Contractor Footprint in Middle East Gets Bigger

Contractor Footprint in Middle East Gets Bigger

Six3 Intelligence Solutions recently received a $10 million contract to provide services in Syria, Italy, and Germany. The company is a division of CACI International. The company’s CEO called the contract “the biggest deal in CACI’s 51-year history.” The intelligence support branch of the company could eventually mean $15 billion in new business, he added. CACI’s prior contributions to the …

The Link Between Firefighter Injuries and Burn Pit Injuries

The Link Between Firefighter Injuries and Burn Pit Injuries

Under many state laws, most firefighter cancer diagnoses related to a carcinogenic substance are presumed to be employment-related. Does the same logic apply to burn pit injuries in Iraq or Afghanistan? Over 3.7 million War on Terrorism veterans were exposed to burn pits. Many of these individuals developed serious lung diseases and even cancer. Yet the Veterans Administration refuses to …

The Changing Face of PTSD

The Changing Face of PTSD

As the nature of combat changes, the nature of combat-related injuries is changes, as well. That is especially true for Afghanistan contractors, like the one described below, who work with the drone program. Like many other Americans, Christopher Aaron signed up to do his part in the War on Terror shortly after 9/11. By 2006, he worked with the nascent …

Fighting Intensifies in Afghanistan

Fighting Intensifies in Afghanistan

In a Tet Offensive-style attack, Taliban fighters killed about 30 soldiers and captured a major military installation during a post-Eid ceasefire attack. After a three-day truce, Provincial governor Abdul Ghafoor Malikzai said the Taliban attacked two installations shortly after dawn. The heavy fighting also killed four government soldiers elsewhere in the province and at least 15 Taliban fighters. In the …

Russian Mercenaries Pull Double Duty During World Cup 2018

Russian Mercenaries Pull Double Duty During World Cup 2018

Some of the same guards who keep a watchful eye on inebriated soccer fanatics during the World Cup Finals in Russia were recently fighting clandestine wars for the Motherland in the Ukraine and Syria. Can we expect private military contractors to perform the same duties when the Finals come to North America in 2026? Some 800 Cossacks with over a …