Air Force Orders Service-Wide M18 Inspections as Other Branches Stick by Sig Sauer’s Pistol

Air Force orders service-wide M18 inspections as other branches stick by Sig Sauer’s pistol

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.

Air Force enacts service-wide inspections of M18 pistols

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 late last week, came more than a week after Airman Brayden Lovan was killed in an incident at F.E. Warren Air Force Base involving a M18. Lovan, 21, died July 20 after a M18 pistol discharged. Lovan, who served with the 90th Security Forces Squadron, …

Family joins nationwide call to discontinue M18 handgun after death of airman

CHEYENNE — The family of an airman who died on duty at F.E. Warren Air Force Base has called for a discontinuance of the M18 involved in his death through their legal representation, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky.

US Air Force Orders Service-Wide Inspection of M18 Pistols Following Airman’s Death

The U.S. Air Force has ordered a service-wide inspection of all M18 pistols following the death of Airman Brayden Tyriq Lovan.  Lovan, 21, assigned to the 90th Security Forces Squadron under the 90th Security Forces Group, died on July 20 while on duty at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming after an M18 pistol discharged. He was officially identified by the Air Force four days later.  The incident remains under investigation. The safety inspec…