Guns & Gear

Call it Thunder Ball. Soldiers with 10th Mountain Division perfom a tactical movement during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack as part of Thunder Ball exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, on Sept. 5, 2024. This type of training utilizes high-stress scenarios to refine the tactical and …

This man says he moved to Wyoming in order to exercise his right to fire up a flamethrower. Allan Hovland, formerly of California, told the Cowboy State Daily that he became enthralled with flamethrowers a couple years ago. “It was just one of those things,” Hovland said. “I was looking …

A light machine gun that was designed eight decades ago is turning up on the frontline in Ukraine. The RPD can be used in the section support role but can also be operated by a single soldier to assault a position, including a trench. It was designed back in 1943/44 …

The C-130 has the longest, continuous military aircraft production run in history. It has one of the top three longest, continuous aircraft production lines of any type. Here’s a birthday salute to this icon of the skies. Thanks to Airman 1st Class Leonid Soubbotine for the way-cool vid.

Owners must act within 90 days to reclaim their property. The ATF did not explain how it arrived at that time frame. Gun-owners who surrendered their bump stocks to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives now may retrieve them following a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court – …

This Chinook took a spin at the annual Royal International Air Tattoo, the world’s largest international airshow. The helicopter did its thing at the show July 19-21, at RAF Fairford, England. This one does tricks… clipped from a U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Avallone.

Snipers train to be the top of their class. Here, U.S. Marines with 3D Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve go through range training with the M110 semi-automatic sniper system. They loaded up at Panzer Kaserne in Stuttgart, Germany. Watch while they use various shooting techniques, and …

Think of them as rolling fortresses, bristling with firepower and advanced systems. Tanks are built to take a beating and dish out some of their own. Here’s a look at what happens when the M1 guns go off: In the wilds of Georgia, where there’s fire, there’s smoke.

Train how you expect to fight. These U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Division show how it’s done, with live fire training on Feb. 10, 2024.

What happens when your tank turns upside down, or gets stuck in the mud? You pull it out, of course. But carefully. The British Army shows how to proceed… British Armed Forces video READ MORE survival tips from the British armed forces Please leave this field emptySubscribe to the Soldier …