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Fic Bit: The Seventh

In the days before the Clone Wars, the Outrider Fleet was a confederation of system and sector fleets that banded together to combat smugglers, pirates, and slavers at the edge of the Outer Rim and Wild Space. Brought under the umbrella of the GAR, it soon became the Seventh Fleet. It was generally viewed as a destination posting for the odd, the inconveniently brilliant, the politically unastute, and those square pegs who stubbornly refused to be whittled, hammered, or lathed into round holes.

Under the Empire, the Seventh remained a 'pocket fleet' - still assigned to the out-fars, and often a place where female officers, enlisted, specialists, and technicians ended up. It was the place to end a career, not begin one, and if one failed to adapt to the isolation, long hyperpace jumps, and frequent action - a place to end one's life and ensure one's dependents survivor benefits. Anyone caught being exceptional in the Seventh was usually reposted to a better positioned fleet, thus to hopefully wreath their captain in glory. It was not until the transfer and subsequent - if slow - promotion of Karyn Faro that a change began to manifest.

Faro came into the GAR from the Corellian Defense Force not as an officer, but as a Gunner's Mate and Junior Sergeant. As the clones were retired from service, officers became in short supply, so Karyn was given a choice - demobilization, re-enlistment in the Corellian SecFor, Merchant Services, or OCS at Corulag. It took her two years to complete a three-year course, and then go to the ass end of the ass end of nowhere as an ensign in the Seventh, junior weapons officer, and with about as much respect from the bridge crew as the ship's tooka. When the Chimaera was folded into the 96th Task Force, then-commodore Sartan noted that Faro had a knack for winning the 'how long will they last?' pool. The junior officer also was highly accurate in winning the pot for the dead pool. Faro's picks had staying power, and were generally skilled officers who fell off-center in the psych exams.

Sartan kept her close, letting her look over the cadets and transfers, her uncanny ability allowing him to staff up, and then spread out to the other ships in the task force. Though a lowly commodore, Faro's picks began to filter into the Seventh - cementing the oddball reputation, but also pulling victories out of their asses. The admiralty and IHC didn't give a high-flying fuck how those victories were achieved, as long as they were achieved. He assumed command of the Seventh as Fleet Admiral, keeping the Chimaera as his flagship and finally promoting Faro to full commander. The selection of naval officers and crew became her open job.

If anyone suspected just a breath of Force ability, they kept it off their tongue. This was the situation that Thrawn stepped into, and in front of a wall of resentment that Faro didn't get the captaincy. Sartan chucked up a few prayers that the 96th wouldn't give him more trouble, and sent them on their way to Ibriho - a little run against a pirate fleet pushing old Venators - and thought not for the first time that he was getting too old for this shit.

[chuckrobe]

Recent trip down south. #PSD #Security #secfor #htps #sinaloa #mexico #train #live #culiacan #AppliedViolence @secfor_international @grumpycattactical @kilothesavage24 @applied_violence

[jman0916]

I wanted to respond directly just in case you missed it. I also posted to your comment so others have the source creators. It was produced by Mortarmen Michael Fagan and Juan Cotto from from 2-506th Infantry Regiment, HHC 101st Abn Div. They had CD’s rolling around all over Iraq when I got there for my second tour in 2006 and they were still playing it when I went back on my third.

That’s pretty awesome. My until is currently deployed in Kuwait on a SECFOR mission, so I thought the other guys would get a laugh out of it.

[purcell-engineering]

German R&D group for connected car security

SecFor Cars, a three year project to provide security for connected cars, has received a €7.2 million grant from the German government. Participants in the project are: Volkswagen, Audi, Infineon, Bosch, ESCRYPT,  Itemis,  Mixed Mode,  SCHUTZWERK, the University of Ulm, the Technical Universities of Braunschweig and Munich, the Free University of Berlin, the Karlsruhe University ...

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[christopherross7601]

German R&D group for connected car security

SecFor Cars, a three year project to provide security for connected cars, has received a €7.2 million grant from the German government. Participants in the project are: Volkswagen, Audi, Infineon, Bosch, ESCRYPT,  Itemis,  Mixed Mode,  SCHUTZWERK, the University of Ulm, the Technical Universities of Braunschweig and Munich, the Free University of Berlin, the Karlsruhe University ...

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[nanitsofficial]

Coming up with a helmet design for the SECFOR security personnel was really difficult. Here, you can see one of our sketches.

[soldierporn]

SOLDIER STORIES: In the hot seat.

(Photos and article by Corporal Paul Peterson, 25 JUL 2013.)

