TFB’s Photo Of The Day and we are looking (above) at a Green Beret assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), as he fires an MK17 SCAR-H rifle. SCAR is short for “Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle” and the “H” stands [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Above you can see U.S. Marines with Delta Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry West, as they fire a Mk19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher during a live-fire range. This happened on Range 204B on Marine Corps Base Camp [Read More…]
I admit it, these Norwegian Heckler & Koch 416 carrying soldiers is just an excuse to show a lof of excellent pictures of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter). We hope you like them! Below you can see soldiers from Force Protection as they [Read More…]
The Heckler & Koch G11 is probably the most famous and recognized non-production rifle ever. Even today, over 50 years since its development began, the G11 still looks like a firearm of the future. These fantastic photos are from Heckler & Koch’s Gray Room, [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – We go airborne with the U.S. Marines and the Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) as they conduct a live-fire training exercise with the AH-1Z Cobra and F-35B Lightning II. Unfortunately, I can’t spot any F-35 Lightnings in [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – it is time for Portugal and having a look at what their Special Forces have in their armoury. We’re looking at photos from their recruiting campaign, and as you can see, there is a nice variety of old and modern Heckler & Koch rifles [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Today we have only one picture on the subject of defending your country and winter warfare. A modern soldier meets a collegue from 80 years back in time. (I guess he got a little help from Photoshop.) Early in the morning of November 30, in [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – We take a look at what looks like a really wet and muddy Multi-Gun competition at Fort Benning. Handguns, shotguns and rifles in the rain – what’s not to like? Once you hear the start signal you forget about the weather anyway, [Read More…]
Today’s Photo Of The Day is a rare sight. Using the Accuracy International L96A1 as a base model, this is one of eight (1 of 8) of the first AI AW (Arctic Warfare) that were ever made. The AW models were improved to withstand colder conditions. These were [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and we go back in time almost 18 years, for the one and only Level III IPSC Competition in China. The pictures were posted by Mr. Vince Pinto, who was the Handgun Rules Director (1996-2017) at the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). [Read More…]
In today’s Photo Of The Day, we find ourselves in South Korea. We’re looking at M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks doing their thing at the Rodriquez Live Fire Complex. The M1 Abrams tanks are with the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: Above you can see a soldier opening fire with one of Mother Russia’s Kalashnikovs. Below: The soldiers arrive by helicopters, and once on the ground they continue to secure the area. I think the helicopter is a Mil Mi-8, which is available in [Read More…]
A White Russian is a cocktail made with vodka, some kind of coffee liqueur and cream served with lots of ice, preferably in an old fashioned type of glass. However, in TFB’s Photo Of The Day we don’t mix drinks, we try to show you the best firearm’s [Read More…]
-“Comrade Snajper, rifle is fine but barrell support is never recommended”. Yes, barrel support is bad in any country or language, but it looks cool on pictures as in TFB’s Photo Of The Day. Above you can see the Russian KSVK 12.7, using the 12.7×108 [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and we visit Finland for a look at their Basic Military Training. I think the weapon above is an M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon). IV / 19 BASIC EXERCISE – Translated from the Finnish language: A seven-day combat and shooting exercise for the [Read More…]
100 years ago, Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov was born. He died in 2013 at the age of 94. This is the subject in today’s Photo. In memory of this event, there will be a statue raised in St Petersburg, Russia which you can see above. Translated from Russian: A [Read More…]
When it comes to conceal and carry ammunition, some people think that FMJ is “good enough” or “just as good as hollow points,” but let this picture be a stark reminder that FMJ rounds do very little outside of penciling through whatever they hit. [Read More…]
A while ago TFB had a look at the Limited Edition Blackwater Microtech Ultratech Out-The-Front Knife. In Today’s Picture, we’re looking at a customized Glock in .40 S&W and the Blackwater Ammo Exclusive Black Friday Drop of the Microtech Exocet [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – A huge thanks to Jeremy Tremp at Offensive Marketing Group. It’s because of him that we’re able to share these brand new pictures of the new Heckler & Koch SP5. At the time of writing TFB is the only source for these pictures, so [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and we bring ourselves to Greece, where Greek soldiers assigned to the 71st Air Mobile Brigade secure a wooded area alongside U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. The soldiers [Read More…]
Today we take a look at U. S. Marines with the Special Reaction Team, Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton as they sight in on targets using their M40A6 sniper rifles. The photos were taken during their [Read More…]
Over two years ago TFB were one of the first to report about the upcoming IWI Tavor 7 in 7.62×51 mm. In Today’s Photo Of The Day we’re going to take a look at a Canadian, Non-Restricted, IWI Tavor 7, with a 20″ barrel chambered in 7.62x51mm. The [Read More…]
Photo Of the Day – Above you can see Australian Army soldiers from the 2nd Commando Regiment prepare as they fly to a mission in a 6th Aviation Regiment Black Hawk helicopter at Holsworthy Barracks, New South Wales, during counter-terrorism training in May 2019. [Read More…]
A new day, a new Photo. This is TFB’s Photo Of The Day, where we do our best to find great photos to enjoy. Today we take a look at the L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), which is a 7.62 x 51mm belt-fed general purpose machine gun. As this is for the Royal [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we try to find the best pictures out there and look deeper into some of the Dark Ops out there. Today we take a look at Operators from the Norwegian Special Operation Commando (NORSOC) on an [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and we take off to an exciting place called Kabul, in Afghanistan. We’re looking at the Afghan Special Police and their Crisis Response Unit 222 (CRU222) being trained and monitored by Norwegian Naval Special Operation Commandos. This means that [Read More…]
Every day TFB tries to give you at least one great photograph to look at, followed with a text about what is going on and which equipment is being used. We call this POTD for short, or Photo Of The Day. TFB is extremely happy to be able to share photos of the extremely [Read More…]
In today’s Photo Of The Day, we’re going to have a look at some fantastic scenery in the area around Aberdeen (that’s a town in Northern Scotland). Valhalla Precision is a creation by Roundhouse Firearms Training and Professional Sporting Solutions. [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – We are looking at a rather unusual SAKO TRG M10. Unusual, why? Because it is painted in white. The rifle is suppressed (probably by ASE Utra from Finland) and has a Steiner rifle scope (a 5-25×56 I suppose) and a Spuhr/SAKO mount. The [Read More…]
Have you ever done a live grenade training? I have, and it was pretty scary. Apparently, I was more curious to see what was about to happen than caring for my own safety, as the officer forced me down behind cover before the grenade went BANG. Today we look at some [Read More…]
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