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Marine scout sniper candidates with Scout Sniper Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment fire at targets from an unknown distance during a live-fire exercise at SR-10 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 22, 2015. The live-fire exercise was the last event during a two-week Basic Scout Sniper Course Preparation Course. - Marine scout sniper candidates with Scout Sniper Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment fire at targets from an unknown distance during a live-fire exercise at SR-10 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 22, 2015. The live-fire exercise was the last event during a two-week Basic Scout Sniper Course Preparation Course.

Candidates for Scout Sniper Platoon dig deep to complete two-week preparation course

Stealthily making his way through the brush under the beating sun, a Marine gradually makes his way closer to instructors searching for him through high-powered binoculars. Over the course of two hours, he steadily moves over 250 meters to get to his final firing position where he will set up in position to take a shot on one of the men searching

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1/28/2026 - https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/san-diego/camp-pendleton-drone-exercises/

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