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  • U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jim Gilliland – Previously held the record for the longest recorded confirmed kill with a 7.62×51mm NATO rifle at 1,250 m (1,367 yd) with a M24, killing an Iraqi insurgent sniper in Ramadi, Iraq on 27 September 2005.[5]
  • U.S. Army SGT Christopher Dale Abbott: As part of a U.S. Army counter-IED team in Iraq in 2007–2008, Abbott recorded 22 confirmed kills with an M24 7.62×51mm rifle for a period of only 7 months before being injured and sent out of theater. He and his team were tasked with seeking out insurgents placing IEDs along frequently used supply routes.[citation needed]
  • U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Timothy L. Kellner – As of 2010, Kellner is still active as a sniper in the U.S. Army, with 78 confirmed kills during the Iraq War and 3 in Haiti.[6]