Hunters: U.S. Snipers in the War on Terror

by Milo S. Afong

Overview

The war on terror—fought shot by shot, bullet by bullet, kill by kill. 

The ongoing War on Terror is unlike any conflict the United States Armed Forces have fought. There are no set battles. The enemy adheres to no warrior code or international law. Their only desire is to kill—or be killed. That's where the snipers of the U.S. Marine, Army, and Navy SEALs come in. 

Here in their own words are the compelling and gripping true stories of the snipers whose sole purpose is to eliminate any and all enemy threats with a single bullet. From the deserts and rubble-strewn streets of Iraq to the endless labyrinth of the remote Afghanistan mountain country, this is life and death beyond the front lines of battle and behind the scope of a high-powered rifle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425241127
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/07/2011
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	1,041,682
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Milo S. Afong is the recipient of the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with the Combat Distinguishing Device.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Pre-Deployment 5

Qualities Needed 6

Learning the Trade 10

Beyond the Books 17

Killing 25

Tools of the Trade 26

The Complete Package 29

2 Area of Operations: Afghanistan 31

3 First of the First 39

Entering the Fight 45

One Shot One Kill 49

4 Spec-Ops 53

Into the Blue 53

A Long Road 57

Sea to Land 62

Fid/Recon 67

Cave Clearing 74

Psd/Direct Action 83

5 Dual Deployments 93

Go Army 93

Trained for war 97

A Bump in the Night 100

Kunar 104

Anaconda 108

Korengal Valley 123

6 Area of Operations: Iraq 133

7 Redemption 145

Dark Horse Sniper 151

Counter-Sniper 155

8 Sunni Triangle 169

Round One 170

Round Two 182

9 Dual Deployments II 211

AI Anbar 215

The Push 217

Haditha Triad 224

Northwestern Front 228

10 ROE 237

Machine Gun Sniper 254

Trials 256

11 Cost of War 273

The War 274

At Home 284

12 Beyond 289

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Milo Afong is a sniper writing about snipers and he describes the story behind the story the way one Marine would describe it to another.”—Hans Halberstadt, author of Trigger Men
 
Praise for HOGs in the Shadows: Marine Snipers in Action
 
“A riveting view behind the sniper rifle.”—Marco Martinez, author of Hard Corps
 
“Anyone doubting the nature of America’s mission in Iraq need look no further than these grim accounts.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“Will give you a personal look inside the mentally and physically demanding world of the Marine Sniper in combat, almost to the point you could feel the recoil yourself.”—SFC Frank R. Antenori, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.), and coauthor of Roughneck Nine-One

Editorial Reviews

Milo Afong is a sniper writing about snipers and he describes the story behind the story the way one Marine would describe it to another.”—Hans Halberstadt, author of Trigger Men
 
Praise for HOGs in the Shadows: Marine Snipers in Action
 
“A riveting view behind the sniper rifle.”—Marco Martinez, author of Hard Corps
 
“Anyone doubting the nature of America’s mission in Iraq need look no further than these grim accounts.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
“Will give you a personal look inside the mentally and physically demanding world of the Marine Sniper in combat, almost to the point you could feel the recoil yourself.”—SFC Frank R. Antenori, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.), and coauthor of Roughneck Nine-One

From the Publisher