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National Defense June 2009 Robert H. Williams	Observation Telescopes Help Snipers Score More Hits A new tripod mounted, mil-dot spotting scope will help Marine Corps snipers become a bit more accurate
National Defense October 2007 Stew Magnuson	Technologists Take Aim at Enemy Snipers While countering snipers has not received the funding and attention of the IED threat, several programs are in various stages of development that researchers hope will make U.S. sniper teams more deadly.
National Defense July 2005 Harold Kennedy	Marines Seek Better Training, Gear for Urban Combat The U.S. Marine Corps is shifting its emphasis to preparing Marines to fight in urban areas, in addition to deserts, mountains and jungles.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Advanced Weapon's Sights Improve Infantry Firepower, Accuracy In an effort to improve the accuracy and effect of small arms, modern armies are equipping their infantry soldiers with optical weapon's sights, previously used exclusively by Special Forces.
National Defense January 2013 Dan Parsons	Army, Marine Corps Succeed in Rapidly Fielding Specialized Individual Weapons In February, the Army began arming troops with the M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System, which can be fitted to the underside of an M4 carbine barrel. It offers troops the ability to carry one gun with the power of two.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005	Optoelectronics Briefs Marines look to Trijicon for optical rifle sights... High-performance laser-line bandpass filters... Navy F/A-18 jet strike fighter tows fiber-optic decoy... 20-watt UV laser for microelectronics applications... etc.
National Defense September 2004 Roxana Tiron	Holographic Weapon Sights Grip the U.S. Military Market The U.S. Special Operations Command, Army and Marine Corps are buying holographic weapon sights and shipping them in large quantities to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Defense July 2005 Harold Kennedy	Back to the Drawing Board: Army Rewrites Small Arms Plans Army leaders have concluded that the service's current inventory of small arms is ill suited to the guerrilla wars that U.S. ground forces now are fighting.
National Defense January 2005 Harold Kennedy	Headed for Iraq, Marines Check Out New Combat Gear In preparation for extended deployments in Iraq, U.S. Marines are looking to stock up on new equipment to replace or supplement existing gear.
National Defense March 2012 Stew Magnuson	Army, Marine Corps Face Pitfalls When it Comes to Modernizing Equipment As budgets tighten and the military reduces ground forces, the Marine Corps' failed attempt to field the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle may serve as a case study for those hoping to modernize military equipment.
National Defense March 2013 Dan Parsons	Industry Shooting for Army's First New Rifle in Half Century The M16's streak as the longest-running standard U.S. infantry rifle could be ended later this year when the Army announces results from two years of sorting through candidates for the "individual carbine" competition.
National Defense January 2013 Dan Parsons	Outdated Weapons Bring Calls for Speedier Upgrades The average age of a small-arms weapon in use by the Army is more than 30 years, far older than most of the soldiers who rely on them in combat.
National Defense July 2014 Dan Parsons	Nonlethal Weapons Could Gain Ground in Future Missions Nonlethal weapons are tailor-made for many of the potential scenarios Marines will encounter in unsettled regions of the world where firing live rounds could spark major conflict.
National Defense January 2012 Dan Parsons	Challenges Persist with Nonlethal Technology The escalation-of-force module is a Marine-specific approach to nonlethal capabilities. Other services have their own.
National Defense March 2014 Dan Parsons	Industry Melds Smartphones to Rifles The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been seeking smart-rifle technologies for years.
National Defense March 2006 Harold Kennedy	Leathernecks Sharpen Focus on Cultural Awareness The Marine Corps has launched an effort to improve the ability of its troops to cope with the complex cultural issues that they are encountering in anti-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations.
National Defense March 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Marine Corps Ponders Options to Expand Armor Forces in Iraq As the demand for armored scout units in Iraq soars, the Marine Corps is reviewing its entire array of combat vehicle programs and is considering revising procurement plans.
National Defense January 2007 Grace Jean	Marine Corps' Vision for the Future Requires More Training, Technology Beginning this month, the Marine Corps will start testing a new war-fighting concept aimed at countering unconventional enemies. The technologies that would support it, however, are lagging, officials said.
National Defense December 2004 Michael Peck	Marines Unveiling Two New Games The Marine Corps is adapting two commercial video games---one a first-person-shooter and the other a platoon level strategy game---for training purposes.
National Defense September 2007 Grace Jean	Marines Turn Attention to Traditional Skills Traditional Marine Corps missions -- such as launching attacks from the sea -- are being neglected as units prepare for urban combat, and officials worry that important skills are eroding.
National Defense January 2004 Roxana Tiron	Canadian Army Snipers Gain From Afghanistan Experience A look at how snipers are trained in the Canadian Army, lessons learned in Afghanistan, and adjustments that are being made to procedures and equipment as a result.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005	Optoelectronics Help Special Forces Shoot Farther and More Accurately Optoelectronic devices such as laser sights, binoculars, and infrared sensors are enabling the transformation of American special operations forces to deploy and execute their missions more quickly and more efficiently than ever before.
National Defense September 2007 Grace Jean	Small Unit Leaders Need Better Training Marine Corps planners have begun a series of combat experiments designed to sharpen the skills of dismounted troops.
National Defense April 2006 Harold Kennedy	Marines Struggle to Begin Rebuilding Force in `07 The Marine Corps is requesting a budget of $18.2 billion, but only a fraction of that will go to buy new equipment. The Corps will need nearly $10 billion in additional funds to help the service begin to recover from the Iraq war and reorganize for an extended campaign against terrorism.
