Category Archives: Training

UPDATING THE NIGERIAN NARRATIVE

Eeben Barlow’s Military and Security Blog Sunday, May 31, 2015 UPDATING THE NIGERIAN NARRATIVE There have been, since my posting “FEEDING THE NARRATIVE”, numerous media reports on STTEP’s work in Nigeria.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Tough men for hire: Ex-special forces in demand for war on terror

Tough men for hire: Ex-special forces in demand for war on terror By Malia Zimmerman Published February 25, 2015 Now PlayingInsider’s look at world of private counter-terror training Never autoplay videos… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Polish bootcamp trains security contractors for mission impossible

Polish bootcamp trains security contractors for mission impossible By Stanislaw Waszak Wlosciejewki, Poland (AFP) May 21, 2015 Five men, armed to the teeth, have just stormed a home and it did… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Services, LLC

Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Services, LLC B-411065: May 1, 2015 Summary View Decision View Decision (PDF, 12 pages) DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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McCaskill, Portman, Raise Concerns of Waste in Security Contracts

United States Senate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 13, 2015 Contact: John LaBombard (McCaskill): 202-228-6263 Caitlin Conant (Portman): 202-224-5190  McCaskill, Portman, Raise Concerns of Waste in Security Contracts Senators raise additional oversight… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The ghost of Botswana’s past relationship with mercenaries resurfaces

The ghost of Botswana’s past relationship with mercenaries resurfaces Sunday Standard 4 May 2015 The Botswana government’s embarrassing past with Executive Outcomes, a mercenary group that was contracted to train the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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French firm receives gov’t training approval

French firm receives gov’t training approval Published on April 10, 2015 by David Rider French PMSC training centre receives government approval.  Press Release KARGUS SEA INTERCONNECTION (KSI), Approved Training Centre for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 4): Rejecting the Racial Narrative

April 8, 2015 Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 4): Rejecting the Racial Narrative Jack Murphy 20 Comments Unclassified Note: This is part four of a series. You can read part one, part… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 3): Tactics Used to Destroy Boko Haram

Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 3): Tactics Used to Destroy Boko Haram Jack Murphy 15 Comments Unclassified Note: This is part three of a series. You can read part one and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 2): Development of a Nigerian Strike Force

April 6, 2015 Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 2): Development of a Nigerian Strike Force Jack Murphy 20 Comments Note: This is part two of a series. You can read part… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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