In June, DynCorp International (DI) CEO Lou Von Thaer visited the U.S. Department of State’s Global Information Technology Modernization (GITM) Program in Virginia. Under this program, DI provides supply chain support for the refresh, deployment and installation of desktop and server equipment at more than 300 locations around the world.

Von Thaer met with employees and presented 17 GITM service awards and 4 DI certificates of appreciation during a ceremony in the warehouse. “I’m happy to be here and I’m very excited about the chance to see what you do first hand,” said Von Thaer. “I don’t have to tell you that you are doing a great job. The State Department knows it, and I know it. You are performing exceptionally well and that is amazing news.”

After the presentation, Von Thaer met with Josh Creson, GITM program manager, Sean Crowley, GITM deputy program manager, and Tim Glazar, National Security Solutions senior director, for a tour of the facilities followed by lunch with the group.

Photos from the visit can be found on DI’s Flickr album.

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It’s no secret that heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. What is less known is that today’s youth make up the first American generation expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

This is a troubling fact, but the good news is that the American Heart Association (AHA) is committed to reversing this trend by fighting heart disease and stroke. It does so, in part, through annual Heart Walks across the country.

This is a cause I believe in. And it’s a fight we can win. That is why I am deeply gratified to serve as this year’s chair of the Greater Washington Heart Walk. To make sure we reach our goal of raising $2.5 million in Washington, I want to encourage other Washington-area companies and executives to get involved – whether that’s through serving on the Executive Committee, investing in this important event or sponsoring teams for the Walk.

At my company, DynCorp International (DI), cardiovascular conditions account for our biggest health insurance costs and take a large human toll on the people we care for and depend upon. That’s true for most organizations, which should make involvement in the Heart Walk a natural choice for companies and their corporate responsibility programs. And chances are that companies will find other shared focuses with the AHA. At DI, where almost half of our workforce are veterans, supporting the U.S. military is a top priority. That’s true too for the AHA, through programs and alliances with veterans’ groups.

Another goal of the AHA is to reverse the trend of childhood obesity. There are countless reasons to support this objective, but to name just one: doing so will improve the military’s recruiting efforts by fostering future generations of healthy individuals able to have the opportunity to serve.

I am challenging my company to “get healthy” this year. The Greater Washington Heart Walk will be our starting point, not just by encouraging people to get more active, but by bringing additional awareness and education concerning heart disease to the attention of our team.

At DI, we like to say “We serve today for a better tomorrow.” The work of the AHA is also aimed at securing a better tomorrow. Please consider supporting this important cause by forming a team and joining us on November 5th. Register today at www.GreaterWashingtonHeartWalk.org.

Sincerely,

Lou Von Thaer
CEO, DynCorp International

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Members of our Fort Worth Alliance office reached out to the local community in December to participate in the Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) 2016 holiday food drive and gift basket auction.

Their efforts yielded the collection of 286 pounds of food and $385 to support men, women, and children in need in Tarrant and 12 neighboring counties west of Dallas-Fort Worth. Community support of this kind exemplifies DI’s values: We Serve, We Care, We Empower, We Perform, We Do the Right Thing.

Several Fort Worth-area DI employees spent a three-hour shift volunteering at TAFB in addition to participating in their office food drive. While at TAFB they helped collect, organize, and distribute 5,970 pounds of food which was later used to provide close to 5000 meals to community members in need.

Four members of the Supply Chain team donated the contents for the gift basket auction which raised $385 for TAFB. The four gift baskets were themed as Dine-In & Dine-Out, Spa & Massage, Coffee & Tea, and Dog Supplies.

For more information on the latest DynCorp International Corporate Responsibility Initiatives from DI employees, visit the Inside DI Blog.

The Tarrant Area Food Bank provides food to 300 partner charities. They are the primary source of donated food for hunger-relief charities and feeding programs in 13 North Texas counties. Partner Agencies including soup kitchens, after-school programs, senior centers and other social service centers combine to serve more than 460,000 nutritious meals each week.

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DynCorp International (DI) director of Flight Training Operations and 23-year USAF fighter pilot, J.R. Rust, recently flew a Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter in an aerial demonstration at the Alliance Air Show in Fort Worth, Texas this past October.

“I flew in the CF-5 from San Antonio to Alliance and performed some of the aerial demonstration following the USAF Thunderbirds,” said J.R. Rust. “I flew the complete High Show Aerial Demonstration Friday through Sunday around noon time, and flew back to San Antonio after Sunday’s performance. We had great weather, terrific crowds, and it was a pleasure to participate.” 

