1 / 6 Show Caption + Sgt. Krista Has, a 68W Combat Medic assigned to the 44th Medical Brigade, fires the M249 light machine gun at the Fort Liberty, NC firing range on Mar. 8, 2024. The U.S. Army ...

U.S. Army modernization officials told Congress recently that the service will begin fielding the 6.8mm weapons that will replace M249 squad automatic weapons and M4/M4A1 carbines in fall 2021. Lt ...

The M249 in use in Afghanistan. Video The US Army is looking for an upgrade to the M249 squad automatic weapon, a mainstay of the infantry squad and its prime source of firepower.