Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An airman clears a SIG Sauer M18 in Camp Ripley, Minnesota on May 1, 2025. The Air Force command that operates and protects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHEYENNE — After thorough inspection of nearly 8,000 M18 modular handguns, Air Force Global Strike Command last week lifted its ...

The Air Force ordered all its M18 pistols inspected after the death of a security forces airman last month sparked concerns about the safety of the gun used widely across the U.S. military. The ...

The U.S. Air Force is reviewing the safety of the M18 pistol, manufactured by Sig Sauer, following a shooting on a military base in Wyoming last month. Last month, the U.S. Air Force suspended use of ...

Air Force Global Strike Command is returning the M18 pistol to duty after pausing use of the firearm for more than a month following the shooting death of a security forces airman, service officials ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has approved the use of the Sig Sauer M18 pistol after investigating the accidental death of an airman in July. Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, died ...

NEWINGTON, N.H., Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SIG SAUER applauds the USAF and the Global Strike Command in their diligence and expediency in the safety inspection related to the investigation into ...

The Air Force has arrested an airman in connection with the July 20 death of another airman, which involved a Sig Sauer M18 and led the service to suspend the use of the pistol following the incident.

Last month, the U.S. Air Force suspended use of the M18 pistol for one of its units comprising more than 33,000 personnel following the death of a 21-year old airman on a base in Wyoming. The decision ...

CHEYENNE — After thorough inspection of nearly 8,000 M18 modular handguns, Air Force Global Strike Command has lifted its pause on use of the weapons, effective Monday. This includes personnel at ...