rifleman

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He served as a rifleman, mortarman and machine gunner and his most recent appointment was as a Section Second in Command within the Assault Pioneer Platoon.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Bek Ismailov, a 60-year-old rifleman visiting the parade, told AFP he wanted a "Russia without war".

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

In the future, Breuer predicts, “Every rifleman will need to be a drone pilot.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Trained as a rifleman, Anderson found himself in Vietnam’s Quang Tri province.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

Every American was a rifleman by birth, and one American was worth ten or twenty foreigners in a fight.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck