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Infantry students get hands-on with Corps’ new automatic weapon

By Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting | Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune | January 09, 2013

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. --

The United States Marine Corps explored many options to replace the currently employed M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and found an upgrade with the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.

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