The new M16A1 came with a cleaning kit, lubricant and an entertaining field manual, drawn by a former Army comic artist.

Early America 1786-1833 The U.S. Musket Model 1795, the principle small arm used by the Army in the War of 1812, was a copy of the caliber .69, French Model 1763 Infantry Musket. These muskets ...

I was fortunate to have used the M14, M16A1, M16A2, and M4 carbines during my service. All had their good and not-so-good points. But I liked all of them. Like all weapons, once you’ve trained ...

In the early 1980s, the U.S. Army and Marine Corps decided the M16A1 assault rifle needed an upgrade. The result was an improved version, the M16A2, and later the M16A3, M16A4, and the shorter ...

Key Points – The M16 rifle’s introduction during the Vietnam War was deeply controversial despite its “on-paper” advantages over the M14—lighter weight, higher ammunition capacity, and ...

While the U.S. military needed a new rifle with the faster 1:7 twist to fire the new NATO standard SS109 round, the other changes the design added versus the M16A1 were a point of contention ...

(Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL COB BASRA, Iraq - When Staff Sgt. Peter Winston first joined the army, he wore olive drab utility uniforms, drove a jeep, and carried the M16A1 rifle.

The June 1968 report of the U.S. Army M16 Review Panel concluded, "The lack of cleaning materials and the lack of proper training contributed heavily to the high M16A1 malfunction rates ...

The Army and Marines were the first to use the Stinger missile, replacing older, poorly performing Redeye missiles in the mid-1980s. The U.S. Air Force Security Police operated them from 1984 to 1996.