JACKSONVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES Marine students undergoing the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Center’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course depart a field following a stalking exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The exercise required students to traverse approximately 1,000 … [Read more...]
Scout Sniper
In The Mind Of a Marine Scout Sniper
U.S. Marine and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force scout snipers take you behind the rifle during exercise Forest Light at Somagahara, Japan, March 10, 2017. Forest Light is one of various bi-lateral training opportunities conducted by JGSDF and deployed U.S. Marine forces to … [Read more...]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Camouflage and concealment
A southern black racer snake slithers across the barrel of Alabama National Guard Pfc. William Snyder's rifle. His camouflaged ghillie suit worked so well it hid him from the snake during this training exercise! *Courtesy of The National Guard … [Read more...]
Watch: The First 2 Weeks of U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper Training
Marine Corps Scout Snipers are legendary in the community. Once you have passed the initial screening and get accepted into a STA platoon you start learning the basics of fieldcraft, scouting, stalking, land navigation and long-range precision shooting. Once you have proven … [Read more...]
Marine Snipers Developing the skill for one shot, one kill
QUANTICO, VA, UNITED STATES A Marine chambers a new round in his M40 sniper rifle while firing from the 1,000-yard line during the Scout Sniper Basic Course on Oct. 5. The students spend 15-days firing the Known Distance Course early in their training to hone the skills needed … [Read more...]
Predator and prey: Pre-Scout Sniper students stalk targets
JACKSONVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES A Marine student undergoing the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Center’s Pre-Scout Sniper Course departs a field following a stalking exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The DCSC offers several infantry-based courses to enhance the … [Read more...]
Predator and prey: Pre-Scout Sniper students stalk targets
JACKSONVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES Cpl. Brighten Bell, a student undergoing the 2nd Marine Division Combat Skills Center Pre-Scout Sniper Course, acquires a target during a stalking exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2016. The exercise required students to traverse … [Read more...]