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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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soldiers maneuver a Stryker Combat Vehicle at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. (Staff Sgt. Julie Jaeger/U.S.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin Manriques fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle during training at Twentynine Palms, California. (Cpl. Keegan Jones/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps is opting to keep the ...
Although it is uncommon for Army helicopters to operate from Navy warships—Marine Corps assets fly from Navy warships all the time—it is not unheard of, especially during contingencies. Last week, a ...
From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...
The amount of maintenance done on ground vehicles over the last decade has steadily declined, the Government Accountability Office found. By Nicholas Slayton Published Sep 27, 2025 8:01 AM EDT A new ...
The majority of ground combat vehicles used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps are not ready to take part in missions due to a lack of maintenance and shortages of spare parts, warns a congressional ...