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 ...

The Marine Corps is throwing down cash to test-drive the same compact sniper rifle the Army has pursued in recent months. But while its 7.62mm rounds pack the punch required by scout snipers ...

The Marine Corps plans on adopting the Mk 13 Mod 7 sniper rifle for Marine scout snipers, officials confirmed to Marine Corps Times on April 2, a much-needed and long-overdue replacement for the ...

Marines will soon begin replacing the M110 with the Army's Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System rifle. (Sgt. Conner Robbins/Marine Corps) Marines will replace another sniper rifle in their arsenal ...

The Corps says it only has 150 sergeants and below holding the coveted 0317 scout sniper job field. (Cpl. April L. Price/Marine Corps) A legendary Marine Corps sniper who earned the Silver Star ...

The Marine Corps has officially hit full operational capability on its new sniper rifle a year ahead of schedule. The Corps ...

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 ...

The Marine Corps has deemed a new sniper rifle fully operational a year ahead of schedule, providing troops with a weapon that is expected to give reconnaissance and infantry units the ability to ...

The US Marine Corps’ deadliest sniper, Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney, who went nearly two decades avoiding any recognition for his kill record until it was revealed in a book, has died.

Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock holds the Marine Corps record for the longest confirmed sniper kill shot. The late Marine sniper set the record in 1967 with a M-2 .50 caliber Browning machine gun.

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 ...