FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky – The M17 or Modular Handgun System is the Army's newest handgun currently being fielded to Soldiers. The 101st ABN DIV (AASLT), the word’s only air assault division, is the first unit in the Army to field the service’s new handgun. The M17 replaces the M9 pistol, the standard Army sidearm since 1986. The division received more than 2,000 M17s and M18s, the compact version of the M17, Nov. 17, and unpacked, inventoried, inspected and test fired a portion of the pistols, Nov. 27. It began fielding the MHS, Nov. 28. More expansive, battalion and brigade-level fielding initiatives will begin across the division in the coming weeks. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Stoffregen, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Public Affairs)
Date Taken: | 11.28.2017 |
Date Posted: | 11.29.2017 19:39 |
Photo ID: | 3985785 |
VIRIN: | 171128-A-XD724-001 |
Resolution: | 5314x3547 |
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Location: | FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY, US |
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