Instructors

last updated 12-15-07

George Dean Call-Sign "EAGLE SIX"
	"Eagle Six", is a citizen soldier, former US Army infantryman (11 Bravo) who started his combat experience while serving with the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cav Division in South East Asia in 1966. Deployed originally as a squad Machine Gunner, he later volunteered to become a Platoon Sniper. During a battalion rotation reassignment in 1967, he was assigned leadership of an infantry platoon with the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, and honorably discharged in 1971.      George grew up in a rural seaboard farming community and at a young age was introduced to old fashion American values of hunting, fishing, trapping, shooting, chores, respect and responsibility. Before he was old enough to obtain a drivers license, he was solo piloting power boats on the ocean and commonly would travel alone to wilderness areas spending days in the wild. The spirit of adventure has taken him from place to place over the years to settle in the Southwest Territory of Arizona.      During his many excursions, he traded his love of the sea for the skies, spending time as a Flight Instructor and then commercial pilot with Summit Airlines. From photography, to hunting, to racing, to survival, to executive, one constant he maintained was teaching. Building from his first hand knowledge of self-defense in the late 60's, in 1996 he founded TacTrain.      In addition to his youth shooting experience and extensive military training, he combines his training authority from various schools and certifications with his own real world combat experience. Although the owner and Chief Instructor of TacTrain, he takes the responsibility and honor of instructing seriously, and considers himself always a "serious student". It is his Quest to Learn and his Passion to Teach.
EDUCATION/TRAINING · N.R.A. Firearms Education Programs. · Ohio Private Peace Officer Training School. · Gunsite Tactical Training Programs. · U.S. Army Infantry and Leadership Programs. · Summit Airpark Flight School. · Novell Network Systems Education. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE · M.V.S.G. Chief Rangemaster and Range Department Manager. · Montgomery County; Private Police Officer, Security & Investigations. · Arizona Rangers, Training Sergeant, Internal Affairs Officer, Law Enforcement Coordinator,      Phoenix Company. · Owner and Chief Instructor, TacTrain Skill at Arms Development. · Gunsite Training Center; Instructor; CCW, 150 Tactical Pistol, Apprentice 250 Tactical      Pistol. · Security Enforcement Training Academy (SETA); CCW, CCW Renewal, Security Officer      & Advanced Firearms Instructor. CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORIZATIONS · N.R.A. Certified Instructor, Pistol, Personal Protection, First Step, Metallic Cartridge      Reloading. N.R.A. Certified Range Safety Officer (RSO). · US Army Small Arms Expert, Service Pistol, Rifle, Auto-Rifle, Machine Gun, Heavy      Machine Gun, Recoilless Rifle, Explosives; US Army Sniper Test Program, 1967. · US Army, CoC /5Bn/7Cav & CoB/1Bn/7Cav, 1st Cavalry Division Airmobile, Viet Nam      66-67, 11B40, E-5 Sgt., Combat Infantry Badge (CIB), Viet Nam Campaign Ribbon, Viet      Nam Service Ribbon, National Defense Ribbon, Army Accommodation Medal, Army Air      Medal, Army Bronze Star. · DPS Certified Armed Guard Instructor, DPS Certified CCW Instructor; DPS Certified CCW      Renewal Instructor, DPS Certified CCW School, DPS Certified Armed Guard Training      School, DPS Certified Ink & Roll Fingerprinting; DPS Certified Security Armed Guard      License. · AZ-POST training Course approvals. · M.V.S.G. Ladies Basic Handgun Instructor. · Ohio State Certified Bow Hunter Education Instructor. · Arizona Game and Fish Department Certified Line Safety Officer (LSO). · Gunsite Tactical Pistol Instructor Development Certification. Gunsite Tactical Pistol      Student, 150, 250 (expert rating), 350 (M1 rating), 499 (expert rating). · FAA Certified Flight Instructor; Airplane, SE/ME, Land, Instrument. FAA Certified Ground       Instructor; Basic. · Phoenix Police Department, Citizens Police Academy. · Arizona Concealed Weapon Permit (CCW), Florida Concealed Firearm License (CCW). PUBLIC SERVICE AFFILIATIONS · Officer, Maricopa County Protective Services Division · Former Member; Maricopa County Sheriff Office, Community Services Posse. · Member; ASLET, American Society for Law Enforcement Training. · Member; IALEFI, International Association for Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors. · Life Member, 1st Cavalry Division Association. · Member; Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association. · Member; National Rifle Association. · Member; Phoenix Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association.

