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Title: These are the soldiers who will get the Army's new handgun first
Post by: rangerrebew on May 04, 2017, 09:38:09 am

These are the soldiers who will get the Army's new handgun first

By: Todd South, May 3, 2017 (Photo Credit: Capt. Charlie Emmons/Army)

Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, will be the first to receive the Army's new Sig Sauer-made handguns.

Lt. Col. Steven Power, product manager of Soldier Weapons for Program Executive Office Soldier, told attendees at the National Defense Industrial Association's armament symposium Wednesday morning that the recently approved congressional budget gave the Army a better idea on scheduling fielding of the handgun.

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