 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - M249 SAW yakanga isingashandiswi zvikuru pamberi peHondo yeGulf ya1991, kunyange zvazvo yakashandiswa muhondo dzose huru dzeU.S. kubvira ipapo. Vashandi veAmerica muSomalia muna 1993, Bosnia muna 1994, Kosovomuna 1999, Afghanistan muna 2001 uye Iraq kubvira 2003 vakapiwa M249s. Zvombo zvakawandisa zvakapiwa kuBolivia, Colombia neTunisia. 