The M4 was officially accepted into service by the US military in 1994, and it first saw action in 1999, when US troops were deployed to Kosovo.
Later in the Global War on Terror, it was heavily used by US forces, including Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
By 2005, the M4 had largely replaced M16A2s as the primary weapon of forward-deployed US Army personnel.
Furthermore, the M4 carbine replaced the majority of submachine guns and selected handguns in US military service.
Initial combat experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq resulted in a number of desired updates addressing the carbine's reliability and durability.
By 2015 the M4 / M4A1 carbine became the primary fighting rifle for US Army and US Marine Corps Infantry units.
In 1994, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Navy developed the Special Operations Peculiar (SOPMOD) M4A1 Accessory Kit to make this weapon exceptional in versatility, lethality, and effectiveness.
Sig Sauer has been picked by the Army to make replacements for the service's aging M4 rifle and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon but it will likely take nearly a decade for units to start seeing the new weapons.
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