On 15 July, Turkish Military officials attempted a coup to overthrow the government. Military aircraft and tanks were deployed in the cities of Ankara and Istanbul, forcing the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to seek shelter and communicate with citizens over Skype.
On 22 July, a lone gunman went on a shooting spree near Olympia Mall in Munich Germany, killing nine and injuring 16 more. During the attack, news outlets distributed conflicting reports of at least three active shooters at large and moving around the city.
Global Guardian successfully conducted an urgent emergency medical response and coordinated the safe evacuation of a senior executive traveling in Madrid, Spain. Upon notification of the client emergency, Global Guardian activated its US-based physician team to begin coordinating treatment with local medical staff and deployed a regionally-located, highly-trained medical advisor to assist on-site.
New York City, New York (July 1st, 2016) - Global Guardian partnered with the United States Nordic Combined Ski Team to participate in the Cancer Research Institute ANSWER 2 CANCER charity cycling event.
The international security firm Global Guardian held its 4th Annual Law Enforcement Tactical Shooting Competition at Sugar Hill Farms in Pine Plains, New York. Six teams, including federal and local law enforcement agencies, participated in the one-day event.
Global Guardian, the global security firm, announced the launch of a new division (“Sentry”) that provides best-in-class remote video surveillance monitoring solutions. Working from its 24-hour Operations Center near Washington, D.C., Sentry’s highly trained Surveillance Professionals monitor customer locations in real-time using industry-leading surveillance technology to prevent break-ins, theft and unauthorized activity at customer locations.
MCLEAN, VA (January 5th, 2016) - Global Guardian, the international security and emergency evacuation firm has added Honduras to the list of countries where it provides personnel tracking, security, medical support and transportation, travel intelligence, and emergency response and evacuation services.
MCLEAN, VA – Global Guardian recently assisted a US-based client with high level executive protection requirements in Moscow, Russia. At client request, Global Guardian deployed one of its highly trained US-based security and executive protection advisors to manage its in-country security staff in support of senior executives.
MCLEAN, VA – Global Guardian was contacted by a client indicating that one of its employees had been kidnapped while traveling in Mexico. Global Guardian immediately activated its Kidnapping and Ransom (K&R) response team, who began negotiations.
“After receiving several urgent calls for assistance from client travelers located near the attack sites, our Operations Center worked with our in-country team to coordinate recovery and movement to secure locations. In each case, we directed the clients to shelter in place while our teams responded, and were able to reach the travelers in less than hour for extraction,” said Matt Boccia, Global Guardian’s Chief Operating Officer.
