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Valiant Security Group

Type	Private
Industry	Private security services contractor
Predecessor	Vilko Air Service
Founded	2008 (2008)
Founders	William Brixen
Headquarters	Vali, Rohini
Area served	Eurth
Key people	William Brixen (CEO)
Products	Law enforcement training, logistics, close quarter training, and security services
Services	Security management, full-service risk management consulting
Revenue	Φ500 million
Owner	Valis Investment Group
Number of employees	1,500 (2011) 1,256 (2010)
Parent	Fortress Investment Group

Valiant Security Group is a private military company headquartered in Vali, Rohini. The company has interests in private security services, risk consulting, and competitive intelligence. It specialises in law enforcement training, logistics, close quarter training, and security services. Its contractors have taken part in various conflict on Eurth, including operations in Afropa and Bainbridge Islands.

History

The company was previously known as the Vilko Air Service, formed in 2005. It was founded by William "Bill" Birxen (born Vilko Birxen), a former officer of the Rohinese air force. He founded the company with a mission to provide intra-theatre airlift support for special operations forces to commando bases in eastern Europa.

Founder William Birxen.

Birxen flew a version of the CASA 212, selected for its versatile performance and modified to operate from short and unimproved runway surfaces. The aircraft has a crew of two, but can be flown by one pilot. It's certified to land on dirt and grass strips, and is equipped with weather radar and a suite of advanced communications and navigation gear. Vilko SG provided airlift support and flew aerial resupply missions in support of various commando units. Birxen is known to have had a close relationship with the government of Rohini.

The company was reformed in 2008 as the Valiant Security Group. Its role was expanded to include military-related services such as training, recruiting, research and development, technology, logistics, and security. This was done to take advantage of the Europan instability in 2007-2008. Provided airlift support and flew aerial resupply missions to commando bases in the KBI theatre.

[Spoiler] Formed under Chairman Strupar to carry out clandestine operations. No direct links to Strupar or government. Always making someone else pay for the mistakes. Chairlady Pristo knew about it, but let it be because it fits into Project O-Mega. Still uncertain what Rezovi will do.

Structure

Since 2008, Valiant is owned by the Valis Investment Group. In early 2010, Valiant had 1,256 employees. This quickly grew to 1,500 by December 2011. The organisation was said to be registered in Rohini, with offices in Volta, Saint Francoisbourg, and Llalta. The company is headquarted in the Black Iron Building in Vali, Rohini. The company slogan is “Fish cannot carry guns.”

Since its acquisition by private investors, the actual company structure became multilayered and very complex. The company was accused of working with shell companies and straw men.

Operations

Valiant CASA 212 dropping supplies over Afropa.

From 2012 to 2015, Valiant SG assisted with early insurgency and counterinsurgency operations and foreign civic action programs by deploying personnel and equipment. It also trained foreign air forces in special air warfare tactics and techniques. Birxen believes Valiant should be used for peacekeeping missions in areas like Afropa, where military operations are needed to establish peace.

According to the press release, Valiant provides a “wide range of services, including: airlift, security, logistics, and transportation services, as well as humanitarian support.”

In recent years, the role of PMCs has evolved beyond the traditional view of "defence" to include corporate security, infrastructure management, and "creative solutions" such as information warfare, corporate espionage, and political warfare.

The work of Valiant is international. Its client base is said to include primarily very wealthy individuals, oligarchs, and international corporations.

• It provides security services on a contract basis, most notably clandestine governments agencies.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group#History
• Assist in humanitarian operations, including rushing aid and supplies to Afropa.
• Destabilise and take over Rohini.
• Supplying KBI pirates with weapons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Prince#Project_Opus
• Providing security to ships near KBI.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_(company)#Maritime_security_service
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Canopy#Clayton_Consultants
• Securing and supporting regimes.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psy-Group
  • The company conducted online perception management, social media influencing/manipulation campaigns, opposition research, honey traps, and clandestine on-the-ground activities for clients.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group#Operations

Controversies

Valiant's tactics have caused a number of international controversies.

