“We are going to run air as much as we can, as long as we can with private charter and helos until it’s just not feasible.”
As tensions continue to rise at the Ukraine/Russia border, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner was featured last night on ABC 7News DC discussing how our team—including on-the-ground agents—is preparing clients in Ukraine to evacuate with emergency response plans.
“You’ve got to identify where the shortfalls are and plug those holes now because if you don't get ahead of it right now, as we reopen, you're going to be right back in the same failed position that you were back in March when it started.”
In a recent Security Magazine article, Global Guardian President and CEO Dale Buckner discusses why security budgets have the potential to double or triple in 2022 as organizations look to remedy any weakness in strategy exposed by the pandemic—and protect their assets and people against returning pre-pandemic security risks and the growing number of threats today.
Global Guardian President and CEO Dale Buckner is featured in a National Journal article about the rising number of threats politicians and candidates are experiencing in 2021—and the growing demand for security firms to step in and provide effective solutions, from physical protection to home security to online threat monitoring.
Leading Duty of Care Company Will Support NASA Travelers With Global Medical Evacuation Services for Johnson Space Center
(McLean, VA) October 28, 2021 – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has appointed Global Guardian as its chosen International Medical Evacuation Services provider for Johnson Space Center (JSC)—the center of human space exploration—effective October 1, 2021 until September 30, 2023. Global Guardian, a veteran-owned, global security and duty of care provider, signed a contract worth $470,000 to provide NASA employees with medical support and evacuation services anywhere in the world.
Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner credits in-country partners with the success of Global Guardian’s efforts in India: “An on-the-ground presence is critical to be able to successfully go the last mile when it comes to saving lives and serving clients. If you try to do this from outside the country, you are guaranteed to fail.”
In the October edition of ITIJ's Assistance and Repatriation Review, Global Guardian describes the execution of a 24-hour, seven-stop emergency evacuation of a COVID-19-positive client from India back to the US for treatment, all while navigating an international travel lockdown.
"Ultimately, protecting employees and the business’s interests during these dire situations requires risk professionals to do the work before a crisis happens. 'If you can communicate now, you can organize now,' Buckner said."
In a Risk Management Magazine article, Global Guardian President and CEO Dale Buckner stresses the steps corporations should take to be prepared to protect and evacuate their employees in any crisis, including regular desktop exercises running emergency scenarios, like what unfolded in Afghanistan this year, and reviewing contingency plans, insurance coverage, and vendors.
"A person, whether an HVE or a DVE, who has a grievance, feels disenfranchised, and is looking for something—they can find like-minded individuals on the internet....You can pick and choose from what’s out there to support your particular ideology and yet never have to leave your computer to communicate, plan, and target individuals."
In the Special 9/11 Edition of the IACP Police Chief Magazine, the FBI National Security Branch conducted interviews of FBI leaders, special agents, and other law enforcement partners who played key roles in the evolving counterterrorism mission before, during, and after 9/11, including Global Guardian Vice President of Global Risk Services Mike McGarrity. In this feature, McGarrity—former assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division—discusses the evolution of terrorist threats, in particular how the internet and social media play a role and the challenges they create.
FROM AFGHANISTAN TO LOUISIANA, GLOBAL GUARDIAN GETS CLIENTS OUT OF HARM'S WAY
“Whether responding to the 2015 Paris attacks, the 2016 Turkey coup, the back-to-back hurricanes in the Western Hemisphere in 2017, COVID-19 pandemic border closures of 2020, the collapse of India’s healthcare system in May of 2021 — or the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan, Global Guardian’s ability to move and respond in minutes and hours, delivers positive outcomes and real results to our client base during their greatest time of need,” Buckner said.
Global Guardian was featured in Fairfax County EDA's E-Bird Newsletter with CEO Dale Buckner discussing recent evacuation and emergency response efforts from Afghanistan to Louisiana. Buckner also shares how Global Guardian differs from other providers and why he chose to base the company's headquarters in Fairfax County.
“In this day and age, there is an expectation that your brand, your company, is going to take a vote and a stand on these positions, and now this is going to change how CEOs manage their firms and their brand and the outlook in the market.”
Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner was featured on Bloomberg Quicktake “Take the Lead” series discussing the societal shift causing corporations and their CEOs to take a stance on political, social, and environmental issues—and the resulting rise in physical and digital threats against today’s business leaders.
Click below to watch the full video. If interested in skipping ahead, Global Guardian segment begins at 27:55.
"In disasters like this, employers have a ‘duty of care’ to their employees, meaning that they should take all steps within reason to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of their employees."
In a recent Forbes article by Edward Segal, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner weighs in on the need for businesses to provide emergency response to keep their employees safe after—and even before—a natural disaster, like Hurricane Ida, strikes.
