Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON ― As the Marine Corps continues to reconfigure the infantry battalion, leaders also must learn how the “base unit” of ...

The M27 IAR is chambered for 5.56mm NATO legacy cartridge, while the M7 rifle is chambered for the larger and more modern ...

The Marine Corps rejected adopting the M7 rifle, citing concerns about size, weight, and its unique mission requirements.

The Marine Corps will keep the M27 automatic rifle as its standard service weapon rather than adopt the higher-caliber ...

Marines fire on a range at Twentynine Palms, California. The Corps will soon see significant changes to its shooting protocols. (Cpl. Joshua Pinkney/Marine Corps) A complex new shooting assessment ...

Marines in Marine Combat Training Battalion at School of Infantry-West conduct nighttime live-fire and maneuver drills on Camp Pendleton, California, in 2018. (Pfc. Kerstin Roberts/Marine Corps) A ...

The commander of a Marine infantry battalion in the 1st Marine Division has been fired for what the Marine Corps called “a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to continue to serve in that ...

A Marine died during a nighttime live-fire exercise at Camp Pendleton, California, on Thursday, the service said in a statement. The Marine, who was a student at the School of Infantry-West, was not ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The 13-Marine squad is back, and the Corps is creating a new company within the infantry battalion to meet its modern war-fighting needs. Commandant Gen. Eric Smith announced ...

MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia — First Lt. Marina A. Hierl watched a dozen Marines charge toward human silhouettes made of paper atop a nearby hill. Despite the early hour, the troops’ armored ...