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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Jobs: Force Protection Specialist, Kosovo

Filed under: Jobs,Kosovo — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 6:49 PM

      This gig is a little on the low end, pay wise, but it is a nice little gig in a country that is very cheap to live in. This job has also been flying since February.  Although, like most of these types of assignments, they are always cycling guys in and out. -Head Jundi 

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Title: Force Protection Specialist
Location: Intl – Kosovo, Camp Bondsteel
Req Number: SD-EBOC-08-03-FP

Position Description:
The Kosovo project has several duties and responsibilities in accordance with providing armed protective services to current U.S. Military soldiers helping stabilize forces in the Balkan region. Force Protection duties include 24 hour protection of personnel, equipment and facilities. Controlling access at main gate entrance to Military bases and patrolling perimeters to secure Military compounds.

Duties include but not limited to the following:

– Control entry and exit of installation
– Conduct vehicle/personnel search
– Perform as a static guard
– Surveillance
– Patrol Duties
– Radio dispatch and communications
– Escorting persons in controlled areas (more…)

Jobs: Garda World Opportunities, Middle East

Filed under: Jobs — Tags: , , — Matt @ 6:25 PM

     To me, this is somewhat interesting, just because Garda World has been buying up a lot of companies.  It only makes sense, that they would be looking to fill jobs for overseas work.  I don’t think it would hurt, just put your resume in with these guys, despite if you have a clearance or not.  -Head Jundi 

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GardaWorld, a global leader in security and investigation services envisage increased opportunities in the Middle East particularly for those former US military personnel who possess an active US/Coalition Secret Clearance and with proven experience in the Middle East.

GardaWorld are awaiting the outcome of numerous contract tenders and welcome resume applications, to be held on our database for future consideration.

Important: if you are ex-US Military, in possession of an active US/Coalition Secret Clearance with former experience in the Middle East, please submit resumes to: jayne.darcy@garda-world.com .

We look forward to hearing from you.

www.garda-world.com

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

News: Tactical Biorefineries go to Iraq

Filed under: Iraq,Technology — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 7:42 PM

   Very cool news.  A portable refinery would be very nice in Iraq and elswhere.  Imagine being able to convert the trash and any locally bought oil, into fuel for the rigs on your site?  Kind of cool, and might actually save a little money and some lives, if they can reduce fuel convoys with this.  Something to watch I guess.  -Head Jundi 

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Tactical biorefineries go to Iraq
By David Ehrlich
Published April 29, 2008 – 7:46am
Transporting fuel to military base camps is a dangerous job for soldiers, but a new biorefinery from the U.S. Army’s research and development center could cut down on the need for some of those fuel convoys, which are often targets in war zones.

The Army’s two prototypes of the Tactical Garbage to Energy Refinery, or TGER, are shipping out to Victory Base Camp in Baghdad today for a 90 day test of the units under extreme working conditions.

The refineries, which can take in food slop, plastic, paper and styrofoam and output synthetic gas or hydrous ethanol, were developed by McLean, Va.-based defense contractor Defense Life Sciences, Purdue University and the Army’s Edgewood Chemical Biological Center in Maryland.

“It actually hits about 130 degrees there in August,” said James Valdes, the scientific advisor for biotechnology at the Edgewood center, to Cleantech.com about Baghdad.

He said the TGERs, pronounced “tigers,” should be back stateside by then, but there will still be plenty of heat and other challenges for the biorefineries before the testing is done.

“I was there about a month ago. Every afternoon, as the wind kicks up — gets all the sand and dust in the air — very fine dust gets into everything,” said Valdes. (more…)

Tactical Thought Process: Why Doing a Proper Search is so Important

Filed under: Tactical Thought Process — Tags: , , — Matt @ 12:06 PM

    What can I say about this video?  I guess you could say, that it is the kind of video that really emphasizes how important attention to detail is, and how important proper procedure is.  It shows you exactly why you want to be extremely thorough in your searches and always watch those hands. I am not a police officer or even a former police officer, but it would seem to me, that the safest bet would have been to clear this guy out in the field first, to find any big stuff or obvious weapons that would have been easy to find in the initial pat down.  I will give the officers credit for being able to jump on the guy, and stop the attack so quick.  But I have to say, “how could this have been avoided?”  The video is a little long, but hang with it.  -Head Jundi 

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Weapons Stuff: Finding Good Deals on Ammunition

Filed under: Training,Weapons Stuff — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 10:27 AM

     This little post will be quick.  A huge part of this industry, is training.  In order to keep your shooting skills sharp, you do a ton of dry firing, but eventually you need to ‘pull some trigger’ and shoot some live stuff.  So how do you find good deals on the ammunition you need?  Well, I have found one answer to that question. 

     At Gun Deals.com , they actually have a section dedicated to searching the web for the best prices on ammunition.  And not only does it do that, but it accepts suggestions from anyone, about where to get the best deals on ammo.  So it is a hybrid search engine of a sorts.  The bottom line, is you just input what ammo you are looking for, and all the current prices for tons of different manufacturers will come up. 

     It is one of those sites, that you could use for last minute purchases, or you could continue to watch it over time, and move in on a good deal when you see it.  There are similar sites out there, and if anyone else has a favorite ammunition deals search engine besides just a plain Google Search or going to a gun show, I am all ears.  -Head Jundi 

 http://gun-deals.com/ammo

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