Recently, U.S. military operations of any significant size have involved extensive battlefield support by government contractors. Indeed, the past decade has already seen increased reliance on contractor personnel providing a wide range of services in connection with military deployments in Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Korea. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and the resulting rapid deployment of U.S. forces around the globe will surely expand the overseas activity of contractors in such support roles.
Inevitably, the increased involvement of defense contractors in support of military operations on foreign shores raises a number of legal issues, including everything from remedies available to contractor employees who are hurt overseas to liability for negligent performance by contractors in what the military calls “combat and contingency” operations.
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