FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. — A rifle is fired, the cracking sound of the gunfire splits the quiet, sending a round-down range at more than twice the speed of sound. Smoke from the muzzle hangs in the air for ...

Drill sergeants traded in their campaign hats for patrol caps as they took aim in the 2026 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships ...

Firearms designed for elite operators often failed in average hands due to recoil demands and maintenance complexity. Battle rifles like the M14 and FAL proved nearly uncontrollable in full-auto ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A complex new shooting assessment program that requires Marines to be fast, mobile and accurate is rolling out across the Marine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2018, Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration published an internal capabilities assessment of service marksmanship ...

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Long before Marine Staff Sgt. Payton Garcia matched a 66-year-old Marine Corps marksmanship record last month, he was pretty sure he was a good shot. “I did my first [Marine Corps marksmanship] match ...

The Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), with funding from the National Rifle Association, is providing high school students with marksmanship and gun safety training, according to a ...

Military history includes many firearms that appeared highly effective on paper but proved difficult for the average soldier to use properly in real-world conditions. In many cases, the problem was ...

A new study of Marine Corps marksmanship, set to take place over three fiscal years, is being undertaken by the Naval Health Research Center. (Naval Health Research Center) In 2018, Marine Corps ...