The M16 rifle is one of the most iconic weapons of the post-World War II era. American fighting men have carried the M16 in one form or another into combat for more than fifty years, from Vietnam ...

The Original M16 Manual Was a Vietnam War Comic Book Probably the most important chapter of the Army's 1967 manual "The M-16A1 Rifle: Operation and Preventative Maintenance." (U.S. Army) ...

The M16’s predecessor in U.S. military service, the 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 caliber) M14, had become the standard-issue rifle back in 1959, except for the U.S. Air Force Air Police/Security Police ...

The commanding officer of US Army Vietnam, General William Westmoreland, requested a technical assistance team visit units in the field equipped with the M16, a visit that lasted six weeks. One of ...