Marines reject Army’s SIG M7 rifle, opting to keep H&K M27

The Marine Corps rejected adopting the M7 rifle, citing concerns about size, weight, and its unique mission requirements.
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Marine Corps infantry’s secret weapon: A $9.95 unofficial website

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year, an idea began percolating among some Marine infantry officers: How could they draft principles and procedures for if ...
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Marines pass on Army’s M7 and keep the M27 in frontline use

Why would one service decline a new rifle built for greater range and penetration while another is fielding it as a centerpiece of infantry modernization? The Marine Corps has now answered that ...
Military Times

Marines to get most significant marksmanship overhaul in 100 years

Marines fire on a range at Twentynine Palms, California. The Corps will soon see significant changes to its shooting protocols. (Cpl. Joshua Pinkney/Marine Corps) A complex new shooting assessment ...
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First Women Marines Graduate from Infantry Training

The Marines' infantry program requires candidates to spend long days and nights in primitive conditions and to complete a grueling 20 kilometer hike with 85 pounds of gear. For the first time today, ...
Military Times

Stick to your guns: Why the Marine Corps is opting for the M27 over the Army’s M7

The M27 IAR is chambered for 5.56mm NATO legacy cartridge, while the M7 rifle is chambered for the larger and more modern ...
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US Marine Infantry: Why They're The World's Premier Fighting Force?

Want to know more about Infantry Marines? Marine Infantry is one of the deadliest fighting forces the world has ever seen. With an extensive history on the battlefield, and a major component of a lot ...
Task & Purpose

Historic ‘China Marines’ battalion converts into latest Littoral Combat Team

An infantry battalion known as the “China Marines,” has been reborn as a littoral combat team as part of the Marine Corps’ force structure changes that focus on China and the Pacific. At a March 3 ...
Marine Corps Times

Lejeune Marines run first live munition drop from fielded drone

Marines with the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry — East, load a Mjolnir munitions system on a SkyRaider. (Cpl. Zachariah Ferraro/Marine Corps) Marines at the School of ...
Task & Purpose

Here is every rifle Marines have used in the last 250 years

There are many like it — 18, in fact. A new scrolling feature posted on the Marine Corps website walks through a vital string of identity to the Corps: a history of every rifle model that any Marine ...
Time

Hey Army: Why You So Far Behind the Marines When It Comes to Women?

The recent announcement by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos that he is exploring ways to better integrate female Marines into combat units came hot on the heels of a policy shift that will ...