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The M16A1 Rifle: Operation and Preventive Maintenance

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The M16A1 Rifle: Operation and Preventive Maintenance

The U.S. Army teamed up with cartoonist and graphic artist Will Eisner to produce teaching tools for U.S. soldiers in a medium that they could easily understand. <I>The M16A1 Rifle: Operation and Preventive Maintenance</I>, first printed in 1969, features a female narrator who instructs GIs on the proper care of their AR-15 (military name M16A1) riflesâ‚¬"firearms notorious for jamming and malfunctioning. More than a simple manual and step-by-step guide, this unconventional yet important military document tried to appeal to soldiers with suggestive chapter titles such as â‚¬Å“How to Strip Your Baby,â‚¬Â â‚¬Å“What to Do in a Jam,â‚¬Â â‚¬Å“Sweet 16,â‚¬Â and â‚¬Å“All the Way with NÂ©gligÂ©.â‚¬Â A copy of the thirty-two-page booklet was issued to nearly every soldier serving in Vietnam.