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United States funded Armor Group documented
“There were six bidders, three in America, DynCorp, Custer Battles, and Triple Canopy, and three from UK, Armor Group, Aranis, and Aegis Defense Services. Of those six, three were already in Iraq. DynCorp, the longstanding client of the U.S.…”
▶ The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers by Hagedorn Part 2 @ 48:41
United States funded Armor Group host_asserted
“Custer battles were guarding the Baghdad airport, and Aranus was protecting oil installations in southern Iraq. The winner, though, would be a small British company that had provided security for Disney Cruise Line, you know, maritime secur…”
▶ The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers by Hagedorn Part 2 @ 49:10

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The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers by Hagedorn Part 2
▶ 48:41 There were six bidders, three in America, DynCorp, Custer Battles, and Triple Canopy, and three from UK, Armor Group, Aranis, and Aegis Defense Services. Of those six, three were already in Iraq. DynCorp, the longstanding client of the U.S.…
The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers by Hagedorn Part 4
▶ 32:55 For the $475 million contract, Blackwater, Enris, Armored Group, DynCorp, Control Risk Group, and Aegis entered the competition. On April 1st, the Army announced the competition had narrowed to Armored Group and Aegis. But then while the tw…
The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers Part 7
▶ 44:30 The firm was also finding work in Africa, turning its attention to oil and thus following the lead of other private military security companies, such as Control Risk Group, Inris, Triple Canopy and Armor Group. The Niger Delta, for example,…
The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers Part 9
▶ 4:26 whose contract to safeguard the Baghdad embassy would bring in nearly $1 billion to the company. Triple Canopy, who had a five-year $1.5 billion contract for embassy security. What do you think we were doing in that embassy that needed all …
The Colonels Corner The Invisible Soldiers Part 9
▶ 21:13 immigration detention beds in the U.S. Although it was a niche market, it was often identified by analysts as one source of potential growth. Detention attracted the large multinational firms known for their vast offerings of what once was …