Although Special Operations forces had been using the M3 since the early 1990s, light infantry unit commanders in Afghanistan had to submit operational needs statements to get the weapon.
雖然自1990年代初以來，特種作戰部隊就在使用M3，阿富汗的輕步兵部隊指揮官卻提交作戰需要報表以獲得該武器。