These Are All the Standard Issue Weapons Given to US Marines

By Daniel Brown,Business Insider

The US Marine Corps started issuing the Glock 19M pistol to marines, which they call the M007, in May 2017.

“The M007 has a smaller frame and is easier to conceal, making it a natural selection to meet the Marine Corps’ conceal carry weapon requirement,” Gunnery Sgt. Brian Nelson said in a November 2017 Marines Corps Systems Command press release.

And since the Corps continually upgrades and adds new weapons to its arsenal, we reached out to the Marines Corps Systems Command, which is in charge of all acquisitions for the Corps, to find out which standard issue weapons it currently gives to Marines.

Check them out below:

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1. Beretta M9 pistol

A US Marine fires an M9 pistol. [US Marine Corps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_M9#/media/File:US_Navy_050326-N-7526R-009_Marines_assigned_to_2nd_Fleet_Antiterrorism_Security_Team_(FAST%29_Company,_3rd_Platoon,_fire_their_9mm_pistols_at_targets_during_a_live_fire_small-arms_familiarization_exercise.jpg)

The Beretta M9 is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.