The CF-5 is one of three to have successfully completed the FAA Special Airworthiness Certification and is capable of speeds up to 1.25 Mach.

Colonel Jeffrey J.R. Rust has been flying since he was nine years old. Raised in Waring, Texas in the Texas Hill Country, he devoted more than 23 years in the U.S. Air Force as a fighter pilot and commander. A combat veteran of Operation Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, J.R. has amassed more than 7,000 hours of military and civilian flight time in the F-15C, AT-38, F-5, CF-5, T-37 and various civil aircraft, and serves as a current FAA instructor pilot and aerial demonstration pilot.

He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2005 and has since worked in the commercial aerospace and defense industry. Prior to joining the DI team, J.R. served as Lockheed Martin’s program manager providing undergraduate and graduate OCONUS flight training in support of the U.S. government and its allies, specifically helping build the Afghan Air Force. He also served as Jorge Scientific Corporation’s Constant Hawk senior liaison officer for Multi-National Force –Iraq, and served as the program manager for the Alliance Aviation Center of Excellence designed to deliver graduate fighter training to U.S. allies.

J.R. holds a Master’s of Science in Strategic Studies from USAF War College and a Master’s of Science in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has served in Command and leadership positions on the Squadron, Wing, Numbered Air Force, Major Command, Pentagon, and deployed Task Force levels and he is very pleased to be part of the DI team helping build our DI aviation portfolio.

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Earlier this month, 128 employees on the Afghan National Army/Afghan National Police (ANA/ANP) program in Kabul, Afghanistan were recognized for their five or more years of DynCorp International (DI) employment.

“The dedication and loyalty of these 128 employees has been nothing short of amazing,” said David Gillihan, senior program manager. “They have been the absolute key to our success in Afghanistan thus far, and we will rely on them in the future to take our program and DI to the next level.”

An awards ceremony was held in Kabul to celebrate the employees’ five-plus year milestone, where certificates of appreciation were presented for their dedicated and loyal service. The average length of time that the employees have worked for DI is 7.5 years, the majority of that time having been spent on ANA/ANP and its predecessor programs in Afghanistan.

On the ANA/ANP contracts, DI team members perform dedicated in-depth advising, mentoring, training and program support to assist the Afghan Ministries of Interior and Defense forces in assuming full responsibility of their own security and operational needs.

“I am proud of the ANA/ANP team for reaching this amazing milestone,” said Randy Bockenstedt, DI’s Logistics Business Unit lead. “They should be congratulated on their tenacity of service.”

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On National Walking Day, April 5, DynCorp International (DI) teams competed against each other to win the title of Most Steps in a Day and to host the “Shoes” trophy for a year – an award won by the company after leading the American Heart Association’s 2016 Greater Washington Region Heart Walk. Each team logged steps for the day during a nine-hour period and took photos to share.

Last year’s winner was the LOGCAP IV team with just over 60,000 steps, and this year every team vied to beat that number. The Communications department got some healthy competitive chatter going on between teams in the days leading up to the walk.

“Tillery’s team is going down,” said Mark Mirelez, AELS BU lead. “Between T-6 Combs, VIPSAM and ERRC, I know we can stomp LOGCAP’s record and get that Shoe trophy.”

“We’re gonna walk all over Logistics and AELS” said Scott Rauer, AOLC lead. “Our RASM, TASM and INL Air Wing teams will not accept defeat.”

Dianne Walker, vice president HR chimed in, “Our HR Center of Excellence (COE) is clearing a prime spot on our display shelf for the Shoe trophy we expect to host very soon.”

With everyone pushing for the win, it was a day of fierce competition.

“Win or lose, the INL Air Wing team had a great time contributing,” said Joe Dunaway, Air Wing lead. “It was a lot of good fun for all, especially as we walked all over Bubba’s team at more than 413 thousand steps total from our locations around the world.”

“AOLC put in a stunning performance at more than 234 thousand steps from RASM, TASM and AFM/CFT combined,” said Scott Rauer, AOLC lead. “That’s not including INL Air Wing’s insane count. We totaled 647K!”

“Our team AELS Fighting Falcons secured an incredible count of more than 489 thousand steps,” said Mark Mirelez, AELS lead. “We had a blast and hopefully one of our awesome teams secured the ‘Shoes’ trophy.”

“Oh, amateurs,” said Rob Tillery, LG4 lead. “With 17 teams walking at Kandahar Airfield, FOB Shorab, FOB Dwyer and Alliance, Texas, LOGCAP totaled more than 605 thousand steps.”

