Military Professional Resources Inc.
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L-3 MPRI was a global provider of
L-3 MPRI was based in Alexandria, Virginia. L-3 MPRI's President was retired US Army General Bantz J. Craddock.[1] The CEO was Carl E. Vuono.
History
L-3 MPRI, now known as Engility Corporation, was incorporated in 1987 by eight former senior military leaders, including Carl E. Vuono, a former Army Chief of Staff, who joined the company in 1993. General William F. Kernan of the U.S. Army also joined the firm after his military service.
In June 2000, L-3 MPRI became a division of L-3 Communications Corporation, which specializes in various areas, including Command, Control, and Communications;
As part of a spin-off, L-3 MPRI became part of the newly independent company, ENGILITY Corporation.
Training
MPRI began by almost exclusively employing retired U.S. military personnel.
It used retired military personnel and current
In 1995, before
Local forces in Croatia were referred to MPRI by the United States Department of Defense and used their training. 120 African leaders and more than 5,500 African troops have been trained on security issues by MPRI.[6]
MPRI started training the
MPRI-trained security forces were used to defeat an attack on the presidential palace of
Defense contracts
In the early 1990s, MPRI signed a 5-year contract with the U.S. State Department involving the shipment of donated medical supplies and food to former Soviet states.
In 1998, the government of
In 1999, MPRI signed an 18-month, $4.3 million contract to work with the military in
According to a United States Department of Defense census, MPRI has at least 500 employees working in Iraq on 12 different contracts, including mentoring civilian workers at the Ministry of Defense.[13]
MPRI, under a US Department of Defense contract, conducted training and advisory services for the Afghan National Army (ANA). Also supported in various areas are logistical and advisory services in regional areas of Afghanistan.
MPRI is a contractor for the US State Department's Bureau of African Affairs and provides training in African countries, including Uganda, with an emphasis on pre-deployment training of UPDF en route to support African Union initiatives in Somalia.
Lawsuit
A group of Serbs who lived in Krajina until Operation Storm sued MPRI for their alleged participation in military activities, including militarily equipping the Croatian Armed Forces, training Croatian officers, and developing a plan for Operation Storm. The claim was presented to the Federal Court in Chicago, and the plaintiffs were asking for $10.4 billion in compensation.[14][15]
On September 26, 2014, the lawsuit was rejected by Judge John Lee because the war in former Yugoslavia is not under the jurisdiction of this court.[16]
References
- ^ "MPRI". Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ISBN 9780801441141.
- ^ Avant, 2005, p.103, citing stories in the London Sunday Telegraph, US News and World Report, and Economist, 1995.
- ^ Adams, Thomas K. (Summer 1999). "The New Mercenaries and the Privatization of Conflict". Parameters. United States Army War College: 103–16. Archived from the original on 2001-03-10. |
- ^ Smith, Eugene B. (Winter 2002). "The new condottieri and US policy: The Privatization of Conflict and its implications". Parameters. United States Army War College: 5–6. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ^ Wayne, Leslie (2002-10-13). "America's For-Profit Secret Army". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ How 'Operation Storm' Destabilized the Balkans, Written by JUGOISTOK Belgrade, Serbia
- ^ Singer, 2003, 128-129
- ^ Rohan Maxwell, 'Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.1,' paper given at the 'New Armies from Old' Conference, Carlisle Barracks, PA, 2010
- ^ More of the World's Worst Dictators. Number 14. Parade.
- ^ Yeoman, Barry (2003-06-01). "Soldiers of Good Fortune". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
- ^ "Colombia: Outsourcing War". The Center for Public Integrity. Archived from the original on 2007-06-05. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ Merle, Renae (December 5, 2006). "Census Counts 100,000 Contractors in Iraq". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ RTS: Срби из Чикага туже америчку фирму због "Олује"
- ^ RTS: "Олуја" пред америчким судом
- ^ "'MI NISMO ZA TO NADLEŽNI' Sud u Chicagu odbacio tužbu Srba zbog vojne akcije Oluja - Jutarnji.hr". www.jutarnji.hr. Archived from the original on 2014-09-27.
Further reading
- Deborah Avant, 'The Market for Force: The Consequences of Privatising Security,' Cambridge University Press, 2005
- Fred Tanner, Security Sector Reform: Lessons from Bosnia and Hercegovina, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, paper prepared for DCAF-IISS Workshop on Security Sector Reform, 23–24 April 2001
External links
- America’s For-Profit Secret Army
- Peter W. Singer, Warriors for Hire in Iraq, SALON.COM, Apr. 15, 2004,
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2004/04/15/warriors/index.html