German sailors cross Langham Beach during an amphibious assault near Stanage Bay, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. The training alongside U.S. Marines was part of the Talisman Sabre exercise.

While many U.S. Army units (mainly “draftee divisions”) were issued the stopgap .30-cal. Model of 1917 U.S. “Enfield” rifle, the Marine Corps, aside from using a few Enfield rifles for ...