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Ukrainian Sniper, 58, Sets New World Record with 2.36-Mile Kill Shot
In 2023, Vyacheslav Kovalskiy, a 58-year-old Ukrainian civilian-turned-sniper, set a new world record for the longest ...
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Army Sniper school candidates discover the key to lethality is 'a high tolerance for discomfort'
(Editor's Note: This is the second article of a four-part series on the U.S. Army Sniper School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Links to past articles in the series are below.) FORT BENNING, Ga.
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A woman just graduated the US Army’s sniper school for the first time ever
A Montana Army National Guard soldier is the first woman ever to graduate from the Army’s intensive, seven-week sniper course. The soldier, who the Army is not identifying upon her request ...
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'Don't come here unless you are prepared': U.S. Army Sniper School sets high bar for candidates
(Editor's Note: This is the final installment of a four-part series on the U.S. Army Sniper School at Fort Benning, Georgia. For previous articles in the series, please see the links below.) ...
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The Army’s Lethal New Sniper Rifle Is Still In The Works Despite Cancellation Fears
The Army’s standard-issue rifle replacement program may have died before it even really started, but the branch’s new and improved sniper rifle isn’t going anywhere. On Sept. 20, the Army ...
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Shoot like a sniper — top Army marksmen reveal how they take out targets from far away
"There are a million things that go into being a sniper, and you have to be good at all of them," a US Army sniper told Business Insider. Hidden, the sniper peers through his scope. Watching from ...
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Army snipers played hide-and-seek to test new camouflaged ghillie suits for next-level combat
US Army snipers recently conducted visual testing for new camouflaged ghillie suits, which are expected to enhance soldier lethality. Testing involved an activity similar to the classic game of ...
The Hill1y
Army school graduates its first active-duty female sniper
The U.S. Army school graduated its first active-duty female sniper in November, the Army recently announced. Sgt. Maciel Hay, a cavalry scout with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Europe, was one of ...
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How an Army Rangers sniper became ‘The Reaper’
Irving, the first black sniper in the Army’s Third Ranger Battalion, which had previously fought in the “Black Hawk Down” incident in Somalia, killed 33 men in less than four months.
Army Times6y
Army and special operations snipers put new ghillie suit to the test
An Army sniper wearing the current Flame Resistant Ghillie System is pictured. The new Improved Ghillie System looks to enhance the snipers' lethality and survivability while being simpler and ...
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This unit’s going airborne with the Army’s newest sniper rifle
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne recently conducted tests of the Army’s newest offering for a compact sniper rifle — and they liked it. Earlier this month snipers with the 82nd at Fort Bragg ...