POTD: Special Forces with M240B Machine Gun

Eric B
by Eric B
(U.S. Army photo illustration by K. Kassens)

Our Photo Of The Day can be chosen for a variety of reasons. An offensive muzzle flash from an M240B machine gun operated by Special Forces is always a good reason. Above you see a soldier assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School during tactical skills training as part of the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) at Camp Mackall, North Carolina in January 2023.

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School raid a simulated enemy compound during tactical skills training as part of the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC) at Camp Mackall, North Carolina January 9, 2023. Soldiers participated in SFQC training that tested their knowledge of small unit tactics and basic urban operations to ensure they possess the combat skills required to successfully operate on a Special Forces Operational Detatchment Alpha.

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Source: U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens

Eric B
Eric B

Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.

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  • Uniform223 Uniform223 on May 18, 2023

    One of my last XOs was a old school Special Forces cat. If I remember correctly he was originally an 18B. Along with his jump wings he had his combat diver and pathfinder badge. The stories he had...
    One of them was a test where they were given a box of weapon parts and they had to assemble as many as they can within an allotted amount of time. If any of the assembled weapons failed a functionality test it was an automatic no go.

    • Andrew Andrew on May 19, 2023

      @Uniform223 I was cadre at the SWCS FWC a few years (single digits) ago, and we weren’t doing that. They were timed on individual weapons for disassembly, reassembly, and functions check. Probably an old-school thing, or a competition. I’ve done it as part of a competition before with liquid smoke and strobes and loud music in a dimly lit room.

  • Andrew Andrew on May 19, 2023

    That muzzle flash is so big because BFA.

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