A competitor in the 16th Annual United States Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition runs across a range in a timed event, prior to engaging targets on a range at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 19, 2025. Twenty-one teams competed in the USASOC International Sniper Competition where instructors from the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School designed a series of events that challenged the three-person teams’ ability to work together engaging various targets at various distances for speed and accuracy in different types of environments. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
A competitor in the 16th Annual United States Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition runs across a range in a timed event, prior to engaging targets on a range at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 19, 2025. Twenty-one teams competed in the USASOC International Sniper Competition where instructors from the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School designed a series of events that challenged the three-person teams’ ability to work together engaging various targets at various distances for speed and accuracy in different types of environments. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
A competitor in the 16th Annual United States Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition runs across a range in a timed event, prior to engaging targets on a range at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 19, 2025. Twenty-one teams competed in the USASOC International Sniper Competition where instructors from the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School designed a series of events that challenged the three-person teams’ ability to work together engaging various targets at various distances for speed and accuracy in different types of environments. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Special Operations Center of Excellence, concluded the 2025 U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 16-20. With 21 teams from across the U.S. special operations force and allied forces, the 75th Ranger Regiment proved triumphant, securing first place followed by the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) in second...
The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Special Operations Center of Excellence, concluded the 2025 U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 16-20.
With 21 teams from across the U.S. special operations force and allied forces, the 75th Ranger Regiment proved triumphant, securing first place followed by the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) in second and the Netherlands in third.
The competition tested sniper teams on a variety of skills – from performance, precision shooting to fieldcraft – highlighting the importance of honing lethal capabilities in line with the Department of Defense’s continued focus on lethality, warfighting, and...
03.24.2025 | NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by Elvia Kelly
