Show Notes
John Dailey is a retired Marine sniper who served with the experimental MARSOC Detachment 1 as the Chief Sniper. He was an original member of the unit and helped build their Sniper program from the ground up. In 2004, he and his team served in Iraq as part of a Navy Seal task unit and the snipers were successfully used to eliminate targets in Najaf.
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00:00:00 Intro | First Recon Unit in Afghanistan 00:18:44 Recon Gear Upgrades 00:26:15 Gen Mattis and Camp Rhino 00:29:29 Military Free Fall Parachute Ops 00:45:38 Combatant Diver 00:50:31 Math for Marines 00:55:26 Special Operations Training Group 01:04:13 Sniper, Ranger, and Recon Challenges 01:13:33 Recon & Sniper Legacy 01:21:36 The Mental Health Toll 01:34:04 MARSOC Det 1 Training | Precision Shooters 01:44:15 MARSOC Det 1 in Iraq 01:49:19 Sniper Mission in Najaf 02:00:36 Urban Hide Site Security 02:06:13 Sniper Rifles and Technology
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