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Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho holding a sniper rifle.
Cho told Business Insider the Arctic can be an challenging beast, but soldiers can thrive in it like any other environment.

Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho

  • Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho is a sniper for the Army's 11th Airborne Division in Alaska. 
  • Cho said the hardest part of being a sniper isn't aiming and shooting, but rather staying hidden.
  • He's used to staying hidden for hours out in the frozen Arctic terrain. 

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho, a US Army sniper in the 11th Airborne Division based in Alaska. It's been edited for length and clarity.

What I've preached for years now is that in order to be a successful sniper in the Arctic, you have to have imagination.

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