The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle is a 5.56mm, select-fire assault rifle / squad automatic weapon developed from the HK416 by Heckler & Koch. It is used by the United States Marine Corps and was origin
M27 IAR with ACOG Squad Day Optic and AN/PEQ-16A weapon-mounted laser module with visible laser, infrared targeting laser, infrared illuminator, and white light
A US Marine armed with an M27 fitted with a Harris bipod and an ACOG Squad Day Optic covers his team in Afghanistan, March 2012.
A US Marine with a 2021-standard M27 fitted with a VCOG Squad Common Optic and a KAC suppressor
A US Marine with an M27 fitted with an ACOG Rifle Combat Optic and an OKC-3S bayonet
The United States Marine Corps, also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the naval infantry service branch of the United States Armed Forces. The service is responsible
M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle
…Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a 5.56mm, select-fire assault rifle / squad automatic weapon developed from the HK416 by Heckler & Koch. It is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and was originally intended for automatic riflemen, but is now issued to all infantry riflemen as a replacement for the M16A4 and the M4A1. The…
U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit training
Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit depart USS Tarawa (LHA-1), using both a Landing Craft Utility and CH-53E "Super Stallion" helicopters, during amphibious operations in Kuwait, 2003.
Maj. Samuel Nicholas, first commandant of the Marine Corps, was nominated to lead the Continental Marines by John Adams in November 1775.
British and U.S. troops garrisoned aboard Hornet and Penguin exchanging small arms musket fire with Tristan da Cuna in the background during the final engagement between British and U.S. forces in the War of 1812