National Guard soldiers with the 30th Armored Brigade Combat ... The XM7 and XM250 are set to replace the M4 carbine and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, respectively. The Guard's field test ...

At one point, a bullet came through a blacked-out upstairs window, struck a metal locker and ricocheted into another soldier, whom he then took downstairs for first aid. M249 felt the bullet must ...