I put this one up because this is kind of surprising. Anyone that has done time on the big FOBs in the war will know what a C-RAM is after hearing the thing go off.  It is a loud and obnoxious automated chain gun that blasts incoming mortars and rockets out of the […]

     Here are some of the commentaries being made by some of our coalition members and companies tasked with vital protection duties over in Afghanistan. There are four stories posted, with some commentary in one from Andy Bearpark of BAPSC and an interview that Doug Brooks of the IPOA did awhile back. Maybe we […]

    At least someone with some sense is stating the obvious.  Of  course this decree is a threat to the mission and strategy in Afghanistan, and it is also a threat to President Obama’s plan and future election. He, along with his party in the US depend upon a strategy in Afghanistan that will help […]

    Rest in peace to the fallen. I haven’t a clue what company this was or if they were Afghan or expat? Either way, this type of stuff is a tragedy.  But what is even more of a tragedy is how little information there is on this.  Because I guarantee that if this was the […]

“We do not have the forces to move into areas occupied by the rebels,” Home Secretary Gopal K. Pillai told India’s Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in March, according to media reports. “We have a long, bloody war ahead. It is going to be a long haul, and I see violence going to go up.” Pillai declined to […]

Government leaders are closely linked to ownership of some of the major Afghan-owned security companies, an investigation by The Killid Group has revealed.
President Hamed Karzai has openly accused the companies of thefts, murders, kidnappings and cooperating with the enemy.
The investigation indicates that over 5,000 armed men have been working with security groups belonging to the […]

“One more thing we deeply share is the hatred of infidels,” the commander, Abu Dayib, told The Associated Press.
Some experts say the similarities are no accident.
“Al-Shabab is copying exactly whatever the Taliban was doing in the late 1990s, because they think the strategies the Taliban employed in Afghanistan were successful,” said Vahid Mujdeh, the Afghan […]

     Mr. Gaffney sounds like a star performer from his days at ITT and IAP, and DynCorp will be well served.  It sounds like Bill will still be involved with the direction of things with a seat at the board.
    So I just classify this as a reshuffling of some key leadership. Cerberus stands […]

     This sucks.  Rest in peace to the fallen and my heart goes out to the families and friends of these Afghan guards. My only comment on this is that I am sure there will be many lessons for this security company, and they will certainly be re-evaluating the defense of their main camps. […]

     I liked this article, and it is a concept that all of the companies need to really wrap their heads around in today’s times.  It is all about crisis communication, and it sounds like Mr. Levick is the guy to talk to about doing this kind of thing.  What is cool is that […]