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2015-01-01

DynCorp International strong supporter of the GCC

Dyncorp International provides widest range of services globally

As a leading global services provider offering unique, tailored solutions for an ever-changing world, DI is proud to be a trusted partner in supporting peace and prosperity in the UAE and throughout the GCC states.

Built on more than six decades of experience as a trusted partner to commercial, government and military customers, DI provides sophisticated aviation, logistics, training, intelligence and operational solutions wherever they are needed.

DynCorp International’s aviation maintenance support and training team provides a range of comprehensive organizational maintenance, technical support and training. This includes: aviation unit maintenance, aviation intermediate maintenance, limited depot-level maintenance, student technician training, and pilot aircraft qualification training.

DynCorp International is an American private military contractor. Begun as an aviation company, the company also provides flight operations support, training and mentoring, international development, intelligence training and support, contingency operations, security, and operations and maintenance of land vehicles. DynCorp receives more than 96 per cent of its more than $3 billion in annual revenues from the US federal government.

The corporate headquarters are in an unincorporated part of Fairfax County near Falls Church, Virginia. However, the company’s contracts are managed from its office at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas.

The company has provided services for the US military in several theaters, including Bolivia, Bosnia, Somalia, Angola, Haiti, Colombia, Kosovo and Kuwait. DynCorp International also provided much of the security for Afghan interim president Hamid Karzai’s presidential guard and trains much of Afghanistan’s and Iraq’s fledgling police force.

DynCorp was also hired to assist recovery in Louisiana and neighboring areas after Hurricane Katrina. DynCorp has held one contract on every round of competition since receiving the first Contract Field Teams contract in 1951.

It spans aviation maintenance, air operations, drug eradication, law enforcement training, logistics, contingency operations, security services, operations and maintenance for land vehicles , maintenance for aircraft, support equipment, and weapons systems, intelligence training and solutions, and international development.]

As a country that for many decades has dealt with conflict and unrest, in Afghanistan, the Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A) and NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan has worked to support and develop the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD). With an extensive history in training post-conflict nations to develop their own security forces, DI was selected to assist in this effort, providing integrated support throughout the Afghan defense structure.

Mentors

At the top, DI senior mentors work with their military and coalition partners and are paired with their key Afghan MoD counterparts – a model that is mirrored throughout the ranks down to the basic Afghan soldier-level, where DI mentors work with their leadership to develop and deliver basic recruit training.

DI trainers typically have between one and seven years of experience in Afghanistan. Longevity brings continuity, which is essential to building lasting relationships with Afghan colleagues. With the rotation of military and coalition personnel, DI trainers have served as an important bridge of continuity across rotations.

DI’s professionals include subject matter experts in addition to mentors and trainers, all of whom work together to prepare the Afghans to continue the development of the Afghan National Army so that it can assume the independent security mission for Afghanistan. DI also has functional experts working with the ANA to support the ANA Corps operating in several regions around the country, advising in the areas of command, operations and training, logistics and fuel service.

Through this program, the people of DynCorp International have helped mentor and train Afghan soldiers, officers and recruits across Afghanistan, contributing to the future safety and stability of the Afghan people

DI team members working in support of NASA are participating in an innovative training program designed to teach astronauts basic aircraft maintenance skills for use on long duration space missions on the International Space Station (ISS).

As part of the ISS Field Maintenance Training program, trainees perform aviation maintenance tasks for an average of 30 to 35 hours per week, rotating for a week each on the hangar floor, specialty shops (engine, sheet metal, hydraulics), and avionics shop.

Their focus includes performing mechanical, hydraulic and electrical repair actions on NASA T-38 aircraft and equipment, under close supervision by many of DI’s most experienced and knowledgeable mechanics. Throughout the program, astronaut trainees are exposed to numerous repair tasks directly applicable to those needed by crews on the ISS.

Astronauts

Not all astronauts necessarily have backgrounds that include hands-on mechanical, electrical or tool-use aptitudes. Therefore, DI team members provide valuable verbal instruction about tool use, troubleshooting concepts, technical data and maintenance safety, all of which are reinforced with hands-on instruction with a variety of common or specialized tools.

Astronauts from the US, Japan and Europe have completed the training program, as well as members of the United Space Alliance (USA) Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) support team.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has personnel deployed on operations and exercises around the world, contributing to international rebuilding efforts, United Nations operations and multi-national exercises. In Afghanistan, Dyn-Australia (DA), a wholly-owned DynCorp International subsidiary, supports the ADF, providing helicopter logistical support including managing ground and air-operations support for Mi26T heavy-lift helicopters.

The Mi26T from Vertical-T Air Company is capable of lifting up to 44,000 lbs., and helps transport military cargo containers and recover unserviceable or damaged aircraft. Through this program, the Australian forces are able to move necessary equipment safely and more quickly than if by land.

For several years Mi26T helicopters flew supplies into Australian and ISAF forward operating bases and, as these bases are handed over to the Afghanistan forces. The same aircraft are responsible for back-loading cargo.

DI’s strong, proven experience operating in conflict, post-conflict, remote and challenging areas around the globe make it the unrivaled choice for clients seeking best quality solutions and programs.

