I'm Staff Sgt. Andrew Dominguez,
and what I have here is a typical sniper loadout
that I would take on most missions.
Here, I have the M2010 enhanced sniper rifle.
It is equipped with a Mark 4 variable scope
from 5 to 25 power.
In front of it, I have a AN/PVS-30.
It lets me see at night with a see-through,
so it doesn't interfere with my reticle.
It's effective out to 1,200 meters.
Notable feature is that I have a collapsible buttstock
that helps me for transportation.
The gun can hold a six-round magazine.
Here on my left, I have a M110
Semi-Automatic Sniper Weapon System.
It is also equipped with a Leupold Mark 5,
3 1/2 to 18 power magnification.
On top of this is a STORM mounting bracket
with a STORM-SLX,
also to aid me with night operations.
And also it is equipped with a laser range finder,
for ranging targets.
It can also hold a 10- to 20-round magazine
chambered in the 7.62-millimeter ammunition.
Here's my rucksack that I would use
for most sniper operations.
This would have my standard load.
So, depending on the amount of
equipment that I have in here,
I can be anywhere from 35 to 65 pounds without water.
So, we have a fighting load and an approach load.
The fighting load is really going to hold me
for that three days or less,
and the approach load is what I'm going to use
for extended durations.
Easily accessible on the outside,
I have a ghillie suit
I can use to help me for my infiltration.
This particular configuration is set
for a rural environment.
On the back of the ghillie suit here,
I have artificial camouflage known as jute.
I also have incorporated 550 cord, or paracord.
That allows me to tie down larger pieces of vegetation.
In here I have hair ties.
That helps me hold in smaller shrubs or grass.
Things I would need to fill in the gaps also,
when I have the larger plants.
When it comes to camouflaging, blending in,
a ratio that we go off of is 30:70.
30% of this artificial, and 70% natural.
And what that does is it lets me rely heavily
and adapt to my environment that I'm currently in,
and the artificial is just more of a filler.
Same thing here for the ghillie pants.
I also have included a zipper for ease of access,
so I can leave my boots on when taking them on and off.
Reinforced stitching in the front
also with canvas or Cordura.
That helps me protect it, the durability of it,
so when I'm low-crawling or lower movement patterns.
Typically a sniper will have two or three,
depending on the environments that they work in.
I can have one for urban specifically,
or I can have one for rural.
Easily accessible, right on top,
I have my Bushnell tripod, also with my sling.
It helps me for transportation if I'm carrying it.
So, the tripod I can use to hold an observation device
such as my M151 spotting scope,
or I can have my gun clip in here as well.
I can use it to assist me in standing or kneeling shots.
Here's a spotting scope that I would use for observation.
It clips right into the adapter,
much like a camera would on a tripod.
The magnification on this is variable from 12 to 40,
and this is what I use to aid my shooter,
getting on target and observing what we call trace
and the falling for the target engagement.
I can also, in an observation setting,
I can have this for, that static observation
can help me magnify in if need be
to positive identification or just to get a better picture
of what's going on at further distance.
Here's our Ashbury tripod,
another tripod that we can use
for lower level of observation,
such if I'm laying in the prone or in a hide site.
So, this also would hold my M151 spotting scope.
It just clips in with this adapter piece as well.
Here's a hog saddle.
This right here will clip on with an adapter
to my Bushnell tripod.
What this does is allows me
to place an optic or my weapon in here,
again, to help lock in my standing
or kneeling positions for shooting.
A big tool that we use and rely on is a clipboard.
One that holds all my documents or sketches,
logs that I would use on a patrol.
I have a weather flap here.
So I use that to protect it from the elements
when I am actively writing or sketching.
In sniper school, we're very analog,
because it has a redundancy.
So in the event that I don't have a camera or it goes down,
I have the ability to sketch an observation area
or objective area.
I also have multitude of pens and markers, pencils.
Having a calculator is handy,
because that will help me
with the mil relation formula that I use.
Mil relation formula is a math problem
that we will use to figure out the distance to a target.
So it takes the constant of 25.4,
I times it by my target size in inches,
and then I divide that by the mil reading that I have,
which will give me my distance in meters.
Most snipers will have either
100-mile-an-hour tape or electrical tape.
It's more of a, I'd rather have it and not need it
than need it and not have it.
A tape measure also.
I need to know target size in inches.
If I have something on the spot that is near me
which is the same out in distance,
I can use that as a reference point.
And if I had maps or any other topographical aids
that I would use, that would be in here as well.
Readily accessible, I like to have a multitude
of rear bags, or shooting bags.
