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The SOCOM 16 and SOCOM II are largely identical to the standard M1A, but feature a 16.25-inch (413 mm) barrel, rather than the standard model's 22-inch (560 mm) barrel. The specially designed muzzle brake is designed to reduce the increased recoil produced by the shorter barrel.
The potential participation of the Marine Corps in SOCOM has been controversial since SOCOM was formed in 1986. [8] At the time, Marine Corps leaders felt that their Force Reconnaissance (FORECON) units were best kept in the Marine Corps' Marine Air-Ground Task Force command structure and that the detachment of an elite Marine special ...
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Armed Forces.
A SOCOM variant of the M1A. The company's rifle offerings include the M1A, the Hellion (imported VHS-2), and the SAINT line of AR-15 style rifles and short-barreled rifles. The M1A line includes offerings such as standard, loaded, SOCOM, national match, and tanker models.
Smith Enterprise builds 30 mm scope rings and scope mounts primarily for use on AR-15, M16, M1A and M14 rifles. In 2005, Smith was the only company in the United States to produce scope rings and mounts via wire-cut electrical discharge machining (EDM). [20]
FORT LIBERTY — The U.S. Army Special Warfare Center and School is investigating an inappropriate video that was streamed during the 1st Special Warfare Training Group’s command change ceremony ...
The Armed Overwatch program is the seventh effort by the US military to evaluate or purchase commercial, off-the-shelf turboprop aircraft for reconnaissance and attack duties over the past fourteen years: it follows the US Navy's Imminent Fury combat test (2008), [21] the US Air Force's Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance program (LAAR, 2009 ...
This fills the gap of semi-automatic sniper rifles as most all of the M110A1 rifles issued were the SDMR variant and not designed for sniper work. [16] The M110A2 was first seen at AUSA 2021 where it was displayed alongside a 14.5" SOCOM M110 rechambered for 6.5 Creedmoor. [17]