William Zana, the only guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to reach the rank of general, took a final shift on his last ...

Armed with a 7.62-mm M14 battle rifle (and plans for a lighter standard ... about the future of warfare. The US military had relied on the M1 combat helmet since the United States entered World ...

U.S. Army snipers were trained in South Vietnam and issued XM21 rifles from the Rock Island Arsenal. In total, the Rock Island Arsenal converted 1,435 target-grade M14 rifles into M21s by adding a ...

The Army Material Command initially rejected the weapon for the M14. Yet, an investigation ... enough to justify completely ...

Meanwhile, the Military District of Washington prepared ... The platoon adopted the M14 rifle in 1964 in place of the earlier M1903 Springfield and M1 Garand, then added the Beretta M9 in 1988.

The M6 bayonet-knife was used as a bayonet on the M14 series rifle and as a hand weapon. The M7 bayonet-knife was used as a bayonet on the M16 series rifle, the M4 carbine and as a hand weapon.

The Army recently awarded a contract that will result in the fielding of 250 XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle (ESR) weapon systems chambered for .300 Winchester Magnum ammunition. The new chambering ...

1364 - First recorded use of a firearm. 1380 - Hand guns are known across Europe. 1400s - The matchlock gun appears. Before the matchlock, guns were fired by holding a burning wick to a "touch ...

The Army has awarded a contract for a new variable-power rifle optic designed to replace ... for targets at 300 meters, as Military.com previously reported. With the DVO, soldiers would be able ...

in support of a military-led disarmament campaign in all of the barangays in Cotabato City and other Central Mindanao cities and provinces. Nafarrete said the owners of the two M14 rifles and 60 ...

The Intercollegiate Rifle team consists of students representing the undergraduate ... It is a hallmark of our history, our tradition, and permeates our culture. As a distinguished Senior Military ...