The US military is investigating one of its military-issued handguns — the SIG Sauer M18, which has long been accused of ...

Air Force Global Strike Command decided to put a pause on use while a comprehensive investigation is underway.

The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has paused the use of a pistol after a Security Forces airman died at a Wyoming base ...

Air Force pauses M18 pistol use after airman’s death at Wyoming base The use of the M18 pistol was paused Monday “until further notice” following the “tragic incident” on Sunday at the F ...

Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, was killed by the firearm discharge on Sunday at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming by a firearm ...

The command paused using the M18 after a Security Forces airman was killed while on duty when their pistol discharged.

A leaked memo called for the M18 to be pulled from use “for all operational and training activities” immediately and replaced ...

The active-duty Security Forces airman, assigned to the base's 90th Security Forces Squadron, "died on base while on duty" in ...

Elements of Air Combat Command have joined Air Force Global Strike Command in halting use of M18 pistols after a fatal ...

The airman's tragic death has since led Air Force Global Strike Command to ban M18 handguns from use during an investigation.

A sidearm that holsters like a housecat and bites like a rattlesnake—God help us if it starts asking for rank and pension.