Cpl Dakota Mortensen

Cpl Dakota Mortensen

Dates of Service: Feb 2009 - Jun 2013
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A dedicated proactive professional with over four years experience in the United States Marine Corps. 13 months experience in high risk assignments. Experience as a Scout Sniper in the fields of: Team based operations, Vessel security, personnel and equipment management, reconnaissance, surveillance, reporting, target interdiction, and mission planning.

Military Experiences

Started in Nov 2012
Sniper Team Leader
● Excelled as an Assistant Team Leader during the work up and deployment of the 15st Marine expeditionary unit. Responsible for the training, fitness, wellbeing and over all mission readiness of a 5 man sniper team. ● Successfully designed and lead platoon to company sized training operations such as shooting packages, observation and stalking evolutions, rappel and gorge crossing as well as full mission profile training evolutions. ● Efficiently conducted instructional bi-lateral training with snipers and various commando forces around the world. Including the Kuwaiti 25th commando brigade, Japanese ground self defence force, Royal Saudi Land Force, and the Timor Leste Defence Force. ● Successfully conducted numerous and sustained assignments in support of missions

Deployments

(1 year, 4 months)
Sep 2012 - Apr 2013
15th MEU
● Excelled as an Assistant Team Leader during the work up and deployment of the 15st Marine expeditionary unit. Responsible for the training, fitness, wellbeing and over all mission readiness of a 5 man sniper team.
Sep 2010 - Apr 2011
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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
● Excelled as a M40 gunner and spotter operating in a sniper team during a combat deployment to● Successfully conducted 80+ missions including routine patrols, guardian angel, reconnaissance and surveillance missions, and company to battalion sized clearing operations in support of 3/5 and other Sangin, Afghanistan with 3/5 Scout Sniper Platoon

Military Credentials

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

scout sniper team leaders course

Sep 2011 - Nov 2011

Started in Mar 2012

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