Since 1973, DynCorp International and its predecessor companies have provided continuous aircraft maintenance and supporting services at the United States Patuxent River Naval Air Station Maryland. The team supports the U.S. Navy Test Wing Atlantic’s in-service naval aircraft test and evaluation programs at test squadrons HX-21, VX-20 and VX-23, and provides maintenance support for the prestigious U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. DI also provides maintenance support for the station’s Search and Rescue Operation. The program includes more than 100 fixed and rotor wing aircraft.

Test pilots

Patuxent River’s unique mission of flight test and evaluation, and training future test pilots and engineers, requires more than 30 different types, models and series of aircraft. Many aircraft are one-of-a-kind because they are configured with flight instrumentation and advanced component and system prototype installations for ground and flight testing.

Additionally, the Company is experienced in moving aircraft from pre-production flight test stages, where only the original equipment manufacturer has maintenance experience, to in-service aircraft testing. In many cases, DI is the first service contractor to provide aircraft maintenance on new production aircraft – for example, the V-22 and P-8 aircraft – developing the competency to adapt to any aircraft maintenance challenge.

The test and evaluation mission of the customer at Patuxent River requires a company with unparalleled expertise in maintenance of nearly all types, models and series of aircraft in the Navy and Marine Corps inventory. DynCorp International brings the experience and know-how to meet the needs of such a unique mission.

The intelligence professionals of DI work daily, protecting the US and its allies, enabling decision-making through agile, integrated intelligence solutions:

- educating, training and certifying tomorrow’s intelligence professionals

- enhancing collection and analysis to deliver decision-enabling intelligence

- assisting the intelligence mission globally through service in all locations and conditions.

DI serves in all locations, environments and conditions to support optimal decision-making and effective national security action by delivering balanced and ever-improving cross-discipline capabilities as a part of a single integrated team.

The DI team works closely with customers around the world to assess risks and apply the right mix of professional services and advanced technologies, integrating the company’s full spectrum of capabilities to provide sophisticated security solutions. Whether the need is rapid response to meet surge requirements or a sustained presence to provide long-term security, we provide the right solution.

Seasoned experts

DI is an industry leader in providing experienced security professionals to missions around the world. A global recruiting network allows it to select skilled and seasoned experts who understand the professionalism required and sensitivities that come with working across all cultures.

The Logistics and Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) contract has provided shelter, food and comfort to hundreds of thousands of coalition troops across Afghanistan. DynCorp International is one of three companies providing that extraordinary support.

DI currently provides full service and turnkey logistics to US and allied forces during combat, peacekeeping, humanitarian and training operations in Afghanistan, Kuwait and Oman. By leveraging worldwide expertise in contingency operations and an extensive global network, high-performing teams have quickly organized and deployed a workforce of more than 20,000 people to more than 70 sites throughout the Middle East on five task orders.

Combat environments present unique challenges, and the DynCorp International team consistently delivers the highest level of support to allied forces to include: supply operations, such as the delivery of food, water, fuel, spare parts, and other items; field operations, such as dining and laundry facilities, housing, sanitation, waste management, postal services, and morale, welfare and recreation activities; and other operations, including engineering and construction, support to communication networks, transportation and cargo services, and facilities maintenance and repair.

To date, the customer has benefitted from more than $100 million in cost savings and cost avoidance achieved through program-wide continuous improvements.

The DI team provides necessary support functions to the customer, allowing military units to focus on their mission.

For more than a decade, DynCorp International has provided aviation, transportation, maritime, dining and facilities support in the Philippines to the US Department of Defense.

Meeting mission schedules in all circumstances, the DI team provides logistics and full base-operating services throughout the joint operational area within the Philippines, including power generation, water and wastewater services, maintenance, aviation services, transportation, ordnance handling, freight operations, hazardous material collection and disposal, facilities maintenance, billeting management, food services, fuel services, morale welfare and recreation, and other services.

When the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) needed base operations support for camps across Kosovo, DI teams answered the call through DCH, a partnership between DI and Hibernia.

High praise

The 100+ person team managed the operations and maintenance for the entire NATO infrastructure, including maintenance of 250+ pieces of operations equipment, more than 60 accommodation units, and all facilities. The items maintained by the team varied from perimeter security equipment and asphalt roads, to parking structures and backup generators. The program required flexibility due to ever changing circumstances in the region – weather, political and operational.

Over the duration of the program the team received high praise for its preventative maintenance, reduction in service call times, and proactive planning that resulted in significant cost savings during winter months.

Using the “DI Cares” philosophy, the team worked to enhance workforce safety, providing trainings and creating a new annual fire safety program in conjunction with the local fire department.

In 2014 DI was recognized by the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) with the Materiel Readiness Award for a Contribution by a Major Contractor. The award is presented to the major defense contractor that has made an outstanding contribution to the materiel readiness and logistic support of US Army Aviation.

“We are humbled, as we take supporting the U.S. Army very seriously,” said James Myles, DynAviation senior vice president, DynCorp International.

“We have provided full-spectrum aerospace, aviation and air operations solutions worldwide for decades and the Army Field Maintenance Division is one of our key programs. Our hundreds of team members take pride in providing high-quality logistical, direct organizational, intermediate and limited depot-level maintenance, maintenance operations and administrative support wherever required”.

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