According to the Department of Defense (DoD) — Sallyport Global Holdings Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, has been awarded a $271,813,941 contract FA8615-14-C-6020 for base life support, base operations support, and security for Balad Air Base, Iraq. Work will be performed at Balad Air Base, Iraq, and is expected to be complete by Jan. 31, 2017. This […]
Three American contractors went missing in Baghdad late Thursday, after leaving the heavily fortified Iraqi military base without their security detail, armed only with pistols, according to a contractor with firsthand knowledge of the incident. One of the Americans had previously been cautioned about leaving the base without guards. “He had a false sense of security,” […]
Security staff charged with protecting New Zealand's ambassador to Iraq are said to have walked off the job after a pay dispute and claims cost-cutting has put private military contractors doing the work at higher risk. The private security staff are paid by the Australian Government to protect Australia's embassy, which is shared with New […]
Despite reports of the economy in Iraq rebounded after years of conflict the Iraqi dinar contractors brought back with them brought back with them during LOGCAP III & IV is pretty much worthless. According to some sources the Dinar has no chance of significant appreciation. The main reason is because of the political uncertainty — who would invest […]
As the war on ISIS in the Mideast rages on, U.S. airstrikes are helping Kurdish forces fight the terror group in Iraq -- but so are American fighters on the ground. Some U.S. veterans are returning to the region as volunteer soldiers. Charlie D’Agata reports from Erbil, Iraq.