DI had teams ranging from only one person who tracked their steps all day to teams of 36 with every 15-minute spot filled. Here are the results!

• Corporate IT, Fort Worth, Texas – 83,231
• INL-A’s “One Global Team” Best Times – 80,863
• HR Corporate, Fort Worth, Texas and McLean, Va. – 79,348
• LG4 O&M Happy Feet, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 79,056
• ANA/ANP Team RS, Kabul, Afghanistan – 77,049
• INL-A Meridian Building, Melbourne, Florida – 74,923
• INL-A, Camp Alvaredo, Kabul, Afghanistan – 74,833
• LG4 Shorab Lighting Bolts, Shorab Annex, Afghanistan – 72,572
• LG4 Alliance Outpacers, Fort Worth, Texas – 71,490
• HR WRSS Alliance Team, Fort Worth, Texas – 70,728
• ERRC, Laughlin AFB, Texas – 70,046
• INL-A Team Logistics, Melbourne, Florida – 67,282
• INL-A Embassy Air-Iraq Team, Baghdad, Iraq – 67,033
• INL-A Team Panama – 66,250
• RASM-W, Fort Hood, Texas – 66,003
• LG4 CSO High Steppers, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 65,165
• LG4 MWR No Slack Team A, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 64,183
• INL-A The Hangars, Melbourne, Florida – 62,858
• TASM-O Team 1, Illsheim, Germany – 61,895
• TASM-O Team 2, Illsheim, Germany – 60,432
• INL/A Team Peru – 60,000
• Tysons HQ, McLean, Virginia – 59,728
• Afghan Operations Team, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan – 56,241
• WRM, Yorktown, Virginia – 55,472
• LG4 FITTIP/Class 1, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 55,627
• LG4 Fire Prevention, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 54,258
• LG4 TB Dwyer FD, Afghanistan – 51,280
• ANA/ANP PMO, Fort Worth, Texas – 51,552
• LG4 CSO Food Service, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 45,772
• LG4 North Line DFAC Fox Trotters and Tina’s Night Crawlers, Afghanistan – 42,353
• INL-A Team Pak Rats, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan – 39,712
• ANA/ANP HR Rose Garden Walkers, Kabul, Afghanistan – 38,975
• LG4 MWR No Slack Team B, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 30,747
• HR WRSS Bosnia Team, Bosnia – 22,947
• LG4 Camp Dwyer Food Service, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 22,927
• LG4 Billeting, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 20,740
• LG4 TB Dwyer DFAC, Afghanistan – 20,649
• LG4 Team Rafter, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan – 20,121
• LG4 Finance, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 14,240
• LG4 Team Sodipo Subcontracts, Kandahar, Afghanistan – 16,235

“Looks like Corporate IT snuck in for a surprise win!” said CEO Lou Von Thaer. “What a fantastic triumph, and a truly amazing amount of participation around the globe – rain, snow, sleet or shine!”

“It’s great to see us come together as a company and do something fun, healthy and interactive for everyone,” continued Lou. “I look forward to more healthy challenges throughout the year.”

Communications will deliver the Shoes trophy to the winning team and take a victory picture. Check out DI’s National Walking Day Challenge Flickr page to look at pictures from the walkers!

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On Saturday, April 8, DynCorp International (DI) representatives Doug Eller and Lowell Green set up a tent at the Fort Rucker 13^th Annual Children’s Festival in Alabama. DI was an event sponsor. This event was open to the Fort Rucker community, with over 3,500 local military family members in attendance. The free event offered games, crafts, inflatables, karaoke, an Easter egg hunt, and more.

Eller and Green met with the Fort Rucker families during the festival and handed out 1,000 sets of crayons and coloring pages to the children. They also spoke with the adults and answered many questions. Adult interest in the company was very positive.

Photos from the event can be found on DI’s Flickr album. DI is proud to support our soldiers and military families.

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DynCorp International (DI) has earned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Diamond Award for Excellence in recognition of its commitment to aviation maintenance training, honoring four programs in 2016.

