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ARR 22 *35 15:07 FROM FBI-DETROIT 7 Noe Beg, 3 ; ; 6. r PAGE.@26 % ee -_ < ¥e . . oa FD-302 (REV. 3-10-82) bo -i- b7C FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of transcription 5/ 16/ 91 was telephonically contacted a office and provided the owing information: He knows and has known_him for several years. The basis of the association is that belongs to a paramilitary group loosely known as "OPFOR" which is a military acronym for "Opposing Force" or "Opposition Force", This group consist of approxmitaly forty individuals and is led by a retired Army Captain who is a VietNam veteran. This group normally "plays" the part of Russian soldiers during training periods with the Michigan National Guard and/or the U.S. Army Reserve. characterized[__——sijass “out in left and stated that there was something strange about him bv*. not be specific. He also stated that[ — Jwas intelli that he never made any racial or ethnic comments of a nec nature to him or to any of his associates. He further advised that the Michigan National Guard no longer uses this greu2 a: “‘OPFOR" after it was learned that some of the members wes ems 16 or 17 years old and many of the older members had newer rx in the military. Concern was heightened when it was leat these individuals were in possession of pyrotechnical ey: as well as semi automatic weapons of the type used by tx Bloc countries. pointed out that these weapons « jegal in nature but it was felt that the best interest =1 ‘ Michigan National Guard was not being served by using this ox: = also stated that most of the members “! the "OPFOR" group are well respected individuals who have responsible jobs and that his feelings about[______]Jshould not reflect negatively on the other members. Bb stated that he believed that[(__———sdJwass im the Army Reserve in Livonia, Michigan but did not have any contact with Army Intelligence as he claimed. He also questioned as to vay lo aid not remain in the Reserve but stated that he did not have any reason to believe that he left for negative reason, Investigation on 5/16/91 at Ann Arbor, Michigan File # 177A-DE-57612 vy SAL] ate acta 5/16/91 neither recommendations not conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the PBI and is loaned to your agency; fetes tw tad toile VAN Ombre