Habitami

• Because PMCs are exempt from most anti-corruption laws, the practice is in a legal grey area, and regulation of the industry is limited.
• The Assembled Nations is in the process of addressing the issue of PMCs' legal status.
• Accountant RITZ knows many secrets. Trying to get caught. Fugitive. Employer wants to eliminate him as well. Warner Habitami escaped in 2019.
• Involved in an assassination. https://jackryan.fandom.com/wiki/Jeremy_Bright
  • Habitami revealed VSG had smuggled weapons over international borders, illegally trained local militia, forcibly removed natives from their land, and more. Rikari said he would not be surprised if it were true, since OSIS had an open dossier on the company. Habitami agreed to illegally freeze VSG's accounts if Rikari could give him all the information OSIS had on himself.
  • Habitami later travelled to VSG headquarters with Rikari. During the meeting, Birxen first threatened to sue the British Government for the illegal freezing of VSG's accounts. Rikari said it was fine if he did and asked Habitami how long it would take to sort out in court. Habitami guessed it would probably take two or more years. Rikari then mocked Birxen for what would be his inability to pay his employees due to their accounts being frozen while the issue was in court.

Arms trafficking

• In 2017, the Orinese government investigated whether Valiant employees smuggled weapons into Bainbridge Islands. No charges were filed.

Human rights

• How does this PMC deal with human rights? Cf. Wagner in Mali.
  • “A new era of decolonisation is dawning.”
  • Russia’s Wagner Group purports to be a “private security organisation” – what might be otherwise called mercenaries. Plenty of groups like this exist around the world, but with an emphasis on private. The Wagner Group has many ties to Russian military intelligence. They tend to pop up in places where Russian interests are best served by individuals with some degree of plausible deniability of having links to Russian national leadership. We’ve seen them most notably in Ukraine’s Donbas region, Syria and Libya, but they’ve been active everywhere from Venezuela to the Central African Republic to Mozambique. The Wagner Group affords Vladimir Putin the flexibility to pursue Russian interests without attracting too much pushback, both from the international community and from within the Russian state. As a result, Russia’s been able to play in a wide range of theatres far from the immediate realm of Russia’s borders.

Espionage

• Opposition by Mercy International. Possible assassination or eavesdropping on Adam Brand.
  • In April 2016, two of the company employees were arrested in Orioni. They were suspected of spying, phishing, and cyberharassing the director of Mercy International, Adam Brand, and people close to him. Both men were convicted. After sentencing, the company reached an understanding with the Orinese authorities and the two employees were released and returned to Rohini after a few months. At the time of the arrest, Valiant denied any wrongdoing, saying that they were working under contract from the highest political powers in O'polis and that “all of Valiant’s employees follow local law to the letter, and the allegations against them are unfounded and untrue.”

Death of journalists

• Espionage against that journalist in Rohini.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cube
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group#Deaths_of_journalists

Political influencing

• Memiri re-lection in Rohini in 2015.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cube#Viktor_Orban's_re-election_(2018-)
• Support KBI pirates
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group#Burkina_Faso

Sanctions

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group#Sanctions
  • Brixen was sanctioned by Orioni in October 2017 for his involvement in the KBI conflict, and by the EOS in December 2918 for Valiant activities in Afropa.

Outline

• Analogues:
  • Compare with RL Black Cube or Wagner Group.
  • Metal Gear Solid
    • Private military company. https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Private_military_company
    • 1972-75: Militaires Sans Frontières (MSF). https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Militaires_Sans_Frontières
    • 1984: Mosquito Stinger Force (MSF). https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Mosquito_Stinger_Force
    • 1984--1995: Diamond Dogs. https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Diamond_Dogs
• Use the narration from these videos as further context:
  • Putin’s Private Army | Peter Zeihan on Wagner Group (1 April 2022)
    • video got deleted, here is a clone: Personal Army Of Putin's & Putin's Wagner Group - Peter Zeihan Russia Ukraine War Update (2 April 2022)
    • And a second variant: Putin’s Secret Private Army: The Wagner Group (29 March 2022)
• Images:
  • First logo: sideways cube [^v]. https://iiwiki.us/wiki/File:Valis_Security_Group_logo.png
  • Thunder mark. https://iiwiki.us/wiki/File:Thunder_mark_(1).svg
  • Alternative logo. https://iiwiki.us/wiki/File:McAfee_2020_logo_(a).png