Category Archives: Training

HALO Corporation to Train for Zombie Apocalypse

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

HALO Corporation to Train for Zombie Apocalypse September 17, 2012 By: Jordan Yerman HALO Corporation, a California-based private security firm, is adding something special to its training exercises at the 2012… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Somalia: Puntland Rejects ABC Media Criticism of Anti-Piracy Force

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Somalia: Puntland Rejects ABC Media Criticism of Anti-Piracy Force September 13, 2012 11:33 PRESS RELEASE Puntland Government rejects baseless allegations and misleading connotations aiming to criticize the anti-piracy training program in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Australian faces Somalian arms claims

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

Australian faces Somalian arms claims Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 04/09/2012 Reporter: Thom Cookes Despite an arms embargo on Somalia, United Nations investigators claim mercenaries have armed militia there and an Australian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Interim Report on Afghan National Army Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (SIGAR 12‐14)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction September 10, 2012 SUBJECT: Interim Report on Afghan National Army Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (SIGAR 12‐14) The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction is conducting… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Destruction of OEF Financial Documents Related to ANA POL Audit

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General September 10, 20 12 SUBJECT: Destruction of OEF Financial Documents Related to ANA POL Audit  The Special Inspector General… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Records Missing on Afghan Army Fuel Costs

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

September 10, 2012 Records Missing on Afghan Army Fuel Costs By GRAHAM BOWLEY ¶ KABUL, Afghanistan — The American and NATO training missions in Afghanistan have told United States government investigators… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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How The State Department’s Iraq Police Training Program Turned Out To Be A Flop

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

Musings On Iraq Monday, August 27, 2012 How The State Department’s Iraq Police Training Program Turned Out To Be A Flop As the U.S. military was preparing to withdraw from Iraq,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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U.S. Military Contractors Move into Africa

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

U.S. Military Contractors Move into Africa 8/22/2012 With the establishment of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in 2007, the U.S. government decided to make security a key foreign policy objective… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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U.S. Boosts Security For Afghan Contractors

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

Wall Street Journal August 22, 2012 Pg. 6 U.S. Boosts Security For Afghan Contractors By Nathan Hodge The U.S. military has added previously undisclosed security measures for contractors in Afghanistan, amid… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Controversy over the training of Canadian servicemen by private security contractor Blackwater

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

Controversy over the training of Canadian servicemen by private security contractor Blackwater August 9, 2012 10:24 am A major controversy has been erupted in the United States following revelations that the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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