Top Sniper

Top Sniper, broadcast on the Military Channel, chronicles the weeklong competition to find the best sniper team at Fort Benning, Georgia. Each day of competition features unique challenges for each of the sniper teams, with each test becoming progressively more difficult. On the first day, teams of two go through a weapons check procedure, zeroing their rifles in preparation. Day two is a simulated live fire environment where the snipers must fight their way forward to save a wounded soldier. Day three includes both an urban simulated live fire environment and an obstacle course that puts the soldiers under great mental stress. Day four includes taking out a target from great distance both in the daylight and at night. On the fifth day the soldiers must hit a moving target while flying in a Blackhawk helicopter. Day six involves the sniper and the spotter working together to hit an unseen target. The seventh and final day involves creating a camouflage to get close to a target. If the snipers are spotted, then they have lost the competition. Each season of Top Sniper carefully details all of the tests each sniper must take to take home the 1st place prize. Premiering in 2008, Top Sniper has aired for three seasons. MORE