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SCG International is a private military contractor and security firm based in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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s of Mississippi
Mississippi

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, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 and Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
 with satellite support offices in Kabul
Kabul

Kabul is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately three million. It is an economic and cultural centre, situated 5,900 foot above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River....
, Dubai
Dubai

Dubai is one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula....
 and London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
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 SCG International
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Established:August 4, 1996
Name Changed:October 1, 2002
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Offices:2 CONUS / 3 OCONUS
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SCG International is a private military contractor and security firm based in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
s of Mississippi
Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 and Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
 with satellite support offices in Kabul
Kabul

Kabul is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately three million. It is an economic and cultural centre, situated 5,900 foot above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River....
, Dubai
Dubai

Dubai is one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula....
 and London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. The company describes itself as providing support to "military, government agencies, law enforcement
Law enforcement agency

Law enforcement agency is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies, or an organization that actively and directly assists in the enforcement of laws....
 and qualified civilian contracting entities in security, intelligence, aviation, training, targets and range operations".

Corporate structure

SCG International consists of four companies
Subsidiary

A subsidiary, in business matters, is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity. The controlled entity is called a company , corporation, or limited liability company, and the controlling entity is called its parent ....
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SCG International Risk

This is the ground operations arm of the company. "Risk" provides security services to US and Coalition personnel and other VIPs in war zones. Other operations include compound defense and support, camp management, training of military and law enforcement teams in tactics and procedures, logistical operations such as medical support, field and water sanitation, refueling operations, convoy security and other "ground operations". This company, a wholly owned subsidiary of SCG International (http://www.scginternational.com)

SCG International Air

This is the aviation "wing" of SCG International's corporate structure. This company, a wholly owned subsidiary of SCG International, provides charter, cargo movement, executive travel and medevac (medical evacuation) services around the globe from their fleet of fixed wing and rotary winged aircraft. The majority of the company's cargo fleet are comprised of former Soviet aircraft such as the AN-12 and IL-76 aircraft. (http://www.scgair.com/index.html)

SCG International Properties

This is a wholly owned subsidiary company of SCG International which apparently is unrelated to military or defense services. This company is a real-estate investment and development corporation.

SCG International Operations Center

This company (http://www.scgopscenter.com), again owned by SCG International, provides a platform for governments, corporations, security, travel, risk and human resources personnel to receive intelligence on specific targets around the world. The collection capability includes continuously updated intelligence for 184 countries and 285 cities worldwide for the company's private clients. Information is gathered using sophisticated software which monitors over 500 news feeds around the world, as well as HUMINT collected from SCG International's contractors and employees stationed and working around the world. The company also offers free of charge an early morning intelligence briefing available online by signing up at (http://www.scginternational.com/Contact/joinmaillist.htm). Registered users receive daily morning updates on events around the world and specific updates on breaking intelligence items covering such areas as terrorism, natural disasters (they sent out an earthquake warning just prior to the disaster in Indonesia warning of potential tsunamis resulting from the quake), health outbreaks and more.

Facilities

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Company literature claims the company runs "the graduate school of tactical training". The company's new facility, under development in Northern Mississippi, is composed of several ranges, indoor, outdoor, urban reproductions and has over of land.

Structures
  • Ballistic CQB Houses (2)
  • Driving Tracks (4)
  • Airstrip capable of handling C-130 aircraft
  • Landing Zone
    Landing Zone

    A Landing Zone or "LZ" is a military term for any area where aircraft land.In the United States military, a landing zone is the actual point where aircraft land ...
    s and Drop Zone
    Drop zone

    In parachuting, a drop zone or DZ is the area above and around a location where a parachutist jumps and expects to land. It is usually situated beside a small airport, often sharing the facility with other general aviation activities....
    s for parachute
    Parachute

    A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating Drag .Parachutes are made out of cloth, most commonly nylon....
     and rotary-wing operations/training
  • Headquarters office (under development currently)
  • MOUT (Military Operations Urban Terrain) villages (4)
  • Known Distance Range (1500 m)
  • K-9 training and kennel area
  • Jungle Lane Range (500 yards long)
  • Bunkhouses for student lodging (2)
  • Mess Hall for feeding staff / students (1)
  • Armory for storage of weapons and sensitive items (1)
  • Classrooms (4)
  • Pro Shop (1)


