The Army, Navy and Marine Corps are not planning to pause use of the M18 pistol as a primary, daily service sidearm for their troops, the services told Task & Purpose, even as units in the Air Force ...

“Safety isn’t expensive, it’s priceless.” That old engineers’ adage comes with heightened ring to mind when the subject is sidearms carried by thousands of soldiers and law enforcement officers. The ...

National Guard troops deployed on the streets of Washington, D.C., will now carry weapons for personal protection and are allowed to carry out law enforcement duties, defense officials announced ...

The US military is investigating its new service pistol after the fatal shooting of an Air Force guard — following claims that the gun can fire without the trigger being pulled. The Sig Sauer M18, the ...

National Guard troops deployed to Washington D.C. this month to support President Donald Trump’s effort to mitigate crime will begin carrying firearms on Sunday evening, according to a Defense ...