Snipers exist in every branch of the U.S. military, but their missions, training, and operational environments can be very ...

Elite snipers from around the world gathered at Fort Bragg for a rigorous five-day competition testing their skills.

European snipers gathered on a US base in Germany in August for an international competition. The 2022 version of the European Best Sniper Team Competition was one of the largest ever. It took place ...

From the Army to the Coast Guard, US military snipers operate in environments far beyond Hollywood’s depiction. These highly trained marksmen combine precision shooting with advanced reconnaissance, ...

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – A Norwegian army sniper team from 1st Armored Battalion was named the winner in the 2025 U.S. Army Europe and Africa European Best Sniper Team Competition, in Grafenwoehr, ...

Seventeen sniper teams competed in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s International Sniper Competition on Fort Bragg.

A Montana Army National Guard soldier became the first woman in history to graduate from the U.S. Army Sniper Course at Fort Benning, Georgia. “We are extremely proud of this soldier’s achievement and ...

For more than a century, sharpshooters have played an important role in the evolution of special operations warfare. From the ...

Sniper weapons shifted warfare from mass formations to precision denial by forcing units to change movement and protect leadership. The Barrett M82 expanded sniper roles beyond personnel to include ...

The Barrett XM109 is one of the most advanced long-range rifles to enter modern military service. With a maximum effective range exceeding 6,000 feet, it is designed to engage light armored targets at ...

Former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roderick “Roger” Pugh served as a sniper during the second of his two deployments to the war in Iraq and when he left the military in 2013-14, the Alabama native now living ...