In the early 1990s, the U.S. Army and Marine Corps introduced a new weapon designed to radically boost the firepower of infantry squads. The M249 squad automatic weapon, or SAW, fired the same ...

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Here’s What You Need To Remember: The M249’s time is coming to a close. Each Marine rifle company retains ten weapons in storage just in case the company commander needs them. The Army is researching ...