• U.S. Air Force at Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington program. The DI team at JB Andrews has earned this prestigious award 14 times. Through this program, DI provides services for the Very Important Person Special Air Mission (VIPSAM) including aircraft maintenance, transient alert, munitions, base supply and fuels in support of aircraft assigned to the 11th Wing and 89th Airlift Wing.
• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) program. Through the CAL FIRE program, DI flies and maintains Grumman S-2T fire retardant air tankers and OV-10A aircraft, and fully maintains and services UH-1H Super Huey helicopters flown by CAL FIRE pilots. This is the sixth consecutive Diamond Award for DI’s CAL FIRE program.
• U.S. Air Force Materiel Command T-6 program. This is the fifth consecutive FAA Diamond award for the T-6 program. DI operates and manages Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply (COMBS) facilities at several Air Force and Navy locations throughout the U.S. to provide spare parts and equipment necessary to support T-6A and T-6B aircraft.
• U.S. Forest Service Firewatch program. This is the second FAA Diamond award for the Firewatch program. DI maintains and operates reconfigured Army AH-1/Bell 209 Cobra helicopters. They have been rebuilt, rewired, and equipped with advanced systems to improve operational efficiency and tactical decision-making. An infrared capability enables them to see through smoke so they can guide firefighters on the ground. Operating from Redding, Ca., the Firewatch teams are dispatched nationwide.

“Our maintenance technicians continue their legacy of commitment to improvement,” commented Craig O’Neal, program director, Andrews Support Division. “It’s an honor to lead the VIPSAM team who has earned this award for their fourteenth year!”

“This award is a testimony to the exceptional maintenance performed on all CAL FIRE aircraft by DI team members,” said Jeffrey Cavarra, CAL FIRE’s DI program director. Chief Ken Pimlott, CAL FIRE director, added, “We are proud of the hard work and commitment that our aviation management staff and DynCorp International mechanics do every day in maintaining the largest wildland air fleet in the world with an award-winning safety and maintenance program.”

“It’s a great achievement for T-6 to earn the Diamond Award five years in a row,” said David Meyers, T-6 program senior director. “I am proud of our team’s focus on fleet readiness and continuous process improvement.”

“We are excited to be among DI’s Diamond Award recipients again for our second year,” said Tamara Skjegstad, Firewatch program manager. “Our maintenance technicians worked hard to meet their commitments.”

The FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Award program is based on the commitment of maintenance technicians to improve safety by actively participating in initial and recurring training programs to further their technical knowledge. The Diamond Award is the highest corporate award, and the program includes both individual and corporate recognition.

The award recognizes completion by 100 percent of an organization’s eligible maintenance technicians of specialized, continuous training in aircraft systems, regulations and FAA rules over a 12-month period. In addition to the Diamond Award, which is presented to the company, each mechanic receives an Aviation Maintenance Technician award based on the number of training hours logged.

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Last week, CEO George Krivo presented four Chairman’s awards to DynCorp International (DI) employees in recognition of their exceptional personal performance resulting in the award of the U.S. Army Transport Contractor Logistics Support Services contract to DI, with a total program value of $795.3 million.

“I am excited to present these awards to their deserving recipients,” said George Krivo. “And, as we grow our business and keep winning new contracts, I look forward to presenting more of these in the future!”

The DI Chairman’s awards recognize those who help achieve our goals as reflected in the DI Star – Meet Our Commitments, Grow Our Business, Improve Our Processes, Develop Our Leadership and Satisfy Our Customers – and those who live our values. DI rewards and recognizes those who go above and beyond to operate as one team, with one mission, helping to achieve our company goals.

Join us in congratulating these winners and thank them for their contributions that helped make us a stronger company:

William “Billy” Harlin, director, Supply Chain
Johnny “JR” Long, senior director, Contracts
Robert “Bob” Deter, pricing analyst principal
Randall “Randy” Dotson, senior director, Capture Management

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How long have you worked for current employer, or even your previous employer? It’s hard to surpass 35 years, which is the award given to a DynCorp International (DI) employee last month.

Don Root, currently a Modification Work Orders (MWO) Road Team lead on the Regional Aviation Support Management – West (RASM-W) Army Field Maintenance (AFM) program at Fort Hood, Texas, received a service award last month for 35 years of employment with DynCorp International. In attendance was Dianne Walker, SVP HR, Billy “Bubba” White, AFM director, Merle Woosley, RASM-W AFM program manager, Shawn Dooley, AFM Fort Hood Operations manager, Marcus Rodriguez, AFM Fort Hood MWO manager and Keith Hanson, AFM Fort Hood site manager.

“Don and I started with DI around the same time back when it was Dynalectron – Don at Fort Campbell and me at Fort Hood,” said Merle Woosley, RASM-W AFM program manager. “We finally met around 30 years later when he came to Texas as my deputy site manager and took over as site manager less than a year later. Don has worn several hats in support of RASM-W and is an outstanding professional in all he performs.”

