Marine Corps' New Rifle Optic Is in Demand as Service Plans Upgrades to Infantry Battalions The additional optics are being given to infantry battalions and are part of the Corps' long-term modernization goals, a plan...
Marines Get More Chances at Upping Their Shooting Scores -- But There's a Catch Beginning Oct. 1, Marines who score as marksman and sharpshooter will be given two more attempts within the same year to...
Car Company Had a Big Hand in Making the M16 Rifle When you think of General Motors, you think of autos, but the carmaker played a big part in manufacturing the most widely...
The Army Forced to Change the Name of Its New Rifle The service's upcoming M5 from Sig Sauer will now be called the M7 after it was discovered Colt Industries also makes a...
How Well Do the Army's New Guns Perform? That's Classified, But Soldiers Will Carry More Weight, Less Ammo When soldiers get the new guns, they will carry less ammunition, given the 6.8mm is much heavier than the 5.56mm rounds the...
Stolen Army Assault Rifles Keep Showing Up in California Authorities in California’s agricultural heartland weren’t looking for a military assault rifle when they went to investigate...
US Judge Overturns California’s Ban on Assault Weapons Like the Swiss Army knife, the AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment.
Thinking About Weapons Safety You must obey numerous safety rules any time you are around military weapons. Treat all weapons as if they are loaded.
Army Investigating After National Guard Loses Rifle During Virginia Training Event Special agents with Army Criminal Investigation Command are investigating an incident in which the National Guard lost a...
Marine Corps Rifle Qualification Is Getting Its First Major Overhaul in More Than 100 Years Beginning Oct. 1, all active-duty Marines and sailors assigned to Fleet Marine Force will qualify with the demanding new ARQ.
Cavalry Soldiers at Fort Carson Can't See Doctors in the Early Morning Under New Rules An armor officer at Fort Carson, Colorado, this week issued a new set of policies to his formation effectively banning...
A Marine Recruiter's 'Grooming' of a Teenage Recruit Led to an Investigation. The Family Says He's Still Terrorizing Them. Thirty-six-year-old Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne is now under investigation by military authorities after self...
Cell Phones at Boot Camp: Navy Will Let Some Recruits Use Their Devices Beyond the announcement, the service offered few details about the policy change that promises to be a major shift in...
Most Would Encourage Military Service But Confidence in Armed Forces Remains Low, Survey Finds This year's survey found that 51% of respondents said they would encourage friends and family who were considering joining...
Rescue Efforts Underway for 8 Crew Members Aboard Air Force Osprey That Crashed in Japan Search-and-rescue operations are underway for the crew of an Air Force Osprey that crashed off the coast of a Japanese island...