31 Facts About DynCorp

1.

DynCorp, formally DynCorp International, was an American private military contractor.

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2.

DynCorp provided services for the U S military in several theaters, including Bolivia, Bosnia, Somalia, Angola, Haiti, Colombia, Kosovo and Kuwait.

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3.

DynCorp was hired to assist recovery in Louisiana and neighboring areas after Hurricane Katrina.

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4.

DynCorp held one contract on every round of competition since receiving the first Contract Field Teams contract in 1951.

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5.

In 1951 Land-Air Inc, which implemented the first Contract Field Teams, was bought by California Eastern Aviation Inc DynCorp still holds the contract 50 years later, maintaining rotary and fixed-wing aircraft for all branches of the U S Armed Forces.

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6.

In 1988 DynCorp went private to avoid a hostile takeover by Miami financier Victor Posner, via an employee initiative led by Daniel R Bannister.

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7.

In December 2000 DynCorp formed DynCorp International LLC, and transferred all its international business to this entity.

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8.

In 2006 DynCorp International went public on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbolDCP.

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9.

DynCorp International provides aviation support to reduce the flow of illicit drugs, strengthen law enforcement, and eliminate terrorism.

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10.

DynCorp was hired to strengthen the Afghan air force, helping to train Afghan pilots so they could, in turn, train other Afghans.

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11.

DynCorp International began as an aeronautical company in the 1950s and continues to provide aviation support globally.

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12.

In 2012 DynCorp played a key part in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's final flight as it made its way from the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando to the California Science Center in Los Angeles aboard NASA's specially crafted Shuttle Carrier Aircraft .

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13.

DynCorp mechanics worked with NASA and other support contractors performed maintenance and inspection services to the SCA.

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14.

DynCorp has been working with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to suppress and control wild land fire.

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15.

DynCorp provides aircraft maintenance, fleet testing and evaluation for rotary, fixed, "lighter-than-air", and unmanned aircraft.

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16.

DynCorp has received contracts for aircraft maintenance with the United States Navy, the U S Air Force, the U S Army, and NASA.

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17.

DynCorp provides aircraft maintenance in countries including the Republic of the Philippines, the United States, throughout Europe, Southwest Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

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18.

Additionally, DynCorp provides aircraft maintenance support to facilities including the NAS Patuxent River, Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, NASA facilities in El Paso, Texas, Edwards Air Force Base in California, and Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.

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19.

DynCorp International has been the incumbent recipient of helicopter maintenance and support contracts supporting the U S Army, the U S Air Force, and the U S Navy.

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20.

DynCorp supports existing bases in Southern Afghanistan, builds new ones as needed, and provides base support services.

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21.

DynCorp International made several acquisitions in 2009 and 2010 to adapt to the defense sector's shift towards diplomacy and development work, in particular acquiring an international development firm in order to enter the international aid community.

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22.

In 2010 DynCorp International acquired Phoenix Consulting Group to expand the company into intelligence training and solutions.

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23.

DynCorp formed a joint venture with Oshkosh Defense, Force Protection Industries, and McLane Advanced Technologies to pursue a $3 billion five-year Army contract for support and maintenance of mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles.

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24.

DynCorp provides personal security throughout various parts of the world.

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25.

DynCorp supported the U S Army in the Persian Gulf with vehicle searches, roving patrols, and explosive-detecting dogs.

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26.

DynCorp delivers training for multiple sectors, including security sector reform, interior and defense personnel in underdeveloped nations, and law enforcement.

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27.

DynCorp is looking to partner with Raytheon as a prime or subcontractor on the Teach, Educate, Coach program, which is part of the Army's Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support program.

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28.

Three DynCorp employees died when their helicopter was shot down during an anti-drug mission in Peru in 1992.

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29.

DynCorp had fired five employees for similar illegal activities prior to the charges.

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30.

In 2009 DynCorp contractors paid a 15-year-old Afghan Bacha Bazi performer to perform lap dances and entertain them in Kunduz.

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31.

DynCorp lobbied the Trump administration intensely to get the Trump administration to rescind a $10 billion contract that the Obama administration made with a rival company to service State Department aircraft.

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