Don has served in more than 20 locations with DI in various capacities, including but not limited to program manager for the Kadena Contract Field Team (CFT) program in Japan, aircraft technician in Korea, many years at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, and positions in Germany, Saudi Arabia and Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan. Don is an avid participant in off-road buggy and boat building, and anything involving an over-powered vehicle and speed.

“Don was always one of the veterans we admired in the business and was an inspiration for us to grow within the Company,” said Bubba White, AFM director.

“In our many years of numerous evolutions of DynCorp International, Don Root has been an unwavering constant,” said Dianne Walker, HR senior vice president. “The continuous level of commitment and dedication that he has demonstrated in each of his leadership roles has helped contribute to the success the Company enjoys today. It has been my absolute pleasure to work with Don, and I look forward to working together in the years ahead.”

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DynCorp International (DI) supports the Afghanistan Life Support Services (ALiSS) program, running the waste management recycling program, and representatives recently visited seven USAID locations around Afghanistan to show what the program is accomplishing.

The audiences learned through an eye-opening presentation how the U.S. Embassy in Kabul has made an effort to reduce waste by recycling plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and cardboard, which are made into household products locally.

DI manages recycling initiatives through our waste management subcontractor in Afghanistan. We recycled over 340 thousand pounds of plastic, cardboard and aluminum in 2017.

Trash from the Embassy is sent to the recycling center where workers sort and separate the recyclables. Plastics are shredded into small fragments, aluminum cans are compressed into dense bales, and cardboard is pressed into more manageable sizes. The materials are then sent to other vendors that turn them into things like molded plastic furniture and toilet paper.

In addition to the regular recycling, DI has also partnered with another company to dispose of food waste generated through kitchen operations (e.g. preparation, leftovers, etc.) along with shredded paper.

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This April, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul was recognized as a worldwide winner of the Greening Council’s Greening Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) Award for their recycling efforts in a critical-threat environment. DynCorp International currently provides waste management services under a task order on the Afghanistan Life Support Services (ALiSS) program, and has been leading the recycling efforts at the embassy.

The annual GDI Awards recognize posts or offices that innovate to reduce their environmental footprint. This award was presented to Embassy Kabul for remaining committed to reducing their environmental footprint despite facing a constant critical-threat security environment with limited infrastructure. The embassy’s recycling program recycled 364,000 pounds of waste in 2017. Local partners turned the recycled materials into items such as plastic furniture, toilet paper, and dishes. This partnership expands private sector-led economic growth and provides employment alternatives to those at risk of radicalization and violent extremist messaging.

The post also launched a campaign to discourage the use of bottled water, emphasizing that 100% of compound water is potable. Post’s Green Team and the ALiSS program issued water bottles and filters to 200 embassy personnel to help reduce bottled water usage.

About Greening Diplomacy Initiative

The Greening Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) was launched on April 22, 2009, to capture and disseminate grassroots sustainability efforts at the U.S. Department of State. GDI is the umbrella term for actions undertaken by personnel, posts, offices, and bureaus to improve the environmental performance and sustainability of the Department of State’s world-wide facilities and operations.

GDI is support by the Eco-Diplomacy Unit within the Innovation Directorate, which works to strengthen and disseminate tools and policies aimed at increasing operational efficiencies that reduce the Department’s environmental footprint and operational costs. The Department of State’s Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) provides strategic direction and oversight for all efforts under GDI.

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DCA Live, an organization that covers the industries, companies and people that are driving growth in the Washington, D.C. region, recognized DynCorp International’s (DI) Virginia Robinson at its 4^th Annual DCA Live Top Corporate Counsel event on September 17. In partnership with the Association of Corporate Counsel-National Capital Region, DCA Live recognized 40 of the most interesting and dynamic in-house attorneys in the Washington, D.C. region.

Virginia Robinson, Chief Counsel for Labor & Employment and Environmental Health and Safety at DI, has been an attorney in the DI Legal Department for six years. Before working at DI, Virginia honed her skills at some of the top law firms in the country. She graduated from Penn State in 1999 with a B.A. in English and obtained her law degree in 2005 from the Washington & Lee University School of Law.

In a brief interview with DCA Live, Virginia discussed her experiences working in-house for DynCorp International.

DCA Live: Your 2018 summer vacation spot(s)?

Virginia: Italy (Venice, Padua, Florence, Rome).

DCA Live: Best part about being in-house?

Virginia: Cultivating a deeper understanding of my client; ability to collaborate with colleagues and clients without billing pressures.

