Chris Bedoka has served active duty with the 2nd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, and is a veteran police officer in the State of California. His law enforcement duties included appointment as a Field Training Officer, a Special Response Team member, and department Rangemaster. Chris is currently the Law Enforcement and Military Sales Manager for Tangodown, LLC. He is a Surefire Low-Light Tactics and CA POST certified firearms instructor and teaches Pistol, Carbine and Shotgun.
DarrylBolke
Corporal Darryl Bolke (Ret.) is an 18 year veteran with the Ontario Police Department in California. He was the primary instructor for all firearms systems used by the Ontario Police Department and their SWAT team. Darryl was also the Firearms Instructor/ Technician for the Ontario Fire Department Bomb Squad and Arson Investigators. Darryl has been the recipient of numerous awards and citations from the Ontario Police Department, and San Bernardino County for his work as a peace officer and trainer.
DeanCaputo
Sergeant Dean Caputo has served with a Law Enforcement Agency in Los Angeles County for 24 years and the supervising Instructor for the Departments Firearms Training Unit. Dean is a Colt Factory Trained Armorer Instructor on the M16/AR15 and "O-Frame" (1911) pistol, Gunsite Rangemaster/Instructor, CA POST Rangemaster firearms instructor, and NRA LE Firearms Instructor.
ErickGelhaus
Erick Gelhaus has been a Deputy Sheriff with a large northern California Sheriff's department for the past sixteen years. Currently assigned to graveyard patrol as a field training officer, he is also a Senior Firearms Instructor. His prior assignments include gang violence suppression and narcotics investigations. Erick is back from a recent deployment to Iraq as part of the Global War on Terror and led an Infantry squad. In addition to being an adjunct instructor at Gunsite, he holds several firearms instructor and armorer certifications. Erick is a contributing staff writer for S.W.A.T. magazine.
RobHaught
Rob Haught is a veteran law enforcement officer with nearly 20 years experience as a Patrol Officer, Chief of Police and Chief Deputy Sheriff in West Virginia. Rob is an accomplished competitive shooter with numerous National, Regional and State championships under his belt. Rob is a respected instructor for Federal, State and Local LE agencies. While best known as an innovative tactical shotgun instructor, Rob also offers programs in handgun, sub machinegun and carbine and is a consultant to the firearms industry and corporate security.
JerryHuffman
Jerry currently serves as a full time Rangemaster for a large municipal police department in Orange County, CA. He is a certified firearms instructor by CA DOJ, POST and NRA LEAD. In addition, Jerry has three decades of experience in martial arts, with Instructor credentials in Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do, Kali/Escrima/Arnis, Combat Submission Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Muay Thai Kickboxing. Jerry is the Founder of Force Options Institute, and has POST certified defensive tactics programs in various states. Jerry teaches Pistol, Shotgun, Carbine, Edged Weapons, Arrest and Control, and Ground Survival.
CharlieLairson
Charlie Lairson formally served with the 13th MEU(SOC) in Somalia during 1993-1994. He is currently a law enforcement officer for a Northern Arizona agency where he is assigned as a Detective. Charlie is a former Department Tactical Operations Unit Team Leader, a department firearms and tactics trainer, and an AZ POST certified instructor.
JonathanLaPlume
Jonathan LaPlume is a former GS-13 Project Officer for the Department of Defense, and has served active duty with 3rd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment participating in Combat Operations in the Republic of Panama as well as numerous deployments and live-fire combined arms joint force training exercises. Jon recently functioned as a Civilian Force Modernization Officer OCONUS for Operational Units deployed in prosecution of the Global War on Terror. Jon is a Graduate of JFK/SWCS – Special Operations Training (SOT) course, Special Forces Advanced Reconnaissance Target Acquisition and Exploitation Course (SFARTAEC) & Low Light Combat Techniques from Combative Concepts as well as numerous courses from Gunsite, Thunder Ranch & Mid-South and is a frequent participant in SOF/LE unit based small-arms and tactics training from military and civilian instructors, and possesses in depth knowledge of Personal Protective Equipment and its interaction/impact with the Operator and his TTP’s.
TimLau
Corporal Tim Lau is a full time law enforcement officer with a municipal department in Los Angeles County, CA, serving as a night shift Patrolman, Field Training Officer, Department Rangemaster, and Armorer. A former instructor at the Gunsite Academy, he is currently an instructor for EAG General Enterprises, Inc. and Force Options Institute, with instructor certifications from FBI, NRA, SureFire, Simunitions, CA POST, and teaches Edged Weapons Defense, Pistol, Carbine, Shotgun and Submachine Gun. In addition, Tim has over a decade of martial arts experience to include, Aikido, Kali/Escrima/Arnis, Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai Kickboxing, and Silat.
BenLenett
Ben Lenett currently serves as the Director of Law Enforcement Programs at Eagle Industries, an industry leader in the area of tactical nylon products. Ben is a retired law enforcement officer from a Northern Arizona agency, formerly assigned as a Patrol Deputy. He is an AZ POST certified instructor, involved in both Firearms and Less-Lethal Instruction. In addition to his departmental duties as an agency armorer, Ben was involved with the testing and procurement of both ballistic protection and load bearing equipment for multiple area SWAT units. Ben is also a Staff Instructor at the Gunsite Academy, teaching Pistol, Carbine, and Shotgun. Additionally, Ben has a significant experience in several different styles of martial arts and unarmed combatives.
RobertReed
Robert Reed is an Army Special Forces veteran (10th Special Forces Group) and has been a police officer for a municipal police department in Orange County, CA since 1977. His primary duties are Patrol and SWAT where he has extensive experience as an assaulter and police sniper. Bob is on staff at the Gunsite Academy and teaches Pistol, Carbine, Shotgun, Submachine Gun, and Police Sniper. In addition, Bob has nearly three decades of martial arts experience, to include Iaido, Kali/Escrima/Arnis, Muay Thai, Indonesian Silat, and others.
JosephRiedy
Sergeant Joseph Riedy (Ret.) is an 18 year veteran of the Bethlehem (PA) Police Department, whose previous assignments include Patrol Supervisor, Vice, Special Operations and Training Division Supervisor responsible for training department personnel in firearms, less-lethal weapons, chemical munitions, and defensive tactics. Joe is an instructor for John Meyer's Team One Network and Heckler & Koch's International Training Division, and teaches Pistol, Carbine, Shotgun and Submachine Gun.
NateWeinrich
Corporal Nate Weinrich is a full time police officer with a municipal department in Los Angeles, California, currently assigned to the Gang Task Force. Nate previously served as a night shift Patrolman and Field Training Officer. Additionally, Nate is a department Rangemaster and Special Response Team member. Nate is a CA POST certified firearms instructor and teaches Pistol, Shotgun and Carbine.
