United States Marine Corps

Infobox lists: United States Marine Corps

Infobox lists: United States Marine Corps

Infobox lists: United States Marine Corps

Infobox lists: USMC

Infobox lists: United States Marine Corps

In 1983, the United States Marine Corps adopted the M16A2 rifle, and the US Army adopted it in 1986.

It entered service with the Navy in 1961, then was adopted by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, and within a few years became a major part of their air arms.

The first US Marine Corps battalion equipped with HIMARS, the 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, was deployed to Iraq in July 2007.

The Thompson saw early use by the United States Marine Corps during the Banana Wars, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Irish Republican Army, and the Republic of China; the FBI, previously an unarmed agency, adopted their use following the 1933 Kansas City massacre.

Additionally, it remains the standard rifle of the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon.

About 125 rifles were initially bought by the United States Marine Corps, and orders from the Army and Air Force soon followed.

As of 2024, The United States Marine Corps operated a fleet of 179 F/A-18C and D Hornets, with plans to keep them operational with upgraded radars and electronics until 2030, when they are scheduled to be fully replaced by the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

The six guns delivered were supplied by the United States Marine Corps under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract between the U.S.

AMRAAM was due to be replaced by the USAF, the US Navy, and the US Marine Corps after 2020 by the Joint Dual Role Air Dominance Missile (Next Generation Missile), but it was terminated in the 2013 budget plan.

The SBD was also flown by the United States Marine Corps, both from land air bases and aircraft carriers.

The AGM-88E is in use by the US Navy, US Marine Corps, Italian Air Force, and German Air Force.

The KC-130 tankers, originally C-130F procured for the US Marine Corps (USMC) in 1958 (under the designation GV-1) are equipped with a removable stainless steel fuel tank carried inside the cargo compartment.

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) began crew training for the MV-22B Osprey in 2000 and fielded it in 2007; it supplemented and then replaced their Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights.

The United States Marine Corps adopted the M3A1 to augment the Mk 153 SMAW in 2020 and it achieved Initial Operational Capability in 2021.

The missile was initially deployed by the US Army in 1959, and by the US Marine Corps in 1960.

Ka-Bar (; trademarked as KA-BAR) is the combat knife adopted in 1942 by the United States Marine Corps as the U.S.

The Model 1897 was used again in World War II by the United States Army and Marine Corps, where it was used alongside the similarly militarized version of the hammerless Model 1912.

The M40 rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps.

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) also used the Mk 12 Mod 1 towards the end of the war in Iraq and extensively during the war in Afghanistan.

During the Iraq War, the United States Marine Corps ordered 180 Mk 11 MOD 1 rifles which were Mk 11s equipped with the upper receiver of the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System.

The M24 and M40 military sniper rifles, which are both based on the Model 700 design, are in use by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps, respectively.

Due to high cost, the version was not procured by the USAF, and instead entered service with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) as the AGM-65E.

A version made in collaboration with BAE Systems was selected by the United States Marine Corps for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle program.

A few M3A1s were used by the US Marine Corps in the Pacific theater, but none saw combat.

Small numbers were again purchased by soldiers and fielded in the Vietnam War by the United States Marine Corps.

The Squad Advanced Marksman Rifle (SAM-R) is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle developed and used by the United States Marine Corps.

63s were also used by the United States Marine Corps for weapons familiarization courses during the Iraq War.