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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Medical: DoD to Require H1N1 Flu Vaccinations for All Active Duty, But What About the 243,735 Contractors?

Filed under: Medical,Military News — Tags: , , , , , , — Matt @ 12:09 AM

Hachey said he expects DOD to begin administering the vaccine in the first half of October. The department has purchased 2.7 million doses, according to Hachey.

He said the vaccine will also be available to DOD civilians and military family members who want it.

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   Interesting news, but I kind of would like to hear how the DoD plans to vaccinate all the contractors in the war as well?  Because after all, there are now more contractors than troops in places like Afghanistan, and each one of those contractors could easily pick up the flu at home and bring it back to the war zone they are working at and infect others.

   Now the DoD did mention they would offer the vaccine to ‘DoD civilians’, but what does that mean?  Is that all contractors, or just the ones that directly work for DoD at the PX’s and stuff?  I think this needs to be clarified, if H1N1 is truly a concern to the government?  I would like to hear a separate statement about what the DoD plans are for contractors.

   This flu could also impact the war effort, because if a bunch of contractors pick up H1N1 because they were not protected, and then took it back to a war zone and passed it on to the local populations, then that could be bad.  Especially if it got out that the foreigners ‘killed my brother’ by infecting him with H1N1. The Taliban or Al Qaeda could have a field day with this kind of stuff for propaganda purposes.  It is something to think about for the war planners out there, that’s if H1N1 is really a concern to the DoD. –Matt

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DOD to require H1N1 flu vaccinations for all active-duty personnel

By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and StripesFriday, September 4, 2009

Starting this fall, all active-duty personnel will be required to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, Defense Department officials announced this week.

Health care workers, deploying troops, those serving on ships and submarines, and enlistees are among those who will get the vaccination first, said Army Dr. (Lt. Col.) Wayne Hachey, director of preventive medicine for Defense Department health affairs.

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Monday, September 7, 2009

Military News: Samurai Mind Training for Modern American Warriors

Filed under: Industry Talk,Medical,Military News — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 11:34 PM

     I got a kick out of this story, because it does have some application to our industry.  Call it meditation, call it visualization, call it ‘in the zone’, or whatever, guys have had to get into a frame of mind to deal with all sorts of activities.

     One of the things that I have practiced was visualization, both as a smokejumper and for shooting tests for contracts.  You visualize everything you need to do in order to execute the perfect parachuting operation or visualize all the actions for a specific shooting drill, all before you actually do it.  I find a quite place to think about it all, like in a hotel room or whatever, and go through the whole process in my mind.  It takes concentration and focus, and that is the whole point of visualization.  I learned the concept from sports psychology.

     As for the Warrior Mind Training program, I think it would be worth a shot trying it out.  I am for anything that gives you an edge, and if these techniques can help you to shoot better or deal with stress better, that that is great.  Hell, the techniques might actually get you a job, because you were able to calm yourself and get focused before vetting at schools and for shooting tests.

    Better yet, these techniques could help you deal with the stress of convoy and PSD work, and just winding down after ‘one of those days’. And contractors are up against the same deployment realities when they come home.  One day, they are running the roads and surviving as best they can, and the next day they are home and driving down the streets of their city.  We go through the same cultural and situational shock as the military, and anything to help guys continue to work a contract and not turn into walking burn outs, is alright in my book.-Matt

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Samurai Mind Training for Modern American Warriors

By BONNIE ROCHMAN Bonnie Rochman

Sep 7, 2009

Not long ago at Fort Bragg, N.C., the country’s largest military base, seven soldiers sat in a semi-circle, lights dimmed, eyes closed, two fingertips lightly pressed beneath their belly buttons to activate their “core.” Electronic music thumped as the soldiers tried to silence their thoughts, the key to Warrior Mind Training, a form of meditation slowly making inroads on military bases across the country. “This is mental push-ups,” Sarah Ernst told the weekly class she leads for soldiers at Fort Bragg. “There’s a certain burn. It’s a workout.”

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Bounties: California Governor Announces $100,000 Reward in Arson-caused Wildfire

Filed under: Bounties,California — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 7:01 AM

     I hope someone finds this arsonist, because this guy has the blood of two fire fighters on his hands.  I have quite a few California readers, so hopefully some of you investigator types can get up on this deal.  Good luck. –Matt

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California governor announces $100,000 reward in arson-caused wildfire

September 4, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever set a deadly wildfire north of Los Angeles.Schwarzenegger announced the reward Friday, a day after officials said forensic evidence at the fire’s point of origin revealed that the wildfire — among the largest in Southern California’s history — was intentionally set. Two firefighters died Sunday when their truck careened off a steep mountain road.Under state law, the governor may offer rewards up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person killing a firefighter in the line of duty.The fire has burned through 241 square miles of the Angeles National Forest. More than 70 homes have been destroyed.

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Governor’s Proclamation, Sept. 4, 2009:

WHEREAS, on August 26, 2009, I proclaimed a State of Emergency in Los Angeles County due to a fire that started on August 26,2009, now known as the Station Fire; and

WHEREAS, the Station Fire has burned approximately 150,000 acres, continues to burn and is not yet contained; and

WHEREAS, two firefighters were killed while fighting the Station Fire in Los Angeles County; and WHEREAS, state and local officials have determined the cause of the fire is arson; and WHEREAS, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca requested that a state reward be offered, in supplement to an existing reward, to encourage individuals with information about this crime to contact law enforcement; and WHEREAS, public assistance is vital to law enforcement, and rewards often encourage public cooperation essential to apprehend those who have committed serious offenses; and WHEREAS, the Governor is authorized by Penal Code section 1547(b) to offer rewards up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person who kills a firefighter in the line of duty; and WHEREAS, the reward will be paid in accordance with Penal Code section 1547.

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Funny Stuff: Blackwater Recruits Rambo, Boba Fett, Predator, and Yosemite Sam For Duty in Iraq

Filed under: Funny Stuff — Tags: , , , , , , — Matt @ 5:18 AM

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Company Spotlight: Protection Strategies Incorporated

Filed under: Company Spotlight — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 6:26 AM

   A couple of things for this company.  I guess they have been around for a bit, and have done a few things in Iraq and Afghanistan, but honestly, I have never heard of them.  The TWISS 2 contract award was the first time I had heard the name, and so I thought I would do a little Google Fu and get them up on this new fancy category FJ has called ‘Company Spotlight’.  Check it out, and look for possible gigs either through them, or their partners Sandi Group and Dreshak in regards to the TWISS 2 stuff. –Matt

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 Message from the President and CEO

Welcome to the Protection Strategies Incorporated (PSI) web-site. This site is designed to familiarize you with our company, our staff, our services, and our areas of expertise.PSI is a U.S. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned business, founded in 1998, and certified in the Small Business Administration’s small business program. PSI maintains GSA Federal Supply Schedules for Schedule 84, Schedule 70, Schedule 738X, and Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) Schedule.At its genesis, PSI was a two person security company with a contract supporting a Department of Energy security operations program. Over the years that have passed, PSI has grown into a company with uncompromising standards that provides security support services to many agencies within the Federal Government as well as private corporations nationwide and overseas. Our senior staff has a vast depth and breadth of management and security experience, and PSI personnel bring with them myriad skills and expertise in countless security disciplines. (more…)

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