To be a sniper is to be an expert marksman at great distances. Snipers consider their target, ballistics, and shooting position, knowing the first shots may be their best. Several current and former ...

A Marine enrolled in the Scout Sniper Basic Course observes his terrain as he plans a course across 600 yards in a stalk exercise, Oct. 15, 2011, at Camp Barrett. An expert sniper can sneak up on an ...

Former SEAL sniper instructors discuss star pupil, Devil of Ramadi. Feb. 4, 2013— -- Many Americans are only now hearing about the legendary exploits of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who was ...

At their most basic function, snipers throughout history have been used to create “dilemmas for opposing commanders,” Brig. Gen. Larry Burris, the commandant of the Army Infantry School, said last ...

A Marine assigned to Scout Sniper Platoon, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in on a long range target during exercise Eager Lion in Amman, Jordan, April 17, 2018. (Cpl. Jon Sosner/Marines) A ...

A competitor in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition uses a digital range finder on his weapon while engaging long-distance targets at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, ...

A sniper student in the mud at a recent ghillie wash at Fort Benning in Georgia. U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs US Army sniper ...

A former Army sergeant who worked as a sniper instructor and carved out a post-military career as a mercenary under the moniker 'Rambo' was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the contract ...

Military snipers from several NATO countries recently practiced high-angle shooting in the Austrian Alps. Snipers from Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, the United ...

HOHENFELS, Germany – A U.S. Army soldier was paired with a NATO ally for the first time to compete in the eighth annual European Best Sniper Team Competition that concluded over the weekend at the ...