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 ...

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 resumed using the Sig Sauer M18 pistol for its Global Strike security forces airmen following an inspection of thousands of the weapons. (Staff Sgt. Joshua Hoskins/Air Force) Air ...

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 ...

The Air Force command that operates and protects nuclear weapons has returned the M18 pistol to service with its Security Forces and other personnel, a month after one of the guns killed an airman at ...

CHEYENNE — Air Force authorities have arrested an airman in connection with the July 20 death of another service member, Airman Brayden Lovan. Though initial reports of the 21-year-old’s death ...

The Air Force has charged an airman with making false statements, obstructing justice and involuntary manslaughter in the July 20 shooting death of a security forces airman at F.E. Warren Air Force ...

The Air Force has arrested an airman in connection with the July 20 death of another airman, which involved a Sig Sauer M18. (Airman Elijah Strickland/U.S. Air Force) The Air Force has arrested an ...

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 ordered a service-wide safety inspection of every single one of its M18 pistols after one discharged and killed an airman last month at an Air Force base. The decision, announced ...