This is the latest thing I guess, and we will see if they actually produce a good film about Captain Richard Phillip’s ordeal off the coast of Somalia. -Matt
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Heavy hitters are on board for piracy drama
Rescued freighter captain’s story will be produced by Scott Rudin, Michael DeLuca and Kevin Spacey.
By PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
May 30, 2009
Earlier […]

   This is a great shirt, and for you war machines out there, this one is for you. I am also amazed at the development of prosthesis these days.  The rate things are going, more and more amputees will be able to join back up in their units because of bionics and these advances.  Even contractors […]

   There is a lot of juice in this report(s), and I recommend reading through it to get a feel for where things stand right now.  The stuff that jumped out at me, is the increase in security contractors in both Iraq(23%) and Afghanistan(29%) from the last quarter census.  You would think with all the negative […]

   I imagine that this is primarily directed at the local population, but it would be interesting to see if the government is willing to look outside of Pakistan for some help in this area?  And maybe they have.  The reason I say that this is directed locally is that the dollar/rupee figure below is […]

 
Employment Opportunities with TigerSwan
TigerSwan is currently identifying qualified applicants for the following positions:
Security Guard Force -Site Manager
Job Description 
·Reports to the In-Country Program Manager
·Manage a large Third Country National (TCN) guard force
·Establishes transition plan
·Responsible for overall task order performance
·Makes and carries out management decisions, with regards to in-scope task order performance requirements
·Ensures guard force are familiar […]

    Not good, and the last couple of days have been a bad one for contractor deaths. RIP. -Matt
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Roadside blast kills 3 Americans in western Iraq
By ROBERT H. REID
May 126, 2009
BAGHDAD (AP) — A roadside bomb blasted a U.S. convoy west of Baghdad, killing three Americans, including a top reconstruction official who once headed the […]

The combined total in illicit narcotics seized since operations began three days ago stands at 92,271 kilograms, including 16,850 kilograms of black tar opium, 38 kilograms of processed morphine, 201 kilograms of processed heroin, 182 kilograms of hashish and 75,000 kilograms of poppy seeds. 
    Now that is a haul.  Bravo to those who were involved […]

 
Executive Security Services Professional
Hot job, which is either high priority or requires unique or specialized skills.
Job ID CHQ-0222057 
Job type Full-time Regular
Work country USA 
Posted 06-Mar-2009
Work city Armonk 
Job area Legal
Travel up to 50%; travelling 3-4 days a week, home on weekends

   You have to download Google Earth first, but it is worth it for this application. On the downside, I am not sure if this thing will work on all computers out in the various war zones.  -Matt
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Interactive map tool creates online memorial to U.S., coalition troops
By Peter Lanier
May 24, 2009
(CNN) — Each year on […]

     On this memorial day weekend, I have two groups of fallen that I want to remember.  Those are the deaths of our military men and women, and the deaths of contractors.  Both groups have equal importance in my view, and both have given equal sacrifice in this war.
    But in the context of […]