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During the war in Iraq, Blackwater was one of several private security companies use to guard officials, security guards, and military installations, train the Iraqi army and police forces, and provide other support for armed forces. Their first contact in Iraq was in summer of 2003 when they secured a $21 million contract for Personal Security ...
The Blackwater Training Center, south of Moyock, is a large and diverse training site for private military and security forces. Now officially called the United States Training Center, it opened as the company’s primary location in 1998, on 7,000 acres, next to the Great Dismal Swamp (Blackwater is a reference to the aqueous color of the Swamp).
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United States Training Center (USTC, formerly Blackwater Training Center) offers tactics and weapons training to military, government, and law enforcement agencies. USTC also offers several open-enrollment courses periodically throughout the year, from hand to hand combat (executive course) to precision rifle marksmanship .
- Private security services contractor
- Law enforcement training, logistics, close quarter training, and security services
- Craig Nixon and Allen Schaffer
- 1997; 26 years ago, North Carolina, U.S.
Oct 2, 2007 · Outsourcing the war to private military contractors such as Blackwater has shattered the United States' moral authority and its ability to win wars like that in Iraq.
Mar 2, 2020 · Whether serving in or out of uniform, Blackwater is committed to providing these men and women with the very best in training and tactical support to ensure they are fully prepared to meet current and future global security challenges.”
May 4, 2018 · The Blackwater founder has cut a lucrative security-training deal with Chinese insiders. But is it against U.S. interests? The International Security Defense College in Beijing is a private...
Jan 1, 2010 · Before the attacks, Blackwater was a little-known security training firm based in Moyock, North Carolina, with just over $200,000 in federal contracts. By 2006 its work for the US had mushroomed...
