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Friday, September 26, 2008

Jobs: Protective Service Detail, Iraq and Afghanistan

Filed under: Afghanistan,Iraq,Jobs — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 11:55 AM

 

 

GardaWorld, a premier provider of protective services, investigations, intelligence and training services to government agencies, corporations and private individuals operating in high-risk environments, is actively seeking contractor professionals to serve as Protective Service Detail (PSD) operators for work in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations.

The individuals we are seeking will possess the following qualifications:

US citizen or Legal Resident (Green Card Holder).

6 years prior military active-duty service in an Infantry MOS, preferably in SOF (Tier 1/Tier 2).

Honorably discharged (must provide DD-214).

Minimum 2 tours (minimum 6 months total) deployed to a high-risk environment while serving in a PSD capacity (must provide references); knowledge of Baghdad and surrounding areas preferred.

Ability to obtain a DOD CAC card (requires FBI criminal records check) and MNFI badge.

Ability to obtain a US government Secret clearance (requires comprehensive background check).

Successful completion of an accredited military, police or federal protective operations course (civilian courses attended as part of a workup for a USG contract or equivalent may qualify).

Verifiable qualification with pistol and M-4 rifle (within past 2 years).

Must have and maintain a US driver’s license.

Must be fluent in English – both read and write.

Must pass a financial and criminal history check.  NOTE: any felony convictions or domestic violence convictions are immediate disqualifiers.

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Thursday, September 25, 2008

News: Marine Plans To File Slander Suit Against Murtha

Filed under: News — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 2:40 PM

     I was pretty disappointed in Murtha back then when he said those things about the Marines during the Haditha deal.  That to me was not being ‘always faithful’ to the Marines or adhering to the concept of innocent until proven guilty.  For that, Murtha gets a big thumbs down from FJ and from this former Marine. –Head Jundi  

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Marine Plans To File Slander Suit Against Murtha

Sep 24, 2008 

WASHINGTON, PA (KDKA) ? A local Marine cleared in the deaths of civilians in Iraq says Congressman John Murtha made public comments that were unproven, untrue and unfair.

Now, Lance Corporal Justin Sharratt is planning to file suit in federal court against Murtha on Thursday morning.

The suit accuses the congressman of slander and violating the Marine’s right to a fair trial and due process.

Sharratt was one of eight Marines charged after 24 Iraqi civilians were killed in Haditha. He was charged with three counts of unpremeditated murder.

It’s alleged in the lawsuit that before the outcome of the case, Congressman Murtha made slanderous comments.

Three years after the deaths, seven of eight Marines have been cleared, including Sharratt. There’s now a website, JustinSharratt.com, to let the world know that he has been cleared.

The eighth Marine is still waiting for his day in court.

KDKA contacted Murtha’s office for comment on this suit but there’s no word back from them yet.

Story Here 

Justin Sharratt’s website 

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Industry Talk: DOD Tests Contractors’ ID Cards

Filed under: Industry Talk — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 12:24 PM

     This is interesting.  It’s almost as if they are taking the Incident Qualification Card that I was talking about in another post, and trying to come up with something similar.  But really, this is the first time I have ever heard about this.  –Head Jundi 

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DOD tests contractors’ ID cards

By Alice Lipowicz

Published on September 22, 2008

The Army is testing a program that allows contractors to use an identification card approved by the Defense Department to gain access to the service’s facilities and computers.

The Army’s Materiel Command is running the Synchronized Pre-deployment and Operational Tracker program, known as SPOT, as a pilot project at Fort Belvoir, Va., in coordination with the nonprofit Federation for Identity and Cross-Credentialing Systems group — or FIXs — a vendor certified by that group, and others.

“The ultimate goal is to give us visibility to the contractors in the battlefield,” said Col. Archie Davis, a spokesman at the Army command. “This goes a long way to solving that problem.”

The project, which has been planned for several years, is one of the first in which DOD is participating in a federated identity management system with a private entity to verify identities for nongovernment personnel. The contractor ID cards are modeled after the federal employee identity cards developed under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12.

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Monday, September 22, 2008

Video: The Best Campaign Ad Yet!

Filed under: Video — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 6:27 PM

Photo: Massive Crater

Filed under: Al Qaeda,Pakistan,Photo — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 11:35 AM

Pakistan Blast

 

A vast crater, some 40 feet wide and 25 feet deep, lay at the security barrier to the Marriott hotel in Pakistan. Witnesses said security guards and their gate posts were buried under a mound of rubble.

 

Photo: Mian Khursheed/Reuters

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