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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Industry Talk: Triple Canopy Donates And Delivers Humanitarian Aid To Haitian Earthquake Victims

Filed under: Disaster Response,Haiti,Industry Talk — Tags: , , , , , , — Matt @ 9:48 PM

   Outstanding and good on TC for giving to a worthy cause. It sounds like Diamondback Tactical and others have pitched in as well, and that is great when you see this kind of assistance.  Now if we can get some guards over there to protect the women and other innocents at these camps, then we can really do some good. –Matt

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Triple Canopy Donates and Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Haitian Earthquake Victims

Partners with GHESKIO HIV/AIDS Clinic for Timely Philanthropic Mission

March 17, 2010

Triple Canopy, Inc., a leading provider of integrated security and mission support services, announced today that it has donated supplies, transportation and personnel in an effort to provide shelter to thousands of homeless earthquake victims in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Triple Canopy is supporting the efforts of the Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi’s Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections (GHESKIO) to deliver aid to homeless families camped on its compound. Triple Canopy was able to coordinate with staff from GHESKIO to determine what kind of aid would be the most helpful. Within two weeks of establishing contact, a chartered flight loaded with tents, flashlights, generators and other vital items landed in Port-au-Prince.

Founded in 1982, the GHESKIO Center was the first institution in the world dedicated to the fight against HIV/AIDS. In the aftermath of the earthquake, thousands of refugees migrated to the center and have been living there in makeshift shelters.

“Upon learning about the dire situation on the ground, Triple Canopy reached out to Dr. Bill Pape, director of GHESKIO, and ascertained the critical need for shelter prior to the onslaught of the rainy season,” said Triple Canopy CEO Ignacio Balderas. “For the past three weeks, hundreds of entire Haitian families designated by GHESKIO were able to move out of their makeshift hovels and move into waterproof tents erected by our personnel.”

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Monday, January 18, 2010

Jobs: Force Protection Officer, Kuwait

Filed under: Jobs,Kuwait — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 2:08 AM

   I am not sure if TC has this contract or not, but I did hear there was talk that CSA might lose their contract.  Or this could be something else.  Either way, it’s a job and it is for Kuwait as a security contractor. I am not the POC or Recruiter, and please follow the links provided if you want to apply.  Good luck. –Matt

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Triple Canopy

Force Protection Officer

Operational/Corp Intermittent Employee

Location Kuwait

Department Operations

Position Schedule Intermittent Employee

Job Description Location Kuwait

Reports To Supervisor

Position Summary

Perform duties as a Force Protection Officer, providing security at specified locations

Position Responsibilities

• Act as armed security officer

• Responsible for internal security shift

• Pass a physical examination, meet U.S. Army height and weight standards, and pass a physical fitness test

• Possess the capacity to acquire a good working knowledge of all aspects of contract security; and must satisfactorily complete all Government required and supplied training and certification prior to work performance.

• Successfully complete a driver-training program to include a road test and a written evaluation on Host Nation driving rules and requirements

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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Jobs: Triple Canopy Open House, Kuwait

Filed under: Industry Talk,Jobs,Kuwait — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 7:08 AM

   This is kind of funny.  When I think open house, I think of some kind of real estate deal, with cookies, coffee and really sharp dressed and fast talking realtors. lol  So I guess if you happen to be in Kuwait at the time, check em out and good luck. –Matt

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TC

Triple Canopy Open House – KuwaitWednesday, December 23, 2009, 15:18

US Government Contractors seeking continued employment in Kuwait & the Middle East are invited to attend Triple Canopy’s Open House. We are a global security solutions provider that mitigates risk and develops comprehensive security programs for government agencies, private corporations and non-governmental organizations.

Please join us at our open house to meet our team!

Date: January 14, 2010

Location: Hilton Kuwait Resort in the Burgan Meeting Room

Times available: Session One:  7:30 a.m.  – 11:30 a.m. or

                              Session Two:  7:00 p.m.  – 10:00 p.m.

We are seeking qualified, team players with the leadership skills and maturity to thrive in a fast-paced global environment. We have many opportunities for top performers who would like to join a growing organization founded on legal, moral and ethical principles.

Please visit our website to review all career opportunities.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Industry Talk: Triple Canopy Contractor Electrocuted in Shower

Filed under: Industry Talk,Iraq — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 8:10 PM

   This sucks.  I certainly hope some heads roll for not fixing this shower unit, because this is terrible.  My heart goes out to the family and friends. –Matt

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AP NewsBreak: Contractor electrocuted in shower

By KIMBERLY HEFLING

09/09/2009

WASHINGTON — A State Department contractor apparently has been electrocuted while showering in Baghdad even as U.S. authorities in Iraq try to remedy bathhouse wiring problems that have led to the deaths of American troops there.

The contractor, Adam Hermanson, 25, died Sept. 1, his wife, Janine, said Tuesday. She added that a military medical examiner told her that preliminary findings indicate her husband died from low voltage electrocution.

Electrical wiring has been an ongoing problem in Iraq. At least three troops have been electrocuted in the shower since the start of the Iraq War. Inspections and repairs are under way at 90,000 U.S.-maintained facilities there.

Hermanson grew up in San Diego and Las Vegas. He joined the military at age 17, and did three tours in Iraq with the Air Force before leaving at the rank of staff sergeant. He returned to Iraq as an employee of the Herndon, Va.-based private contractor Triple Canopy.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Industry Talk: Triple Canopy to Take Over Xe’s WPPS Contract

Filed under: Industry Talk — Tags: , , , — Matt @ 10:49 PM

 

     Well, we will see how they do.  That is a huge contract to take over, to include the aviation stuff.  –Matt

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Source: Firm to take over Blackwater/Xe’s Iraq contract 

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

From Charley Keyes

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Herndon, Virginia-based Triple Canopy has been awarded the security services contract in Baghdad, a State Department source told CNN Tuesday.

The order is effective Tuesday, the source said, but Triple Canopy’s “in-country performance” won’t begin until May 7.

Triple Canopy will take over the expiring contract of Blackwater, which changed its name to Xe last month. The State Department decided in January not to renew Blackwater/Xe’s contract when it expires in May.

That followed a refusal by the Iraqi government to renew the firm’s operating license because of a September 2007 shooting incident in which the Iraqi government says security guards — then employed by Blackwater — fired upon and killed 17 Iraqi civilians.

As part of a contract to protect American diplomats and other employees around the world, the State Department hired Blackwater for a multiple-year assignment in Iraq, renewable once a year. Blackwater/Xe, one of three security firms working for the United States in the country, had one of the biggest security contracts in Iraq.

Triple Canopy already has a State Department contract in Iraq. The new contract will increase its share of the security work there. DynCorp International also has a State Department contract for work in Iraq.

Losing the contract is considered a huge blow to Blackwater/Xe. While the company is privately held, the Iraq contract has been estimated to make up one-third to one-half of its business. Blackwater/Xe has about two dozen aircraft in Iraq, as well as 1,000 personnel.

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