FORT BENNING, Ga. – One clear morning a few months ago, among the tall pines and broad sprawl of Fort Benning, 1st Sgt. Kevin L. Sipes phoned someone he knows over at the big unit here that trains ...

FORT HARRISON, Mont. — The first woman to ever complete the U.S. Army Sniper Course just happens to be a Soldier of the Montana Army National Guard. As stated in a release, she graduated from the U.S.

Though her childhood nickname was “Sniper,” there was no guarantee that’s what Army Sgt. Maciel Hay would become. “I grew up shooting, mostly rifles and handguns, on my family’s ranches in Rocklin, ...

A Montana Army National Guard soldier became the first woman in history to graduate from the U.S. Army Sniper Course at Fort Benning, Georgia. “We are extremely proud of this soldier’s achievement and ...