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Personal Security Detail (PSD) Team Leader

Balad Air Base, Iraq
Required Clearance – None
USN
Security

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Location

Balad Air Base, Iraq

Clearance Level

Ability to obtain

Primary Function

The Personal Security Detail (PSD) Team Leader (TL) is responsible for the personal protection of designated contract personnel, USG and others as determined by the Program Manager and Director of Security, Balad. PSD TL will follow established PSD security Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to effectively ensure government, contract compliance and International Standard (ISO) 18788.

Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Security Operations Manager and Senior SET Manager, the PSD Team Leader:

Organizes, manages and supervises all aspects of the protective detail to ensure that protective security requirements of the contract/ ISO 18788 standards are met.
Liaise with Risk Management Officer/ SET Manager to review developments in Insurgent capabilities, vulnerabilities and probable courses of action
Responsible for conducting post mission reviews and site surveys and submitting related reports to the Risk Management Officer and SET Manager.
Develops and implements plans for route development, analysis and reconnaissance
Provides site security at all venues
Ensures that all protective security specialists are properly trained, equipped, briefed, and mentally and physically prepared each time they are dispatched on protective services assignments
Implements emergency immediate action drills and Standard Operating Procedures
Exercises discretion in assigning Team Member roles and duties in missions and delegating responsibilities as required
Submits daily electronic LN PSD timesheets plus LN Daily Accountability sheets.
Conducts debriefing sessions after every mission.
Responsible for briefing Team Members on SGS policies and procedures and ensuring that all Team Members understand and adhere to all company policies
Ensures that all Team Members undergo refresher training in weapons, communications, driving skills, basic medical procedures and any other related training as required
Liaises with the BDOC on all matters related to mission movement, location, departure and return
Oversees the status and maintenance of the team’s vehicles and equipment Submits Monthly Sensitive Items Registers to SET Manager.
Responsible for general supervision of the PSD Team
Performs related duties as assigned by the Security Operations Manager and SET Manager.
Maintain high level of Operational Security (OPSEC) standards whilst on duty and on leave.
Always present a professional and presentable appearance when on Base.
Other duties assigned by management.

Job Requirements

Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a US government clearace.
Must hold valid passport.
2-5 years verified PSD positions obtained from DOD, Department of State (DOS), or civilian employment, deployment or military service in hostile environments.
Successful completion from a DOD, DOS High Threat Protection (HTP), (WPS-1, WPPS-1or -2) and/or internationally recognized civilian Close Protection Course.
Previous work experience in hostile, post-conflict environments
Valid Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of principles and practices of security operations in the developing world
Skilled in observing situations and decision-making
Skilled in dealing courteously with Principals and others encountered during the course of duty
Ability to pass a detailed medical evaluation and maintain physical fitness
Ability to communicate effectively and concisely in English, verbally and in writing
Ability to operate vehicles and equipment, including nighttime operation with vision or corrected vision
Ability to operate independently in remote and dangerous locations without guaranteed communications and immediate external support
Ability to conduct both static and mobile PSD and security operations.
Knowledge and understanding of individual and group force protection principles.
Ability to operate motor vehicles of all types tactically both on and off-road.
Must demonstrate unique problem-solving skills, the ability to work independently or as part of a team equally and have excellent communication skills.
Ability to qualify and remain current in weapons normally carried by military and/or law enforcement officers, e.g., semi-automatic pistol and rifles.
Ability to work well in teams and in a collaborative environment

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions

Ability to climb, crawl, crouch, bend, stand for long periods, reach above shoulder level, extend arms at awkward angles, lift, and carry objects
Ability to remain alert for shifts of twelve (12) consecutive hours or as required.
Excellent physical fitness and be able to successfully pass PSD validation within 60 days of arrival on contract.

Who We Are

About Caliburn International, LLC: We are a leading provider of professional services and solutions to U.S. federal government agencies and commercial clients. We provide consulting, engineering, medical, and environmental services as well as large scale program management in support of our core markets of national defense, international diplomacy, and homeland security client readiness. Caliburn employs over 8,000 dedicated professionals deployed across five continents. The company’s website is http://www.caliburnintl.com.

This job description is to be used as a guide for accomplishing company and department objectives and is not intended and should not be construed to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.

Caliburn is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, veteran status, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and other statuses protected by law.

