Marines and Special Forces Pacific Fleet for the first time will be "Trail Scout"

For the first time in the Far East of the March 22 shooting in the troop bay Ermine will open championship at the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps Mountain biathlon "Trail Scout."

The competition, organized by the Pacific Fleet in conjunction with the Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing Primorsky Krai, will be attended by about 15 teams, composed of soldiers and Marines Marine Special Forces Pacific Fleet.

The tournament will take place in two stages. In the first phase, which will begin at 10:00 am, participants will have to pass the 5-mile march with four shooting bouts.

The second phase will include an obstacle course with elements of mountain training and climbing. Soldiers to overcome the suspension bridge, "crossing a swinging" up to "a moving pendulum" and just throw a grenade at the target. The elements are actively working athletes. The rest of the job competition judges are kept in the strictest confidence.

The composition of the judging panel will include experienced professionals headed by the chairman of physical training and sports of Russian Armed Forces Colonel Gennady Soldatov.

According to the organizers of all the exercises will be as close to real combat situation and will require special forces not only marksmanship but also endurance, flexibility, skill and responsiveness.