Sniper School (West) at Camp Pendleton
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The event took place Oct. 14-22.
In 2009, the teams were divided into two classes. The service class featured teams firing 7.62mm NATO or smaller rounds as a primary or secondary weapon system, and the open class was made up of teams firing rounds in a caliber larger than 7.62mm NATO.
The Marines won the service class and were the overall winners. The team from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, 194th Armor Brigade, from Fort Knox, Ky., won the open class.
Competitors were tested in a wide range of skills including field firing, advanced
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