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It entered service with the USMC in 1960 and is still the primary battlefield system used by them currently. It has also been successfully used in an anti-ballistic missile role. It apparently has never been fired in anger by either service but, has a very successful record outside the U.S. (Israel and Kuwait)
see refs. for further details and background.
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Are you sure about that in terms if the US Marines? I figured they got rid of there's 10-12 years back.
I did find this on wikipedia: United States US Marine Corps - (phased out of US service in 2002.