Assigned to SEAL Team 3, sniper element, platoon "Charlie" (later "Cadillac"),[REF] within the Naval Special Warfare Command, and with four tours of duty, Kyle served in many major battles of the Iraq War [REF].
Because of his track record as a marksman during his deployment to Ramadi, the insurgents named Kyle Shaitan Ar-Ramadi (English: "The Devil of Ramadi"), and put a $21,000 bounty on his head that was later increased to $80,000.