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DI Police Liaison Officer Killed in Iraq

IRVING, TEXAS – August 25, 2005 – Mike Dawes of Stilwell, Oklahoma, an International Police Liaison Officer with DynCorp International, was killed Tuesday by a suicide bomber in Iraq. A second DynCorp International employee was injured in the attack.

The attack occurred when a suicide bomber walked into a dining facility at the Diyala Province Police Headquarters in downtown Baqubah at about 1:30 p.m. and detonated the explosives.

Mr. Dawes died at the scene. The injured employee was treated at the scene and then evacuated to the combat support hospital in Balad. His wounds were not life-threatening.

Nine Iraqi police officers were also reportedly killed in the attack, and the building was severely damaged. Mr. Dawes previously worked at the Tahlequah Police Department and the Cherokee Nations Marshal Service. He had worked in law enforcement for 16 years, and he had completed two civilian police missions with DynCorp International in Kosovo, giving a total of 42 months´ service. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969, and one of his sons recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq with the U.S. military.

Mr. Dawes is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.

Police liaison officers in Iraq are responsible for training and mentoring Iraqi police officers under the supervision of the Department of State. DynCorp International has conducted police training with the Department of State in several countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and East Timor.

DynCorp International is a leading professional services and project-management firm serving governments, corporations, and international organizations worldwide. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, it has more than 14,000 employees in some 35 countries. It has its origins in 1946 with the founding of the company subsequently known as Dynalectron Corporation and later as DynCorp. It had revenues of nearly $2 billion in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005.