The $1.3 Billion Shell Game: Meet the “Logistics” Company Running Fort Bliss
They claim it’s a consulting contract. It’s actually a 5,000-bed black site. Here is the complete roll call of every name and LLC hiding behind the wire.
| February 7, 2026
If you look at Contract W9124J-24-C-0019, you won’t see the word “prison.” You won’t see “detention guards” or “prisoner transport.”
You will see a $1.3 billion award for “Logistics Support Services.”
This simple classification trick allows the Department of the Army to bypass standard oversight and hand one of the largest detention contracts in history to a company that, on paper, shouldn’t exist.
We have cracked the shell. Below is the complete list of every entity and individual operating the Camp East Montana facility on the Fort Bliss Federal Enclave.
1. THE PRIME SHELL: ACQUISITION LOGISTICS LLC
Role: The Liability Shield CAGE Code: 50E79 | DUNS: 809210516 The Red Flag: A “Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business” with no corrections experience holding a billion-dollar detention contract.
The Headquarters: 502 Branway Drive, Henrico, Virginia. This is not a corporate office; it is a single-family residential home.
The Owner: Ken A. Wagner. A 77-year-old retired Navy officer. His status allows the government to fast-track the contract without the scrutiny a major defense firm would face.
The Handlers (The Administrative Layer): While Wagner provides the face, this team manages the paperwork and the $1.2 billion flow:
Michael Weiss (Regional Manager)
Linda Reid (Procurement Technician)
Kerry Riese (Program/Finance Level III)
2. THE HIDDEN OPERATOR: DISASTER MANAGEMENT GROUP (DMG)
Role: The “Muscle” The Red Flag: Because the “Shell” can’t actually run a prison, they subcontract the dirty work to DMG. You won’t find DMG on the prime contract; they are hidden in the “Subcontractor Layer.”
The Entity: Disaster Management Group, LLC.
The Owner: Nathan Albers.
The History: Albers is a controversial figure in the disaster and detention industry. His previous ventures have faced legal scrutiny for labor violations. By hiding DMG behind the Acquisition Logistics contract, the Army avoids the bad PR of directly hiring a vendor with a checkered past.
The Job: DMG provides the guards, the buses, and the operational staff. They are the hands; Acquisition Logistics is just the glove.
3. THE SUPPLY CHAIN: ICE AIR OPERATIONS
Role: The Funnel The Red Flag: The facility is a “hub,” not a home. Detainees are flown in, processed, and shipped out.
The Carrier: Swift Air (doing business as iAero Airways).
The Identifier: Flight logs show a spike in “shuffle flights” (e.g., Minneapolis to El Paso) under the call sign SWQ.
The Transfer Point: El Paso International Airport (ELP). Detainees are moved from the tarmac to unmarked buses, bypassing public terminals.
4. THE JURISDICTIONAL SHIELD: THE LAND
Role: The Legal Black Hole The Red Flag: Why Fort Bliss? It isn’t just about space. It’s about law.
The Site: Camp East Montana (located on the Fort Bliss Military Reservation).
The Conflict: The site overlaps with the Texas & Pacific (T&P) Reserve and Rancho de Ysleta Indigenous land claims.
The Shield: By using Federal Enclave status, the Army overrides these land claims and blocks the City of El Paso from enforcing local health, safety, or zoning codes.
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