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In 1983, the US Marine Corps adopted the M16A2 rifle, and the US Army adopted it in 1986. The M16A2 fires the improved 5.56×45mm (M855/SS109) cartridge and has a newer adjustable rear sight, case deflector, heavy barrel, improved handguard, pistol grip, and buttstock, as well as a semi-auto and three-round burst fire selector. [21]
The Special Operations Peculiar MODification (SOPMOD) kit is an accessory system for the M4A1 carbine, CQBR, FN SCAR Mk 16/17, HK416 and other weapons used by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) special forces units, though it is not specific to SOCOM.
5.56×45mm NATO: Army, Marine Corps: M16A4 still in use with some Marine Corps units. HK416: Assault rifle: Heckler & Koch: 5.56×45mm NATO: USSOCOM: Piston operated rifle, ergonomics and controls based on the M16/M4 platform. M27 IAR: Assault rifle, Squad automatic weapon: Heckler & Koch: 5.56×45mm NATO: Marine Corps
In 2007, the USMC ordered its officers (up to the rank of lieutenant colonel) and staff non-commissioned officers to carry the M4 carbine instead of the M9 handgun. [22] This is in keeping with the Marine Corps doctrine, "Every Marine a rifleman." [23] The Marine Corps, however, chose the full-sized M16A4 over the M4 as its standard infantry rifle.
The most notable adopter of the AN/PEQ-16 as the standard infantry LAM was the United States Marine Corps (USMC) with the initial introduction of the M27 IAR to replace all M249 SAWs in USMC service, and then in 2017 the decision by the USMC Commandant for all Marine infantryman to field the M27. [4]
11.5 in. A1 1:12 No 4.5" Moderator or A1 639 Colt SMG: 2nd Short Ribbed S-1-3 A1 No Yes 9mm NATO 10 in. A1 w/ integral silencer: 1:10 No A2 Compensator 640: XM177 Commando: 2nd Generation Short Ribbed S-1-F A1 No No .223 REM 11.5 in. A1 1:12 No 4.5" Moderator or A1 645: M16A1E1: A1 Ribbed S-1-3 A2 Yes Yes 5.56 NATO 20 in. A2 1:7 Yes A2 ...
U.S. Marines in November 2001 armed with M16A2 rifles equipped with AN/PEQ-2s. The AN/PEQ-2 succeeded the AN/PAQ-4C, which was designed in the early 1990s after the Persian Gulf War . [ 4 ] It was widely used by US forces during the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War .
[7] The Advanced Bomb Suit is used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal. The Sea Dragon 2025 is an experimental battledress being tested for the US Marine Corps as a replacement for the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform; Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense. The M50 joint service general purpose mask is the standard gas mask. [8] [9]