Top Marine Says Service Has Finally Settled on 13-Grunt Rifle Squads The commandant said that the changes were informed by bottom-up feedback from Marines in the fleet, "empowered by our...
Soldiers Give the Army's New Rifle Optic Low Ratings Soldiers graded the XM157 Fire Control smart scope for the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon rifles as "below average...
New Marine Sniper Rifle Reaches Full Operational Capability Ahead of Schedule The Marine Corps' Mk22 Advanced Sniper Rifle will eventually replace the M40A6 and Mk13 Mod 7 in the service's arsenal.
The 5 Longest-Distance Sniper Kills in Military History The top five longest-distance confirmed sniper kills all came from shots fired at more than a mile away, with the top two...
During Basic Training, Airmen and Guardians Now Required to Carry Practice M4 Rifles at Most Times Airmen and Guardians will receive the nonfunctioning M4 rifle when they arrive at basic military training and will carry and...
Marine Corps Wants Rifle-Mounted Jammers, 'Buckshot-Like' Ammo to Help Grunts Counter Drones The Corps wants to make sure every individual Marine is equipped to deal with low-cost, weaponized drones no matter where...
The Marine Corps Is Changing How Marines Qualify on the Rifle Range The changes, which are effective immediately, include a greater focus on getting Marines to shoot at expert levels versus...
Colt's Halt to Civilian AR-15 Sales Could Prompt Other Gunmakers to Exit Market Despite the decrease in demand, the AR-15 is still an extremely popular rifle.
The Army Has Finally Fielded Its Next Generation Squad Weapons The Army has officially fielded its Next Generation Squad Weapon systems to its first unit, replacing its M4 and M249 weapons...
US Military Searching for New Long-Range Sniper Rifle in Bid to Keep Edge over Russia and China U.S. Special Operations Command is searching for an "Extreme Long Range-Sniper Rifle" to replace the Barrett M107 and Mk 15...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
