Ben Anguiano
President, CEO
Mr. Anguiano is a lifelong firearms enthusiast, hunter, and sport shooter. He started his firearms instruction early under the watchful eye of his father, a US Navy Veteran. As an adult, he pursued instruction by several professional instructors and invested countless hours on the range drilling the skills he passionately teaches.
In 2012, Mr. Anguiano graduated with Honors receiving his Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice. He is an active NRA Certified Pistol, and Person Protection Inside the Home instructor. As a lifelong learner, he studies many of the industry’s best sport, defensive shooters and instructors to continually learn and bring the best training available to his student.
Mark Burnell
Chief Law Enforcement - Forced2 Use Force Instructor
Mark A. Burnell is retired Senior Patrol Officer with the City of Idaho Falls and has over 30 years of police experience, domestic and abroad. Mr. Burnell has been decorated for bravery and/or service in the line of duty on numerous occasions; he is the recipient of the Outstanding Academy Service Medal form the Mongolian National Police University. He served as field training officer, gang task force member, campus police officer, and airport security specialist. He served on his agency’s SWAT team for 18 years as an entry team member, team leader, EMT-medic, breacher, and grenadier. He has testified in civil and criminal court as an expert witness on national and international use-of-force applications. Simultaneously, Mr. Burnell, presided over the company he started in 1987, SG FIVE llc.
He is a trained SWAT Instructor (US State Department’s Anti-Terrorist Assistance Program). He has instructed over 25,000 students in various applications of law enforcement. This accounts for over 100 separate jurisdictions throughout 20 states. He has also trained over 300 officers from 21 separate countries. Mr. Burnell has conducted course at the Mongolian National Police University and consulted on anti-poaching operations in South Africa. He is a published author; photographer and illustrator. He has been interviewed on American Television and European radio. He was a consultant and contributor on the Discovery Channels; DANGEROUS MISSIONS-SWAT.
He served as Chief of Planning and Training for the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation to Eastern Slavonia (UNTEAS) and organized and delivered three separate International Police Academies, along with a variety of in-service curriculums. He holds a Master Instructor certificate in the state of Idaho and maintains certifications in more than 10 different patrol and use of force disciplines.
He’s most rewarding “instructional” experiences came as a member of the design and implementation team for the Idaho patrol academy’s SPIDER program (Superior Patrol Investigation-Deliberate Enhanced Response, 2006-2008). This highly interactive, adult based learning program was delivered under the stewardship of Doug Tangen at the direction of the Academy Director, Jeffrey Black.
As his past job dictated, he is skilled with assorted weaponry, but specializes in less-lethal/specialty munitions and counter measures.
As stated, he is the originator and owner of the international training company SG FIVE llc and has fulfilled contracts with the Idaho State University, The College of Southern Idaho, Pearl Health Services, Brigham Young University, Idaho POST and others.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Design and development of numerous PBL and use-of-force teaching program, worldwide; academies, universities, agencies, and others
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12-years organizing and conducting Idaho’s largest force-on-force exercise (general suspect apprehension training, G-SAT)
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Leadership program provider for the Mongolian National SWAT team
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Consulting on anti-poaching operations and training methods, South Africa
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Chief of Planning and Training, International Police Taskforce to the former Yugoslavia (UNTAES)
Professional employment; retired senior patrol officer
with more than 35 years of service, domestic and abroad
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Field Training Officer
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Gang task force member
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SWAT team member
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Airport Security Specialist
Instructional experiences
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Master instructor, Idaho POST Academy
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Arrest and Control
State certified instructor
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Instructor development felicitator/presenter/instructor
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Patrol Procedures instructor
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Traffic Stops instructor
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Building Search instructor
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Active Shooter instructor
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Reactive Impact Weapon (baton) instructor
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Weapon Retention instructor
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Use of Force instructor
Notable Experience
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Human Rights, certified United Nations instructor (past)
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Instructional experiences/contract fulfillment - private business endeavors
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Idaho POST Academy (on-going)
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Brigham Young University (Idaho)-tactical paramedic program
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College of Southern Idaho-tactical paramedic program
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College of Southern Idaho-Patrol Academy
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Idaho State University-Patrol Academy
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Mongolian National Academy (University of Law)
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South African game-preserves, anti-poaching operations
NRA Certified
Defensive Pistol Specialist
“OUR INSTRUCTORS TAKE THEIR TRAINING AND EDUCATION SERIOUSLY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT TRAINING EVOLVES WITH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE FROM THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES. WE SEEK OUT TRAINING FROM THOSE WHO STUDY VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS, BREAKDOWN CRITICAL INCIDENTS, AND CHALLENGE EXISTING TRAINING METHODOLOGIES. THIS ENSURES WE'RE PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS WITH THE MOST UP TO DATE RELEVANT AND PRACTICAL TRAINING AVAILABLE.
OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE IN THE CLASSROOM, ON THE RANGE, AND CONSTANTLY LEARNING - IT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT FROM THOSE YOU CHOOSE TO LEARN FROM. "
BEN ANGUIANO