U.S. Marines operating in close combat formations will start receiving sound suppressors for their assault rifles and carbines starting in 2021, Task & Purpose has learned.
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| U.S. Marine Sgt. Francisco J. Sillas, a machine gunner with Marine Rotational Force Europe 17.1, conducts a speed reload drill in Israel, March 21, 2017. His carbine is fitted with a sound suppressor (Picture source: U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Sarah N. Petrock) |
