The Ghillie suit worn by US. Army sniper who was in 25th Infantry Division’s Long Range Surveillance Detachment. He worn this in Eastern Afghanistan, where it is more wooded and greener than the rest of Afghanistan. He supported the Special Forces operations by over watching the objective and providing sniper support, and as well covering the extraction (exfil) routes. The LRSD’s core mission is surveillance of enemy activities and provide intelligence to the HQ of 25th Infantry Division.

Details about the suit: It is handmade with the materials such as a BDU set, fishing net, camouflage net, burlap, jutes, canvas, and few cans of paint. The canvas on front of BDU was from old cut-up Army issued duffel bags. It’s thick material reinforced the front of BDU so the sniper could crawl for long duration. The BDU was sized up so it can be donned quickly. It has recycled straps from ALICE ruck sewn on for resizing. The pants have suspenders taken from cold weather pants and tied on via 550 cords The cuff of blouse have one pocket moved for ease of access to ammo or other essential items.