From the Visayan Daily Star (Nov 13): Soldiers get 900 new M4 carbine rifles
The Army's 3 rd Infantry Division has been issued about 900 brand new M4 Remington rifles, its commanding general, Maj. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, said yesterday.
The brand new rifles replaced the standard M16 rifles issued to infantry soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, that saw action during the Vietnam War in 1960s and 1970s.
Guerrero said the new rifles have already been issued to 79 th Infantry Battalion soldiers in southern Negros, and the 15 th IB in Lanao del Norte.
The firearms formed part of the 50,629 M4 rifles acquired from the American gun manufacturer, Remington Arms Company, in line with the modernization program of the AFP.
The other infantry units of 3ID – the 11th, 47th, 61st, 62nd, and 82 nd IBs – will soon receive similar brand new weapons.
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2015/November/13/negor4.htm
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