Editing Operation Anaconda (section)

===Long-distance sniper record===
The [[Longest recorded sniper kills|record for the longest combat kill by a sniper]] was during Operation Anaconda by the Canadian Army [[sniper]] Corporal [[Rob Furlong]] of the 3rd Battalion [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]] and held for seven years until it was surpassed in 2009. Using a [[McMillan TAC-50]] .50-calibre rifle, Furlong killed a Taliban fighter armed with an [[RPK|RPK machine gun]] at a confirmed distance of 2,430 meters (1.51 miles).<ref>{{cite web |author=Michael Friscolanti |author-link=Michael Friscolanti |url=http://www.macleans.ca/canada/national/article.jsp?content=20060515_126689_126689 |title=We were abandoned |pages=18–25 |publisher=[[Macleans magazine]] |date=2006-05-15 |access-date=2011-11-22 |archive-date=2010-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821203727/http://www.macleans.ca/canada/national/article.jsp?content=20060515_126689_126689 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A few days prior to Furlong's shot, his teammate, [[Arron Perry]], also from the 3rd Battalion PPCLI, had set the previous record of {{convert|2310|m|ft}}, meaning that a new record was achieved twice during the operation.

The five-man team, including MCpl [[Graham Ragsdale]], MCpl Tim McMeekin, MCpl [[Arron Perry]], Cpl Dennis Eason, and Cpl [[Rob Furlong]], killed over 20 enemy fighters during the operation and were awarded [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] medals by the United States for their service.