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Private contractors (also known as private military or security contractors) provide a range of services for and on behalf of the US armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mark Hemingway talked about defense contracts given to private contractors and his cover story in the [Weekly Standard], "Warriors for Hire: Blackwater USA and the Rise of Private Military ...

(Delivered June 15, 2006) I would like to focus on the opportunities and challenges for national defense ministries presented by the increasing role of private contractors on mil­itary operations.

The contract calls for up to 75 two-man security teams trained in "mobile vehicle warfare" and "counter-sniping," and puts Aegis in charge of coordinating all the private security contractors in Iraq.

While the U.S. military draws down in Iraq, next year the State Department is boosting its own army of private military contractors from 2,700 strong to a force of around 5,500. This build-up is “one ...