11.  It claims to be the first military company chartered in the Western hemisphere.

12.  It is a subcontractor of Dyncorp Aerospace Technology, the military company hired by State to fly and maintain aircraft for counterdrug missions in Colombia.

13.  Mercenaries working for private military companies could be hired for international peacekeeping duties in countries such as Sierra Leone, the British government said.

14.  The chemical and biological warfare program was run through a network of military front companies headed by Dr. Wouter Basson.

15.  The French foreign ministry in Paris said they worked for the Direction de la Construction Navale, a French military company.

16.  The French Foreign Ministry in Paris said they worked for the Direction de la Construction Navale, a French public military company.

17.  The VNA said military companies now produce electric fans, auto brakes, transformers, raincoats and bicycle spare parts.

18.  The United Nations has used private military companies in peacekeeping operations in ancillary roles such as providing logistics support or security.

19.  International peacekeeping duties in countries like Sierra Leone could in future be contracted out to mercenaries working for private military companies, the British government said Tuesday.

20.  The United Nation already uses private military companies in peacekeeping operations in ancillary roles providing logistics support or security for its personnel.