MSOB- .
45 Pistol
U.S. DoD photo by Cpl. Thomas Provost
A Marine with the Marine Special Operations Battalion (MSOB) fires a .
45 pistol at targets during combat marksmanship training.
MARSOC operators typically have a variant of the Colt 1911 pistol as their sidearm.
The MEU(SOC) .
45 is preferred by MARSOC Marines over the standard M9 Beretta, chambered in 9mm, due to an increased lethality
