DHS says retired Marine sniper Dan LaLota’s firm is uniquely qualified to meet the government’s needs. LaLota tells WIRED his ...

The Marine Corps sniper community is seeking honor their community's fallen via a new war memorial. Members of the Marine Scout Sniper Heritage Foundation have a long-term plan, design and are raising ...

The Corps celebrated the M40 rifle with Redfield scope, the same type of weapon used by legendary Marine sniper Sgt. Charles "Chuck" Mawhinney.

In the summer of 2021, two years before the Corps axed the current iteration of the job, members of the Marine scout sniper community saw a growing need to preserve and catalog their heritage, one ...

A Marine sniper killed an enemy soldier 1.4 miles away in 1967 with a .50 caliber Browning machine gun. To this day, it remains the Corps' longest confirmed sniper kill shot.

Marine snipers struggle with outdated weaponsThe Marine Corps is known for fielding older equipment. In the 1991 Gulf War, when the Army was driving the brand-new M1A1 Abrams battle tanks, the ...

In 2003, when they entered Iraq again, Marine snipers carried the M40A1 sniper rifles, many of which began their careers shortly after the end of the Vietnam War.

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- Snipers have been the focus of envy and the personification of legends in the Marine Corps since men like Carlos Hathcock and Chuck Mawhinney looked down their ...

Using M40A6 sniper rifles, Marines fired on targets at unknown distances to test their skills and communications between marksmen and observers.

Marines who tested out the Corps' new sniper rifle were reportedly pleased with its performance, and the weapon is only one of the changes the service is looking to make to its arsenal.

Marine sniper teams are spread in and around the city, working night and day, using powerful scopes, thermal imaging equipment and specially modified bolt-action rifles that allow them to identify ...