23+ hour, 52+ min ago  (420+ words) A US Marine loads an M27 rifle during training in Puerto Rico in April 2025. The armed forces are adopting multiple different rifles, with the M7 for the Army, the M27 for the Marine Corps, and the MK24 for special forces units. (US Marine Corps)…...

3+ week, 45+ min ago  (504+ words) An Army Ranger Course student stabs a target with a bayonet during the Ranger Assessment Phase in April 2026. Soldiers rarely use bayonets in the modern era, but many still undergo bayonet training. (US Army/Joey Rhodes II) "On April 21, 2026, the first…...