The Vinnell Corporation is an international private military company based in Herndon, Virginia,[1] United States, specializing in military training, logistics, and support in the form of weapon systems maintenance and management consultancy.
The Vinnell Corporation was mentioned in Fahrenheit 9/11 for its connections to the Carlyle Group, George W. Bush, and the Saudi Royal family.
They conducted training of portions of the Saudi Arabian National Guard as a joint Saudi/American owned company called Vinnell Arabia since the 1970s.
Vinnell Corporation was given the initial contract to recreate the New Iraqi Army in 2003 by the U.S. Department of Defense.
[4] There were early indications that the training was not going well; "too much emphasis on classroom studies of strategy and tactics and not enough on basic combat skills.."[5] and later trainees broke when committed to action in Fallujah.