Coming full circle: Replacing the 9mm with the .45 caliber pistol
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Reports of the subpar performance of the 9mm cartridge M9 Baretta sidearm in both Afghanistan and Iraq have left Marines with little confidence in the pistol. It is expected that the organization should identify the M9's inadequacies and replace it with a more capable and powerful .45 caliber Service pistol, which has received outstanding feedback from law enforcement personnel and combat veterans, also scoring at or near the top in every handgun ballistics test conducted.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2006
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Marine Enhancement Program: Providing equipment for infantry
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The Marine Enhancement Program (MEP) is a mechanism that focuses on getting the equipment required by warfighters. The intent of the MEP is to ensure that in a complicated acquisition environment dominated by gigantic programs, the everyday needs of the infantryman are not overlooked, and this goal is achieved through an accelerated acquisition process, leveraging commercially available technologies to get suitably improved infantry items to the Marines.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2006
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Replacing the M16A2: a new rifle for the 21st century
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The Marine Corps should consider replacing the M16A2 rifle with the M4A1 rifle in an effort to meet the needs of modern warfare. The M4A1 is lightweight, shorter and has the same power as the M16A2 rifle. The Marine Corps is evaluating the M4A1 rifle.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2001
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