page_title: Sniper
section_title: Modern warfare
hierarchical_section_title: Sniper / Modern warfare
caption_attribution_description: English: Sgt. Jeremy Rutledge watches the perimeter with his 50 Caliber Sniper rifle, November 29, 2007, Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Sgt. Rutledge is from the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Luke Thornberry)(Released)
context_page_description: A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision rifles and high-magnification optics, and often also serve as scouts/observers feeding tactical information back to their units or command headquarters.
  In addition to long-range and high-grade marksmanship, military snipers are trained in a variety of special operation techniques: detection, stalking, target range estimation methods, camouflage, field craft, infiltration, special reconnaissance and observation, surveillance and target acquisition.
caption: Over-watch being provided by an army sergeant during a high-level meeting. (Baghdad, Iraq)
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