Aegis Defence Services is a London, U.K.–based private military company with overseas offices in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kenya, Nepal and the United States. Aegis provides specialist security and risk management solutions to counter extreme threats. Its services are tailored for international clients including governments, international agencies and the corporate sector. It is a registered and active UN contractor, a major security provider to the U.S. government and security adviser to the Lloyds Joint War Risk Committee. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see United Kingdom (disambiguation). ... A private military company (PMC) is a for-profit enterprise, sometimes a corporation or a limited liability partnership, which provides specialised services and expertise related to military and similar activities. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...

In 2004 the International Peace Operations Association, an industry body, asked Aegis to apply for membership, but the application was rejected by a British competitor. It is a founding member of the British Association of Private Security Companies (BAPSC), a body lobbying for the regulation of the British PSC sector.^[1] The International Peace Operations Association (IPOA) is a non-governmental trade association committed to promoting high operational and ethical standards of firms active in the Peace and Stability Industry; engaging in a constructive dialogue with policy-makers about the growing and positive contribution of these firms to the enhancement of...

Sub-divisions

Aegis has three sub-divisions:

• Aegis Research and Intelligence provides a wide range of geopolitical information, real-time & predictive threat assessments and investigative reports for corporate, institutional and government clients.
• Aegis Technical Services specialises in security audits and reviews, technical security training, asset and key personnel tracking, surveillance and counter-surveillance capability and physical security enhancements.
• Aegis Security Operations provides a range of pre-emptive and responsive security measures for governments and the corporate sector to help mitigate geopolitical upheaval and to counter fraud, corruption, terrorism and organised crime.

Aegis in Iraq

In Iraq, Aegis is under contract (worth $293 million over three years) to the U.S. Department of Defense to provide security support services to the Project and Contracting Office (PCO), responsible for managing the reconstruction program. These services include: The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ...

a. providing static and mobile security for the PCO and United States Army Corps of Engineers;

b. maintaining situational awareness of logistical movement and reconstruction security operations;

c. facilitating intelligence–sharing between security forces and reconstruction contractors; and,

d. providing continuous information on the viability of road movement throughout the country.

Through its Charitable Foundation Aegis conducts a self-funded civil affairs programme to facilitate reconstruction in areas where there are gaps in mainstream projects. It also provides expatriate–led and Iraqi–manned Reconstruction Liaison Teams to monitor the progress of reconstruction work subcontracted to Iraqi building companies. The USACE gold castle insignia, worn by officers of the Corps The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ...

In separate contracts, Aegis is engaged in providing security protection to the inquiry into alleged corruption in the Oil for Food program. It provided security support to the UN Electoral Assistance Division (UNEAD) and the Independent Electoral Commission Iraq (IECI) facilitating both the constitutional referendum to proceed in October 2005 and the General Election in December 2005. The Oil-for-Food Programme was established by the United Nations in 1996 to allow Iraq to sell oil on the world market in exchange for food, medicine and the like. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ...

Trophy videos

On October 27, 2005 a number of "trophy" videos showing private military contractors in Baghdad firing upon civilian vehicles without clear reason sparked two investigations after they were posted on the internet. The videos were linked unofficially to Aegis Defence Services. Both the US Army and Aegis conducted investigations into the video; while the Aegis report is closed for client confidentiality reasons, the US Army enquiry concluded that the contractors involved were operating within the rules for the use of force. More 4 News broadcast extracts of the videos in March 2006. is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A private military contractor (PMC) is a corporation that provides armed forces trained in combat, private military, for other corporations, organizations, individuals and state military forces. ... Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... More4 is a digital television channel produced by United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 4. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On April 6, 2006 More4 News, reporter Nima Elbagir, identified disaffected former Aegis contractor, Rod Stoner, as responsible for posting the videos on the website. Aegis would not confirm that its contractors were involved in the incidents shown in the videos, but obtained a High Court injunction to have Stoner's website closed down. In the same More4 program, Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn insisted that the Pentagon's contract with Aegis Defence Services should be suspended until the matter had been properly investigated and fully reported upon. is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nima Elbagir is a reporter with More4 News. ... Rod Stoner is a former British army corporal from the Parachute Regiment who was employed as a security consultant by the private military contractor Aegis Defence Services in 2004 and 2005. ... Her Majestys High Court of Justice (usually known more simply as the High Court) is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal, part of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales (which under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, is to be known as the... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (born 26 May 1949, Wiltshire) is a British Member of Parliament for Islington North. ... This article is about the United States military building. ...

Acquisition

On October 28, 2005 Aegis acquired Rubicon International Services Ltd, a longstanding provider of corporate and otherwise executive private security services. The public announcement was made on November 4, 2005. John Davidson, managing director of Rubicon, joined the Aegis board and became director of operations. Aegis chief executive is Lt Col Tim Spicer (who was CEO of Sandline International) and the chairman of the Aegis board of directors is former Chief of the Defence Staff, Field Marshal Peter Inge. is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... On October 28, 2005, Aegis acquired Rubicon International Services Ltd, a longstanding provider of corporate and otherwise executive private security services. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grades spelling) is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine corps and air forces of the world, typically ranking above a Major and below a Colonel. ... Tim Spicer is a former Lieutenant-Colonel in the Scots Guards and CEO of the private security company (PSC) Aegis Defence Services. ... Sandline International was a private security (military) company based in London, established in the early 1990s. ... The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the British Armed Forces. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... The Right Honourable Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge of Richmond, KG, GCB, PC, DL (born 5 August 1935) was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1992 and 1994. ...

References

1. ^ Phinney, David. "From Mercenaries to Peacemakers?: Scandals Confront Military Security Industry". CorpWatch, November 29th, 2005

External links

• Pelton, Robert Young. Licensed to Kill, Hired Guns in the War on Terror. Crown. Sept 1, 2006. ISBN 1-4000-9781-9
• Aegis corporate website
• Rubicon Acquisition in Adobe PDF
• 'Trophy' video exposes private security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers
• More 4 TV exposé
• Aegis close down website
• Aegis discussion at CombatContractor.com