{"id":112979,"date":"2019-06-27T20:20:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T20:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/27\/nasas-in-the-market-for-new-rifles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:43:15","slug":"nasas-in-the-market-for-new-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2019\/06\/27\/nasas-in-the-market-for-new-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s in the market for new rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NASA, known for such great hits as planting a bunch of flags on the Moon and sending satellites to the far ends of the solar system, is now in the market for a new AR-15 type <\/a>gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, these new rifles won\u2019t be used to fight off alien invaders, but rather to secure NASA\u2019s John C. Stennis Space Center (often referred to as the SSC) in Hancock County, Mississippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As one would rightly expect, NASA does maintain a rigorous around-the-clock protective presence at all of its major facilities, especially the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The KSC\u2019s security element<\/a>, in fact, has its own maritime division (i.e. waterborne operations), K-9 units, hostage negotiation team, and plays host to the agency\u2019s lesser known but highly capable Emergency Response Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n