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I'm a sniper in the US Army, and Hollywood doesn't show you the hardest part of my job

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 19:45

SSG Cho told Business Insider that movies focus on a sniper's precision marksmanship, but miss some of the hardest parts of the job. — SSG Cho told Business Insider that movies focus on a sniper's precision marksmanship, but miss some of the hardest parts of the job.
Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho

Military & Defense, Defense, us-army, Sniper, Hollywood, Movies

I'm a US Army sniper in the Arctic, a beast of a place that can chew up even the strongest soldiers

Sat, 04/06/2024 - 07:45

Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho holding a sniper rifle. — Cho told Business Insider the Arctic can be an challenging beast, but soldiers can thrive in it like any other environment.
Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho

Military & Defense, Defense, Sniper, Army, arctic, us-army, as-told-to

The FBI has arrested a self-touted militia sniper who says he was planning to attack people at the southern border

Wed, 02/07/2024 - 04:51

Tech Insider : Politics

Immigrants trying to cross the Texan border despite heightened security measures in Eagle Pass. — Immigrants trying to cross the Texan border despite heightened security measures in Eagle Pass.
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images

politics, insider-news, southern-border, Sniper, FBI

US special operations forces are searching for a new extreme long-range rifle for their next big fight as Ukraine shows the damage that snipers can do

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 10:00

A team of Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) fire at long range targets during the Menton 2022 Best Sniper Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 8, 2022 — A team of Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) fire at long range targets during the Menton 2022 Best Sniper Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 8, 2022
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thoman Johnson

Military & Defense, Sniper, special-operations, socom, Ukraine, Russia

The Ukrainian sniper team claiming the world's longest kill shot described how they shot a Russian officer from over 2 miles away

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 14:10

A composite image showing, left, a Ukrainian Territorial Defense brigade sniper in training, used for illustration purposes only, and a view of the claimed longest sniper shot highlighted in a circle in footage released by Ukrainian Special forces in November 2023. — A Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces soldier trains with a sniper rifle (left).

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, ukraine-war, Sniper, speed-desk

A Ukrainian sniper said he tracked and took out a Russian for wounding his friend

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 05:06

sniper ukraine — 5: A Ukrainian sniper with the 28th Brigade looks towards a Russian position from a frontline trench outside of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on March 5, 2023.
John Moore/Getty Images

Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, russia-ukraine, Sniper, uk-weekend, news-uk

A Ukrainian sniper called the Ghost of Bakhmut says he's personally killed 113 Russians. He explains how his elite unit hunts the enemy.

Sun, 10/01/2023 - 07:34

The Ghost of Bakhmut, commander of an elite team of Ukrainian snipers, seen carrying a rifle. — The Ghost of Bakhmut, commander of an elite team of Ukrainian snipers.
Courtesy of the Ghost of Bakhmut

Military & Defense, Ukraine, russia-ukraine-war, Sniper, Bakhmut, uk-weekend, news-uk

Ukrainian snipers hunting top enemy commanders are exploiting one of the Russian military's biggest vulnerabilities

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 16:53

A view from the viewfinder of a Ukrainian sniper rifle at a shooting range amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 09, 2023. — A view from the viewfinder of a Ukrainian sniper rifle at a shooting range amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 09, 2023.
Ignacio Marin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, Sniper

Ukrainian sniper ripped apart by a Russian shell says he had 16 operations to put his teeth and body back together so he could return to the front lines

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 17:24

A Ukrainian sniper calibrates the telescopic sight of his rifle during heavy shelling in Siversk, Ukraine, July 08th, 2022. — A Ukrainian sniper, not one interviewed by CNN, calibrates the telescopic sight of his rifle during heavy shelling in Siversk, Ukraine, July 8, 2022.
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, Sniper

Ukrainian snipers say they don't care for big leafy ghillie suits, but they're fans of these Western rifles

Sat, 08/05/2023 - 09:03

Ukrainian snipers attend shooting training near the frontline amid Russia-Ukraine war in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on February 18, 2023 — Ukrainian snipers attend shooting training near the front line amid Russia-Ukraine war in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on February 18, 2023.
Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, Sniper

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