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Tag Archives: Casualties
Outsourcing of Navy SEAL Training May Have Led to Fatal Accident and Lawsuit
Outsourcing of Navy SEAL Training May Have Led to Fatal Accident and Lawsuit Sunday, January 26, 2014 Alex Ghane The U.S. government’s penchant for contracting out services to the private sector… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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KBR Asks High Court To Review Soldier Electrocution Suit
KBR Asks High Court To Review Soldier Electrocution Suit By Brian Mahoney Law360, Washington (January 15, 2014, 8:24 PM ET) — KBR Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp settles suit over 2007 Black Hawk crash in Italy
DynCorp settles suit over 2007 Black Hawk crash in Italy By Nancy MontgomeryPublished: January 14, 2014 Related U.S. military helicopter crashes in northern Italy, killing 5 Six Black Hawk crash victims… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Two More Azerbaijani Mercenaries Killed in Syria
Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 Two More Azerbaijani Mercenaries Killed in Syria Azerbaijani mercenary killed in Syria DAMASCUS (Panorama.am)—Two more Azerbaijani citizens who participated in the fighting in Syria on the side… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A giver in a world filled with takers
A giver in a world filled with takers Posted: Sunday, January 12, 2014 7:00 am The Editorial Board This world was a better place with Lee McCubbins in it. The same… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Colombia: US suspends spraying after pilots downed
Colombia: US suspends spraying after pilots downed Submitted by WW4 Report on Sat, 01/04/2014 – 15:42 News accounts revealed in December that the US-funded glyphosate spraying in Colombia has been indefinitely suspended… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DynCorp, which has had employees killed overseas, puts support into TAPS
DynCorp, which has had employees killed overseas, puts support into TAPS DynCorp/DynCorp – Joanne Butler and Steven F. Gaffney, DynCorp’s chief executive. By Marjorie Censer, Published: December 20 | Updated: Sunday, December 22,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Publications: RAND–Out Of The Shadows, A Survey On Contractor Health
Publications: RAND–Out Of The Shadows, A Survey On Contractor Health Awhile back I was contacted by RAND to help promote this survey. I agreed because there was not enough information out… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Contracting Out PTSD
Contracting Out PTSD It’s not only the troops suffering from war’s mental ravages By Mark Thompson @MarkThompson_DCDec. 15, 2013 Matt Moyer / Getty ImagesA U.S. contractor directs traffic in Kabul, Afghanistan.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
PTSD “twice as high” in private security workers than UK Military
PTSD “twice as high” in private security workers than UK Military Health and Safety, Military — By admin on December 17, 2013 at 5:39 PM Professor Greenberg Rates of post-traumatic… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading