Why would one service decline a new rifle built for greater range and penetration while another is fielding it as a centerpiece of infantry modernization? The Marine Corps has now answered that ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year, an idea began percolating among some Marine infantry officers: How could they draft principles and procedures for if ...

U.S. Marines and soldiers rehearsed inserting mobile missile launchers capable of long-range precision strike and ...

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

LEJEUNE, NC (KGO) -- History was made in the U.S. Marine Corps Thursday as the first women to fill regular infantry jobs reported for duty in camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It's a landmark move in the ...

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 ...

The Marine Corps will make history on Thursday when the first three female infantry Marines join their unit at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, officials said. The women are headed to 1st Battalion, 8th ...

The Marines' infantry program requires candidates to spend long days and nights in primitive conditions and to complete a grueling 20 kilometer hike with 85 pounds of gear. For the first time today, ...

There are many like it — 18, in fact. A new scrolling feature posted on the Marine Corps website walks through a vital string of identity to the Corps: a history of every rifle model that any Marine ...

The Marine Corps is incentivizing major retention bonuses for enlisted troops who are willing to switch into high-tech jobs, while many in traditional roles — including infantry — can now get smaller ...