https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l en-us 2018-10-25 11:39:27 UTC 2023-02-19 23:38:32 UTC hello@padlet.com lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/296874611 Hunters is a book by Milo S Afong and is based off of the life of snipers.  At the beginning of the book the author starts to talk about the qualifications in order to get into the sniper part of the marines or the army. They list the different types of weapon that they use like the MK-11, MK-13, M14 using a 7.62mm NATO, modified M4, and a heavy single-shot, bolt action, .50- caliber sniper rifle. The book also gets into some operations that different people went on. ]]> 2018-10-25 11:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/296874611 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/296875416 2018-10-25 11:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/296875416 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297111071 Milo S Afong enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1999, he graduated 1st in his class from the 1st Marine Divisions Scout/Sniper platoon. He won the Marine Corps Achievement medal. His first book about snipers was called "HOGs in the shadows" which was about snipers in Iraq, and "Hunters" was his second book, about snipers in Afghanistan. (Link to Information Below)]]> 2018-10-25 18:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297111071 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297122418  Ian Baker was the main character for this deployment, it was September 11, 2001 when he say the news on the tv about the attack on the world trade center. Shortly after, shore patrol from the Fifteenth Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), arrived and needed them to report back to the ship. A MEU is made up of 2,200 marines and sailors, with artillery, tanks, amphibious vehicles, attack helicopters, fighter jets and many more assets. There goal was to provide humanitarian assistance to the struggling nation. When they arrived a sniper team climbed onto the rooftop of a clinic to provide security while other marines gave medical assistance to civilians.  ]]> 2018-10-25 18:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297122418 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297195790 This is a picture of a marine sniper in Afghanistan. ]]> 2018-10-25 21:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297195790 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297197941 Picture of a group of marine snipers. ]]> 2018-10-25 21:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297197941 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297199142 This sniper is waiting for his next target. ]]> 2018-10-25 21:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297199142 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297201831 Marines training with sniper rifles. ]]> 2018-10-25 22:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297201831 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297201874 Marine scout sniper training.]]> 2018-10-25 22:04:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297201874 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297209615 "Becoming a seal sniper is one of the hardest routs of the navy, with a 70% fail rate at basic underwater Demolition/SEAL training, and another 50% fail rate for SEAL sniper school. Very few individuals ever became SEAL snipers."]]> 2018-10-25 22:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297209615 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297209773 By; Milo S Afong ]]> 2018-10-25 22:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297209773 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297211889       "Inside the tavern, Baker ordered a pitcher of beer before heading for the bathroom. As he did, he noticed the World Trade Center attacks on television. "What movie is this?" he asked a local, unaware that it was actual footage. "Its not a movie. You guys should not be here.""]]> 2018-10-25 23:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297211889 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297212704   "It was my first deployment in 2000, and I was a boot. I wanted to become a sniper as soon as I joined the unit, but I knew that I needed more training and experience. I knew that is was going to be physically demanding when I heard senior marines, who weren't even trying out, talking about all the strenuous activity involved." ]]> 2018-10-25 23:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297212704 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297213408 "To survive school, and combat, snipers learn to trust their teammates. Of course, in school all individuals must master all of the skills independently, but to survive it all, teamwork is also needed. This is true especially during the shooting phase." ]]> 2018-10-25 23:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297213408 lshaw29 https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297216932 2018-10-25 23:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lshaw29/4bj2dl09hq5l/wish/297216932