Air Force's Global Strike Command Pulls Sig Pistols After Death

Another incident of what appears to be an uncommanded discharge involving an M18 pistol, the military version of the Sig P320. The Warzone (via Yahoo) reports that "U.S. Air Force’s Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has ordered an indefinite 'pause' in the use of M18 pistols following a recent fatal incident at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming" while an investigation is conducted.

“Air Force Global Strike Command has paused use of the M18 Modular Handgun System, effective July 21, 2025, until further notice,” AFGSC spokesperson Charles “Moose” Hoffman has now confirmed to TWZ. “This decision was made following a tragic incident at F.E. Warren AFB, WY, on July 20, 2025, which resulted in the death of a Security Forces Airman.” 

Although unconfirmed, it is believed that "the airman assigned to the 90th Security Forces Squadron died after their M18 went off without the trigger being pulled. The individual in question is claimed to have removed the pistol, still in its holster, from their belt and put it on a table before it went off." The article also mentions that, based on this incident, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) may also be considering withdrawing the M18, although this, too, is unconfirmed. Security airmen will be issued M4s in the interim. 

    This is reminiscent of Remington having to recall millions of rifles due to a possible trigger issue that could result in the rifle discharging without the trigger being pulled. 

    The recall notice specifies that the culprit is the Remington trigger assembly known as the X-Mark Pro. It turns out that the X-Mark Pro triggers assembled between May 1, 2006 and April 9, 2014 could have been put together with too much bonding agent, according to Remington. Owners have reported that the gun can fire when switching the gun’s safety on or off.  

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    ... Owners claimed that built-up grease or grit could push the trigger connector out of alignment, causing the sear to get stuck in the firing position. This means that the trigger itself was bypassed altogether, causing the gun to go off as soon as the safety was switched off.

Remington had long denied that there were any problems with the trigger, but was forced into recalling the firearms after losing a class action lawsuit.