Tag Archives: Training

I went to a kidnapping survival camp for business executives

Posted on June 29, 2015 by

I went to a kidnapping survival camp for business executives Hayden Higgins June 26, 2015 On a Tuesday, I was kidnapped. Men in ski masks burst into the room and yelled… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Special Report: Military knew about bizarre methods of doctor hired to train troops

Posted on June 17, 2015 by

Special Report: Military knew about bizarre methods of doctor hired to train troops By John Shiffman 6 hours ago . View gallery Dr. John Hagmann (R) teaches a course in treating… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Military security contractors get PTSD, too

Posted on June 12, 2015 by

Military security contractors get PTSD, too: Column Molly Dunigan and Carrie Farmer 10:12 a.m. EDT June 11, 2015 In wake of the Nisoor massacre, we need solutions to trauma before it… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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South Africa’s ageing white mercenaries who helped turn tide on Boko Haram

Posted on June 5, 2015 by

05 June 2015 | Written by  Francisco Baiocchi South Africa’s ageing white mercenaries who helped turn tide on Boko Haram Leon Lotz was once a member of the Koevoet – “crowbar”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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This Guy From Baltimore is Raising a Christian Army to Fight ISIS…What Could Go Wrong?

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

In late February, a Baltimore-born, self-proclaimed freedom fighter named Matthew VanDyke beamed into Greta Van Susteren’s Fox News show from Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region. A few days earlier,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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UPDATING THE NIGERIAN NARRATIVE

Posted on May 31, 2015 by

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

Posted on May 25, 2015 by

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

Posted on May 23, 2015 by

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

Posted on May 15, 2015 by

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

Posted on May 13, 2015 by

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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