The last eight Marines graduated from the course that trains scout snipers — an elite role the Marine Corps has scrapped as part of broader changes to the force. Eight Marines graduated from the last ...

The Marine Corps sniper community is seeking honor their community’s fallen via a new war memorial. Members of the USMC Scout Sniper Heritage Foundation have a long-term plan, design and are raising ...

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. Mawhinney died at ...

That count also makes him the deadliest sniper of the entire Vietnam War. For many years, Mawhinney did not boast or make public his record of confirmed kills. He didn't even go into detail with those ...

Explore the full spectrum of Marine Corps Infantry jobs, from Riflemen, Scout Snipers, and Recon Marines to Mortarmen, Anti-Tank Gunners, and elite MARSOC operators. Understand the skills, missions, ...

The Oregon Senate and House of Representatives have both passed a resolution honoring the late Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney, the longtime Baker City resident who holds the Marine Corps records for ...

This video discusses the United States Marine Corps Scout Snipers. USMC Scout Snipers are a secondary MOS (0317) for Marines, held by infantrymen and Reconnaissance Marines. In order to become a Scout ...

Addressing a widely circulated claim about the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing, a new investigation found that a man whom Marine Scout Snipers were denied permission to shoot was not the suicide bomber who ...

Alex Lemons, a former Marine sergeant who deployed to Iraq three times – including once as scout sniper – reflects on the video of four Marines urinating on the corpses of three dead Taliban in ...

Today, Hunter Hughes is a senior faceoff specialist for No. 7 men’s lacrosse — but not too long ago, he was a sniper in the United States Marine Corps. The 29-year-old, who walked onto the men’s ...

Chuck Mawhinney, the Camp Pendleton Marine who became the deadliest sniper in the corps’ history while serving in the Vietnam War, died on Monday at his home in Baker City, Oregon. He was 75. The ...