Category Archives: Training

Outsourced education for IED detection

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Outsourced education for IED detection   21 May 2013 Liam Stoker Despite a recorded rise in IED incidents, deaths of coalition forces continue to fall. While detect and diffuse technologies have come a long way, superior training using private sector … Continue reading →

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Interview with Robert M. Wells, director of training and education, National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

Interview with Robert M. Wells, director of training and education, National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy Maritime piracy not only leaves ships and sailors exposed to hijacking; it increases the cost of shipping and, in particular, has meant significant increases in … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Erik Prince’s Private Somali Army With The Project

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Tribeca Film Festival Max Rivlin-Nadler Friday 3:32pm  13,793 38 Celebrating Erik Prince’s Private Somali Army With The Project Since 1993’s Battle of Mogadishu (the disastrous U.S. Army operation fictionalized in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down), the United States has avoided … Continue reading →

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24 B’desh police officials on training in USA

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

  24 B’desh police officials on training in USA Published : Tuesday, 16 April 2013 A 13-day training programme focusing on post-blast investigation began in Moyock, North Carolina, USA Monday with 24 Bangladeshi police officers participating in it, reports UNB. … Continue reading →

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Blackwater to Integrate Intensive Mindfulness Course into Tactics and Weapons Training

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Blackwater to Integrate Intensive Mindfulness Course into Tactics and Weapons Training Posted by Alex Caring-Lobel on 01 Apr 2013 in1 Last week Academi LLC, formerly Blackwater Worldwide, announced the introduction of a mindfulness course module into their universal tactics and … Continue reading →

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Sebastian Junger Launches Medical Training Program For Freelance Journalists In War Zones

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Michael Calderonemichael.calderone@huffingtonpost.com Sebastian Junger Launches Medical Training Program For Freelance Journalists In War Zones Posted: 03/20/2012 3:01 pm NEW YORK — Tim Hetherington didn’t have to die in Libya. It’s that belief that has led Sebastian Junger, a close friend … Continue reading →

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U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project By Spencer Ackerman 03.18.13 11:00 AM Iraqi police under U.S. mentorship practice apprehending a suspect at the al-Kut police station, October 2008. Photo: U.S. Army/Flickr It was the last … Continue reading →

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U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

U.S. Quietly Ends Iraqi Police Training, Its Last Major Baghdad Project By Spencer Ackerman 03.18.13 Iraqi police under U.S. mentorship practice apprehending a suspect at the al-Kut police station, October 2008. Photo: U.S. Army/Flickr It was the last major non-military … Continue reading →

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Eastern District of Virginia rules that employer cannot arbitrate False Claims Act retaliation claims

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Eastern District of Virginia rules that employer cannot arbitrate False Claims Act retaliation claims Proskauer Rose LLP Connie Bertram and Amy Blackwood March 15 2013 On Wednesday, the Eastern District of Virginia declared an arbitration provision in an independent contractor … Continue reading →

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From war zones to the training room

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

From war zones to the training room By Rob Moore • Published 12 Jan 2013 11:00 AN ex-squaddie is using his experience of working in deadly war zones to help train other former Helensburgh military personnel.   For more than … Continue reading →

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