Marines who earn the lesser marksman and sharpshooter badges during rifle or pistol range qualification will get two more chances to hit the range. (Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay/Marine Corps ...

Vietnam veteran and lifelong community advocate David Brisbane of Bristol has been named the 2025 inductee to the New York ...

One enemy sharpshooter came dangerously close to ... the Korean War and continued during the Vietnam War. While the Marine Corps still uses heavy machine guns, its snipers generally do not.

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO ... if it passed the standards at any of the three acceptable levels of marksman, sharpshooter or expert. Now, for a prequalification score to be accepted, it must ...

To pass the course, you must earn at least 190 points, which will qualify you to wear the Marine Corps marksmanship badge. To become a sharpshooter, you must earn at least 210 points. In order to ...

The Marine Corps has published new marksmanship guidelines, shifting how Marines are scored on their annual rifle qualifications and how those in the early stages of training are initially tested.

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 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 ...