30th ABCT first NG unit fielded Next Generation...
Staff Sgt. Daniel Beekman, an infantryman assigned to Bravo Co., 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, test...
The North Carolina National Guard's 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team was selected to be the first National Guard unit to field test the Next Generation Squad Weapon. The Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle, the XM7, is a modular, piston driven, select fire, magazine fed, 6.8mm rifle that will replace the M4/M4A1 carbine within the Close Combat Force. The weapon is a lightweight, belt-fed, light machine gun with a collapsible buttstock. It comes with a quick detach suppressor optimized for the system to deliver reduction in both sound and visible flash signature.
