Tarrol Walker Peterson is a retired U.S. Army sniper, former senior instructor and officer in charge of the U.S. Army Sniper School, sniper-program developer, precision-weapons subject-matter expert, and equipment inventor.
Professional Biography
Official Army reporting identified Peterson as a senior instructor at the U.S. Army Sniper School at Fort Benning in 2007. His instruction included precision rifle employment, range estimation, stalking, camouflage, concealment, and the fieldcraft that separates sniper employment from marksmanship alone. Independent professional reporting later identified him as a former officer in charge of the school and an organizer of the U.S. Army International Sniper Competition.
After retiring from active military service, Peterson continued supporting the sniper community. In 2017, he returned as a U.S. Army Sniper Association instructor for a program serving Illinois and Puerto Rico National Guard sniper teams. The course addressed a persistent institutional problem: qualified snipers returning to units that lacked the instructors, ammunition planning, ranges, targets, and training structure needed to sustain their skills.
Peterson helped teach participants how to design and conduct their own continuing training, forecast ammunition, establish ranges and targets, and maintain camouflage and stalking skills. This instructor-development approach multiplied the value of formal schoolhouse training by helping teams preserve capability after graduation.
His experience also extends into precision-weapons and optics evaluation. Peterson and Jesse Brian Thompson are named inventors on a U.S. patent for a heat-deflecting suppressor cover designed to reduce mirage in the shooter’s line of sight without simply trapping heat around the suppressor.
P&S Connection
Within the Extended P&S Network, Peterson contributes expertise in sniper training, fieldcraft, instructor development, precision-rifle systems, optics, competition, and the preservation of institutional knowledge. His work emphasizes developing the complete sniper and building training systems that survive beyond any single instructor.
Selected Sources
- DVIDS — Ivy Men Learn How to Take One Shot for One Kill
- National Guard — Newly Designed Sniper Course
- Soldier Systems Daily — Long Range Operators Challenge AAR
- U.S. Patent US10466003 — Heat-Deflecting Suppressor Cover
Profile last reviewed: September 10, 2026.
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Tarrol Walker Peterson → U.S. Army sniper → U.S. Army Sniper School → senior instructor → officer in charge → Army Sniper Association → sniper sustainment → instructor development → fieldcraft → stalking → precision rifle → International Sniper Competition → optics evaluation → suppressor mirage → equipment development → Extended P&S Network