Readers;

Good morning, we are starting another great week at the greatest training facility in the world. The USTC is continuing to grow, the course of instruction is dynamic and relevant, and the instruction is second to none. OK, I maybe a little biased but I have also been doing this for quite some time. I truly am blessed to wander the facility and see great men and women working hard in the defense of their country. Yes, I used "their" because we have representatives from multiple countries all with the same goal; improve their skills to defend their homeland. This is a great country and the men and women here at the USTC are working extremely hard to keep it that way.

Stay safe.

John Adams

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FOB MAREZ, Iraq – Special Forces Soldiers here began a four-day marksmanship course April 10 in Mosul for 19 Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

Four USSF instructors led the Soldiers through various fundamentals to prepare them for long-range target engagement, such as enemy marksmen and suicide vehicle-borne IED drivers.

The primary instructor for the course explained the training was similar to sniper training in some aspects, but was not designed for certification purposes. The course was intended to arm the Soldiers with techniques they can use on the battlefield.

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The quiet little town of Bell Buckle, Tennessee, was first established as a railroad village nestled among the hills, farmland, and walking-horse country of Bedford County. Today, this cozy little town, with a population of less than 400, has become more recognizable across both the state and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC)-commonly referred to as the "CID"-for more than the rail stop it once was. In addition to famous home cooking and southern hospitality, the town is known as the home of the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy, where for one week every spring, CID agents come together for the annual Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Post Blast Investigative Techniques Course, which is hosted by the 1000th Military Police Battalion (CID) based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

The Marine Corps is looking for a few good people. In fact, they are looking for many good people. In June of 2008, the Marine Corps adopted a plan to begin the hiring of approximately 1,200 Civilian Police Officers. This expansion of civilian policing will reduce the operational stress on Marine Corps Military Police and will enhance security and police services across the Marine Corps.

Since 9/11, all branches of the military have identified greater requirements for police and security to protect the property and the people that are responsibility for the defense of the nation. Limitations on growing the active duty force have resulted in the hiring of civilians to provide Security and Law Enforcement services across the Department of Defense.

Considerable conversations took place prior to and after the Savage Range Systems (SRS) Architects' Seminar in Denver Colorado Sept 24 and 25 2008. SRS conducts these architects' seminars annually, and invites different range designers and equipment manufactures to present on the latest on bullet traps, steel baffling, noise attenuation, ventilation, target systems, range controls, and range communications. I was one of the presenters at the seminar. The following is a compilation.

Presenters at the seminar were Clark Vargas PE, C. Vargas and Associates, Consulting Engineers on indoor range design, Robert Donohue, Pinta Acoustic, on noise attenuation, Tom Mandy of Mancom Manufacturing on target systems and range controllers, Charles Nester PE, SRS on baffles, bullet traps and shoot houses, Jim Uhlinger, MT2 Environmental on lead contamination and removal, and Dennis Mattice, Southern Air, on range ventilation. There were 30 or so architects, range operators and clients in attendance.

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Tactical Equipment Evaluation

So... I've been a Glock armorer since the early '90s. Simple guns that work right – reliably. They aren't difficult to disassemble or maintain with the exception of one thing: Sometimes the magazines can be a pain in the backside to get apart, clean and reassembled. The toughest part is squeezing the sides just the right way. I always wondered who someone didn't make a tool to help with that, and now they have. Enter the GTUL (said "G-tool"). Currently made to fit the 9mm/.40S&W size Glock magazines, this tool makes disassembly and cleaning much easier.

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Recreational Equipment Review

When my son came home to visit at Easter he brought a pair of matching Navy Arms black powder .44 revolvers with him. He also brought a "western" belt that went with the revolvers that had cartridge loops (which made no sense to me for a black powder gun) and a knife sheath. It made me start thinking: this is a belt and revolvers from 150 years ago. Is there something comparable today? Not exactly, unless you get it custom made, BUT... you can build your own with completely contemporary materials. Here's how...

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I have been surveying the news sources... reading the internet blogs and outlets... Who are we to believe? I evaluated quite a while back to find a path in our times for me. In all that has and is taking place in our world I see that it is still the Peace Keeper committed to peace and justice that is the only human hope that is holding our world together and holding evil in check. I have no comments on the politics of our nation or our time. I am here to support and encourage the Peace Keeper.

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Building muscles is all about spending hours at the gym, right? The only true way to build a chiseled, muscular physique is hours upon hours of slaving away over rusty iron, day after day, year after year.

Well, maybe not.

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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.

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