

United States Navy SEALs were the first to be armed with the EBR in 2004, followed by the U.S. being tasked to supply the necessary machinery needed to create the weapon in cooperation with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division. The Smith Enterprise-based MK14 was then used as a basis to eventually create the Mk 14 Mod 0 with Springfield Armory, Inc. created its own version of the M14 EBR (MK14 SEI), which used a medium heavy weight 457 mm (18.0") barrel and was more widely favored than the rifle made by Rock and Ribordy. In 2003, Ron Smith and Smith Enterprise, Inc. Army service in Afghanistan, September 2010 It is a variant of the M14 battle rifle and was originally built for use with units of United States Special Operations Command, such as the United States Navy SEALs, Delta Force, and task specific Green Berets ODA teams/units.

The Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle (EBR) is an American military selective fire battle rifle, and a designated marksman rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. Modified M14 iron sights, normally used with a magnifying scope

Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle "Rock Island", used by the U.S.
