More Marines Will Test Lighter Polymer-Cased Ammunition as Experiments Expand to Fleet
A Marine with 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, loads a chain of ammunition into a M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire training exercise on SR8 Multi-purpose Machine Gun Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Alex Mitchell/Marine Corps)
9 May 2021
The Marine Corps has been testing the performance of a polymer-cased .50-caliber ammunition in a lab environment, and leathernecks soon will get a chance to see how the lighter rounds hold up in the field.
Marines at the schools of infantry on both coasts, Advanced Machine Gunners Course, and 1st and 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalions will likely be the first to try out the new round for the Ma Deuce M2 machine gun, said Kelly Flynn, a Marine Corps Systems Command spokeswoman. Officials then want members of I and II Marine Expeditionary Forces to test the round on static and maneuver ranges, she said.
These Marines will test a lighter, polymer-cased .50 caliber round 1 day ago Your next belt of .50 caliber ammunition could weigh 10 to 20 pounds less than it does now, if industry representatives are able to meet the needs of a recent Marine Corps request. (Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Marine Corps) Marines at infantry schools, machine gunner courses and certain amphibious battalions will soon be lugging a lighter load as they test new polymer case .50 caliber ammunition. The Marine Corps has taken the lead to lighten the load of the heavy ammo, its linkages and containers. Brig. Gen. A.J. Pasagian, head of Marine Corps Systems Command, told reporters in an overview of recent and ongoing infantry gear updates that the combined changes that have been made so far have reduced the weight of an ammo can of .50 caliber by a quarter.
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The Marine Corps has been investing time, money and resources into modernizing the force to meet objectives outlined in the Commandant’s Planning Guidance, Force Design 2030 and the National Defense Strategy.
Brig. Gen. A.J. Pasagian, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, has stated that no investment is more important than those in support of the infantry Marine.
“The Marine Corps in 2030 does not exist without the individual Marine, what they re wearing and what they re carrying,” said Pasagian. “Enhancing our infantry Marines by providing them with the best capabilities available remains an integral, ongoing priority for the Marine Corps.”
Marine grunts are getting new night vision, helmets, vehicles, tropical uniforms and boots 1 day ago Marines in the Infantry Officer Course run to to their first objective during a live fire training exercise at Range 410A aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 9, 2018. (Lance Cpl. William Chockey/Marine Corps) The core infantry gear upgrades are nearly complete across the force and new night vision, a high-cut helmet, new tropical uniforms and boots are soon to follow. That’s according to a recent update provided to media by Brig. Gen. A.J. Pasagian, head of Marine Corps Systems Command, on Thursday.
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