About Us | Operational Experience & Security Expertise

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PDG’s operators and staff bring over 30 years of combined experience conducting security operations, direct action missions, and counter-terrorism activities across four major operational theaters. This is not background experience — it is directly applicable expertise that shapes every security assessment, training program, and protection service PDG delivers.

Operational Theaters

• Afghanistan — Multiple deployments across the full arc of Operation Enduring Freedom — including counter-IED operations, direct action against high-value targets, foreign internal defense with Afghan National Security Forces, civil-military operations, and base and route security in some of the country’s most contested provinces.
• Iraq — Operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom and subsequent stability operations — including urban combat, high-value target raids, infrastructure protection, joint operations with Iraqi security forces, and counter-terrorism missions in complex, densely populated environments.
• Africa — Security operations and advisory missions across the African continent — including counter-terrorism support, foreign internal defense, and security force assistance in cooperation with partner nation militaries and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) initiatives.
• Europe — Operations and exercises conducted in support of NATO commitments and U.S. European Command (EURCOM) objectives — including joint training, security cooperation, and force positioning in support of collective defense requirements.

Types of Operations Conducted

• Basic Tactical Patrols — Vehicle-convoy and dismounted foot patrols conducting route security, presence patrols, and area reconnaissance in contested environments.
• Air Assault Operations — Rotary-wing insertion of forces into objective areas, including fast-rope infiltration and landing zone operations for time-sensitive missions.
• Airborne Operations — Fixed-wing insertion via parachute, conducting forcible entry and deep infiltration operations into denied or contested areas.
• Tactical Raids — Deliberate and time-sensitive raids on high-value targets (HVTs) and their associated compounds — requiring precise planning, rehearsal, and coordinated execution under fire.
• Reconnaissance Operations — Intelligence gathering, surveillance, and overwatch on high-risk locations, personnel, and infrastructure — providing the intelligence foundation for follow-on operations.
• Tactical Maneuvers — Offensive and defensive operations under high-intensity direct and indirect fire — including fire and maneuver, bounding, and coordinated assault on prepared positions.
• Security & Threat Assessments — Evaluation and protection of foreign government facilities and critical infrastructure — assessing vulnerabilities and implementing protective measures under active threat conditions.
• Security Consulting & Tactical Training — Advisory and training support to foreign security forces during U.S. operations — building partner nation capability through embedded advising, classroom instruction, and live-fire training.
• IED Disposal & Counter-IED Operations — Detection, render-safe, and disposal of improvised explosive devices across a range of threat categories — and active disruption of the networks building and emplacing them.
• Tactical Checkpoints (TCP) — Establishment and operation of security checkpoints in varying threat environments — controlling movement, conducting searches, and gathering intelligence in support of area security.
• Joint Personnel Protection — Close protection for foreign government officials, U.S. commanders, and senior coalition personnel in high-threat operational environments.
• Soft-Tactical Operations — Law enforcement-style operations requiring a measured, precise approach in environments where lethal force thresholds demand careful judgment and de-escalation capability. 

PDG’s personnel have directly operated against — and built intelligence expertise on — some of the world’s most dangerous and sophisticated terrorist and extremist organizations. This direct engagement history provides a depth of threat understanding that no training program or academic study can replicate.

• Daesh (ISIS / Islamic State) — The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria — at its peak, a proto-state controlling significant territory across Iraq and Syria and inspiring attacks globally.
• Haqqani Network — A Pakistan-based insurgent and terrorist network operating primarily in Afghanistan — known for sophisticated IED networks, suicide attacks, and kidnapping operations targeting coalition forces and civilians.
• Afghan Taliban — The primary insurgent force throughout Operation Enduring Freedom — operating across Afghanistan’s provinces through a combination of guerrilla tactics, IED campaigns, and shadow governance.
• Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — The Pakistani Taliban — an umbrella organization of militant groups operating primarily in Pakistan’s tribal regions and conducting cross-border operations into Afghanistan.
• Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) — A Central Asian militant organization operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan — affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Taliban and responsible for attacks across the region.
• Al-Qaeda — The global terrorist network responsible for the September 11 attacks and numerous other attacks worldwide — PDG personnel have operated directly against al-Qaeda networks in Afghanistan and affiliated cells across multiple theaters.
• Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) — An Afghan militant group led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar — one of Afghanistan’s most enduring insurgent organizations, conducting attacks against coalition forces and Afghan government targets.
• Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-K) — The Islamic State’s Afghanistan affiliate — operating in the eastern provinces of Afghanistan and conducting high-profile attacks against civilian and military targets.

This operational record is not presented to glorify conflict. It is presented because it is the foundation of the expertise PDG brings to your organization. When our team assesses your vulnerabilities, designs your security program, or trains your personnel, they draw on direct experience with the most capable and determined threat actors in modern history. 

The operational background described on this page is not history — it is the active capability that PDG’s team brings to security assessments, training programs, consulting engagements, and protection operations today. If you are looking for a security partner whose credentials are measured in real-world results, we’d like to talk.  Schedule a Consultation, Submit a Request for Proposal (RFP), or View Our Services.