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Gavin Glasenapp discusses his transition from Special Operations Aviation to training for responsibly armed Americans.

Featured Podcast Sponsor: Precision Holsters holiday specials! Episode #422: Gavin Glasenapp: From Special Operations Aviation to Defender Development On today's American Warrior Show, we will be joined by former 160th Pilot and the current Training Operations Manager at Delta Defense, Gavin Glasenapp. Gavin Glasenapp is the Training Operations Manager at Delta Defense, supporting the U.S. Concealed Carry Association's nationwide instructor network. He brings a deep operational background built over two decades in the U.S. Army, where he retired as a Chief Warrant Officer Four. Gavin spent the first half of his career in the AH-64A and AH-64D Apache community, serving as both an Instructor Pilot and Standardization Instructor Pilot. He later assessed into the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), flying the MH-47G on heavy-assault missions in direct support of special mission units. Across twelve combat deployments flying both the Apache and Chinook, he gained extensive experience in complex, high-risk environments. After the Army, Gavin served as a police officer in Southeastern Wisconsin, completing advanced LE training, including ALERRT and SWAT school. He now…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Seeklander

Guest: Gavin Glasenapp

Topics covered

• Special Operations
• Defender Development
• Military Training
• Law Enforcement
• Instructor Training

Keywords

• Gavin Glasenapp
• Special Operations
• Delta Defense
• U.S. Concealed Carry Association
• military training
• law enforcement
• instructor

Sponsors

Precision Holsters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Delta Defense, U.S. Concealed Carry Association

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