As preparations for the invasion of Iraq were being made in early 2003, and continuing through 2006, ESS was contracted by the U.S. Marine Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, the British Ministry of Defence, the Coalition Provisional Authority, and major defense contractors Fluor, RMS, Bechtel, and most notably KBR, a subsidiary of Halliburton under the U.S. Army troop support contract called LOGCAP III to provide dining and construction services at desert bases and encampments in Kuwait and Iraq.
In early 2003 and through 2006, ESS was contracted by various entities including the U.S. Marine Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, the British Ministry of Defence, the Coalition Provisional Authority, major defense contractors Fluor, RMS, Bechtel, and KBR (a subsidiary of Halliburton under LOGCAP III) to provide dining and construction services at desert bases and encampments in Kuwait and Iraq.