Robert Whitaker
Robert Carlson has been a law enforcement firearms instructor for over 7 years and involved in Active Shooter training for 15 years. He is currently a senior firearms instructor and the Active Shooter Program Coordinator/Lead Instructor for the Memphis Police Department in Tennessee. Robert has spent over 24 years in the U.S. Air Force, with 12 of those as a Ground Combat Instructor, and still serves in the Mississippi Air National Guard as a Special Warfare Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC).
Robert is the President of Brave Defender Community Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, providing Active Shooter Research, Education, Preparation and Prevention training for organizations across the country. He owns the partner company Brave Defender Training Group, providing firearms and tactical training for law enforcement, military and security teams.
He has worked with multiple organizations providing Active Shooter training to thousands of law enforcement officers and military members across the United States. Robert is regarded as an expert in Reality Based Training as well as Active Threat preparation and prevention, providing training and consulting with several global organizations and has been a featured speaker at multiple international conferences.
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