“Ghillie suits provide snipers that edge and flexibility to maintain a concealed position, which is partial to our trade,” said Staff Sgt. Ricky Labistre, a tester and sniper team leader with ...

The event puts sniper students through their paces and their ghillie suits to the test. A clean, fresh-looking ghillie suit could get the sniper killed in combat. Visit the Business section of ...

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kissta DiGregorio 82nd Airborne Division sniper. Ghillie suits are also dangerous to the wearer in other ways. Plaster describes them as “like an old Christmas tree ...

A ghillie suit is designed ... Joshua Jones, another sniper instructor, identified two decidedly difficult environments for concealment — fresh snow and the urban environments.

A number of new ghillie suits were tested by the snipers, and Sgt. Bryce Fox, a sniper team leader with 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment, explained how the improved suit is necessary in an ...

U.S. Army uniform officials are working on a lightweight, modular ghillie suit for snipers to replace ... The FRGS was first fielded in 2012 at the Army Sniper School at Fort Benning, Georgia ...

More than camouflage, it’s a weapon of survival. For over a century, ghillie suits have turned snipers into shadows—and shadows into deadly threats. Mark Carney Wins Canadian Election ...

“No two ghillie suits are going to be the same ... land navigation, and urban sniper operations. Through the course, students study advanced camouflage techniques with the use of hides ...

On the front lines, the snipers deploy with a "whole golf bag" of rifles, they said, but they are leaving the big leafy camouflage outfits known as ghillie suits behind because they're much more of a ...

Ghillie suits are also dangerous to the wearer in other ways. Plaster describes them as “like an old Christmas tree waiting for a spark," and relates the story of a sniper whose suit went up in ...