A question specific to the US Navy and not the US Marines is did the US Navy have a sniper program during the Vietnam war and did the Navy field war fighters?

Answer 1

1. No one used the term "war fighter" during WWII or Vietnam War. Its a new term accepted after those wars.

2. Snipers (US Sharpshooters/US Marksmen) have never been officially accepted by any US Military branch; EXCEPT during the actual war. Then DISBANDED after the war.

3. Nearly all special units (special outfits) received special "sniper"/"marksmanship"/"sharpshooter" practice (skills) during their operational training: Green Beret (SF), SEALs, etc.

Specific to your question: No. The US Navy, US Air Force, US Coast Guard simply performed their normal duties. Even the USMC & US Army did NOT accept sniper schools until the very late 1960s (about 1969) for the Corps and the US Army didn't get on the band wagon until the 1980s! Then they established official permanent sniper schools in the United States. The US Armys official sniper schools were in South Vietnam and only at Division Camps. Another words Division trained them. The only exception to that was the 5th Mech Inf Division at Quang Tri (I Corps) they were only a brigade (1st Bde) so that brigade had to train its own snipers. When the war ended those men were disbanded.