Civilian Contractor Casualty Count

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WE ARE THE BEST KEPT SECRET OF THE WARS

Our Fallen Contractors Memorial

3,302

Civilian Contractor Deaths since September 2001

91,921

Civilian Contractors Injured since September 2001

 At least 44 Civilian Contractor Deaths in First Quarter of 2013

 

At Least 300 Civilian Contractor Deaths in 2012

 

At Least 71 Civilian Contractor Deaths in Fourth Quarter of 2012

At Least 121 Civilian Contractor Deaths in Third Quarter of 2012

At Least 59 Civilian Contractor Deaths in Second Quarter of 2012

At Least 49 Civilian Contractor Deaths Filed on in First Quarter of 2012

At Least 418 Civilian Contractor Deaths in 2011

At Least 87 Civilian Contractor Deaths in Fourth Quarter of 2011

At Least 119 Civilian Contractor Deaths in Third Quarter of 2011

At Least 132 Civilian Contractor Deaths in Second Quarter of 2011

At Least 80 Civilian Contractor Deaths in First Quarter of 2011

At Least 513 Civilian Contractor Deaths in 2010

At Least 336 Civilian Contractor Deaths in 2009

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We are in the process of breaking these numbers down dating back to 2001 and will post as soon as possible

Robert D Halsell, Civilian Contractor, DynCorp killed in Afghanistan Convoy Attack

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ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Family members have confirmed a New Mexican working as a military contractor was among 15 people killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan on Thursday.

Robert d. Halsell was raised in hatch and still has family in the state.

He served in the U.S. Army for 26 years and began working for a private contractor after he retired.

The blast in Kabul happened when the bomber rammed a convoy of foreign vehicles during morning rush hour.

Military officials say four American contractors and two American soldiers were among the 15 killed.

Michael Bradford, Civilian Contractor, DynCorp, killed in Afghanistan Convoy Attack

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Local 12 Cinncinnati

 

MichaelBradfordA graduate of Highlands High School was among those killed in a blast in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to a friend of the family.

Michael Bradford was reportedly part of a military convoy which was the target of a suicide bomber in the Afghan capital of Kabul  15 people died in the blast including two U.S. soldier and four American civilian military advisers. It was the deadliest attack to rock the Afghan capital in more than two months.

Bradford was a 2005 graduate of Highlands High School and served in the Army. He was working in Afghanistan as a private contractor.

An Islamic militant group says it carried out the attack in response to reports that the U.S. plans to keep permanent bases and troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014.

Local 12 is following this developing story and we’ll post new information here as soon as we receive it.

Four Civilian Contractors Killed, Three Injured, in Afghanistan Convoy Attack

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By Hashmat Baktash and Mark MagnierMay 16, 2013, 5:58 a.m.  LA Times World Now

 NATO Convoy AttackA powerful suicide car bomb rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday morning, killing six foreigners and at least six Afghan civilians, according to local officials.

The attack took place around 8 a.m., said Gen. Mohammad Daud Amin, deputy chief of the Kabul police, a time when many people were commuting to work. Six civilians were killed and 35 wounded, he said. Other officials put the death toll at up to eight.

Mohammad Ayob Salangi, Kabul’s police chief, said the attack occurred when a suicide bomber in a Toyota Corolla pulled up beside a NATO convoy.

John Manley, a spokesman for the NATO-led international coalition, said the six foreign deaths were two troops and four civilian contractors. He added that it wasn’t immediately clear who was targeted in the blast, which remained under investigation.

In a statement,  U.S.-military contractor DynCorp International confirmed that the four deceased civilian contractors were its employees and that three others were wounded in the attack. They were in Afghanistan working on a program to help train Afghan security forces.

Company ID’s Seven Killed in Afghanistan Crash

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A U.S. cargo plane company has released the names of seven people killed when one of its planes crashed in Afghanistan.

First Officer Jamie Brokaw, of Monroe;

pilots Brad Hasler of Trenton and

Jeremy Lipka of Brooklyn;

First Officer Rinku Summan of Canton;

loadmaster Michael Sheets of Ypsilanti; and

maintenance crew Gary Stockdale of Romulus.

Also killed was  Timothy Garrett of Louisville, Kentucky.

Seven Civilian Contractors killed in Afghanistan Plane Crash

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Horrific Video Captures Fatal Plane Crash in Afghanistan
Jeremy Lipka

A 37-year-old former Pine Island, Minn., man was the pilot of a civilian cargo plane that crashed in Afghanistan on Monday, killing him and six other people on board, family members said.

Jeremy Lipka had been flying cargo planes for a civilian contracting company in Iraq and Afghanistan for several years and had several close calls in the past. Afghan officials said the plane crashed shortly after take-off from Bagram Air Field. A company representative called the family Monday and informed them of the crash.

Captain Brad Hasler

Local 4 has confirmed Capt. Brad Hasler, of Michigan, was onboard. His family is in total shock.

“We are devastated by this loss,” the family said. “Brad leaves behind a pregnant wife, due in October and their daughter and his step-daughter.”

The families have been told they will be briefed by the company Tuesday on the latest developments

Seven civilians killed in cargo plane crash at Afghanistan Base

KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven civilians were killed aboard a U.S.-contracted cargo plane that crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram air field in Afghanistan on Monday, according to the international military coalition.

