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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Job Tips: Finding Maritime Security Jobs by Reading News Stories

Filed under: Job Tips,Jobs,Maritime Security,Somalia — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 12:00 PM

   This is pretty cool, because this journalist just found three maritime companies that are providing armed security services in the Gulf of Aden. I also thought it would be cool to attach the career sections of those companies below this story.

    I have no clue if these companies are currently hiring, but by referencing this article, you can deduct that they would probably be interested in guys with strong maritime security backgrounds.  Or you just might get lucky and catch them when they need bodies. By the way, please do not send me a resume, because I am not recruiting for these folks or acting as a POC.  I am just finding and sharing the information out there. –Matt

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Companies hire “shipriders” against Somali pirates

By KATHARINE HOURELD

June 5, 2009

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — There’s not a warship for miles, a small pirate skiff is speeding toward you and there’s no way the creaking tub you’re on can outrun the bandits. How long do you wait before you shoot?

It’s just one of many possible dilemmas facing an increasing number of private security companies who offer armed escorts — known in the industry as “shipriders” — from Somali pirates.

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Technology: New Widget–CNAS in the News

Filed under: Technology — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 10:48 AM

   There are couple of reasons why I have set up this new widget.  First, CNAS is filled with some very influential strategists and COIN experts (the CEO is Dr. Nagl).  Second, the ideas and concepts developed at this think tank, are what will impact the decision makers for the war, and thus impact the contracting industry. So it pays to follow the conversation. 

   This is also just a news deal.  So any mention of CNAS in the news, will pop up in this feed.  I think that would be the best indicator of any thought provoking ideas, because everyone is paying attention to them.

   For politics, like I said, I am apolitical on this blog.  Please do not take offense if you are not down with CNAS for whatever reason politically.  I am simply trying to monitor the top thought processes out there about the war. There are numerous think tanks I could put up, but this one seems to be the most influential to the administration. I could be wrong, and if the readers have suggestions or corrections, I am completely open.

     As for the ads, that is the latest deal with widgetbox, and if it becomes too annoying, I will just take it down and find another widget maker.  That is part of the reason why I put it down on the bottom.

   Finally, for the technical stuff, if you want to scroll through the stories on the widget, there is a bar just to the right of the various posts.  Left click and hold over that bar, drag it down or up to control.  Or just put your cursor over the topics and use your computer’s scroll feature. When you want to check out a story, just put your cursor over the title and click on it.  It is that simple and enjoy. –Matt

Podcasts: SAIS Hosted Book Discussion–‘War 2.0’, With Andrew Exum and Thomas Rid

Filed under: Podcasts,Technology — Tags: , , , , , , — Matt @ 10:16 AM

    I highly recommend listening to this discussion, if you want a good primer for the book War 2.0. –Matt 

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SAIS Hosted Book Discussion on Irregular Warfare With Scholar Thomas Rid on June 1

Thomas Rid, Calouste Gulbenkian Fellow at the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations and co-author of the new book War 2.0: Irregular Warfare in the Information Age; and Andrew Exum, fellow at the Center for a New American Security and founder of the Abu Muqawama blog, discussed Rid’s book on Monday, June 1. Click here to download audio of this event (right-click or ctrl-click and choose “Save As”).

Or listen to the discussion at this link to SAIS here.

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War 2.0: Irregular Warfare in the Information AgeBy Marc Hecker, Thomas Rid

Product Description

War 2.0: Irregular Warfare in the Information Age argues that two intimately connected trends are putting modern armies under huge pressure to adapt: the rise of insurgencies and the rise of the Web. Both in cyberspace and in warfare, the grassroots public has assumed increasing importance in recent years. After the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, Web 2.0 rose from the ashes. This newly interactive and participatory form of the Web promotes and enables offline action. Similarly, after Rumsfeld’s attempt to transform the US military into a lean, lethal, computerized force crashed in Iraq in 2003, counterinsurgency rose from the ashes. Counterinsurgency is a social form of war—indeed, the U.S. Army calls it armed social work—in which the local matrix population becomes the center of strategic gravity and public opinion at home the critical vulnerability.

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Military News: The Current State of USSOCOM, by Admiral Eric Olson

Filed under: Military News — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 1:30 AM

     In testimony the other day before the House Armed Services Committee, Adm. Eric Olson, the head of U.S. Special Operations Command had a lot of interesting things to say about the current state of USSOCOM.  I thought this particular section was the most eye catching.  Is anyone else thinking what I am thinking? lol –Matt

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ADMIRAL ERIC T. OLSON 

COMMANDER 

UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 

Introduction and History 

 Mr. Chairman and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to report on the state of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)…….  

Service Enabling Capabilities 

    Demand for special operations forces is on the increase; yet, by their very nature, Special Operations Forces are limited in size and scope. I am already on record as stating that SOF cannot grow more than three-to-five percent per year in those key units and capabilities that must be developed within our own organizational structures and training pipelines. This growth rate will not meet the already obvious appetite for the effects of SOF in forward operating areas. 

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Friday, June 5, 2009

Technology: The Phoenix Junior Intruder Beacon

Filed under: Cool Stuff,Technology — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 8:18 PM

   I could see a use for something like this.  If you’re on night shift and you have a large area to keep track of, setting up a couple of these could help you to increase your coverage of an area.  The best part, is the guy that trips it would not know he tripped it unless they had night vision optics. Cool stuff. –Matt

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Phoenix Junior Intruder Beacon

A trip switch activated, covert intrusion detection signaling beacon

Phoenix Jr. Intruder Beacon System (NSN: 5855-01-539-0639) is a trip wire activated infrared beacon used in conjunction with night vision equipment to detect and signal night movement along trails, roads and entry points.

The system consists of the trip wire unit, one reusable 50 ft. line bobbin, an Allen wrench used for winding the bobbins, two magnetic mounts and the Phoenix Jr. Intruder Beacon. The Phoenix Jr. Intruder Beacon flashes at a rate four times faster than the Phoenix Jr., thus differentiating it from the standard combat identification signal. Alternatively the trip wire unit may also be used with any Phoenix or Pegasus flashing beacon, and is available for purchase separately without the Phoenix Jr. Intruder beacon.

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