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Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 13:47:18 -0800 From: *** Public PC User -- Library Documents <user@***.edu> Subject: military weapons issud to police depts. To: colombo
I'm a former cop with 16 years of experience including intelligence, SWAT, tactical operations, criminal investigations.
Police depts. are receiving free of charge from the Defense logistics Agency all kinds of military pattern small arms. these include m-16's (full auto kind), ammo, and even bayonets. Also included is webb gear, ammo pouches, ponchos, night vision devices and passive infra-red and thermal imaging night sights or night vision devices.
Sources of mine in the State of WA., say that many PD's are now training in advanced small unit tactics involving MOUT scenarios at the Yakima Army Training Center. MOUT deals with street fighting in an urban warfare context.
In addition, automatic weapons instruction (small arms) is also given to these units at the training center and some units report Army instructors (mostly special forces types) are instructing them in long range snipe fire and concenalment mehtods, including reconnaisance and intelligence gathering in the field.
Now here's the kicker. The WA. State Criminal Justice Training Commision is allegedly (good source on this) considering expanding the police academy curriculum and training hours from the present 440 hrs. to twice that amount. Civil unrest and street fighting tactics are to be included in the new blocs of instruction. Additional emphasis on sniper and full auto weapons training and intelligence gathering missions, plus joint tactical doctrine in order to facilitate working with military units may also be included. I hear other states are to join in with the same agenda to be implemented.
Sources with WA. State Emergency Management Services report that the WA. State Patrol is now designated the LEAD co-ordinating agency for all WAs. State police operations in the event of an emergency and in co-ordinating these operations with elements of the National Guard and US regular Army!
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