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Illustration on Saudi corruption by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to use military bases in Alaska and other Pacific states as hubs for exporting fuel. (Associated Press)
M26
M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System (MASS) is a developmental under-barrel shotgun attachment for the M16/M4 family of United States military firearms. It can also be fitted with a pistol grip and collapsible stock to act as a stand-alone weapon. It is replacing the current M500 shotguns in service
M2010
M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle, formerly known as the XM2010 and M24 Reconfigured Sniper Weapon System, is a sniper rifle developed by PEO Soldier for the United States Army. It is derived from the M24 Sniper Weapon System and replaced the existing M24s. After winning a competitive bidding process, Remington was awarded the production contract for up to 3,600 weapons. The Army had anticipated fielding upgraded weapons to deployed U.S. Army Snipers near the end of December 2010, but later expected fielding would happen in January 2011. The M2010 system differs from the prior M24 Sniper Weapon System in that it fires .300 Winchester Magnum (7.62×67mm) ammunition to provide approximately 50 percent additional effective range relative to the M24's 7.62×51mm NATO. This chambering to dimensionally larger cartridges is possible because the M24 Sniper Weapon System was designed to use the "long action" bolt version of the Remington 700 receiver for cartridges up to 3.34 inches (84.84 mm) in overall length. The U.S. Army developed the system so that the additional effective range would help snipers in engagements in mountainous and desert terrain in which the War in Afghanistan was being fought.
M1911
M1911 also known as the Browning Pistol is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. It was widely used in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War as well as the SovietAfghan War. The pistol's formal designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model of 1911 or Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 for the M1911A1, adopted in 1924. The designation changed to Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam War era. The U.S. procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols in military contracts during its service life. The M1911 was replaced by the 9mm Beretta M9 pistol as the standard U.S. sidearm in October 1986, but due to its popularity among users, it has not been completely phased out. Modernized derivative variants of the M1911 are still in use by some units of the U.S. Army Special Forces and the U.S. Navy.
M11_A1
M11 is a US military designation of the SIG Sauer P228 pistol. In the early 1990s this pistol has been adopted by the US military
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M240L Medium Machine Gun - U.S. Army Spc. Geoffery Lovan, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25 Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii fires a M240L Medium Machine Gun Sept. 19, 2012, at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), on Hawaii's Big Island. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, are conducting a month-long exercise at PTA which is focused on platoon level collective training with enabler integration. The training will culminate in a combined arms live fire exercise later this month. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)
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M249 Light Machine Gun - U.S. Army Spc. Stabler, assigned to Joint Multinational Training Command, fires the M249 squad automated weapon during the Expert Infantryman Badge testing Aug. 27, 2012 at Grafenwoehr, Germany Training Area.
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M9 Pistol - First Lt. Lyndon Hill, assigned to 30th Medical Command, fires the M9 pistol during U.S. Army Europe's Best Junior Officer Competition in Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 24, 2012. The BJOC, unique to the U.S. Army in Europe, is a training event for company-grade officers ranking from second lieutenant to captain meant to challenge and refine competitors' leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in a high-intensity environment.
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MK-19 Automatic Grenade Launcher - Builder 3rd Class Katherine Gardour, assigned to Bravo Company of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, fires 40 mm rounds from a MK-19 automatic grenade launcher at the Sierra del Retin weapons range. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan G. Wilber/Released)
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In this file photo, U.S. Army soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment look for suspicious activity from an observation point during an area reconnaissance mission off Highway 1 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, on Oct. 1, 2010. A female soldier in the Montana Army National Guard became the first woman to complete the U.S. Army Sniper Course, Army officials announced. (DOD photo by Spc. Joshua Grenier, U.S. Army) **FILE**
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M320 Grenade Launcher - A Paratrooper with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires a training round from the new M320 grenade launcher in its standalone configuration while learning to use the weapon on a Fort Bragg, N.C., range July 1, 2009. The brigade was the first unit in the Army to receive the advanced grenade launcher that will replace the Vietnam-era M203. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod) (Released)
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Carl Gustaf M3 84mm Recoilless Rifle System - Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment engaged targets with the Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system in Grafenwoehr, Germany September 8, 2018 during Saber Junction 18. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations.
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In this file photo, a 101st Airborne Division infantryman fires an M4 carbine during partnered live-fire range training May 29, 2015 in eastern Afghanistan. On Feb. 12, 2020, the Army announced it is cycling out a brigade from the storied 101st from a deployment in Africa, replacing it with a new Army unit set up specifically to train and advise foreign military units and called the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Charlie Emmons, TAAC-E Public Affairs) **FILE**
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M2 .50 Cal Machine Gun - Pfc. Derek Evans, food service specialist, 163rd Transportation Detachment, 545th Transportation Company, 45th Special Troops Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, engages targets aboard the U.S. Army Vessel CW3 Harold C. Clinger (LSV-2) with an M2 .50 Cal machine gun, during a live-fire waterborne gunnery exercise conducted at the naval wet range site in the Pacific Ocean, March 14. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Sherba, 8th Military Police Brigade Public Affairs, 8th Theater Sustainment Command)
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M249 Light Machine Gun - Lance Cpl. Daniel Vitellaro with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, fires an M249 light machine gun during a two-week machine gunners course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 15. The course taught Marines how to effectively operate machine guns in combat scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Murray/Released)
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M203 Grenade Launcher - Staff Sgt. Nehemiah E. Taylor, of the Mississippi National Guard's 298th Support Battalion, fires the M203 grenade launcher during the individual weapons qualification weekend at Camp McCain, Miss.
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Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Illustration on U.S. anti-terrorism strategy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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This undated file photo shows the classic World War I recruiting poster created by illustrator James Montgomery Flagg. Thursday, April 6, 2017, marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I, and some of the innovations that were developed or came into wide use during the conflict are still with us today, including this iconic image of Uncle Sam pointing, with the message "I WANT YOU for the U.S. ARMY." (AP Photo, File)
