Tactical Lessons from Benghazi's Heroes

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 7/6/2018 | P Pawela

[w1n1]

Unless one has lived in a cave for the past couple of years, the majority of Americans are fully aware of this story, as depicted in the best-selling book and popular movie by the same name, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

From the book: “Against overwhelming odds, Mark ‘Oz’ Geist, Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto, John ‘Tig’ Tiegen, Jack Silva, Dave ‘Boon’ Benton, and Tyrone ‘Rone’ Wood went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale.”
I have personally had the honor of meeting with Oz, Tig, Tanto and Boon at several different functions. And when I was given the personal opportunity to train with both Tanto and Boon through their newly formed training company, Battleline Tactical, well, that was a no-brainer.
Some may ask, other than the fame and notoriety of the Benghazi heroes, what reason would the average American citizen pay hard-earned money to learn from these experienced gun fighters?

My answer to that is plenty! These men were and still are highly trained personal protection specialists, aka bodyguards, who protect high valued government diplomats.
-Bodyguarding means protecting.
-Protecting means defending.
-Defending means it could lead to fighting.
-Fighting is a prime requisite for toughness.
-Fighting is a sanguinary affair of the highest order; naturally this proclivity will be associated with a lifelong understudy of the most advanced weaponry on the market, and in the business of self-preservation, adds to aid in the longevity of protection and survival. Read the rest of this Benghazi's Heroes here.

[nevergore]

My 11 year old daughter and I ran into Mark Geist (OZ) at the NRA convention last year....Knew he would be there but did not expect what happened, we were able to sit down with him (one on one) and chat for almost 20 minutes.....Super nice guy, showed us the scars on the arm that was badly wounded......Very quiet, soft spoken....

I had my daughter watch the Bengazi movie the night before so she would know who he was and what happened....she shook his hand and thanked him for his service....

[imardmd1]

Just had the DVD movie from our library last week.It's hard to imagine how any of them got through the hail of gunfire, rockets, and incendiaries. In fact, it is hard to understand why the actors didn't get seriously hurt making the movie. If anyone has PTSD, don't watch it, for sure. For those who don't, you might get bad dreams just from watching.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Obama and Hillary owe a lot to these guys. Had it not been for their heroism, there could have been a massacre.

These guys are the real deal.