The Marine Corps is exploring whether it could buy significantly lighter 0.50 caliber ammunition, as part of an ongoing effort to trim the weight Marines carry on their backs. Marine Corps Systems ...

Marine Corps Cpl. Philip D. Bell, an antitank missile gunner with 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, shoots a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a Humvee during exercise Comanche Run at Fort ...

The desire to reduce the .50 caliber ammo's weight is part of the Corps' continuing effort to lighten its infantry and increase speed on the battlefield.

Marine Corps Systems Command is equipping Marines with the updated M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun, increasing Marines’ survivability and lethality on the battlefield. The M2A1 is an upgrade to the ...

The Marine Corps wants lighter .50 cal ammo while the Army is ready to field the XM7 and XM250 firearms.

Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock holds the Marine Corps record for the longest confirmed sniper kill shot. The late Marine sniper set the record in 1967 with a M-2 .50 caliber Browning machine gun ...

Aiming for a higher caliber: Developing future weapon systems for Marine Corps snipers By Ashley Calingo August 2, 2016 ...