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Acknowledgments xiii
Warning Order xvii
Foreword xxi
Introduction: Rangers Lead the Way 1
AARs and Lessons Learned 11
1 Sniper Mission Basics 13
Introduction and Basics 22
Sniper War 22
Moral Aspects of the Mission 28
The Military Sniper Mission 33
The Law-Enforcement Sniper Mission 33
A Short History 34
The Marine Corps Foundation 35
Definition of a Sniper 37
The Art of the One-Shot Kill 38
The Squad-Designated Marksman 39
2 Staff Sgt. James Gularte, USMC Sniper 43
Two Marines Against Twelve NVA 48
Better Than Sex 52
3 Bravo Fours and 8541s: Sniper Selection and Training 55
USMC Scout-Sniper Selection and Training 58
Army Sniper School Class 2006-3 62
The Art of Observation 67
The KIMS Game 68
Stealth and Concealment 68
Ghillie Suits: The Cloak of Invisibility 69
Stalking Exercises 71
4 Maj. Charles Greene, US Army Ranger 77
Red Romeo on the Drop Zone 77
Outsmarting the Enemy 79
Sniper Employment Issues 81
Shot by a Sniper at the Circle of Death 82
Stay-Behind Missions 85
The Squad-Designated Marksman Program 87
5 Staff Sgt. James Gilliland, Section Leader 91
Shadow Team's Longest Shot 94
Terminal Ballistics 98
What-Ifs 99
Killing 101
All You Feel Is the Recoil 102
One and a Half Shots, One Kill 103
Sniper Employment 105
Roadside Bombs and IED Teams 109
The M4 Carbine as a Sniper Weapon 112
6 Voodoo Ballistics: Sometimes One Shot, Sometimes One Kill 117
7 Harry Martinez 131
Spotter Up! Send It! 139
Wind Corrections 141
8 Tools of the Trade 145
Sniper Rifles 145
Accuracy and the Modern Sniper Rifle 146
Secondary Long Guns 147
Sniper Battle Rattle 148
The M24 and M40Sniper Rifles 149
Shooting the M40A3 152
Evolution of the M24 and M40 Breed 155
Monster Rifles and One-Mile Kills 157
The Learning Curve 158
Bigger Is Sometimes Better 161
SOTIC and the Beginning of US Army Heavy Sniping 163
The Longest Long Shot: Canadian Sniper Team's Record Kill 168
Even Bigger Than Fifty 172
The Surprising DMR 173
9 CPL. James "Rock" McGlynn: Psycho Ward's First Blood 175
10 Sniper's Revenge: The Magnificent Bastards and The Snipers of Headhunter Two 181
11 Sergeant Rob: Spider-Man in Samarra 191
Failing the Tug Test 193
Spider-Man's Big Adventure 194
Big Surprise for the Poster Boys 196
12 Bryan Pruett: Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast: Operation Qwahetas 205
13 SPC. Aaron Arnold 211
Intersection Two Niner Six 212
First Blood 214
OP Hotel 217
Reach Out and Touch Someone 218
Sniper Personalities 220
14 Joseph Bennett: Traffic Control from a Distance 221
Joker Takes Over from Shadow 226
15 Staff Sgt. Timothy La Sage, US Marine Corps 229
"Gunfighter's Paradise" 233
Combat Outpost 233
Ar Rasheed Hotel, Ramadi 234
The SR-25 Sniper Rifle 238
Planning and Executing Missions 239
Deuce Gear-Tim La Sage 241
USMC Sniper Training at Unit Level 242
My Final Sniper Mission 243
16 Sgt. Jon 249
"Sniper's Eve": Barrett .50cal 249
The Initial Invasion of Iraq 251
Combat Cook 252
17 Kevin McCaffrey 255
18 Jeff Chang 259
Jeff Chang on SWAT/Military Sniper Differences 263
Afterword 267
Glossary 275
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