DCA Live: Biggest in-house trends/issues your law firm friends and colleagues should know about?

Virginia: It’s important to keep in mind that your corporate client’s goals and needs are not stagnant – they change over time, sometimes quite quickly, based on a wide variety of constantly shifting internal and external pressures. Make sure you ask your clients about the current issues they are facing that might influence your handling of an otherwise seemingly unrelated matter.

DCA Live: Your advice to a soon to graduate law school student?

Virginia: Law firm jobs can be an important way to learn strong customer service skills, so starting your career in private practice can be a good idea, but keep an eye out for in-house opportunities before you get too senior in your career – you will find the work both challenging and rewarding.

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From October 8-10, 2018, DynCorp International (DI) participated in the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition, the largest land power exposition and professional development forum in North America, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. More than 26,000 attendees, including senior Defense Department officials, military personnel and industry executives, participated in the event. DI was one of 9,123 exhibitors and invited those attending to learn more about the company and our offerings. DI executives maintained busy schedules networking with fellow industry leaders, meeting with customers and gaining knowledge into the Army’s needs throughout the three day tradeshow.

George Krivo, DynCorp International’s Chief Executive Officer, personally hosted numerous senior level customer and industry engagements and met with reporters from Defense One, Aviation Week and Defense News to share updates about DI and the defense services industry. In the interviews, he addressed DI’s rebound, new contract wins, defense budgets, the readiness shortfall, industry consolidation, sale rumors and more.

George Krivo also met with Bonnie Carroll, President and Founder of TAPS, to present a check for $143,000 that was recently raised by DI in a charity golf fundraiser in Texas in September. TAPS has supported many DI survivor families, and in 2014, DI became the first private company to form an official partnership with TAPS to provide support to families of fallen DI personnel.

Photos from AUSA 2018 can be found on Flickr.

AUSA 2018

The AUSA 2018 Annual Meeting & Exposition theme this year was “Ready Today, More Lethal Tomorrow.” The annual meeting helps tell the Army’s story and delivers key messages to a worldwide audience. Exhibitors display innovative systems, products and services that give the Army incredible capabilities.

About AUSA

Since 1950, AUSA has worked to support national security and advance the interests of America’s Army and the men and women who serve. AUSA is a private, non-profit educational organization that supports the U.S. Army including active-duty, guard, reserves, civilians, retirees, and family members.

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On October 20, 2018, DynCorp International (DI) sponsored the National Training Center – High Desert Chapter of the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) 23rd annual golf tournament, for the second year in a row. Along with being one of the largest corporate sponsors, DI had five four-person teams, including the first place team. The winning team, John Pace (Technical Inspector-Heavy Wheel), Patrick Pring (Welder-Heavy Wheel), Rene Moreno (Tactical Vehicle Mechanic-HMMWV), and Leo Duarte (Maintenance Supervisor-Track), decided to donate their winnings of $300 to the National Training Center’s Sergeant Audie Murphy Club (SAMC). Following this donation, SAMC inductee Sr. Operations Manager Carl Curtice, along with Sr. Logistics Manager Jessie Bates, arranged for DI to sponsor future SAMC inductee ceremonies.

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Clifford Ruggles, program manager of DynCorp International’s (DI) Phoenix Consulting Group, recently traveled to Afghanistan to provide counter-elicitation training to DI’s Afghanistan National Army (ANA), Afghanistan National Police (ANP) and Afghanistan Life Support Services (ALiSS) programs in Kabul. A former U.S. Army interrogator and strategic debriefer who has been with the Phoenix Consulting Group since 2003, Mr. Ruggles focused his training primarily on teaching techniques for recognizing and countering information-gathering attempts by potential competitors, adversaries or anyone else seeking to gain insight into DI’s operations.

“Due to the fact that DI employees in Afghanistan routinely work alongside our competitors and interact daily with people from dozens of countries, the potential for unknowingly disseminating sensitive company information is high,” said Ruggles.

ALiSS Food Service Operations Manager Robert Peters noted, “I thought that the class was very informative and should be a requirement. In contracting, especially overseas, there are numerous opportunities for employees to inadvertently pass along proprietary information. Being in a community such as this, most people are friendly with one another. What one person may think is a friendly conversation, another person may be trying to use the conversation to elicit or extract information that their company can use on proposals.”

“It was an excellent class and Cliff Ruggles is an excellent instructor. You can tell that he has been doing it for a long time and it shows in his delivery, presentation, and his knowledge is off the charts,” commented Curtis Blasé, ANA/ANP director of Security and Operations.

