The M4 carbine, a compact derivative of the M16 rifle tracing its roots to the Vietnam-era CAR-15, became the ubiquitous ...

The M16's adaptability and performance have made ... Rifles like the Mk 12, designated marksman’s rifle, were built from the Stoner design which had become well known for its modularity and ...

conducted the Army's new M16 rifle and M4 carbine qualification on Fort Sill, Jan. 23, 2020. The new course has been designed to replace the Cold War-era marksmanship qualification course ...

As a Soldier with D Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, marksmanship with an M16 rifle is a basic Soldier skill he will learn to master. Basic combat training Soldiers have been ...

A designated marksman is an infantry asset that’s attached ... The Army would issue an ACOG to soldiers, and their M4 or M16 would act as a marksmen’s rifle. As far as dedicated rifles went ...

Theresa Vail is a sergeant in the U.S. Army, has two big tattoos, is an M16 marksman, a bowhunter and a mechanic. “Nobody expects a soldier to be a beauty queen,” Vail said in People magazine ...

I like the elongated barrel of the M16 for better long-range marksmanship. It was the first military rifle I trained with, so I like the familiarity. Shooting the M4 came about when I was an ...

(Photo by Pfc. Carlin Warren) Marines will see changes in marksmanship and weapons gear coming down the line this year, including the phasing out of legacy M16 iron sights and the three-point sling.

The meeting is an annual, international combat marksmanship competition hosted ... with the M4 carbine in place of the iconic M16 rifle after years of close-quarters battles.