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The Best Custom Sniper Challenge Coins
They’re some of the most elite armed forces on Earth. Snipers have one of the most difficult jobs in the military and police, one that requires incredible discipline, perseverance, and precision.
Whereas an infantry soldier or troop is expected to shoot several rounds, emptying entire magazines at a time, a sniper’s focus is one of delicacy, stealth and accuracy. It’s a discipline that carries heavy responsibility. Delivering lethal ordnance on a high-priority target can often take days or weeks, from finding a vantage point to waiting for that perfect shot.
Going undetected and staying alive to complete the mission is no small task either. As an occupational hazard, your position being discovered by opposing forces or even a non-combatant can spell certain doom, especially if you are deep behind enemy lines and hundreds of other troops on your side are counting on you.
It’s why being a sniper in America’s armed forces requires a tremendous amount of courage, patience, mental and physical toughness. It’s also why potential candidates receive long hours of specialized training, and only the best of the best eventually become a sniper.
US DOD Coins is the premier custom challenge coin maker of snipers and the elite marksmen of the US military and police.
Custom Sniper Team Challenge Coins
While many of us might assume snipers are out there completely on their own, rarely is this the case. Military snipers often deploy in smaller teams ahead of larger, conventional forces, neutralizing key elements in the enemy’s ability to wage war, or bringing back essential reconnaissance and intelligence on the ground.
Additionally, a sniper has to make absolutely pristine calculations before thinking about pulling the trigger, keeping important information in mind like wind speed and direction when zeroing in on a target. Oftentimes this process is aided and accomplished by the sniper’s spotter, who is just as important in ensuring a potential shot’s success.
A sniper team often consists of a shooter, a spotter or observer, and a rear guard. The spotter is responsible for communicating the shooter’s position and calling out wind, range, and pace. The rear guard provides security for the sniper team in case of enemy attack.
US Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force Sniper Challenge Coins
The U.S. Marine Corps employs snipers in a way that is different from the U.S. Army. The Marines use snipers to primarily take out high-value targets, while the Army uses snipers to provide overwatch for friendly forces and to engage enemy combatants at a distance, since the USMC is a mostly-offensive force and the U.S. Army has both offensive and defensive roles.
Air Force and Navy snipers also have different roles. Air Force snipers are responsible for protecting aircraft and air fields from terrorist attack. Navy Seal snipers are used for maritime interdiction operations, direct action missions, and recon operations.
Types of Snipers in the USMC:
Scout Snipers are the most common type of sniper in the Marine Corps. They are responsible for reconnaissance and surveillance missions as well as taking out high-value targets. Marksman Snipers are responsible for providing precision fire support for the Marines on the ground. They are equipped with heavy caliber rifles that can reach out and touch targets at long range.
The Marine Corps Scout Sniper School is the most difficult sniper school to get into. The school is very selective and only accepts the best of the best.
The Scout Sniper is a Marine who specializes in field craft and marksmanship. They provide long-range, precision fire on selected targets from concealed positions to support combat operations. They also gather information for intelligence purposes.
Scout snipers:
- Deliver precise fire on designated targets to support combat operations.
- Create concealed sniper/observation spots where targets are evaluated, attacked, and information gathered.
- Land navigation with a map and compass during the day or at night.
- Maintain and employ precision weapons and optical equipment
United States Army Sniper School Custom Challenge Coins
The US Army Sniper School was founded in 1987 at the Infantry Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, and it continues to graduate top-notch marksmen. Its long existence demonstrates that the longest sniper training course in the history of the US Army is now highly valued by the army’s leadership.
In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Operation Enduring Freedom was launched by the U.S. military in Afghanistan. In such a mountainous and open battlefield, snipers quickly proved their worth as they could pick off targets from much farther away than other soldiers.
The U.S. Army Sniper School is a seven-week course designed to teach Soldiers how to use sniper rifles and other weapons in combat situations. Over 300 individuals each year start the seven-week U.S. Army Sniper School at Fort Benning, Georgia, but just the best of them will complete it successfully.
Snipers are frequently sent on dangerous operations with little or no backup, and the training at Fort Benning challenges students’ abilities to function alone and under pressure.
Sniper Reticle Challenge Coins
The reticle is the universally recognizable symbol of marksmanship and shooters everywhere. It’s also what every sniper using a scope must become intimately familiar with in order to succeed.
What better way to bring out the detail in your own custom sniper challenge coin order?
Choose between a variety of reticles for your special custom made coin, used throughout the history of shooting, from duplex crosshairs to modern range-finding.
Police SWAT Team Snipers and Law Enforcement Custom Challenge Coins
Police snipers are specially trained law enforcement officers who are also responsible for providing precision firepower from a distance. These highly skilled marksmen are often called upon to perform critical tasks such as taking out a hostage taker or gunman, neutralizing a bomb threat, or providing security at high-profile events.
There is a good chance police and SWAT team snipers will be called on to perform their duties in an urban environment. Therefore, they may not have to make a shot from as long a distance as a Marine Scout sniper. However, their job can become very complicated, fast.
Police snipers have to keep other factors in mind like innocent civilians and bystanders that obstruct or make an otherwise clear shot impossible, or even dangerous. They will also have to ensure they don’t accidentally fire upon one of their fellow officers or hit the VIP they have been assigned to protect from afar.
This type of work takes a very steady hand and nerves of steel. It is not for everyone, but those who are cut out for police and SWAT team sniper work often find it to be the most rewarding and satisfying job they could ever imagine.
Most police snipers are members of SWAT teams or other specialized units. Police snipers generally operate at much shorter ranges than military snipers, and their targets are often moving rather than stationary.
Police snipers must also be able to make quick decisions about whether or not to shoot, as they may be called upon to take a shot in a split second.
US DOD Coins specializes in custom made police and SWAT Team sniper challenge coins! We can even make your challenge coin with a unique, one-of-a-kind reticle design and tons of additional options.
Exceptional Custom Sniper and Expert Marksman Challenge Coins
U.S. DOD Coins produces the finest custom challenge coins to your order’s specifications and offers a ton of amazing customizable options:
- 3D Design – Make your design jump off the coin and add extra value to your challenge coin order.
- Hard and Soft Enamel – choose between glossy soft enamel or hard enamel for the jewelry-quality effect
- Extra Features– From glow-in-the-dark paint to the latest trends in special effects during the laser engraving process, choose coin touches and preferences like antique or modern gold or silver plating, and smooth or beveled edges with or without text
Send Us Your Design Idea for Any Sniper Challenge Coin, Enamel Pin, Belt Buckle or Patch Custom Made to Order
It’s easy and fast to get started making your own custom challenge coin or pin:
Gather your elements, files and ideas and send them to us via a quote request.
From 24 to 48 hours you will get a quote along with a digital proof.
Order to start production or request revisions. Revisions are unlimited.
Let U.S.DOD Coins Bring Your Custom Coin Idea to Life
For over 20 years, U.S. DOD Coins has been a leader in the challenge coin industry. We’re proud of the specialty custom coins we’ve developed for America’s Soldiers, Airmen and Aviators, Marines and Sailors as well as other organizations.
Traditional challenge coins have remained popular, although some people have requested more detailed and intricate designs in recent years.
Rather than shooting down our clients’ vision like other businesses might, we instead took on the challenge and expanded our customization options.
