Podcasts: Feral Jundi On The Conversations In Close Protection Show! This was a fun show to do and I had a great time talking with Chris Story of Conversations in Close Protection podcast. The time period we did this, was just when things kicked off with Iran. So we were not able to discuss the

History: Farewell To A Legend–Mad Mike Hoare Dies At Age 100 Mad Mike Hoare I first read about Mad Mike Hoare in the pages of Soldier of Fortune magazine back in the eighties. I had seen The Wild Geese back then, but really had no idea about the background and it’s relation to MMH. Now

So as I write this, it is December 31, 2019, and I am trying to boil down the last decade of contracting and war into some kind of sense. I have been working as a contractor for over 15 years now, and the last decade has been a whirlwind. lol It is amazing that I

I haven’t posted a MarSec deal in awhile, and I thought this was relevant. Basically tankers have been getting attacked in the Gulf of Oman, and this is really freaking out the shipping industry. The various MarSec companies are getting bombarded with calls for security, and it is reminiscent of the days when the Somali

Books: To Stop A Warlord, By Shannon Sedgwick Davis This is very cool and I wanted to get this book out there for folks to check out. It is on Kindle and hardcover and would be a great addition to your library on all things PMSC. What makes this story unique is that Eeben Barlow’s

Sewa Security Services personnel are seen during a graduation ceremony held at the Berengo base on 4 August. (Florent Vergnes/AFP/Getty Images) One of my areas of interest these days are what is going on with other country’s PMSC industries? I am very familiar with the US and the Western market of force, primarily because I

Another great year and part of the FJ tradition is to take a look back and reflect. Google Analytics has been an excellent tool and it helps me with my Kaizen plan for the blog. As of this writing, I am still working as a security contractor and have done so since 2004. I have

Industry Talk: US Border Patrol Goes Sole Source FFP With G4S For Security Services At Border According to this FBO solicitation, G4S is the only company that can provide these services in the time frame needed. It is also worth $50 million. The reason? Here is a clip from the FBO posting. Due to the