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The Company was founded in September 1989 by Gabriel Demuiré, a recently-retired Major in the Armed Legions tank corps. Demuiré felt dissatisfied with the policies on foreign intervention set in place after the coronation of King [[Sebastián II]], which prohibited Corric military forces from being deployed overseas unless in full war. At its founding, the purpose of The Company was to provide armed security services to people, governments, and organizations that were at risk from larger entities. Operations were designed to conform with the traditional Andoran code of chivalry.
The Company found initial successes in serving as security for workers unions, protestors, travelling medical personnel, and journalists in eastern [[Novaris]]. This work helped improve the image of the firm and the number of personnel tripled between 1990 and 1996. In 1997, The Company incorporated in Packilvania, publicly due to the ability to free up funds under the relaxed business regulations in the country. There has been speculation that the regulations in Packilvania allow The Company to operate in a form closer to a mercenary army. The lack of corporate records available to the public, beyond what the firm itself publishes, has left the matter with no definitive answer. While having corporate headquarters in the city of Akas Akil, The Company has branch offices in Casilló y Réal, [[Arkalarius]], [[Bana]], [[
After incorporating, the operations of the firm gradually expanded to include defense consulting, law enforcement and military training courses, canine training, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armored_car_(valuables) secure transport] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_storage storage], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_and_rescue search-and-rescue], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_aircraft air surveillance], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_warfare air operations], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortification#20th_and_21st_centuries fortification]. In 2008, TacGen Systems was acquired, which provided the necessary infrastructure and personnel to begin manufacturing of proprietary defense designs. These systems include the Q-model Ballistics Body Protection and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M551_Sheridan Q410 Wasp light tank]. In 2013, the firm branched out into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_armoury international armory services] by acquiring Watchman Shipping Consulting, and now operates a flotilla of 17 vessels.
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