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...
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...
Cots, MREs, Per Diem: Army Offers New Details for Soldiers Sent to Massive D.C. Military Parade Thousands of soldiers flying or busing into Washington, D.C., next month will be sleeping on cots, eating mostly MREs (and...
ICE Agents Will Be Posted at Gates of 3 Marine Corps Bases as Part of Pilot Program The Marine Corps is partnering with federal immigration authorities under a pilot program the service says is aimed at...
Hegseth Starts Evangelical Prayer Services at Pentagon with His Tennessee Church Pastor The defense secretary's personal pastor from a Tennessee church whose leaders have a documented history of advocating for...
Soldiers Face Tougher Reenlistment Rules as Army Plans Troop Reductions The Army is halting a popular program that allowed soldiers to extend their enlistments in short increments, a shift that...
4 Siblings Joined the Military. Almost 30 Years Later, Only 2 Remain We were a close family. All four siblings joined the military, prompting the local office to send my mother and me honorary...