Inside Canadian Sniper Operations | Barry Nisbet | Ep. 373

The Team House

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History, Government, Society & Culture, Documentary

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🗓️ 4 October 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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In this episode, former Canadian sniper Barry Nisbet and co-author Mir Bamanyar discuss their book 'Send It! Canada's Snipers at War in Afghanistan.' They delve into the journey of writing the book, the rigorous training and structure of Canadian sniper courses, and share personal experiences from their deployments, including Operation Medusa. The conversation highlights the importance of teamwork, the evolution of sniping tactics, and the impact of IEDs on combat. They reflect on the human element in military operations and the future of the Canadian military.
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00:00 Start
02:47 The Journey to Writing 'Send It!'
05:57 Understanding Canadian Sniper Training
08:56 Early Military Experiences and Deployments
11:41 The Structure of Canadian Sniper Courses
14:52 The Role of Sniper and Spotter
17:50 The Importance of Team Cohesion
20:51 Engagements and Combat Experiences
23:59 Operation Medusa: A Canadian Perspective
29:46 The Evolution of Sniping Tactics
32:47 The Impact of IEDs on Combat
35:57 The Human Element in Sniping
38:55 Reflections on Military Service
41:41 The Future of Canadian Military Operations

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0:00.0	Special operations.
0:06.4	Covert Ops.
0:08.9	Espionage.
0:11.0	The Team House.
0:12.8	With your hosts, Jack Murphy and David Park.
0:22.7	Welcome to episode 373 of the Team House.
0:27.0	I'm Jack Murphy, here with tonight's guests,
0:30.1	former Canadian sniper Barry Nisbet,
0:32.8	and former Ranger and co-author of the book, Mir Bamaynior.
0:36.7	They are the author of send it canadia
0:39.7	snipers at war in afghanistan thank you both of you gentlemen for uh joining us tonight
0:47.0	you're welcome thanks for having us jack um so maybe we just like kick it off i mean this is a little
0:54.0	unorthodox but talk a little bit about how this project came together.
0:57.8	How did, how did Mir and Barry meet each other?
1:00.9	All right.
1:01.5	I'll take this one, Barry, because, you know, we can't trust you.
1:05.2	You're old.
1:07.1	Look, this sort of started in 2010.
1:14.1	I'd written a seal book with Chris Osmond. I wanted to do something on snipers. And Chris said there's this great guy in Afghanistan. He met called
1:21.1	Gordon Cullen, who was instrumental and also writing this book. And through Gordon, I met Barry,
1:27.4	and that's a long time ago. I think we met
1:29.2	10 years ago or something like that. And I went and interviewed Barry, and, you know, on and off,
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