National Defense February 2004 Harold Kennedy	SOCOM Looking for Next-Generation Weapon The U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for a next-generation assault rifle. The command expects to award a contract for a Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle in November, according to spokesman Chet Justice.
National Defense October 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Marines Seek `Combat Tactical Vehicle' to Replace Humvees The Marine Corps intends to replace its fleet of more than 20,000 Humvee trucks with larger, sturdier vehicles that are better suited to the rigors of combat.
National Defense November 2015 Jim Schatz	U.S. Military Losing Edge in Small Arms The current U.S. Army small arms development and acquisition system is dysfunctional and virtually unworkable, even for those within the system.
National Defense October 2005 Harold Kennedy	Amid Bursting Bombs, Services Seek Better Body Armor As roadside bombs take an increasingly costly toll among U.S. and coalition troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military services are struggling to provide more effective body armor for deployed forces.
National Defense September 2007 Jessica Pearce	Marines Get Heavier Dose of Ethics Education A series of scandals involving civilian killings in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as mistreatment of prisoners in Iraq, have drawn renewed attention to the way Marines are trained for combat.
National Defense November 2015 Stew Magnuson	Marine Corps R&D Focuses on Urban Scenarios That the Marine Corps would like to return to its expeditionary, sea-based roots after serving the past decade in Iraq and Afghanistan is well known.
National Defense September 2007 Erwin & Pearce	While Mired in Iraq, Marines Still See Their Future at Sea The Marine Corps for the past four years has committed its people and assets to the war in Iraq. But as the possibility of a force drawdown looms on the horizon, Marine strategists are grappling with fundamental questions about the future.
National Defense December 2005 Harold Kennedy	Special Operators Setting Pace for New Small Arms The U.S. Special Operations Command is accelerating efforts to develop a new generation of small arms.
National Defense December 2007 Grace Jean	Marine Programs Need to Regain Credibility, Says Acquisition Chief The Marine Corps must fix its troubled procurement programs and restore its reputation on Capitol Hill if it wants to secure needed funding for new equipment, said a senior acquisition official.
National Defense July 2005 Frank Colucci	Custom-Designed Rifle Aims to Fit Commandos' Special Needs U.S. special operations forces this summer will begin testing a new assault rifle, which is expected to be more accurate and less cumbersome than current weapons.
National Defense September 2007 Grace Jean	Marines Have Lots of Gadgets, But Not All Are Useful Many of the high-tech devices that Marines use in combat are not as reliable or as user-friendly as they should be, says the commander of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force.
National Defense March 2013	Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Readers comment on new soldier weapons, countering pirates at sea, and clarify the history of World War II.
National Defense January 2006 Harold Kennedy	Marine Guards to Get New Small-Arms Training System The U.S. Marine Corps is providing its security guards stationed at embassies and consulates around the world with new, portable virtual small-arms training systems known as the Individual Marksmanship Trainer Enhanced, Marine Security Guard (ISMT-MSG).
National Defense February 2013 Dan Parsons	Amphibious Combat Vehicle Stalled Amidst Budget, Requirements Uncertainty A premier Marine Corps' acquisition program, and one of its most historically troubled, is on indefinite hold as officials continue to parse what exactly is needed in a new amphibious combat vehicle.
National Defense January 2007 Harold Kennedy	Rebuilding Efforts Anticipate A Lengthy Fight The Marine Corps, as it struggles to rebuild, repair or replace its combat-battered equipment, is planning for a conflict that will continue for years to come.
National Defense July 2008 Breanne Wagner	Marine Corps Ponders Latest MRAP Lessons As thousands of mine resistant, ambush protected vehicles are rushed to the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, military officials say that the enemy already has found ways to beat the heavily armored trucks, known as MRAPs.
National Defense August 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Will Boost Supply of Small Cal Ammo, Weapons Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are consuming small caliber ammunition at rates the U.S. Army has not seen in years.
National Defense April 2006 Stew Magnuson	Deploying Marines Tell Vendors How to Make More Useful Wares A recent military hardware exhibition displayed many technologies that returning soldiers would have appreciated during their time in Iraq.
National Defense February 2006 Harold Kennedy	Marines Bring Iraq Lessons Into Street - Fighting Drills An urban-combat training center in California may be the largest such facility in the world. It can provide that "you never know what's around the corner" unexpected feeling -- just like in a real city.
National Defense July 2008 Breanne Wagner	Marines Likely to Curtail Ground-Vehicle Wish List The Marine Corps is struggling to keep its ground-vehicle modernization plans afloat.
National Defense October 2013 Dan Parsons	Commitment to Swimming Vehicle Throws Off Marines' Tight Modernization Schedule As with other large vehicle procurement programs, Congress is slowly draining off funding from the Amphibious Combat Vehicle as Marine Corps officials continue to push off a decision on how it will develop it.
National Defense February 2006 Harold Kennedy	Leathernecks Upgrade Combat Training Equipment The Marine Corps is installing a number of Lockheed Martin's live-fire and virtual training systems designed to help soldiers headed to Iraq and Afghanistan improve their fighting skills.
National Defense July 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Marines Ponder Stinger Missile Replacement Marine Corps officials are mulling over proposals to replace the 25-year-old Stinger guided missile.
National Defense October 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Marines Probing New Ways to Fight Future Insurgencies Officials stress that the aim is not to write a war plan for the current conflict Iraq, but rather to generate fresh ideas for countering so-called "irregular" threats in the coming decades.