Plane Crash in Afghanistan kills 5 from Michigan

All seven crew members, including five people from Michigan, were killed Monday in a civilian cargo aircraft crash at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan.

The National Airlines plane, a Boeing 747-400, was carrying vehicles and other cargo when it crashed about 7 a.m. EDT, shortly after takeoff from the military base, said Shirley Kaufman, vice president of Human Resources, Ethics and Compliance for National Airlines and National Air Cargo.

Kaufman confirmed the deaths of all the crew members on Monday night. The cause of the crash is not known. The National Transportation Safety Board and officials in Afghanistan are investigating, she said.

Kaufman said there were four pilots, two mechanics and a load master, who was responsible for making sure that the weight and balance of the cargo was appropriate on flight NCR102. There were no passengers.

“It’s a very, very hard time,” Kaufman said Monday night. “We’re concerned for the families of our colleagues that we’ve lost. That’s our primary focus.”

National Airlines did not release the names, ages or hometowns of the crew members, or the home states of the two who were not from Michigan. Their next-of-kin had all been notified, Kaufman said

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Just how far the Employer/Carrier will go to deny a DBA Claim

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NO HEART, NO CLAIM !!

Callous Indifference From Military Contractor in Iraq, Family Says

April 29, 2013

     Chuck DohertyHOUSTON (CN) – A military contractor in Iraq shipped a worker’s body home in pieces, without the heart, then after “painful negotiations” but “no apology,” tried to charge his family for shipping
home the heart, the family claims in court.

In addition to the  insult and agony, the family of the late Chuck L. Doherty claims, the company made it impossible to collect on life insurance because of the mutilation of the body and the missing heart.

Doherty’s family sued his employers, FrontierMEDEX, and Pacific Architects and Engineers dba PAE Group, in Harris County Court.
FrontierMEDEX is a logistics company that provides “proactive medical, safety and security solutions” for clients around the world, according to its website.
“Atthe time of his death, Chuck Doherty was a 59-year-old architect working as a contractor in Iraq building military installations,” the complaint states. “Prior to his contractor work he was a decorated Navy veteran that attained the rank of commander. After Chuck was honorably discharged from the military, he immediately returned to the private sector to continue the promising career that he began prior to enlisting.
“From June 2008 until his passing, Chuck worked as a project director and site manager for Pacific Architects and Engineers Group Inc. (‘PAE’). Chuck loved the idea of being able to manage projects in the very industry where he had spent so much of his life-the military.”
Doherty worked a grueling schedule for PAE in Iraq.
“By way of example, from July 4 through July 17, 2011, Chuck worked a total
of 203 hours, for an average of 14.5 hours a day (including Saturdays and Sundays and the Fourth of July holiday). Chuck worked these hours in the heat of Iraq, when the daily high temperatures averaged 109 degreesFahrenheit,” the complaint states.
Doherty collapsed in PAE’s on-site cafeteria, but the company “did not even give him a day off,” his family says.
He died less than a week later, on Oct. 3, 2011.
“To simply say that the circumstances surrounding his death are bizarre does not adequately describe them,” the complaint states. “Because Chuck’s family was never provided with credible information regarding his passing, they have been unable to fully and finally determine how Chuck died.

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Army paid $5 million for garbage incincerators it never used in Afghanistan

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The Washington Guardian  April 25, 2013

Talk about burning taxpayer money!

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spent more than $5 million to have a contractor build two garbage incinerators at a forward-operating base in Afghanistan, but then the military never used the equipment because officials closed out the project and released the contractors before the machines actually worked.

So troops at the Salerno forward-operating base are back to burning their garbage in open-pit fires, despite health concerns over breathing toxic fumes. And the unused incinerators have created their own health worries, allowing stagnant rain water to pool around them and form a potential breeding ground for malaria-infested mosquitos.

The whole scenario has left the chief U.S. watchdog in Afghanistan incredulous.

“These incinerators didn’t burn trash, but they did burn up taxpayer money. Worse, using open-air burn pits in their place puts the health of our troops at risk,” said John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan.

For failing to demand more from its contractors and wasting precious tax dollars as the U.S. mission winds down in Afghanistan, the U.S. military wins this week’s Golden Hammer, a distinction awarded by the Washington Guardian to the worst examples of misspending in government.

The U.S military command in Afghanistan can’t explain why it accepted the incomplete incinerators and paid the contractors, but it says it is “looking for a solution to dismantle the incinerators” so they don’t gather more stagnant water. In the meantime, U.S. officials have treated any standing water with chemicals to keep disease risks down

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Roger Capps, Civilian Contractor, Injured in Afghanistan

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News 4 Reno Nevada  April 25, 2013

Columbia Helicopters tells News 4 Roger Capps was injured during flight operations for a private contractor and is in stable condition.

Columbia Helicopters Spokesman Dan Sweet says the company cannot release the scope of Capps’s injuries.

They also cannot say where in Afghanistan the incident took place because they are contracted through the federal government and releasing that information could compromise sensitive military operations.

Capps’ family has been notified of the incident.

Roger Capps of Reno working for Columbia Helicopters in Afghanistan was involved in “an incident,” according to April Conway with the Air Guard.

The Army National Guard has been notified of the “incident,” but because he was working for a private contractor, the military cannot release any information regarding this incident or Capps’ condition.

Capps is a reservist for the Army National Guard and has been deployed before.

He is a CH-47 Chinook Pilot for the Guard.

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