Readers;

Another Monday to get the week started. The USTC is filling up as the weather improves. It will be 69 degrees and sunny today, that is a good range day! As we have seen over the years as the weather improves so do the number of personnel that attend training, we expect to have some record numbers this year and believe we will have some weeks where 1000 students will be on property at any given time. I hope we get to see you or unit here soon.

Stay safe.

John Adams

Managing Editor, Blackwater Tactical Weekly
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-Davy Crockett

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Secretary Clinton's Mexico Trip: Three Benchmarks for U.S.-Mexican Relations

This week, during her inaugural visit to Mexico, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faces a tough but critical challenge: laying the early foundations for a solid, working relationship with America's southern neighbor. The secretary can be certain that during her foray into the cauldron of U.S.-Latin American relations, her every word, her every action, and her every policy option will be closely monitored at home and abroad.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday ordered 4,000 more military troops into Afghanistan, vowing to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat" the terrorist al-Qaida network in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. In a war that still has no end in sight, Obama said the fresh infusion of U.S....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The fast-moving Conficker computer worm, a scourge of the Internet that has infected at least 3 million PCs, is set to spring to life in a new way on Wednesday - April Fools' Day.

That's when many of the poisoned machines will get more aggressive about "phoning home" to the worm's creators over the Internet. When that happens, the bad guys behind the worm will be able to trigger the program to send spam, spread more infections, clog networks with traffic, or try and bring down Web sites.

Technically, this could cause havoc, from massive network outages to the creation of a cyberweapon of mass destruction that attacks government computers. But researchers who have been tracking Conficker say the date will probably come and go quietly.

A North Korean rocket slated for launch sometime early next month can be clearly seen in a satellite photograph taken Sunday, the Institute for Science and International Security said Sunday.

A group of gunmen attacked a police academy and rampaged through it for hours Monday, throwing grenades, seizing hostages and killing at least 11 officers before being overpowered by Pakistani security forces in armored vehicles and helicopters, authorities said.

Six militants were arrested and eight others were killed in the eight-hour battle to retake the facility on the outskirts of this city in eastern Pakistan, said Rao Iftikhar, a top government official in Punjab province.

Tactical Equipment Evaluation

I sometimes find it humorous that my father-in-law has more jeans in his closet right now than I've probably ever had in his life. He has "dress" jeans, work jeans, casual jeans... and then I have to laugh at myself. I have an even greater number of "tactical" pants in various colors and that I wear for different purposes. Not long ago I was introduced to the tactical pants from EOTAC. I began wear-testing them and realized that it's a good things some design characteristics are relatively universal in the product despite the manufacturer. Otherwise I'd be lost when I reached for something.

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Recreational Equipment Review

As much as I don't get into the water or ON the water for recreation as I'd like, the simple truth is that I love the beach; I thoroughly enjoy scuba diving; and I find few things as invigorating as piloting a boat across the water, feeling the wind on my face and the bump of the uneven surface. I miss the Bayliner I used to have and recently, more out of curiosity than anything else, started looking around for other possibilities. One option I found was the MasterCraft X-series – the X-55 being the "flag ship" for that line. Here's a bit more about it...

Full Story Can Be Viewed At:

http://www.borelliconsulting.com/recevals/boating/mastercraftx55.htm

BUT THERE IS A LINE SET THAT IT CANNOT DESTROY... THAT LINE IS COMPRISED OF THOSE WHOM I CALL PEACE KEEPERS... MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE MILITARY. EVIL MAY BREAK LINKS IN THE LINE BUT THE LINE WILL RECONNECT AND DEFEAT EVIL.

April 19, 1775... 234 YEARS AGO... The first shot of the American Revolution or the War of Independence was fired. Since that date a little over 1.7 million of our people have died in the service of the country to preserve that independence and this nation.

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http://www.ustraining.com/btw2009/article/033009chaplain.htm

Pittsburgh, PA. The Super Bowl XLIII Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, the only team to win six titles, will soon be losing half of those trophies. After a meeting between NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell and President Barack Obama, Obama decided to redistribute half of their Steeler Super Bowl victories and trophies to less fortunate teams in the league.

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Here are some links for charitable organizations.

The Blackwater Tactical Weekly does not endorse any organization over another nor encourage charitable contributions, we provide these links as a public service, and take no responsibility for the actual sites. Although we strive to validate the sites before linking we caution you to do your own research, as the internet is ripe with scams.

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans.

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