Task & Purpose2 天
Once again, Army snipers outshot Marines at USASOC’s annual sharpshooting competition
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 ...
来自MSN1 天
WHY DOES EVERY U.S. MILITARY BRANCH HAVE SNIPERS ? (WHAT YOU DON’T LEARN FROM THE MOVIES)
Want to learn what all of the snipers do in the U.S. Military? There are Army Snipers, Marine Snipers, Navy Snipers, Air Force Snipers, and Coast Guard Snipers. While all of these snipers may share ...
Business Insider3 年
Inside the US Army's Grueling 7-Week Sniper Course
Before they become snipers, all students must graduate from the US Army Sniper Course, a seven-week program that teaches soldiers from the Army and National Guard essential skills in fieldcraft ...
This Long Range American Sniper Rifle Can Hit Out Past a Mile
Modern sniper rifles are a cut above their forebears from the Second World War and Cold War. We’re talking about ...
来自MSN9 个月
I'm a sniper in the US Army, and Hollywood doesn't show you the hardest part of my job
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho, a US Army sniper in the 11th Airborne Division based in Alaska. It's been edited for length and clarity. At sniper ...
Task & Purpose5 年
Army snipers are putting their next rifle through its paces with new upgrades
Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle (CSASS) in Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear during operational testing at Fort Carson, Colo.(U.S. Army/Maj. Michael P. Brabner) And those tests were just ...
First his nose started bleeding, then he didn't know who he was. How sniper weapons can ...
Aussie veterans who helped train Iraqi snipers say they were exposed to hundreds of blasts a day, leaving them with long-term ...
This WWII Sniper Turned the Battlefield Into His Hunting Ground
As soon as the sniper entered the battlefield in World War II, warfare changed forever. The idea that a single ...
The National Interest27 天
Sniper Rifles
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Army’s top three sniper rifles—M24, Mk-22, and M110—each offer unique strengths suited for different missions. -The M24, a bolt-action rifle based on the ...
Business Insider3 年
How Army Snipers Create Camouflage Ghillie Suits For Combat
An curved arrow pointing right. Students at the US Army Sniper Course at Fort Benning learn essential skills in marksmanship and fieldcraft, including how to make a ghillie suit. Ghillie suits are ...
American Rifleman23 天
Snipers Below Freezing: An Assessment Of Finnish & Soviet Sniping In The Winter War
Warfare In The Far North" (U.S. Army translation of German documents, part of the "German Report Series” produced in 1951.) Simo Häyhä, one of the most successful snipers of all time ...
Tickle The Wire1 年
Former Army Sniper Sentenced to 20 Years for Conspiring to Kill DEA Agent
A former U.S. Army sniper instructor accused of conspiring in a plot to kill a DEA agent was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison. The Associated Press reports that Joseph Hunter, also known as ...