“Although the focus of these training events was primarily counter-elicitation, the Phoenix Consulting Group conducts a wide variety of training courses such as Advanced Crisis Negotiations, Business Intelligence, Strategic Debriefing of Law Enforcement Sources, Cognitive Interviewing, and others,” added Ruggles.

Descriptions of these and other Phoenix course offerings can be found in their online brochure.

For more information and/or to request training from the Phoenix Consulting Group for your program or office, contact phoenixconsulting@dyn-intl.com or 571-722-0227.

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Three service milestones were reached recently at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland on DynCorp International’s (DI) program servicing aircraft for the U.S. Navy. Celebrating 40 years of service were Steve Long and Walter Muenzel, and celebrating 45 years of service was Ethrage “Duck” Haggard.

“DI has serviced the U.S. Navy at Pax River continuously since 1973,” said Randy Hughes, program manager. “Steve, Walter and Duck have played a significant role in DI’s continued success at Pax. They have contributed to our long legacy of providing unmatched dedicated service to our navy customer and are standout examples of serving today for a better tomorrow with a combined 29,200 days of service!”   

Steve Long began his career at Dynalectron, DI’s predecessor company, in 1979 at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (TPS) at NAS Patuxent River. Steve started out maintaining T-2 aircraft and has since worked on A-4, U-6, NU-1B, X-26 and T-38 aircraft. Steve is currently the subject matter expert on the NU-1B and U-6 aircraft and has been very influential in training the next generation of aircraft mechanics as they support the school’s unique national assets. Steve holds an FAA Airframe and Power Plant (A&P) license and has received multiple letters of appreciation for his work to include one from the Naval Air Test and Evaluation Museum at Pax River and another from the commander of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School while serving his 40-year tenure at TPS.

Walter “Frank” Muenzel began his career at Dynalectron in 1979 at the U.S. Navy TPS as an aircraft mechanic after serving four years in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). While in the marines, Frank worked on F-4J aircraft and reached the rank of corporal. Early in the 1980’s Frank transferred to the ground support equipment shop where he maintains many different types of aviation support equipment for TPS. The Naval Air Test and Evaluation Museum at Pax River commended him in a letter of appreciation while serving his 40-year tenure at TPS. Frank’s family has a history of service to the nation – he was born in Germany where his father was stationed with the U.S. Air Force and his brother is retired from the USMC. Married to his wife Evelyn for more than 20 years, he has two daughters and a son.

Ethrage “Duck” Haggard holds the distinction of having the longest current continued service within the company, having reached the 45-year milestone of DI service. Duck started his employment as a Contract Field Team aircraft mechanic on March 4, 1974 at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, and performed aircraft maintenance services at Honolulu, Hawaii, and Elmendorf, Alaska before taking a position at Patuxent River in 1975. Many of the aircraft Duck has maintained at Pax River are currently retired and being honorably displayed at the Pax Naval Air Museum. Currently serving as the business manager on the Naval Test Wing Atlantic program, Duck enjoys spending time with his grandson fishing and hunting.

“Congratulations and a big THANK YOU on behalf of a very appreciative company,” said Joe Ford, DynAviation president. “These three gentlemen have reached an epic and extraordinary milestone in their years of service.”

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On February 19, DynCorp International’s Rob Tillery, senior vice president of operations, joined the LOGCAP team from Task Order 7 (TO7) at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, in the presentation of a $2,500 check to the National Training Center’s Sergeant Audie Murphy Club (SAMC). The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club is a private U.S. Army organization for enlisted non-commissioned officers. DynCorp International has chosen to graciously sponsor the induction ceremonies for all new members into National Training Center’s SAMC. Rob Tillery, program manager Phil Mead, and the leadership from TO7 sat down in the local dining facility and enjoyed a meal before presenting the sponsorship check to the President of the SAMC, 1SGJones.

Left to Right – Garrison CSM Edwards, 1SG Jones, UNK, Rob Tillery, MSG Weiss, SGM Bowman

Left to Right – 1SG Jones and Rob Tillery

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DynCorp International’s (DI) fourth annual Walking Day Challenge brought nearly double the teams from last year, topping out at 28 teams trekking for the win! Wednesday, April 3, was a day of speed-walking to glory despite incoming in Afghanistan and participants scraping out time to walk from their busy, mission-filled day.

DI holds the International Walking Day Challenge to remind employees of the importance of taking a walk. DI had walkers in Texas, Virginia, California, Alabama, Egypt, India, Qatar and Afghanistan.

