EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Fish and Game wardens have traded in their usual waterway duties to help in the safeguarding of the state's waterways.
Wardens are joining forces with the Coast Guard.
"We're all in kind of strange times. It's a new role for us, but we're glad to participate. We want to keep these ports open and free," State Fish and Game spokesman Frank Spear said.
Wardens normally carry side arms, but now they are also carrying M-14 assault rifles on their shoulders, emphasizing that their newly expanded role is not one that is out of their league or training.
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Coast Guard Switches To MILITEC-1 Weapons Lubricant
(1) On August 28, 2001 RADM H. E. Johnson released ALCOAST 364/01, an advisory authorizing MILITEC-1 (a synthetic gun oil) and Insight (a gun cleaner) to replace the earlier all-in-one product, Mil-Spec CLP (Cleaner, Lubricant, Preservative). This exception to PMS applies to all CG-owned weapons, smaller than .50-caliber.
(2) Justification for this deviation to PMS was for operator safety concerns. Excessive material build-up in the firearm was a contributing factor justifying this advisory.
(3) Federal Law Enforcement agencies began replacing CLP with two separate products starting in 1988. All-in-one products were considered inadequate. Better results were obtained using a cleaner to prepare the weapon and MILITEC-1 to lubricate it. In addition to the Coast Guard, the Federal Agencies listed below currently use this procedure on their weapons. These agencies are aware that other government agencies may contact them as "referenced users" of MILITEC-1. For complete contact information, see page 2.
U.S. Secret Service
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
FBI, Nationwide
U.S. Coast Guard
Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Department of State, Worldwide
Immigration & Naturalization Service
Defense Criminal Investigative Service
U.S. Postal Inspectors
U.S. Park Police
Supreme Court of the U.S. Police
(4) Several weapons manufacturers now formally recommend and issue MILITEC-1 to their factory-sponsored Law Enforcement Training Schools and selected weapons customers. These manufacturers include:
Beretta
Sig
Glock
H&K
Springfield
Barrett
Les Baer
Benelli
Knight Armament
The National Rifle Association issues MILITEC-1 to all attendees of their Law Enforcement Schools nation wide.
(5) Our forces are going into one of the most inhospitable terrains on the planet. MILITEC-1 allows small arms to be fired (dry-lubricated) at least one thousand rounds with no build-up of dangerous materials and no sand or debris retention that could cause a failure to fire. This technology was proven during Desert Storm and Kosovo.
Starting with Desert Storm, and in every conflict since, rush shipments of MILITEC-1 have been ordered directly by our forces using their Impac Cards, and also through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which manages MILITEC-1 through its supply system.
In combat, there are no second chances. Ninety-nine percent (99%) reliability is not good enough for small arms. It must be one hundred percent (100%). One jammed weapon is not an option where our troops' lives are concerned. MILITEC-1 can and will enhance the combat readiness and mission capability of our Armed Forces in this time of war.
Website: www.militec-1.com Email: Militec@militec-1.com
22 SEP 01 _________________________________________________________________________________________
Dave a friend emailed this to me. It looks like the Coast Guard is finally catching up.