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Military Working Dogs Now Have Their Own ‘Walking Blood Bank’ in Iraq

A military working dog handler draws blood from Bubo, a patrol explosive detector dog. — Army Sgt. Jason Salazar, a military working dog handler assigned to the K9 Task Force at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, prepares to draw blood from Bubo, a patrol explosive detector dog, via the canine cephalic vein blood collection process, while Staff Sgt. Michael Jorgensen, a veterinarian technician with the 994th Medical Detachment Veterinary Service, restrains the dog at the veterinary clinic at Role II here Oct. 8, 2020. Bubo, a German Shepherd, was scheduled to have blood drawn so that the veterinary clinic can identify his blood type and initiate a walking blood bank for military working dogs (Armando Vasquez/U.S. Army National Guard)

Military.com | By Richard Sisk

U.S. troops have drawn blood from the military working dogs in Iraq, tested it and determined their blood type. That sets up a “walking blood bank” for dogs injured in the line of duty, such as Conan, the Belgian Malinois who participated in the raid last year that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in Syria.

“Military working dog handlers in Iraq recently started a mobile blood bank for working dogs,” Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, said Wednesday in a Twitter post.

The prescreened donors, first reported by Stars & Stripes, are believed to be a first for the dog handlers and their K9s in the region.

“The bank will allow for rapid treatment of injured working dogs” in the field, who are subject to the same risks as the troops they support, including heat exhaustion, OIR said.

In June, Cvoky, another Belgian Malinois, was transferred by medevac from Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait to be treated for heat exhaustion.

Cvoky, an Air Force working dog, received blood from a Navy working dog and quickly recovered, Stars & Stripes reported.

Conan was credited with chasing al-Baghdadi down a tunnel where he detonated explosives to kill himself in the nighttime raid into Syria by special operations units on Oct. 27, 2019, according to U.S. Central Command.

Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, the CENTCOM commander, said later that Conan was injured by live electrical wires during the raid but had recovered. Much of the information on the raid has been classified and it is not known whether Conan had received a transfusion.

On Nov. 25, 2019, Conan made a surprise appearance in the White House Rose Garden with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and first lady Melania Trump.

“The dog is incredible. Actually incredible,” Trump said at the event.

“We spent some good time with it. So brilliant and so smart,” he said, adding that Conan was the “ultimate fighter.”

— Richard Sisk can be reached at Richard.Sisk@Military.com.

Three from India’s governing BJP party killed in Kashmir attack

Kashmiri rebel groups have intensified attacks since the region's semi-autonomous status was revoked last year [Mukhtar Khan/AP] — Kashmiri rebel groups have intensified attacks since the region’s semi-autonomous status was revoked last year [Mukhtar Khan/AP]

Suspected separatist rebels have shot dead three members of India’s governing Hindu nationalist party in Indian-administered Kashmir, two days after New Delhi enacted new land laws which the residents decried as a “land grab”.

The attackers on Thursday fired at a car the three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members were using in the southern Kashmir Valley’s Kulgam district.

The three were taken to a hospital, where they died, police said, calling it a “terror attack”.

The BJP says they were members of the party’s youth wing and one was the general secretary of the wing’s Kulgam unit.

In a tweet late on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the killing of his party members. “They were bright youngsters doing excellent work in [Kashmir],” he said.

Modi’s BJP called the killings a “barbaric terror attack”. “Those who are responsible for this will not be spared,” the party posted on Twitter.

Government forces launched a search for the gunmen, police said. Officials did not immediately reveal other details and no rebel group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and both claim the region in its entirety.

Rebels have been fighting against Indian rule since 1989. Most Kashmiri Muslims want the territory to be united either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country.

Thursday’s attack came two days after New Delhi enacted laws allowing any of its citizens to buy land in Indian-administered Kashmir.

The laws have exacerbated concerns from residents and rights groups who say the measures are aimed at changing the demographics of the Muslim-majority region.

Until last year, non-residents were not allowed to buy property in Indian-administered Kashmir.

But in August 2019, Modi’s government scrapped the region’s special status, annulled its separate constitution, split it into two federal territories – Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh – and removed inherited protections on land and jobs.

The move triggered widespread anger and economic ruin amid an unprecedented security clampdown, communications blackout and arrest of hundreds of leaders and activists.

Kashmiri rebel groups have intensified attacks since the region’s semi-autonomy was revoked.

Altaf Thakur, a local BJP spokesman, said the party has lost nine members in rebel attacks so far this year. In July, rebels shot and killed a top regional politician along with his father and brother, who were also party members.

India describes the Kashmiri rebellion as Pakistan-sponsored “terrorism”. Pakistan denies the charge, and most Kashmiris call it a legitimate freedom struggle.

Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict.

SOURCE : AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES