Soldiers from 12 NATO countries compete in the 2023 NATO Best Sniper Competition held at Camp Adazi, Latvia, August 1-2. The teams contended with wind, rain, movement, and limited visibility as they shot at five targets from an altitude of approximately 50 meters and a distance of 200 meters. The contest, supported by Soldiers with Task Force Knighthawk, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, and 2nd Battalion (General Support), 3rd Aviation Regiment, both supporting 4th Infantry Division, consisted of three-person teams representing: Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The 4th Inf. Div.'s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe
