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Monday, July 19, 2010

Industry Talk: Attack On British Security Firm In Mosul Iraq Kills Four

Filed under: Industry Talk,Iraq,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , , , — Matt @ 12:01 PM

    Rest in peace to the fallen.  As more information comes in, I will make the edit. –Matt

Edit: 07/20/2010- The company was Aegis.

Edit 07/21/2010- The name of the British security contractor was Nicholas Crouch.

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Attack on British security firm in Iraq kills 4

Mon Jul 19, 2010

A suicide car bomber plowed into a convoy of a British security company in northern Iraq on Monday, killing four foreigners and wounding five Iraqi civilians, Iraqi security officials said.

The British embassy said one of the dead was a Briton. The nationalities of the others were not known.

The suicide bomber targeted the last vehicle of the convoy in restive Mosul, a dangerous city where al Qaeda remains active, and the force of the blast threw the armored vehicle 40 meters (yards) into a ravine, killing everyone inside, police said.

“I saw the other members of the convoy bring out four dead foreign civilians from the smashed car. One of them was beheaded,” an Iraqi military officer, asking not to be named, said by telephone from the site of the attack in northern Mosul.

“We can confirm that a British national was killed in an attack on a British private security company convoy in Mosul this morning. We have offered consular assistance,” the British embassy said in a statement.

Mosul is on the front line of a longstanding feud between Iraq’s Arabs and minority Kurds over land, power and oil wealth.

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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Afghanistan: The Heroes Of Edinburgh International Defend D.A.I/U.S.A.I.D In Kunduz, 6 Taliban Killed!

Filed under: Afghanistan,Germany,Industry Talk,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , , , — Matt @ 11:51 AM

      “The actions taken by the EI security staff in defense of the compound and project staff were nothing short of heroic,” said DAI President and CEO James Boomgard. “We are deeply grateful for their bravery, and for the work they do day in, day out, to make our development mission possible. Our hearts go out to the families of the deceased at this terrible hour.”

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     Rest in peace to the fallen heroes of Edinburgh International.  You defended your client and paid the ultimate price in the process. USAID and the companies involved in this should award these fallen heroes with medals of valor, because if these were soldiers in any army, they certainly would have been recognized for these actions.

     The interesting thing here is the attack shows a definite pattern.  Suicide assaulters blasting the entry point and swarming the target, looking for opportunities of attack as they penetrate deeper. I would also be curious if they were wearing body armor under their suicide vests or if they were wearing ANA or ANP uniform? Regardless, the defense that the EI guys had in place, was able to protect what was important and kill all six suicide assaulters. I would be interested in reading the AAR for this and hopefully any lessons learned is getting out to other learning organizations/guard forces throughout Afghanistan. –Matt

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Kunduz

Firefighters try to put out a fire in a building which was attacked by Taliban insurgents in Kunduz  Photo: REUTERS   

DAI Project Office Attacked in Afghanistan, Four People Killed

July 2, 2010

DAI is today mourning the loss of four staff following an early morning attack on our Local Governance and Community Development (LGCD) Program office in Kunduz, Afghanistan. All four of those killed worked for our security subcontractor, Edinburgh International (EI).

“The actions taken by the EI security staff in defense of the compound and project staff were nothing short of heroic,” said DAI President and CEO James Boomgard. “We are deeply grateful for their bravery, and for the work they do day in, day out, to make our development mission possible. Our hearts go out to the families of the deceased at this terrible hour.”

One British, one German, and two Afghan nationals were killed in the incident, and several more EI staff were injured. Two DAI staff were injured but all are safe and receiving medical care under the auspices of the Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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Friday, May 21, 2010

Jobs: Ship Security Officers, OCONUS

Filed under: Jobs,Maritime Security,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Matt @ 7:31 AM

   The thing to focus on with this gig is that you must be SSO trained, and medical/ SIA certified.  This is a UK company and unless you have these kinds of credentials, I wouldn’t even bother submitting a resume.  But, they do offer the courses for SSO, SIA, and probably medical as well. (go figure, lol)  Which is cool, and you could knock out a bunch of really necessary courses through this company, if you wanted to get into the maritime security industry. That is not to say that you will get a job with EOS, if you go to their courses, but it will definitely make you more marketable.

   I am not the point of contact or recruiter and go through EOS if you want to apply or learn more about their contracts (current and upcoming).  Also, I am not endorsing the company and I am only putting the information out there for those readers who qualify and are interested in this stuff.  Good luck and let me know how it goes. –Matt

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Opportunities

Maritime Security Trainer

Experienced trainer for delivery of Ship Security Officer, Company Security Officer and Port Facility Security Officer courses (approved by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Transec – Dept of Transport)required for occassional short term training contracts in both the UK and Overseas.

