# Global Guardian

> Global Guardian is a McLean, Virginia security and duty-of-care company combining round-the-clock operations centers, local response teams, travel intelligence, medical assistance and protection services for businesses, families and government clients around the world.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** McLean, United States
- **Founders:** Dale Buckner (Co-founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Duty of Care Membership, Travel Guardian, HALO, Family Membership, Air Ambulance
- **Notable:** Company reports evacuating thousands of people from Ukraine during 2022., Expanded its medical evacuation offering through the 2017 Air Ambulance Card acquisition, reported by Technical.ly., Acquired Solace Global Risk in November 2025, adding European presence and travel-risk technology.

## Products & services

- **Duty of Care Membership** — Annual access to operations support, intelligence, medical assistance and emergency coordination; certain services are premium add-ons.
- **Travel Guardian** — Licensed mobile application, itinerary tracking, traveler portal and management control center with alerts and two-way communication.
- **HALO** — Intelligence and Response Platform described in the 2027 risk-map release as combining location, travel intelligence and one-tap SOS.
- **Family Membership** — Travel security, medical support and emergency response for families, with plan-specific terms.
- **Air Ambulance** — Medical evacuation membership and air/ground transport coordination; eligibility and membership terms apply.
- **Executive Protection** — Personal protection and secure transportation for executives and other at-risk travelers.
- **Asset Security** — Video surveillance, remote guarding, intrusion detection, access control and physical security.
- **Cyber Security** — Baseline assessments, monitoring and incident response for businesses and individuals.
- **Global MedConnect** — Cleveland Clinic collaboration connecting clinical expertise with Global Guardian operations and logistical support.
- **Global Guardian Academy** — Security education created with Greylake Training Solutions.

## Achievements

- Company reports evacuating thousands of people from Ukraine during 2022.
- Expanded its medical evacuation offering through the 2017 Air Ambulance Card acquisition, reported by Technical.ly.
- Acquired Solace Global Risk in November 2025, adding European presence and travel-risk technology.
- The Monitoring Association directory lists Global Guardian as Five Diamond Designated.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Security Management described the company using a local contact to verify an apparent airport-fire video during February unrest in Mexico.
- **2026-09** — The September 30 release announced the 2027 Global Risk Map, adding more detail about regional threats, data exposure, arbitrary detention, health and environmental hazards. The newsroom index dates publication October 2.
- **2026-05** — Announced Global MedConnect collaboration with Cleveland Clinic.
- **2025-11** — Acquired Solace Global Risk; announced a 12-18 month period under the Solace brand and a planned client migration to its technology platform.

## Links

- Website: https://www.globalguardian.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-guardian-llc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/gguardianusa

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Last updated: 2026-10-24