Archive for June, 2009
Jobs: UNOPS Protection Officer(s)–Personal Security Detail, Iraq
Lots of positions and it will be interesting to hear any other details on this. The funny part about this, like most UN security job offerings, is the total lack of any specifics when it comes to weapon stuff. Maybe they plan on giving each officer a revolver and three bullets? lol All kidding […]
Iraq: Rumblings in Falluja Threaten to Disrupt Script for U.S. Withdrawal
Mr. French, the reconstruction team leader, said, “Everyone’s feeling squirrelly now because we’re in a transition phase, where the perception was that the release of the Bucca detainees and the withdrawal of the Marines would make things worse.”
“My inclination is to say, yes, the security is worse,” he said. “Are there really any more incidents? […]
Funny Stuff: The BA-K-47
BA-K-47
April 12, 2009(from the creator of the BA-K-47)
We had our first annual Bacon Day this past Saturday. As a huge fan of bacon, and all the great bacon blogs out there, I decided it was time for me to make my own bacon creation. I came up with the BA-K-47, a 1:1 scale AK-47 made […]
Medical: Hydration Talk–Cera Sport and SaltStick, by Doug
Hyponatremia (British: hyponatraemia) is an electrolyte disturbance (disturbance of the salts in the blood) in which the sodium (Natrium in Latin) concentration in the plasma is lower than normal (hypo in Greek; in this case, below 135 mmol/L).
Severe or rapidly progressing hyponatremia can result in swelling of the brain (cerebral edema), and the symptoms of […]
Industry Talk: Canada Agrees to Stricter Controls on Afghan Hired Guns
“If they had a rule book and they followed it, you’d think they’d be very happy to tell you about it,” Harris said.
The Defence Department directed questions to the Foreign Affairs Department, which answered with an email late Tuesday afternoon.
The accord “is fully consistent with current Canadian policy and practice related to the use of […]
Military News: The Marine Corps Lioness Program and Counter-insurgency
Cool program and glad to see it having an impact. I have never heard of such a thing, and this is certainly some out of the box thinking on the part of the Marines. Maybe the companies out there should work to hire a few female security contractors in order to have this kind […]
Iraq: Bodies of Two British Hostages Identified
Rest in peace to these men. And what really kills me about this news, is that it will be snuffed out by all the other crap going on. These contractors had been in captivity for awhile, and this is a sobering ending to a bad deal. If any of the readers have any more […]
PMC 2.0: MIL-STD-810, Millennial Veterans and Smart Phones For PMC’s
I was debating on wether or not to put this under technology, but then I thought, this is far more important to PMC’s and PSC’s. Look folks, the reality is, is that smart phones are going to be everywhere in the near future. They already are for the most part, and if you look […]
Technology: SOS Link Gearing Up to Turn Smartphones Into Personal Security Devices
I posted this in regards to enhancing a protective details security plan. If you are protecting a client that has a smart phone, having a SOS Link set up on it could definitely help out. Especially for stalkers or during the early phases of kidnapping. I am not sure about the language transmitter though, […]


