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Uzi Does It<\/p>\n

Belgian Cops Tasked With Guarding NATO Headquarters Still Wield The Iconic Uzi Submachine Gun<\/a><\/p>\n

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Though unquestionably iconic, the original Israeli Uzi submachine gun<\/a>\u00a0is an increasingly uncommon sight among Western security forces. However, recently released pictures show that Belgian Federal Police tasked with guarding NATO’s main operational headquarters in Brussels still have access to these guns.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military\u00a0released the images<\/a>\u00a0of the Belgian Federal Police personnel training with their Uzis at an indoor range at the Training Support Center at Chi\u00e8vres Air Base. Chi\u00e8vres is situated around 12 miles from NATO’s\u00a0Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe<\/a>\u00a0(SHAPE), home of the Alliance’s Allied Command Operations (ACO), in the city of Mons.<\/p>\n

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A Belgian Federal Police officer cocks their Uzi submachine gun while training at an indoor range at Chi\u00e8vres Air Base.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The pictures also show officers training with their Smith & Wesson M&P9 pistols. The American gunmaker won a contract<\/a>\u00a0to supply these 9mm handguns to the Belgian Federal Police in 2011.<\/div>\n
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A Belgian Federal Police officer aims their Smith & Wesson M&P9 pistol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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The full-size Uzis are definitely the more eye-catching weapons. These particular examples are guns that were license-built in Belgium by the equally famous small arms company\u00a0Fabrique National<\/a>, more commonly referred to simply as FN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n