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U.S. Air Force trainees participate in a live-fire range during the M249 Lightweight Machine Gun Course of the 37th Training ...
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has resumed using the M18 pistol after a month-long pause. This decision follows the ...
The Air Force's decision to halt use of the gun, which is manufactured by New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer, is the latest indication of concern about the weapon: For years, lawsuits and the gun’s ...
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 ...
The M18 is back in use by Global Strike Command after a pause for more than a month after the shooting death of a security ...
Global Strike Command says it inspected about 8,000 of the handguns after the death of an airman in July. That death is under ...
While the incident on a base in Wyoming remains under investigation, all service members in the Air Force’s Global Strike Command unit will pause use of the New Hampshire-made M18 pistol.
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has approved the use of the Sig Sauer M18 pistol after investigating the accidental ...
Years before Air Force base fatality, investigators found 'failure’ in a Sig Sauer gun New Hampshire Public Radio | By Todd Bookman Published August 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM EDT U.S. Air Force ...
Investigators went so far as to fingerprint the gun, finding no prints on the gun’s trigger, according to an Air Force report. Investigators then disassembled the pistol and found wear marks on ...