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US military names its newest top warfighters

The US Army recently held two competitions devoted to Army Ranger skills and marksmanship—and two new teams came out on top.
BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland — “There are fundamental differences between how we conduct reconnaissance and sniper operations and how they do,” said a U.S. Army sniper in training with 3rd Battalion, 8th ...
As the Army enhances Soldier lethality, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition’s (JPEO A&A) Product ...
FORT BRAGG — Vans pulled up to Fort Bragg ranges March 18, depositing snipers who soon began firing their weapons. The snipers were participating in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s ...
Flickr - DVIDSHUB - Sniper course (Image 1 of 4)© "Flickr - DVIDSHUB - Sniper course (Image 1 of 4)" by DVIDSHUB is licensed under BY 2.0. Sniper rifles have played a critical role in modern warfare, ...
FORT BENNING — The International Sniper Competition, which drew shooters and spotters from across the globe to a shooting range in the sandy, piney scrublands of western Georgia, concluded here the ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa City author Chris Martin takes readers into elite training programs and deadly warzones in his new ...
Precision rifles like the McMillan TAC-50, Barrett M107, and Accuracy International AXSR chamber powerful cartridges (.50 BMG, .338 Lapua Magnum, .408 CheyTac) engineered to deliver consistent ...