News - 2008

AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS AWARDS SOS INTERNATIONAL LINGUIST AND ROLE PLAYER CONTRACT
April 16, 2008

RESTON, VA - SOS International (SOSi) has been awarded a contract to provide linguist and role-playing support to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) at Fort Dix, NJ. The contract calls for SOSi to provide Arabic linguists and role players to assist in pre-deployment field training exercises in preparation for AFOSI missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. These training exercises are designed to provide realistic scenarios based on actual situations that might occur during a mission and to help prepare agents for the work environment they will face once deployed. The training also provides enhanced cultural awareness that will assist agents in the field and help them be more effective in communicating with host nation population. Under the terms of the contract, SOSi will also assist in providing equipment to facilitate this training.

AFOSI provides professional investigative service to commanders of all Air Force activities. Its mission is to “identify, exploit and neutralize criminal, terrorist and intelligence threats to the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense and U.S. Government.”

SOS International, Ltd. (SOSi) is a privately owned defense services firm with more than 1,200 employees worldwide.  Now in its third decade of operation, SOSi provides a wide range of analytical, training, and consulting services to the U.S. government and private sector firms in the defense and aerospace industry. It specializes in counter-terrorism and counterdrug operations, international stabilization and capacity building, public affairs and strategic communications.

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