Janus Global Operations, a subsidiary of Caliburn International, has been accredited by the Department of Defense for a metal detector platform designed to identify explosive remnants of war.
Read More »Janus Removes ISIS-Planted Explosives at Technical Institute of Mosul
Janus Global Operations has cleared the Technical Institute of Mosul in Iraq of various explosive devices planted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The company said Thursday it unearthed in five months 62 explosive hazards, 31 improvised explosive devices and 31 unexploded ordnance that ISIS hid in the …
Read More »Janus’ Steve Priestley Speaks at Middle East Institute’s Conference on Explosive Hazards
Steve Priestley, director of mine action programs at Janus Global Operations, joined a panel discussion during the Middle East Institute’s inaugural conference on explosive hazard removal efforts held on Sept. 13 in Washington, D.C. “Our purpose is to help people displaced by conflict resume their normal lives,” Priestley said in …
Read More »Janus Disarms Explosives at Main Road in Iraq
Janus Global Operations has helped Iraq’s security forces clear a main road near Baghdad of approximately 400 pounds of improvised explosive devices buried across six sites. The company said Friday it used an unmanned aerial vehicle to locate the sites and demining experts worked to neutralize the IEDs discovered within a …
Read More »Janus Global Performs Explosive Removal Efforts in Iraq to Retrieve Cancer Treatment Machines
Janus Global Operations has helped the Iraqi government retrieve four radiation treatment machines in a cancer hospital in Ramadi by clearing a 240-square-meter pathway of improvised explosive devices left by the Islamic State militant organization. The cancer hospital is one of the four health facilities at the Ramadi Medical Complex that …
Read More »Janus Clears Explosives at Former ISIS-Held Grain Silo in Iraq
Explosives experts from Janus Global Operations have cleared a grain processing facility in Tal Afar, Iraq, months after the Iraqi Army drove out Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters from the area. The company said Wednesday its teams found and deactivated more than 70 improvised explosive devices, rockets, grenades, mortar and other weapons, …
Read More »Janus Recognized for Global Stability Operations Support Work; Matt Kaye Comments
Janus Global Operations has received the International Stability Operations Association’s 2018 Corporate Achievement Award for helping government and nongovernmental organizations deliver support services to challenging environments. “Our work is a challenge, given the hazards involved and the places we must work, but it’s hugely rewarding, knowing we’re helping people return …
Read More »Janus Clears ISIS-Kept Explosives at Iraqi Schools
Janus Global Operations, under a U.S. State Department effort, has cleared two schools in the Iraqi city of Mosul of explosives stored by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The Lenoir, Tenn.-based company said Thursday its deployed teams removed more than 700 tons of rubble from the Al Muthana …
Read More »Janus to Help Secure Oilfield Logistics Facility in Southern Iraq
Janus Global Operations has received a two-year contract to provide risk management and security services to a life support and logistics provider that operates at an oilfield facility located in southern Iraq. Janus said Thursday it will also manage a team that aims to help secure the client’s transportation operations across …
Read More »Janus to Support Air Force Range Operations
Janus Global Operations has been selected to collaborate with AECOM‘s URS Federal Services business to deliver range support services to the U.S. Air Force. Janus Global said Thursday it will perform work through a potential 16-year, $3.6 billion mission and target management services contract the Air Force awarded to URS. Tasks …
Read More »EU Agency Taps Janus for Risk Mgmt & Security Support
A European Union organization has selected Janus Global Operations to provide risk management and security services in support of efforts to boost maritime civilian law enforcement in Somalia. JGO said Wednesday it will deliver security management, regional daily incident alerts, security risk assessment analysis, close protection teams and hostile environment awareness …
Read More »Janus to Provide Security for Malaysia-Based Int’l Company’s Oil Exploration in Central Iraq
Janus Global Operations will provide security and risk management services in support of a Malaysia-based international oil company’s central Iraq operations under a two-year contract. JGO said Wednesday it will assign 600 employees to perform contract work to support the customer’s personnel as part of oil exploration activities in central Iraq. Matt Kaye, …
Read More »Janus Trains Ukraine Military, Defense Personnel on Landmine Action Strategies
Janus Global Operations has trained a group of Ukrainian military and defense personnel on landmine action quality management strategies as part of a two-month project the company carried out for a nonprofit mine-clearance organization. HALO Trust collaborated with JGO to develop training curriculum that encompassed manual and mechanical techniques for battle area clearance, explosive ordnance …
Read More »Janus Selected for Unexploded Ordnance Cleanup Project in Yavoriv, Ukraine
U.S. Army Europe‘s Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine has selected Janus Global Operations to carry out an $8.4 million unexploded ordnance clearance project in Yavoriv, Ukraine. Janus said Friday it aims to dispose of explosives, munitions and other hazardous materials within a nearly seven-square-mile area at the Yavoriv International Peacekeeping and Security Center training range. …
Read More »Janus to Help Army Engineers Manage Hazardous Waste at South Korea-Based Installation
Janus Global Operations will collaborate with the Army Corps of Engineers on a project to manage hazardous waste and materials at a U.S. Army base located in South Korea. The company said Thursday that it will deploy technical staff with knowledge on hazardous waste management to support Camp Humphreys’ directorate of public works as well …
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