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How Precision Sniper Technology Reduced the Need for Massed Infantry

Infantry once relied on numbers to solve uncertainty. When soldiers could not see or hit targets precisely, the answer was ...

Daniel Morgan’s Revolutionary War riflemen were America’s original scout snipers

American riflemen from Col. Daniel Morgan's Provisional Rifle Corps are depicted at the Battle of Saratoga, October 7, 1777. ...
Yahoo

The Marine Corps has trained its final 8 scout snipers

The last eight Marines graduated from the course that trains scout snipers — an elite role the Marine Corps has scrapped as part of broader changes to the force. Eight Marines graduated from the last ...
Task & Purpose

Snipers need commanders to learn how to use them

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 ...
The National Interest

You Won’t Know How Deadly These Snipers Are Until It’s Too Late

Snipers utilize a craft all their own. It’s an odd one that involves small elite teams, armed with accurate rifles, often going out alone and away from the cover an army provides. Snipers are known ...
Forbes

Three Snipers Were Inside Building Trump Rally Shooter Fired From, Reports Say

Local law enforcement had reportedly stationed three snipers inside the building whose roof was used by the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Snipers on roof during Easter event part of security; 'It's the times that we live in'

Law enforcement snipers were seen on the roof of the Vero Beach Museum of Art on April 20 during an Easter event. The extra law enforcement presence is not in response to the April 17 mass shooting at ...