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James D. Dever was born in 1955 and grew up in East Meadow, New York, where he chopped bicycles and worked at his uncle's pool installation business to help his single mother make ends meet. After seeing The Sands of Iwo Jima on Channel 9's "Million Dollar Movie" at age 10, he decided to join the Marine Corps-- enlisting at Levittown, Long Island in 1973. His 25-year career in the Corps took him from the South China Sea-- where he participated in the evacuation of Saigon/Phnom Penh-- to the deserts of Kuwait as a senior staff non-commissioned officer with the 1st Marine Division during Operation Desert Storm.
The majority of Sergeant Major Dever's career, however, was spent in the Marine Corps reconnaissance community. During this time he had the opportunity to graduate USMC Amphibious Reconnaissance School; U.S. Navy Field Medical School; U.S. Army Ranger School; U.S. Navy SCUBA School; USMC Combatant Diver (Drager LAR-V re-breather); U.S. Army Airborne School; USMC Scout Sniper School; FBI Quick Reaction Crisis Mission Course; CIA Demolition Course; U.S. Army Jumpmaster Course; U.S. Army Survival Evasion Resistance & Escape Instructor School; U.S. Navy Dive Supervisor Course; USMC Mountain Warfare Leaders Course; Institute of Advanced Weapons craft; Bill Scott Raceway Security and Anti-terror Driving Instructor Course; Mid-South Institute Advanced Pistol, Sub machine gun, & Shotgun Course; FBI Hostage Rescue Tactics Course; U.S. Army Special Forces Advanced Reconnaissance Target Analysis & Exploitation Course; Bill Scott Raceway Shooting Instructor Course; and the U.S. Army Military Freefall School... among others.
Sergeant Major Dever's career took a notable turn in 1986 when the Marine Corps handpicked him to advise director Clint Eastwood on the film "Heartbreak Ridge". During production Dever gained a deep appreciation for the filmmakers and the creative process, and soon began to develop a business plan that would bring his own unique approach and experience to the entertainment industry.
In 1998 Sergeant Major Dever retired from the Marine Corps and started 1 Force, Inc., a full-spectrum technical consulting firm proving cradle-to-screen advisory and training services for the entertainment and gaming industry. To-date, Dever and his team of military and law-enforcement professionals have contributed to more than 115 projects worldwide and continue to set the standard for technical consulting in Hollywood.- Actor
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After graduation from high school, Dan enlisted in the Army National Guard and attended infantry basic training and Airborne School at Ft. Benning. He continued his training at Ft. Bragg, as a Special Forces Medic. He served, and deployed, with the 19th Special Forces Group (National Guard), until he transitioned to active duty.
Dan was stationed in Ft. Bragg, with a special operations unit. He had multiple combat deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, and North Africa. He was medically retired in 2015, from injuries sustained in combat, after 17 years of service.
He originally came to L.A. to work as a stuntman and military consultant, to help out a former teammate.- Writer
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Travis Haley has evolved into one of the most respected and knowledgeable trainers and product developers in the defense industry. A former United States Force Recon Marine and private military contractor with an amazing lists of credits to his name he continues to advance his community and others with his unique ability to build weapons and tactics programs, films, and knowledge transfer through science.
His first appearance was in 2004 on YouTube as the famous Blackwater sniper in Al-Najaf, Iraq. This battle was known as one of the largest insurgent assaults in the history of the war. Back in this day real combat footage was not common. Travis served as a door gunner/counter sniper and intelligence gatherer on the Black water MD530 Little Bird helicopters based out of the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq. On April 4th 2004 "444" they were called into Al-Najaf to support and evacuate a stranded team. Once they landed they realize the insurgent numbers were estimated to be 1500 to their 20. The fight lasted for 2 days and Travis and his team worked tirelessly to hold back the invading forces. Not knowing the outcome Travis took his surveillance camera out and hit record. Later this footage was posted to YouTube by an unknown person. This being one of the first combat videos of Iraq on the internet made it a hit with over 10 million views with multiple shares and counting.