The Beretta M9 and M9A1 is the official sidearm. The Colt M45 CQBP is the sidearm the MEU SOC and MARSOC use.
Wikipedia says that the Glock 19 was adopted by MARSOC in February of this year but i have not seen any marines carrying one here in Afghanistan yet. I have seen them carrying the Beretta and the Colt.
I recently read the military was looking for a new side arm. A Sig model was supposedly leading the field because of its ability to be configured in three different calibers and different size grips.
I don’t know if that info was current. Anyone know what’s going on or how the bid process turned out?
Correct. There are also official moves to shift from the M16 to the carbine variant due to more recent MOUT missions.
Thank you.