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[Spc. B. Vorce] Silent, invisible, deadly. These are attributes of the United States
Army sniper. Training in Hokkaido, Japan, as part of Orient
Shield 11, snipers from 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry
Regiment, are passing on their knowledge and skills.
These Missouri National Guardsmen are working with snipers
of Japan's 26th Infantry Regiment. The goal of the US snipers is to help the
26th form its first sniper team. Sharing combat tactics requires trust,
but the Missouri snipers warmed to the idea and their Japanese counterparts.
[male speaker] I didn't really trust training another nation
with some of the skills that we use, just for the fear of later on them coming
back at us. But these guys are great,
and they've actually changed all of our minds in doing this.
We want to come back and help them. [Vorce] The snipers from Japan fired at targets
from 100 and 400 meters. The US Army soldiers fired at 600 and 800
meters in addition to closer targets.
The training had Japanese troops hoping for more bilateral exercises with US snipers.
[Japanese soldier through interpreter] With more US
and Japan bilateral training in the future, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force can
improve its proficiency in important areas. [Vorce] The soldiers also displayed the M110
Semi-Automatic Sniper System and the .50 caliber Barrett rifle.
Specialist Brian Vorce, Camp Kami-Furano, Japan.
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