Piracy News

Gulf of Aden Warning - Upsurge in pirate activity  - 21 August 2008 - Gulf of Aden - To all ships transiting the Gulf of Aden - Within the last 48 hours four ships have been attacked and hijacked by armed pirates in the vicinity 13 / 14 degrees north and 046 / 051 degrees east. All ships are strongly advised to maintain a strict visual and radar watch. Somalia: Pirates demand $1 M ransom for 4 Europeans- A government minister says Somali gunmen have demanded $1 million for the release of a German couple, their young son and a French boat captain 

  

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Executive Biographies 

Chief  Executive Officer
Troy  Osborne

Troy Osborne entered the US Marine Corps in 1988 after high school. After graduation from boot camp Troy was assigned to Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Camp Lejeune N.C. He served with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines, Weapons company 1st Battalion 2nd Marines and Kilo company 3rd Battalion 8th Marines as a Machine Gunner . Troy served in Operation Just Cause (Panama-89), Operation Subic Presence (Philippines-90), Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Provide Comfort (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq 90-91). From 2006 to 2008 Troy was employed by a private military contractor as an infantry weapons and tactics instructor training US and foreign troops in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Director of Operations
Edward Boeringer
Edward Boeringer a Native of New York City joined the US Marine Corps in 1984 where he served with an Infantry Company. While stationed in Quantico Virginia between 1986 and 1989 Ed served as a combat instructor with the New Marine and Foreign Officers Course. During the Persian Gulf War (90-91) Ed served in Operation Desert Storm. After 9-11 he was selected as the Staff NCOIC of Task Force Sentinel at Ground Zero. During the next 4 years he fought in both Iraq and Afghanistan as an Infantryman and Scout Sniper where he was decorated for valor. Ed also held instructor billets with Special Operations Training Group and Weapons Training Battalion.  After leaving active duty in 2005 he began working as an Infantry Tactics, Weapons, and Counter IED instructor for many of  the top companies and organizations engaged in that business.  Ed’s instructor assignments included operations with the United Nations, NATO, and the US Department of Defense in West Africa, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, and The Republic of Georgia.

 

Deputy

Director of Operations
Ben Morgan

Ben Morgan served in the United States Army on active duty for seven years including four years with 1st Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment and subsequent Commission to the 1-509th Infantry.  He also spent two years in the Colorado National Guards 19th Special Forces attachment while attending Colorado State University where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in History. He continues to serve his country as a military contractor for both the State Department and Department of Defense. Ben's training and operational assignments include Haiti, Kuwait, Iraq, West Africa and Central Africa.  Ben is able to provide a multitude of services due to his range of skills and solid experience in the field of training and security.

Logistics
Andrew Eberhardt

 

Andrew Eberhardt has served in the New York Army National Guard for 23 years. For the first five years he was attached to a field artillery unit as a cannon crewman where his was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Andrew then transferred to a Military Police Unit where in 2003 he was deployed to Iraq. While in Iraq he was attached to the 101st Airborne Division and then detached to serve with the 1st Marine Division where he was promoted the the rank of Staff Sergeant. Upon completion of his first tour in Iraq Andrew was transferred to an MP battalion level staff position (S-5). He then was deployed for a second tour in Iraq participating in the reconstruction effort in coordination with British forces (Basra Province), here he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant First Class. Andrew currently has 19 years of Civil law enforcement service and is a certified Bureau of Municipal Police instructor. Andrew is also NTOA tactical operator certified (phase I and II) as well as a qualified sniper.
     

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