Triple Canopy, Inc

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just heard about this PMC (private military company) on diane rehm show.

caller called in about blackwater wanting to know how many mercs are there in iraq. one of the panelists mentioned triple canopy.

from wikipedia:

Triple Canopy is a U.S. private military company (PMC) based in Herndon, Virginia. The company integrates assessment and analysis, technical surveillance countermeasures, tactical training and full-scale security and protection operations; its marquee client is the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, which it has served since September 2003. It has provided security services to the US Department of Energy, and training services to various foreign governments and domestic law enforcement agencies, and was one of three PMCs chosen to provide supplemental security personnel at U.S. embassies worldwide. It has as subsidiaries Global Solutions 3D and Gesecur SAC, which it contracted to search for mercenaries in South America<1><2>. It is rumored that leadership at Triple Canopy has roots from the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta (commonly referred to as Delta Force).

The name Triple Canopy was initially chosen to refer to the layered canopy jungle where some of the key founding members received their training; it also refers to the distinction among U.S. Army personnel of wearing the Airborne, Ranger, and Special Forces tabs, if authorized, when assigned to Special Forces units.

Triple Canopy is a member of the Private Security Company Association of Iraq.


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