CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OF U.S. OPERATIONS IN THE USCENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY TO INCLUDE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN BACKGROUND: This report updates DoD contractor personnel numbers in theater and outlines DoD efforts to improve management of contractors accompanying U.S. forces. It covers DoD contractor personnel deployed in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)); Iraq; and, the U.S. Central Command […]
The recent energy boom in Africa has been one of the main contributors to a huge increase in military spending in the region. International Defense companies have, consequently, begun targeting Africa markets, as the US and European defense markets suffer from drastic spending companies. According to UPI, the current hot spots are the Horn of […]
As coalition forces withdraw from Afghanistan, U.S.-funded reconstruction projects worth billions of dollars in far-flung regions of the country will soon be impossible for American officials to safely visit and directly inspect. The planned removal of more than 40,000 troops and the closure of dozens of bases over the next year will shrink the protective […]
While the government use of security contractors in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has been the source of simmering controversy for several years, the issue has now come to a rapid boil. Over the past year, numerous allegations have surfaced regarding excessive use of force by security contractor personnel. These allegations have led […]
NATO defence ministers agreed on Wednesday the broad outlines of its next mission in Afghanistan after it completes a difficult withdrawal from its longest combat operation in 2014. "We have just endorsed the detailed concept of our non-combat mission in Afghanistan" to guide military planners as they prepare NATO's advice and training program, alliance head […]