The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle is a 5.56 millimeter select fire weapon that Heckler and Koch developed from its HK416 platform, formally adopted by the United States Marine Corps in the summer of 2010 to replace the M249 squad automatic weapon and, later, the M16 and M4 rifles at the individual squad level. It saw its first combat in the War in Afghanistan and later in operations against the Islamic State during the Syrian Civil War. By December 2017 the Marine Corps had decided to issue an M27 to every member of an infantry squad, a policy that reached full operational capability by mid-2021. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Introduction, paragraph 1
assault rifle
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In the summer of 2010, it was formally designated as the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle
service status
Approximately 8,000-10,000 M249s will remain in service with the Marine Corps to be used at the discretion of company commanders
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cartridge = 5.56×45mm NATO
- Operated By: United States Marine Corps, infobox used_by/operator field: 'United States Marine Corps'
Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Syrian Civil War
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