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June 18th,
2009 - DynCorp gets Blackwater’s Service Contracts for U.S. Diplomats in Iraq |
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DynCorp gets
Blackwater’s Service Contracts for U.S. Diplomats in Iraq From World Tribune June 18, 2009 Washington - A leading U.S. security
firm has been assigned to form an aviation network in Iraq. The State Department has
contracted DynCorp International to provide aviation and support services in
Iraq. Under the award, DynCorp would replace the former Blackwater, which was
the only major U.S. security contractor with an aviation fleet in Iraq and
other parts of the Middle East. "This award is a
tremendously important opportunity for DynCorp International to support the
safety and security of U.S. diplomatic personnel serving in Iraq,"
DynCorp International chief executive officer William Ballhaus said. In May 2009, DynCorp
replaced Blackwater as the leading security contractor for the State
Department. Blackwater, responsible for aviation services as well, was banned
from operating in Iraq in wake of the prosecution of six former security
officers linked to a shootout in Baghdad in 2007 in which 16 civilians were
killed. External link: http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/ss_iraq0482_06_18.asp |