Who we are
Paul Clifford
Background:
- Owner/Instructor—Defense Specialists Training Team, LLC
- 26+ years in law enforcement.
- Served as K-9 Deputy, SWAT Operator, Field Training Officer, and Firearms Instructor (over 20 years experience)
- SWAT Operator, Explosives Handler/Breacher; graduated FBI SWAT School as Top Gun.
- Certified as Arkansas Concealed Handgun Carry and Enhanced Concealed Handgun Carry Instructor.
- Co-founded Defense Specialists Training Team to train law enforcement and law abiding citizens.
Certifications:
- Instructor, Firearms Instructor, Red Dot Sight (RDS) Instructor.
- Arkansas CHCL/ECHCL Instructor 24-1595
- Advanced Entry and Vehicle Assault.
Rusty Wilson
Background:
-Lead Medical Instructor—Defense Specialists Training Team, LLC
- 12 years as a paramedic specializing in prehospital care (basic and advanced life-saving techniques).
- 13 years as a part-time law enforcement officer, including 10 years attached to SWAT.
- Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Advanced Cardio Life Support (ACLS).
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
- Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS).
- Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC).
Certifications:
- Firearms Instructor.
-CPR (BLS and ALS) instructor certified.
-Stop the Bleed Instructor
Brent Smith
Background:
- Firearms/Tactics Instructor—Defense Specialists Training Team, LLC
- Current Law Enforcement with 9 years of experience.
- SWAT Operator, with 7 years experience, Sniper qualified and Assistant SWAT Team Leader.
- Defensive Tactics Instructor
Certifications:
- Tactical Ballistic Shield Instructor.
- Advanced Entries & Vehicle Assaults
- Counter Ambush Tactics and Advanced Use of Force.
- Gracie University Instructor (Gracie Survival Tactics Level 1).
- Red Dot Sight (RDS) Instructor.
- Less Lethal ICP Instructor.
-Arkansas CHCL/ECHCL Instructor 25-1620
RON DECKER
Background:
-Firearms/Tactics Instructor-Defense Specialists Training Team, LLC
- Current Law Enforcement with 22 years of experience.
- SWAT Operator, with 14 years experience.
- 11 years K-9 handler experience.
- Firearms instructor with over 10 years experience.