Training

SCG International offers dozens of courses from hand to hand combat
Hand to hand combat

Hand-to-hand combat is a generic term often referring to weaponless fighting conducted from a military based point of view. This distinguishes it from combat sport....
 to sniping. Furthermore one could opt to enroll in the company's selection course and recruit
Recruit

Recruit can refer to:* a recently enlisted member of a military or paramilitary corps, still in training, as in :** Army recruit** Seaman Recruit...
s are then engaged in a rather restrictive contract that places them exclusively in their service.
Combatives

Courses offered

  • High Threat Protective Operations (8 Days or 14 Days in duration)
  • SWAT Operations (5 days)
  • Hostile Environment Security Training (5 Days)
  • Tactical Convoy Operations (5 Days)
  • Modern Army Combatives
    Combatives

    Combatives is a United States Army synonym for hand-to-hand combat technique. It encompasses various hybrid martial arts that incorporate fighting techniques from conventional martial arts and combat sports....
     (5 days or 10 Days)
  • Advanced and Basic Driver Training (5 Days)
  • Tactical Carbine (5 Days)
  • Tactical Pistol (5 days)
  • LEA Sniper/Counter-Sniper/Defensive Marksman (5 Days)
  • Close quarters battle
    Close quarters battle

    Close Quarters Battallion or close quarters combat is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand-to-hand combat....
     (CQB) (5 Days)


History

SCG International (http://www.scginternational.com/index.htm) was originally established as the Delta Training Center (DTC) in 1996 , and has operated as SCG International since 2002. Since inception in 1996, SCG has been operated under the direction of experienced former U.S. Government Intelligence Officers and U.S. Military personnel. SCG personnel have worked with more than 1,200 clients (including 9 Fortune 500
Fortune 500

The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 United States public corporations as measured by their gross revenue, although Fortune makes adjustments to the revenue for a number of companies, particularly to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect....
 corporations) in over 14 countries. SCG International provides high-level training and security services to governments, law enforcement and military units, and to private and corporate entities. It was one of several private security firms employed following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 as the U.S. military operation Operation Enduring Freedom, was launched by the United States with the United Kingdom in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks....
.

The CEO came to SCG after having been the first Director of Blackwater Security Consulting. He left Blackwater USA
Blackwater USA

Xe , is a private military company founded in 1997 by Erik Prince and Al Clark .In October 2007, Blackwater USA renamed itself Blackwater Worldwide, and was colloquially referred to simply as "Blackwater"....
 in late 2002, moving to SCG International. SCG is one of over 60 private security firms employed during the Iraq War
Iraq War

The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, is an ongoing conflicts military campaign which began on March 20, 2003 with the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a Multinational force in Iraq now led by and composed almost entirely of troops from the United States and United King...
 and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 as the U.S. military operation Operation Enduring Freedom, was launched by the United States with the United Kingdom in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks....
 to guard officials and installations, train Iraq
Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
's and Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
's new army and police, and provide other support for occupation forces. He is a former officer with the CIA. Other executives within the firm come from US Army Special Forces, US Navy SEALs and the USMC.

SCG's website states that it hires all individuals as "independent contractors", not as paid employees of the company.

See also

  • Private military contractor
  • History of Afghanistan
    History of Afghanistan

    This article is about the history of the area that has become known as Afghanistan, a territory whose current boundaries were mostly determined in the 19th Century....
  • Robert Young Pelton
    Robert Young Pelton

    Robert Young Pelton , is an author, journalist and documentary film filmmaker. A self-styled adventurer, he considers himself a "witness" to conflict, rather than a serious journalist....


External links

  • SWAT Magazine article October 2003 edition. (Subject: SCG High Threat Vehicle Dismount training).
  • People Magazine article on SCG International Risk CEO Jamie Smith and private security firms in Afghanistan and Iraq. Date: April 2004
  • Nuts Magazine (UK) SWAT training discussed in interview with SCG Training Division Instructor Todd Smith. (Date: March Issue 2004)
  • FHM Magazine (UK) article on SCG training SWAT teams. Author goes through SWAT training in USA w/SCG Training Division Instructors Todd Smith and Randy Lewis. (Date: March Issue 2004)