Today’s Photos are of scout sniper team members in the U.S. Marines.

Above you can see U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Bryce Hopkins, a scout sniper with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-6 shooting the SASR M107 Barrett .50 Cal during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California 2019.

The last we heard of the M107 Barrett was that the US Army orders more of them.

 

Below: U.S. Navy HM3 Bryan Hayden, a corpsman with the scout sniper team, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-6 helps prepare the SASR M107 Barrett .50 Cal.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)

 

 

Below: Using the Kestrel to get a sense of the wind. U.S. Marine Cpl. Ricardo Perez, a scout sniper with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-6 measures the wind speed (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)

Below: Preparing to provide long-distance fire support. Note the suppressor.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)

Below: U.S. Marines Cpl. Ricardo Perez and Lance Cpl. Bryce Hopkins, both scout snipers with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide long-distance fire support  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)

Below:  The SASR M107 Barrett .50 Cal while conducting the Air Assault Course (AAC) (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)

Below: Loading the .50 Cal rounds into a magazine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)

Below: Providing long-distance fire support with the .50 BMG. Notice the tape around the exit lens of the scope. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Victor A. Mancilla)