TinWiki: Blackwater

Blackwater USA is a company that was founded in 1997. The company offers innovative, flexible training and operational solutions to support security and peace.

Blackwater's founder is a former U. S. Navy SEAL. He created Blackwater on the belief that both the military and law enforcement establishments would require additional capacity to train fully men and women in and out of uniform.

Business

Blackwater USA consists of nine separate business units: Blackwater Training Center (the largest private firearms and tactical training center in the U. S.), Blackwater Target Systems, Blackwater Security Consulting, Blackwater Canine, Maritime Security, manufacturing of custom Armored Vehicles, Parachute Jump Team, Aviation, and Raven Development Group. They also offer a full line of Tactical gear, clothing, and accessories for purchase on their online store.

Training

Blackwater Training Center is known around the globe for providing the highest caliber training available to law enforcement, military, and government agencies.

Over the years, Blackwater's reputation as the premier weapons and tactics training facility in the United States had spread worldwide. Blackwater has and is currently training select military and other government groups from US-friendly nations at Blackwater and abroad. The instructors are ranked the best in the world and their facilities are second to none. Training can be conducted at there Training facility's located at Moyock, NC, Mount Carroll, IL, or a mobile facility that can be set up anywhere around the globe.

Global security

Blackwater USA, has a proven track record of superior advisory support to government agencies and private organizations. They are in position across the globe ready to provide rapid planning consultation, rapid mobility/logistics, and security assistance support in areas devastated by war or natural disasters.

Blackwater Global Stability Solutions approaches every challenge with focused analysis. Blackwater prides itself on providing solutions that are practical, economical, timely and effective.











External links

Blackwater's Home page
CNN'S article on Personal security details in Iraq
U.S. suspends diplomatic convoys throughout Iraq
Feds Probe Blackwater Weapons Smuggling
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army : Jeremy Scahill's book on Amazon

Relevant discussion threads

Blackwater : Right-Wing Conservative America, Whether You Like It Or Not...
Kroll makes Blackwater look like wimps.
Blackwater Discussion
Blackwater banned from Iraq
Blackwater Grizzly APC
Blackwaters Immunity at an End?

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Not sure why this didn't get stars and flags the first time 'round - 5 months ago, but thanks! It's a nice intro to what Blackwater is about. Exactly what I was looking for

I hate to be that guy, but the op reads like a Blackwater PR rep wrote it. No offence ment, but it just seems abit biased. I dont care, but some people may take it as being written by a disinfo agent.

I hate to be that guy, but the op reads like a Blackwater PR rep wrote it. No offence ment, but it just seems abit biased. I dont care, but some people may take it as being written by a disinfo agent.