CAMP LEATHERNECK - A small sun canopy rippled violently over his head. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle jostled him between the walls of his gun turret. It was his first mission in Afghanistan, and Cpl. Kenneth Benton, a technical controller with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), found himself in the solitary position as the gunner covering the rear of a more than 20 vehicle convoy.  Cramped in the claustrophobia inducing walls of his turret, the Greensboro, N.C., native hunkered behind his M-240 machine gun and scanned the menagerie of Afghan vehicles milling behind his truck. A haze of “moon dust” sand filtered through the small gap at his waist, clouding Benton as he scanned the exposed rear of the convoy. Anything and everything could be a threat - or simply people carrying out the menial chores of life. “It was something different that I never expected before,” said Benton. “You have to calm yourself down, remain level headed, and stay vigilant.” He grimaced through the welder’s mask he used to shield his face from the pelting desert sand, his solitary machine gun pivoting – left and right, left and right. “We are in their country, and we can’t just take over their roads,” said Benton, who admitted the traffic gave him a case of the nerves. “You learn to deal with it … You really have to keep an eye open for anything that doesn’t look right, but at the same time you have to understand that they’re here. They’re going to stay here. This is their country.” The entire convoy pressed forward as Benton stared back into the cloud of dust kicked up by the line of vehicles. Infants balanced on bicycle handles while their parents moved from one Afghan village to the next. Small cars darted between the looming American trucks as Benton called down possible threats to the crew inside. “It can get hot and dusty sometimes, but it’s not too bad,” he said with a smirk. “It’s manageable.” The constant exposure to the arid climate and dust blistered Benton’s skin, and the thick armored hull nearly deafened him to the voices of Marines inside his vehicle. The crew below passed up a steady stream of water bottles to keep him hydrated and alert. They trusted him. He relied on them. “You just have to hold on and hopefully your driver can tell you when he’s going to come on a pretty good bump,” he said. “We pretty much have to yell at each other back and forth. If I see anything, I yell it down. If there’s anything I need to know, they’ll yell it up to me.” The convoy pushed through the desert, making it to Forward Operating Base Shukvani without encountering any improvised explosive devices or gunfire. Approximately three hours later, Benton climbed back into his sun-baked turret, the convoy reformed, and they pushed back toward Camp Leatherneck and toward the looming darkness of night.  Any vehicle that posed a threat on the way to Shukvani during the day could just as easily wait in the growing shadows on the way back. Without the glow of modern city lighting, the desert descended into a nerve-racking black wall. Benton turned on his night-vision equipment and continued to scan the convoy’s flank.  “Our job in the convoy is pretty much to provide security for the assets and the Marines,” said Benton. “The training we’ve had before definitely helps now. I would not be in the same sense that I am now [without it].” Nearly a full day after setting out for FOB Shukvani, Benton’s convoy finally approached Camp Leatherneck, where the Marines could clear out their vehicles, prepare for their next operation, and relax. The appeal of rest and warm food was palpable with the base in sight. For Benton, it was also fleeting. Nearly two miles from safety, a vehicle dropped out of the convoy with a broken mine roller. A moment of silence over the radio gave voice to the unspoken groan that went through the convoy. Someone needed to remain behind and provide security for the recovery crews, some vehicle at the rear of the convoy with a turret gunner … Benton. His armored vehicle pulled a wide turn and blocked the road leading to the downed vehicle. Several other trucks followed suit and formed a 360 degree perimeter around the recovery crew working on the mine roller. More than an hour passed with no sign of activity along the road. However, by 3 a.m., the road had come to life with a line of vehicles approaching Benton’s position. Identifying individual threats on the unlit road was nearly impossible. Unable to verbally communicate with the oncoming traffic, Benton turned to his training in an effort to defuse the situation. He used light signals to redirect cars and cargo laden trucks. His beam of light formed a line in the sand. Benton directed the beam into vehicles that failed to change course, halted them, and waved them off the road.  Aware he may need to use his weapon in self-defense at any moment, the lonely turret gunner continued to halt and redirect traffic for more than five hours. The sun rose over the desert and the line of traffic vanished almost as suddenly as it appeared. The Marines managed to remove and hoist the damaged equipment onto a truck before more traffic appeared. More than a day after mounting their vehicles for the logistics patrol, the remaining Marines returned to the relative safety of Camp Leatherneck.

[nanitsofficial]

The most brutal of the SECFOR units – if they tell you to do something, do it. Try to negotiate, and you're as good as dead.

[soldierporn]

Evening Quickie #soldierporn: Gloaming guard.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alec Blackmon provides security from a rooftop as the sun sets on Camp Oqab in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 16, 2013. Blackmon is assigned to the 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron Security Forces. Camp Oqab is home to the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, which is responsible for advising the growing Afghan air force.

[chuckrobe]

Never tell them where you're at, only show them where you been. @secfor_international #agents do not take days off. Running details over the holidays in #haiti #secfor #highthreat #security #work #travel #executive #protection #fit #workout #dontdie @gunslingermma @grumpycattactical @abner_coelho @rcvisket

[chuckrobe]

Congratulations to HTS Class 6-16. They completed the High Threat Protection Specialist 35 day pipeline on 8 December. #secfor #highthreat #htps #security #train #training #work #fit #workout #kickass @secfor_international @grumpycattactical @gunslingermma @rcvisket

[chuckrobe]

Some times you have to work in the dark 👻 #Secfor #security #cqb #highthreat #htps #guns #gun #train #training #work #fit #light @secfor_international @grumpycattactical @gunslingermma

[chuckrobe]

Those who know, know. #secfor #htps #train #training #work #fit #move #security #gun #guns #boom #veterans #veteran #military @secfor_international @gunslingermma @grumpycattactical @rcvisket link in bio

[chuckrobe]

"Why are you missing? Stop missing!" #secfor #htps #train #shoot #security #school #work #fit #veteran #veterans #military #gun #guns #thuglife @secfor_international @gunslingermma @grumpycattactical @rcvisket