For decades, the limits of infantry combat were defined by how far a rifle could realistically reach. Then a handful of ...

The rise of sniper weapons marked a turning point in warfare. No longer could commanders move freely or assume safety behind ...

Adm. William Gortney said Monday that it took only three shots for Navy snipers to kill the trio of pirates holding captain Richard Phillips hostage on a lifeboat drifting in the high sea. Interviewed ...