Ship Security Officers – Medic Trained

Medic qualified Ship Security Officer (SSO) required for inclusion in 4 man counter piracy team. Must be SSO qualified and have demonstratable experience in maritime security.

Applying

If you believe you have the qualities required to work for Eos Risk Management Limited please email your CV to recruitment@eosrisk.com in a format which includes the following information:

• A brief personal profile

• Chronological career history – with most recent employment first

• Education, qualifications and languages

• Copy of SIA license (if relevant)

• Passport photograph (preferred)

By sending in your information you will allow Eos to maintain your details on a database, which shall be used by the Company for recruitment purposes. All information maintained shall be done in strict accordance to the Data Protection Act 1998. Please specify when you send your CV if you do not want your details kept on our database.

Link to website here.

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From Close Protection World Forum

Eos Risk Management Ltd is looking to compile a cadre of experienced maritime security team leaders, operatives & consultants for potential up coming contracts.

We anticipate a number of contracts to be completed in the near future. However, nothing is definite at this stage and we do not wish to mislead anyone into thinking you will be flying out tomorrow!

Please contact us ONLY if you fulfil the following criteria:

Essential:

1) SSO or CSO trained by Eos Risk Management

2) Operational experience within MARITIME security

3) CP SIA license

4) Previous military and/or law enforcement experience

5) Current or near future availability

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Industry Talk: Three British Security Contractors Killed In Afghan Plane Crash

Filed under: Afghanistan,Aviation,Industry Talk,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 3:56 AM

   Rest in peace to Daniel Saville, David Taylor, and Chris Carter and my heart goes out to the families and friends. Yet again, where is the recognition for the deaths of these men?  I have no idea what company these guys were working for, but at the very least that company should be demanding that their contractors be recognized and counted for paying the ultimate sacrifice. To pay your respects, there is a thread on the subject over at SOCNET here.-Matt

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Three Britons named in Afghan plane crash blamed on bad weather

David Brown

May 18, 2010

Three Britons were among 44 people feared dead after an Afghan passenger plane crashed in mountains 60 miles north of the capital Kabul yesterday.

The missing men are Daniel Saville from Manchester, David Taylor from Staffordshire and Chris Carter, whose address is not known. They are all believed to be security contractors.

Poor weather has hampered efforts to locate the Pamir Airways flight from the northern city of Kunduz. There was no immediate word on casualties.

By nightfall rescuers were still struggling to reach the area, in snow-capped mountains near the 12,700 foot Salang Pass, a major route through the Hindu Kush mountains that connects the capital to the north.

Paul Norris, a spokesman at the British embassy in Kabul, said: “The plane is currently technically ‘missing’ as the crash site hasn’t yet been found. But we can confirm that three British nationals were on board.” The State Department said a US citizen was also among the missing.

The plane left Kunduz shortly after 8.30am. The Antonov An-24 is a 60-year-old medium range twin-turbo prop civil aircraft built in the former Soviet Union from 1950 to 1978.

Yama Ariaye, of Pamir Airways, said: “We don’t have any news but the weather was a problem. It was quite cloudy at the time.”

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Technology: California Ranchers Wield British Radar To Detect Illegal Border Crossers

Filed under: California,Technology,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , , — Matt @ 12:34 AM

   Thanks to Cannoneer #4 for sending me this, and this is an excellent addition to The Defense of Farms and Ranches post.  The other thing I like about articles like this, is it highlights exactly what works and what doesn’t work out there.  What these ranchers are dealing with, is a daily issue that has been going on for years.  An individual protecting his land will come across a multitude of ideas, and try everything under the sun to get a job done.  They will also be pushing that equipment’s lifespan to the limits, and all of this information about the products longevity and usefulness is vital to other end users and to the company that made it.

   Personally, I have not used this product, so I cannot endorse it. I also have no connection to the company, and this just came across my desk as something that was interesting.  If any FJ readers have experience with this equipment, I am sure the rest of the readership would be interested to hear about that-good or bad. –Matt

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Blighter B202

Calif. Ranchers Wield British Radar to Detect Illegal Border Crossers

December 2009

By Grace V. Jean

LONDON — Frustrated by trespassers attempting to cross into the United States illegally, ranch owners in southern California have purchased a British radar in an effort to protect their property and to help Border Patrol agents nab more intruders.

The Blighter B202 Radar, developed by Plextek Ltd., an electronics and communications design consultancy based near Cambridge, U.K., detects people walking or crawling through the rocky, hilly landscape from four kilometers away, says Nicholas Booth, manager of Blighter sales and marketing.

The man-portable, scanning radar is mounted on a tripod and runs on rechargeable lithium ion batteries. It has a 20-degree wide vertical elevation beam that permits the detection of targets in the distance as well as up close.

“You can see people walking up and down the mountain and on the plains at the same time,” says Booth.

Traditional radars would require tilting to cover the same area.

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