The United States Marine Corps disbanded its elite and historic scout sniper program as part of its extensive revamp to adapt infantry battalions to future warfare. The age-old MOS (Military ...

A nonprofit organization representing the Marine Corps’ elite scout snipers is blasting a decision by the service branch to get rid of the position, decrying the move as "misguided" and "ill ...

The Marine Corps is getting rid of its Scout Sniper Platoons as part of massive force structure changes, but Marine reconnaissance and special operations units will continue to have their own ...

WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps has phased out its elite scout sniper platoons as part of a large-scale redesign of the service’s infantry battalions to adapt to future warfare, service ...

(Lance Cpl. Manuel Alvarado/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps is scrapping its scout sniper program and will soon house its snipers under reconnaissance, rather than infantry, battalions. Instead of ...

the USMC Scout Sniper Association is holding a raffle drawing on March 17, 2022, to support Marine Scout Snipers who've served in this unique, specialized role, as well as their families.

Marines in the final scout sniper course breathe in tear gas during a training event at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 13. (Lance Cpl. Zachary Candiani/Marine Corps) The last eight Marines ...

Snipers train to disappear in any environment in stalking exercises, where snipers attempt to sneak up on a simulated enemy, set up a forward firing position, and take a shot without being detected.

Whenever Maj. Edward J. “Jim” Land (USMC-Ret.) lectures at his former command, the Marine Weapons Training Battalion at Quantico, Va., the young Marines—Scout Sniper instructors and students ...

Johnathan Taylor served as a scout sniper in the United States Marine Corps for eight years. He is now the president of the USMC Scout Sniper Association, an organization helping veteran snipers ...

The Marine Corps is getting rid of one of its most elite and storied jobs -- the scout sniper. Official message traffic leaked to social media last week described a switch from scout sniper ...