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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

News: Ex-Para Wins a Medal for Iraq Ambush Rescue

Filed under: News,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 11:41 AM

 

     Outstanding news and I am glad that Terry is getting recognized for a job well done. –Head Jundi

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ArmorGroup, the leading international provider of protective security services, is very pleased to announce that Terry Goodman, one of its group company employees, has today been awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Silver Medal, the highest honour the Society can bestow. Terry was granted the honour, which is awarded to those who have put themselves in extreme personal danger, for his rescue of a wounded colleague in Iraq while under sustained insurgent fire and while he was seriously injured himself.

Terry (31), a former British Army soldier from Essex, was a vehicle commander in a three vehicle ArmorGroup protective security detail (PSD) team operating in southern Iraq at the time of the incident in June 2007 .The colleague he rescued was Darryl Lowery, a former Australian soldier, who was the commander of one of the other vehicles in the team.

The team was returning from a mission near Basrah when a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated against the left hand side of the Darryl’s vehicle, causing it to be immobilised. Darryl was badly injured in the attack, with multiple shrapnel wounds to both legs and his right foot, while his Iraqi driver was killed.The team immediately came under sustained and heavy small arms fire and Terry’s vehicle was also struck by three Rocket Propelled Grenades from the side of the road. (more…)

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Jobs: CP Operators, Afghanistan

     This post came from Ex-mil Recruitment UK, which is an outstanding job source for the guys over there. I guess Armor Group is looking for individuals with SIA licenses only on this one. Plus, in order to apply for this job, you have to sign up with Ex-mil Forces.

    To me, it has always been a mystery, on where Armor Group went to advertise jobs. If you go to their website, they do not post jobs, just an HR email. At this site, it looks like AG has been actively using these guys. Good little job board, and happy hunting. -Head Jundi

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ArmorGroup – CP Operators
Location: Afghanistan
Salary: Competetive
Job Type: Permanent
Job Areas: Overseas
Security

Vacancy placed by: ArmorGroup

We are currently recruiting for experienced Close Protection Operators who must be AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY.

A valid SIA licence is ESSENTIAL.

Interested candidates should submit their CV and covering letter FAO Zoe Doncaster.

Only applicants who are successful in the first round will be invited to a briefing and one-to-one interview.

Saturday, April 5, 2008

News: Armor Group Employee Saves Afghan Boy

Filed under: Afghanistan,Medical,News,Texas — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 11:24 AM

 

A Texan’s quick action saves tough Afghan boy

By LISA FALKENBERG
2008 Houston Chronicle

Two thoughts pulsed through Bryan Mikus’ mind as he assessed the screaming,
bloodied 10-year-old boy curled in the fetal position in the Afghan clinic.

First he cursed the land mines. Then he cursed fate. “Not a kid, man,
anything but a kid.”

What the 35-year-old civilian paramedic from Humble did next won’t earn him
any medals. As a medic and team leader for a security contractor, the Army
reservist and former Marine won’t be eligible for military commendations.

But his actions helped save the life of one little herdsman, who was chasing
an errant goat when the animal tripped an old Soviet land mine that had
waited more than two decades to unleash its blast of shrapnel.

The events, described to me by Mikus and others who were there, happened
weeks ago near the village of Shindand, in Farah province in Western
Afghanistan. Mikus’ company, London-based ArmorGroup, provides security for
contractors converting an abandoned Soviet base into a military training
center for Afghans.

Mikus, a self-described “computer nerd” raised in Boerne, used to fix trader
computers at Enron and was a server administrator at Reliant while working
as an emergency medical technician on the side. He decided to build on his
EMT credentials a couple years ago at Texas A&M and “reinvented” himself as
a medic. (more…)

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