When a major Air Force command pauses an issued sidearm, that’s not “internet drama,” that’s an operational problem. After...
The Air Force halted use of the Sig Sauer M18 pistol for its Global Strike security forces in July after an airman was fatally shot with one. (Staff Sgt. Joshua Hoskins/Air Force) Air Force Global ...
An Air Force review of nearly 8,000 pistols following the death of an airman in July found that 191 of those Sig Sauer-made guns exhibited unexpected wear marks on internal components. The Air Force ...
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has paused the use of a handgun following the death of a Security Forces airman at a base in Wyoming. The use of the M18 pistol, a variant of another gun that ...
The Air Force command that oversees America's arsenal of long-range nuclear-capable bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles has decided to stop providing troops with Sig Sauer M18 pistols ...
The U.S. Air Force is reviewing the safety of the M18 pistol, manufactured by Sig Sauer, following a shooting on a military base in Wyoming last month. Last month, the U.S. Air Force suspended use of ...
Aug. 27 (UPI) --The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has approved the use of the Sig Sauer M18 pistol after investigating the accidental death of an airman in July. Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, died ...
A major division of the U.S. Air Force is immediately suspending use of a gun made by New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer, following a fatal shooting on a Wyoming base over the weekend. The general in ...
The Army, Navy and Marine Corps are not planning to pause use of the M18 pistol as a primary, daily service sidearm for their troops, the services told Task & Purpose, even as units in the Air Force ...
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has paused the use of a handgun following the death of a Security Forces airman at a base in Wyoming. The use of the M18 pistol, a variant of another gun that ...