California Marine unit loses M110 sniper rifleBattalion Landing Team 1/5 reported the rifle unaccounted for “following a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle movement."By Irene Loewenson14 days ago
Sig Sauer wants to be ‘the small arms company of the US military’The company won the handgun, rifle and automatic rifle, 6.8mm rifle contracts and is competing for the medium machine gun replacement.By Todd South2 months ago
Job changes have come to the Marine Corps ― what you need to knowIn the Marine Corps' revised job manual: reconnaissance snipers, enlisted Marine historians, warrant officers who care for the dead and more.By Irene Loewenson3 months ago
The Marine Corps has trained its final 8 scout snipersThe Marine Corps is cutting infantry battalions’ scout sniper platoons and replacing them with scout platoons.By Irene Loewenson3 months ago
MacDill Air Force Base orders evacuations as Hurricane Idalia nearsThe National Hurricane Center expects Idalia to become a hurricane later on Monday.By Zamone Perez and Jonathan Lehrfeld7 months ago
Doubts about scout snipers arose in infantry units, No. 2 Marine saysThe Marine Corps’ controversial decision to scrap scout sniper platoons “came from the ground up."By Irene Loewenson9 months ago