Ron Teagarden, Jr. Call-Sign "ZEEK"
	Zeek graduated from San Diego State with a BS in Business Administration and continued technology studies at the University of California.      At age 10, Ron was introduced to pistol shooting by his grandfather and uncle. By his 14th birthday his dad had him shooting revolvers and shotguns at a local club. His thirst for knowledge and training brought Ron to study Hungar and Choy Lee Fut Kung-Fu, self-defense and philosophy, spending considerable time sparing, and performing security duties at local events in the San Diego area.      As a youngster, Ron also developed a love for the great outdoors including fishing, camping, and off-roading in the Arizona wilderness.      In 2000 he started formal firearms training. Pistol, carbine, shotgun, precision field rifle, edged weapons, and many other self-defense disciplines.      In 2003, Ron joined the staff as a TacOps Adjunct Instructor. Ron is also an extreme researcher who reinforces his student and instructor skills of learning "how" and "when"……with "why".
EDUCATION/TRAINING · San Diego State University - B.S. Business Administration. · University of California at San Diego - Professional Certificate/Client Server Technology. · TacTrain Skill at Arms Development - Student/Instructor Studies. · Rancho California Martial Arts. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE · Systems Administrator - Financial. · Electronic Consumer Sales. · Security and Event Staffing. · TacTrain Skill at Arms Development - TacOps Adjunct Instructor. CERTIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS · TacTrain - Adjunct Lead Instructor; 1st/2nd Dimension Pistol, 1st/2nd Dimension Carbine, Ground Rappelling,      1st Dimension Shotgun, 1st/2nd Dimension Precision Field Rifle-Hunter/Sniper. · TacOps - Lead Instructor all discelplines. · TacTrain - Pistol (DMP-I, DMP-II, PSD-I, PSD-II, PSD-III, PSD-IV, PSD-V, Battel Pistol Level-I thru Level-VII). · TacTrain - Carbine (DMC-I, DMC-II, CSD-I, Battle Carbine Level-I thru Level-V). · TacTrain - Precision Field Rifle (PFR-I, PFR-II, PFR-III, PFR-IV, PFR-V). · TacTrain - Edged Weapons (Dynamic Combat - Level-I). · TacTrain - Shotgun (DMS-I, DMS-II,). · TacTrain - TacOps Instructor Development (Level-I, Level-II). · TacTrain - Tactical Ground Rappelling(Level-I). · TacTrain - 3rd Dimension Level-VIII · DPS - AZ Concealed Weapon Permit (CCW). · Hungar and Choy Lee Fut Kung-Fu , Green Belt.

Paul Kelley Call-Sign "DOG"
	Dog grew up in Louisiana, with the gators, snakes, and cockroaches. As an avid hunter, he spent a lot of time in the woods, swamps, and bayous of Louisiana, stalking turkey, squirrel, duck, coon, rabbit, deer, pheasant, chukar, and quail.      Paul has worked and hunted with the local newspaper's Hunting and Fishing editor, scouting and tracking. They also worked with local Game & Fish officers recording and reporting poaching activities in several parishes of Northern Louisiana.      As a member of the Shreveport Gun Club and Red Chute Gun Club, Paul regularly honed his shotgun skills on the trap, skeet and sporting clay ranges.      Trading the bayous for the desert, Paul is focused on perfecting his personal protection skills with pistols, carbines, edged weapons, precision rifles and helping others learn as well.       In 2001 Paul started training at TacTrain with an aggressive progress track in multiple disciplines and joined the staff as a TacOps Adjunct Instructor in 2003.
EDUCATION/TRAINING · Louisiana State University - Computer Science. · Caddo Careers - Analog and Digital Electronics. · IBM - Sys 38, RPG-III, DOS, PS2, Networks, AIX Administrator. · Southern Aviation - Flight Training. · Cypress College - Aviation Ground School. · LA Tech University - Professional Aviation, Aviation Law, Avionics. · TacTrain Skill at Arms Development - Student/Instructor Studies. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE · Systems Administrator. · TacTrain Skill at Arms Development - TacOps Adjunct Instructor. CERTIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS · TacOps - Adjunct Instructor; 1st/2nd Dimension Pistol, 1st/2nd Dimension Carbine, Ground Rappelling,      1st Dimension Shotgun, 1st/2nd Dimension Precision Field Rifle-Hunter/Sniper. · TacTrain - Pistol (DMP-I, DMP-II, PSD-I, PSD-II, PSD-III, PSD-IV, PSD-V). · TacTrain - Carbine (DMC-I, DMC-II). · TacTrain - Precision Field Rifle (PFR-I, PFR-II, PFR-III, PFR-IV, PFR-V). · TacTrain - Edged Weapons (Dynamic Combat - Level-I). · TacTrain - Shotgun (DMS-I, DMS-II). · TacTrain - Tactical Ground Rappelling (level-I). · TacTrain - TacOps Instructor Development (Level-I, Level-II). · NRA Metallic Cartridge Reloading. · DPS - AZ Concealed Weapon Permit (CCW).