The peace operations support services of Reed, Inc. are provided by a team of dedicated staff members who have experience in traditional peacekeeping operations (such as training and ceasefire monitoring) to capacity building and conflict resolution ( including liaising with regional organizations such as the African Union), as well as diplomatic efforts in African peace and capacity building.
Reed’s peace operations support experience and capabilities matrix can be divided into the following main operational services:
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Personal Security Services
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Guard Services
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K-9 Services
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Logistical support of peacekeeping missions
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Transportation, including Air Lift capabilities
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Procurement and Inventory Management
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Warehousing and Distribution
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Communications, including HF, VHF, and VSAT
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Early Warning Support
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Peacekeeping Training
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Needs-Assessments; GAP Analysis
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Training Plan development, including curriculum development
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Monitoring and Evaluation
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Remote man camp construction, maintenance, life support, and demobilization
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Minor construction
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Ceasefire monitoring support
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Peace building assistance
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Election monitoring support
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Mobilization and Demobilization of troops
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Needs Assessments and Conflict Analysis
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Community Development
Past experience of senior staff members in peacekeeping operations in the DRC, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Comoros, Sierra Leone, and the Sudan, including diplomatic experience with the African Union, makes the Reed team not only highly experienced in peace support operations but also highly versed in local customs and traditions, a key requirement to operate successfully in Africa.
Peace keeping operations are by nature highly politicized. Reed can confidently state that its staff is extremely sensitized and aware of specifically African issues, cultural and political, due to the intimate involvement of many of our staff members in the African continent. This is an important asset in executing peace support operations successfully and effectively in support of and in cooperation with the host government.