Here are the eagerly anticipated team results!

• The Unstoppables, DIBS, India – 79,229
• Pyramids, EPSS Egypt – 76,542
• SSA Sustainers, LOGCAP NTC Fort Irwin, California – 75,155
• Laundry, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 72,203
• Dianne’s Winning Walkers, WRSS/HR Fort Worth, Texas – 68,744
• LOGCAP Outpacers, PMO Fort Worth, Texas – 67,173
• Red Hot Chili Steppers, Contracts/Procurement/Trade Compliance, Fort Worth Texas – 67,136
• The Accountables, Finance Fort Worth, Texas – 66,377
• Bravehearts, Security/Facilities, Alabama, Texas & Virginia – 66,206
• Dusty Bottoms, WRM, Qatar – 65,761
• Lucky Day, WRM, Qatar – 63,101
• I’m Accounting on You, Shared Services Fort Worth, Texas – 62,617
• Ammo Dawgs, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 62,602
• 2^nd to None, LOGCAP NTC Fort Irwin, California – 62,440

• Red Hot Chili Steppers, Contracts/Procurement/Trade Compliance, Fort Worth Texas – 67,136
• The Accountables, Finance Fort Worth, Texas – 66,377
• Bravehearts, Security/Facilities, Alabama, Texas & Virginia – 66,206
• Dusty Bottoms, WRM, Qatar – 65,761
• Lucky Day, WRM, Qatar – 63,101
• I’m Accounting on You, Shared Services Fort Worth, Texas – 62,617
• Ammo Dawgs, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 62,602
• 2^nd to None, LOGCAP NTC Fort Irwin, California – 62,440

• Ned Nederlander, WRM, Qatar – 62,118
• Quick Steps, LOGCAP NTC Fort Irwin, California – 61,191
• Team Transport, CLS Transport PMO, Huntsville, Ala. & Fort Worth – 60,887
• Kabul Road Warriors, Afghan Ops – 60,513
• Team 2400, LOGCAP NTC Fort Irwin, California – 58,896
• CSO Team 1, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 57,379
• Kabul Fire Protection, ALiSS U.S. Embassy Kabul – 55,854
• CSO Team 2, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 54,736
• FITIP, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 49,839
• Heavy Wheel Walkers, LOGCAP NTC Fort Irwin, California – 49,663
• CSO Team 3, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 29,607
• MWR United, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 28,915
• GR/Comms Four, McLean Virginia – 16,557
• MCT, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 12,759

• FITIP, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 49,839
• Heavy Wheel Walkers, LOGCAP NTC Fort Irwin, California – 49,663
• CSO Team 3, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 29,607
• MWR United, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 28,915
• GR/Comms Four, McLean Virginia – 16,557
• MCT, LOGCAP KAF Kandahar, Afghanistan – 12,759

Congratulations to our 2019 walking challenge winner, the Unstoppables of DI Business Services in Bangalore, India!

Thank you to all of our participants! Check out DI’s 2019 Walking Day Challenge Flickr page to look at pictures from the walkers!

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DynCorp International (DI) hosted students from the National Defense University (NDU) at the McLean, Virginia office on Friday, April 12.

The students are part of the National Defense University’s competitive Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. The nearly year-long curriculum prepares select military officers and civilians for leadership roles and success in developing national security strategy. Graduates are taught skills that can be used to better evaluate, marshal, and manage resources in the execution of military strategies. Many graduates of the program go on to hold leadership positions throughout the government and become executives in industry.

Topics varied from an overview of what DI does, to specific program details, to finance. One area of concentration was DynCorp International’s ability to stand up high-performing, rapid response teams that offer unique, tailored solutions. For example, there were questions about how DI approaches complex tasks like responding to natural disasters when resources can be scarce and needs are ever-changing. The group was also interested in learning how DI successfully implements large scale programs quickly while maintaining our high-quality standards and our companies’ core values.

The seventeen scholars represented a diverse group with a wide array of experience and included members of U.S. Armed Forces, select inter-agency civilians, and representatives from Tanzania, Croatia, Italy, and Bosnia and Herzegovina armed forces. Attendees hold ranks in the military including Commanders, Lieutenants, Lieutenant Colonels and Colonels. The group heard from three presenters, Jim Cassella, SVP Business Development; Janet Oliver, SVP Business Development; and Robert Tillery, SVP Operations.

We look forward to continuing to engage with the National Defense University for years to come!

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