PRESS RELEASE
DynCorp International to Provide Landmine Clearance Advice, Assistance, and Equipment to Lebanon
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — August 13, 2007 —
The U. S. Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement
has awarded DynCorp International LLC (DI) a task order to assist in
the clearance of landmines and other unexploded ordnance in Lebanon.
The
task order has a potential value of $2 million over a term of one base
year and one option year. It calls for DI to assist Lebanon’s National
Demining Organization with the management of a quality program that
emphasizes safety and maximizes resources to ensure efficiency during
demining activities. On behalf of the State Department, DI will
provide equipment including vehicles, personal protective equipment,
metal detectors, mechanical demining attachments and spare parts, and
staking and marking devices to the Lebanese Armed Forces Engineer
Regiment, which will implement the program. DI will also provide fuel
and maintenance for its demining vehicles.
DynCorp
International will also provide training to introduce new technologies
to increase effectiveness during area reduction, survey, clearance, and
quality-assurance operations. Finally, by September 2008, DI will
assist in the completion of a technical survey and marking of all
suspected minefields in Lebanon.
“Our work in removing and
destroying landmines and other hazardous ordnance is one of the most
gratifying services we perform,” said DynCorp International President
and CEO Herbert J. Lanese. “It is a privilege to perform work that
clearly and immediately improves people’s lives and makes the world a
safer place.”
This work supports the Department of State’s
Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, which participates in the
multi-agency U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program. DynCorp
International will work with this office in collaboration with the
government of Lebanon.
DynCorp International has ongoing
weapons-destruction task orders in Afghanistan and Cambodia with the
Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement. Within the last year, under
contracts with the Departments of Defense and State, DynCorp
International has also provided to Lebanon emergency relief supplies
such as tents as well as police vehicles and equipment.
About DynCorp International
DynCorp
International (NYSE: DCP) is a provider of specialized mission-critical
technical services to civilian and military government agencies
worldwide, and operates major programs in law enforcement training and
support, security services, base operations, aviation services,
contingency operations, and logistics support. Headquartered in Falls
Church, Va., DynCorp International has approximately 14,000 employees
worldwide. For more information, visit
www.dyn-intl.com.