Military weapons don’t change unless the battlefield forces them to. For Navy SEALs, that pressure came as warfare moved indoors, after dark, and into environments where adaptability mattered more ...
WASHINGTON — Navy SEAL John Connors seemed bulletproof to the people who knew him best — fellow members of SEAL Team 4 and classmates from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, where he ...
Warfare transitioned from open battlefields to urban environments. Compact carbines with shorter barrels replaced full-length rifles for maneuverability. Combat now occurs predominantly after dark.