Kris 'Tanto' Paronto

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Now that Kris is no longer doing government work, he is using his advanced knowledge and skill-sets in combat and weaponry to train others through his company Battleline Tactical.

Kris is a former Army Ranger from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and private security contractor who has deployed throughout South America, Central America, the Middle East, and North Africa. He has worked with the US government’s Global Response Staff, the US State Department Diplomatic Security High Threat Protection Program, and various private security companies to include Blackwater Security Consulting, Osen Hunter Group, Greystone LLC, and Nexus Security Consulting carrying  out security operations and firearms & tactical instruction throughout the world.  

Prior to starting Battleline Tactical he has held positions since 2005 as a Lead Firearms and Tactics instructor  for Blackwater Security,  Osen Hunter Group and Greystone LLC instructing US and Foreign Students on the use of various eastern bloc and western firearm platforms, surveillance, surveillance detection,  force protection, personal security detail operations, motorcade operations, principle rescue and evacuation, small unit tactics, close quarter battle, mobile operations in urban terrain and many other various tactical skillsets. 

Ben Morgan is a former member of the 75th Ranger Regiment,1st Ranger Battalion and a former U.S. Army infantry officer. He served in the 19th Special Forces Group while earning his Bachelor's Degree in History from Colorado Sate University. Ben worked in Iraq as a Close Quarters Battle instructor, teaching Iraqi and coalitions forces, and also worked in Africa as part of the ACOTA (Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance program), training battalion level staff officers to prepare for peace and support operations in Darfur. Ben worked for the U.S. State Department High Threat Protection program in Baghdad, Iraq and went on to invent the Dry Fire Pro Timer and establish Morgan Timing Systems, LLC to address a gap in the training needs he experienced while working overseas. Ben also heads ups the Tanto Vodka side of the house.

Jeremy Mitchell retired as a Sergeant First Class from the United States Army as a military police officer. Jeremy was deployed several times during his 17 years of service before he retired due to injuries received while serving his country.

Jeremy has served and worked in many specialized fields.
• State Military Department Army Protection Program NCOIC
• State Level Physical Security Inspector/Advisor - JFHQ
• State Level Operation Security (OPSEC) Manager - JFHQ
• Antiterrorism Force Protection (AT/FP) NCOIC - JFHQ
• Domestic Operations Group (DOG) Knowledge/Information Manager
• Domestic Operations Group (DOG) Training NCO
• Joint Operation Center (JOC) Mission Tracking & Information Manager
• Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Mission Tracking
• Joint Operations NCO (J3) for Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA)
• Personal Security Detail (PSD) Escort & Driver
• Advanced Interview and Interrogation Specialist
• Neuro Linguistics Programing Specialist and Instructor

Jeremy is also the owner of Advance Defense Assessment Preparation Team (A.D.A.P.T) and developer of Operating Near Extreme Stress Drills (ONES-Drills) and the Simulated Combat Application Tourniquet Training System (SCATTS)