Snipers

Won't you be my sniper... I mean neighbor.

"The more you talk, the more confused everyone gets."

"[I]f we aren’t leveraging them .... we’re probably failing our formation."

"[T]hrow your kit on and get out there and run and gun."

One U.S. soldier called it "immaculate."

“I grew up playing in the ghillie wash trench and stuff like that ... It was always a dream of mine."

Behold the glory of the MRAD.

"The soldier met every standard ... We are proud of the results of her efforts."

It's a reminder that extreme talent can come from the most unexpected of places.

The Dragunov sniper rifle holds a unique role within the sniper community and is the rifle of choice for the squad designated marksman. It’s higher magazine capacity and ability to fire semi-automatic allows for a soldier to engage multiple enemy targets quickly.

Army snipers train and practice for months and years, preparing them to process every unique aspect of a precision shot. This is a glimpse into the things they think about to execute a perfect shot.

The U.S. military has a problem: when it comes to long-range precision fires, infantry forces are outgunned by Russia at every turn

You can run, but you'll die tired

On the battlefield, snipers often find themselves isolated from the rest of the force for days at a time, if not longer

Special Forces Operators are testing out the 6.5mm creedmoor ammo type for their M110 sniper rifles in the military. Is...

​An expert sniper can sneak up on an enemy naked as the day he was born. It's not particularly advised, but one top sharpshooter did exactly that just to prove a point, Marine snipers told Insider

Iran-backed militias deployed snipers on Baghdad rooftops during Iraq's deadliest anti-government protests in years, two Iraqi security officials told Reuters

Not many people know the creator of the .50 cal sniper rifle was originally a professional photographer who was inspired while taking photos of Ma Deuce'

Staff Sgt. Hunter Bernius, a veteran Marine Corps scout sniper who runs an advanced urban sniper training course, walks through his most technically difficult shot — he fired a bullet into a target roughly 2.3 kilometers (1.4 miles) away with a .50 caliber sniper rifle

The U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition brings around two-man snipers teams from across both the U.S. armed forces and foreign special operations forces for several days of fine marksmanship skills. And yet again, Army snipers bested their fellow sharpshooters in the Navy, Coast Guard, and, uh, Marines

Marine snipers are considered amongthe most elite hunters of men in the U.S. military with Hollywood movies and countless books...

Editor’s Note: This article by Matthew Cox originally appeared onMilitary.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community. U.S. Army uniform...

Two soldiers recently outshot their Marine classmates in one of the Corps' most challenging schools — the Marine Scout Sniper Course.

“The shot was one in a million.” That’s a quote from a new “exclusive” from Patrick Williams in the UK’s...

The Marine Corps is throwing down cash to test-drive the same compact sniper rifle the Army has pursued in recent...