They call it a rear bag
because of the position that I hold it.
It goes at the end of the buttstock,
and I would use my non-firing hand to hold it.
And it helps me make those real finite, minute adjustments,
raising or lowering in elevation.
A lot of people will make these
by putting popcorn kernels, airsoft beads.
You can get these professionally made,
or you can make them yourself.
Always have to have an MRE in the bag too.
So, these are meal, ready-to-eat.
Come with a main dish. There's a side, carbohydrate,
a starch, and a protein item in here as well.
And loads of snacks too.
You can find Skittles, cookies,
and other juice beverages, powders.
I currently have the meatballs and marinara sauce.
It is one of my personal favorites.
Here in my bag I have extra M2010 magazines
that I would use just in case
one of these breaks or I get a resupply.
I have magazines to load those bullets up.
Here's a Kestrel 5700.
This is a Kestrel anemometer.
It's a weather station
along with Applied Ballistics software in there.
This is what I will use
depending on the specific round that I'm firing.
This will give me the data I need
to engage target at distance.
I also have here standard-issued cold-weather gear
that I would need for the temperature changes
that might happen in the evening.
We refer to these as a waffle top and a waffle bottom.
We say waffle just because of the pattern that is on it.
They're OK.
[laughing]
Next I have readily accessible is my wet-weather gear.
For that inclement weather or when it starts to rain on me,
this will help keep me dry.
Here is the parka and the trousers that I have.
The great features on these two is that they are also
accessible for me to put these on with the zippers.
That I can put them on while wearing
my pants and boots still.
And the parka usually comes oversized
so that I can still have my combat fighting equipment on
without having to change anything.
Another thing I like to have on the outside,
also easily accessible, is the poncho.
This is what I will use when I cache my ruck.
I can put this over it to keep it dry,
and I can also use it for a shelter if need be.
In addition to what I would carry,
I would be wearing a ballistic helmet
and a ballistic plate carrier.
Inside here, I'm equipped with ballistic plates
that will stop certain calibers of round.
You'll see here magazine pouches,
and then spots for my radio.
The ballistic helmet that we have here,
there's Velcro all over it.
It's noted for using IR strobes or beacons,
used to signal your position
to other entities that have night vision.
Snipers typically would not use anything of that nature
unless we are using it on an exfiltration,
because we're trying to keep a low signature
and low visual presence.
Moving along towards my more
survival tools that I would have,
I have a water purifier right here.
So in the event that I had to egress or escape and evade,
I have the means to purify my own water.
When I fully open this up,
it attaches to a Nalgene bottle.
The hose goes into my water source,
and there's a pump on here,
and it would go through the filtration
into the Nalgene bottle.
Fortunately, I have not had to use this.
Survival knife here.
I would use this to help me, again, in a survival situation.
I can use it to kill small game.
Here, I have an IR transmitter.
So, again, if I am needing to evade,
I have the means to signal friendly forces
via means of infrared.
The package comes with a 9-volt battery
and an IR beacon that clips right on,
and every second it will emit a flash.
It can be held handheld, or I can mount it to a helmet.
Here in front of me, I have some other specialized items
that I would use for mission-specific.
Starting on my right here,
I will always have, always have, a data book,
and also with what we call a quarterback sleeve.
If you notice, it'll go right on my forearm here,
and I can keep shooting data readily accessible.
Here, an extra piece of veil
I can use to help mask my visual signature.
I can put it in front of me
or help it to drape over my weapon.
Here I have additional or spare paracord, or 550 cord.
I would use this to help me refine
or build a better firing position,
or I can use this when I have overhead cover.
Pruning shears here.
Use these for my smaller or thinner pieces of vegetation,
what I would use to fill inside my ghillie suit.
Here I have a portable handsaw.
This is literally a chain from a chain saw.
It has wrist straps and handles,
and I can just saw back and forth.
I can use it to cut down larger pieces of lumber
or thicker trees that my pruning shears
would not be able to handle.
I can use it to help me conceal my position
in the rural environment.
Face paint. I would also apply this
to help me blend into rural surroundings.
I would say it's similar to what you'd find at a Party City
when you do costume face paint, hunting face paint as well.
Here in front of me, I have a few items
that I would use for an urban setting.
I have various lengths of screen
I would use to help conceal my position.
With that,
metal clamps, to help me hold these securely.
And that is all the gear a US Army sniper
could use on a mission.
I mean, it doesn't collect — it's a, what is it?
Weather monitor? What is it? What do you call it?
Producer: Anemometer.
Anemometer.
Chucky.