Officer Kenneth Barker's Funeral

6/7/04 - Officer Barker's funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 8th at Countryside Funeral Chapel located at 7405 Highway 98 North, Lakeland. The viewing will be at 17:00 hours until 20:00 hours, the service will begin after the viewing. Officer Barker will be laid to rest with full honors by the CIS Honor Guard Team.

The Recent Loss of Our Officers and Friends

6/5/04 - This week marks a dark period in CIS history. In one week, we have lost two of our own in two separate tragedies. On June 3rd, CIS Officer Ken Barker died from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident and on June 5th, we lost Chris Neidrich to enemy fire in Iraq.

Both Ken (Saber 122) and Chris (Raven 18) are men of distinction with this agency. Chris was a friend who many of us in senior management mentored since 1993. Throughout his career, Chris helped develop our CCBPI methodology and protected VIP's from the Saudi Royal family, CNN anchorwoman Paula Zahn, Radio host Glenn Beck, and many others. Chris was currently assigned as Detail Leader for Blackwater protecting coalition interests in Iraq.

Both of these men proudly served for our country, Ken a Marine and Chris a Navy Seal Candidate. They continued their service to the community and this agency with the same pride and distinction. Both of these men have left behind young children. Ken has a little girl named Madison and Chris has a boy named Gage. We are working on a scholarship for their children in their honor. If you would like to help or send condolences to the families, please email Mandy Holtz at holtzml@cisworldservices.org. Funeral arrangements with full honors for these officers are pending and will be announced on the CIS web site.

- KC Poulin, CEO - Critical Intervention Services

"The men and women in the private security field are the forgotten soldiers of an invisible empire."

Professor Christopher A. Hertig

In Memory of Christopher Neidrich, RAVEN 18

6/5/04 - We are deeply saddened to announce that at approximately 10:30 am, June 5, 2004, CIS special operations officer Christopher Neidrich (RAVEN 18) was killed in an ambush near Badghad International Airport. Chris was on temporary assignment in Iraq providing Executive Protection for American diplomats.
Chris came to CIS in 1993 after being Honorably discharged from the United States Navy. Chris was accepted into the Navy’s prestigious Basic Underwater Demolition School, where he trained to be a Navy SEAL. Due to personal reasons, Chris had to separate from the Navy but still wanted to be apart of an elite force, which brought him to CIS.

While with CIS, Chris served in the SSG division where he was an integral part of what we are today. Chris later transferred into the Executive Protection Division where he was assigned to high profile celebrities, business executives, and a number of other details where he always proved to be a valuable asset to CIS. In December of 2003, Chris was scheduled to certify as an Anti-Terrorism Officer giving him one more identifier as a trained professional; Unfortunately this was delayed due to his selection by Blackwater USA to deploy for assignment in Iraq.

Chris is survived by his 4-year-old son Gage Neidrich and his fiancé Angela. Chris will be missed and always remembered as a true warrior that not only spoke about being a professional, but also lived as one.

A special memorial page has been put up to honor Chris and his contributions to CIS. CIS personnel and people who knew Chris are welcome to contribute comments in memory of Chris by sending an email to cgundry@cisworldservices.org.

In Memory of Kenneth Barker, SABRE 122

6/4/04 - At approximately 14:05 hours on June 3rd, 2004, Officer Kenneth Barker, ECHO 122, passed away as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident that occurred on May 31st, 2004. Officer Barker, 25, worked as both an SSG and an ATO officer. He has been posthumously awarded the call sign of SABRE 122, and his number is being retired.
Kenneth served our community and protected our homeland, spending four years in the United States Marine Corps as a rifleman. During his time in the Marines, he served on the Honor Guard and was selected for Presidential Guard, a very high honor in the USMC. Kenneth also served as an escort for ambassadors visiting the White House as well as escorting Chelsea Clinton to the ballroom. He had an office in the Pentagon on the day of the 9/11 attacks; his office was hit, but he was not working that day. He was, however, in the area and assisted in recovering the remains of his co-workers and fellow officers.

Kenneth leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter, Madison; his fiancée, Beverly Mullins; his parents and grandparents; and a number of close relatives. Kenneth was an outstanding officer with this agency and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Barker’s family.

We are establishing a scholarship for his daughter to ensure that this child has a solid future despite her tragic loss. If you would like to make a contribution to the scholarship, send condolences, or otherwise assist the family of our fallen colleague, please email Mandy Holtz at holtzml@cisworldservices.org. Funeral arrangements with full honors for Kenneth are pending and will be announced on the CIS web site.

CIS Anti-Terrorism Officers Featured in the News

1/14/04 - On Sunday, January 12, the St. Petersburg Times featured a front page in-depth story about CIS Anti-Terrorism Officers (ATOs) and their role in protecting Tampa area power plants. The article was written by Paul De La Garza, a St. Petersburg Times staff reporter who attended our most recent ATO training program in December and January. Click here to read the article.

The January 12 article was followed by a series of news stories by Fox-13, NBC-8, CBS-10, ABC-28, WB-38, Bay News 9, and the Tampa Tribune.

For more information about CIS Anti-Terrorism Officers (ATOs), click here.

Congratulations to the ATO Class of 01/04

1/02/04 - Congratulations to the Anti-Terrorism Officer Class of January 2004. Beginning in early December, 36 CIS Special Services Group officers attended the month-long Anti-Terrorism Officer training program administered by the S2 Safety & Intelligence Institute. Of the initial 36 officers, 32 met all requirements and have been awarded certification as CIS Anti-Terrorism Officers. These new ATOs will be assigned to protecting critical infrastructure in the Tampa Bay area.

Special recognition is also due to officers SABRE 108 and SABRE 140 for their exemplary performance and status as class honor graduates.

For more information about ATO certification training, click here.

To view images from the recent ATO training program, click here.

CIS Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Anti-Terrorism Officer Contract

10/08/03 - CIS was recently awarded a multi-million dollar, three-year contract to provide anti-terrorism officers and security operations support for a series of infrastructure-essential facilities in the Tampa Bay area.

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