Countersniping 101 - Taking Down Targets in '04 Iraq with SEAL Sniper Mark Greene | Mike Drop #197

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Mark Greene, a former Navy SEAL sniper, recounts his first sniper missions in downtown Baghdad in 2004. He describes breaking into a house at dawn, setting up urban sniper hides, and engaging targets identified as gang members transporting IED materials at distances from 225 to 400 yards. Greene explains the technical aspects of urban counter-sniping, including wind reading through mirage observation, the spotter-shooter relationship, and the psychological experience of taking his first shot at close enough range to see the target’s face.

Key takeaways

• Greene describes how SEAL sniper teams would take over civilian houses at dawn to establish urban hides and engage targets identified as gang members supporting terrorist activity through transporting IED materials
• Greene explains that urban counter-sniping requires reading wind through mirage patterns since typical indicators like trees or flags are absent, with shooters alternating hourly between spotter and shooter roles
• Greene recalls that at 225 yards he could see the target’s face clearly, but describes the mindset as purely operational—focused on protecting Americans rather than emotional considerations about the target

Episode details: published July 21, 2024 · 15.5K views · 8:47 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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