Sniper Training In Thailand: BAN CHAN KHREM, Thailand — In this lush green bowl near the Cambodian border, two men walk through a grassy field softly as mist hugs the nearby mountains. A warning is issued, and the snipers go into action: one unleashes a deadly barrage from his M-16 A2 rifle while the other peels back to take cover and begin firing so his partner can escape. The scene is an "immediate action — break contact drill," part of the annual Cobra Gold exercises that are now being held in Thailand. But Cpl. Jonathan Blix has another term for it: "Awesome." "We’re unable to do this — hardly ever," says Blix, 22, a member of Scout Sniper Platoon of the 3rd Battalion 7th Marines.