I saw one of my old co-workers from Arifjan and asked him about the base. I had heard from my neighbor that Triple Canopy security was no more. My friend said that Amentum lost their contract and today I saw another old co-worker who works with Amentum, he told me the Americans will be leaving on Sept 30th and he will retire after 21 years of working 12 hour days/6 days a week.
I found an article from 2022 in which Amentum and 3 Kuwaiti companies were being investigated for abusing the TCN laborers. I worked for KRH so I know how those guys used to live 9 people deep in a single apartment with 1 bathroom that was horrible, they worked hours/6 days a week and made 80 KD a month. KRH made so much money off of the contracts, that's how they built their empire. I saw a board saying REH (part of KRH) will be rebuilding Souk Mubarakiya?
I also found a recent article from October 2024 which says Vectrus had protested the contract award to Amentum and that the military had sustained the protest, either way it looks like Amentum is out and how much longer will other US contracting companies last, only time will tell.
