When U.S. Marines, Japanese soldiers, and Indonesian Marines share a firing line, the only language that matters is muzzle discipline and hits. During Exercise Super Garuda Shield 26 near Lampung, Indonesia, a scout with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force...
Today's TFB Photo of the Day is a rare look at Japan's newest rifle earning its passport stamps. At the Indonesian Marine Corps 9th Infantry Battalion base near Lampung, Indonesia, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service member with the 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Amphib...
TAMPA, Fla. (September 21, 2026) – D&M Holding Company, Inc. (D&M), the global leader in delivering complete solutions for ammunition and energetics manufacturing facilities, and PT Pindad (Persero), a leading defense manufacturer in Indonesia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...
“It was scary, you know? The damnedest thing…” The old Marine flicked at a bright yellow tie he was wearing. “We were ordered to take Atabrine to prevent malaria. Most of us did that but it tended to turn our eyes and skin a bright yellow. And then a rumor started that the stuff would Rea...
Last year, when I was working on my book about Zastava AKs , me and fellow TFB writer Lynndon Schooler visited Zastava factory in Kragujevac, Serbia. Since then, Lynndon has published several comprehensive articles about new Zastava weapons, but there is one more firearm we saw that certainly des...
Even positive changes can be hard to accept. Long before the M1 Garand rifle was in widespread service in the US military, it had its share of detractors. A number of these objectors simply disagreed with the Army’s decision to adopt a semi-automatic rifle at all. They argued that the...