Lance Cpl. Mason Wilhelmy, a rifleman with Scout Sniper

Lance Cpl. Mason Wilhelmy, a rifleman with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, gives shooting advice to a New Zealand Army sniper before he engages long-distance targets at Range 108 during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 here, June 12. New Zealand and Canadian Army snipers shot alongside Marines serving with 1st Recon Bn. as well as 1st Bn., 1st Marine Regiment throughout the day, engaging known distance, unknown distance and one-shot-one-kill targets up to 1,200 meters away. Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational amphibious exercise that promotes interoperability between the Navy and Marine Corps and coalition partners, June 11-28. Participating countries include Canada, Japan, New Zealand and military observers from seven countries.