MANAGEMENT / OWNER / LEAD INSTRUCTOR

SHAWN GRAY

CERTIFICATIONS

Ordinance Missile and Munitions School (distinguished graduate)

Combat Life Saver

NDCS Staff Training Academy

NDCS CERT Course

PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor

Nebraska State Firearms Instructor

NSP Narcotics K9 Academy

IPTM Tactical Drug Enforcement

Lone Wolf Active Shooter Training (Single Officer Response)

NLETC Basic Law Enforcement Academy

Field Training Officer Course

TACMED Instructor

NLEFIA RDS Instructor

INSTRUCTOR

HAMPTON SMITH

INSTRUCTOR

DOM LOMBARDO

LOCATION

FRIEND, NEBRASKA

INSTRUCTOR BACKGROUND

Shawn started his adult life by joining the 295th Ord. Company in Hastings, NE at age 17. He served for eight years and achieved the rank of Sergeant (E-5) before ending his contract in 2008. During his enlistment, he traveled to Kuwait to perform ammunition operations and two trips to Germany. While enlisted, Shawn filled the roles of team leader, senior combat life saver, unit marksmanship improvement and unit quick reaction force.
In 2008, Shawn joined the Butler County Sheriff’s Office in Nebraska. Shawn became a defensive tactics instructor in spring of 2009, and became a K9 handler at the same time. His training and operational experiences includes numerous active shooter courses, tactical drug enforcement, rappelling, field training officer, Nebraska State Patrol K9 Academy, and most recently Nebraska Firearms instructor course for Handgun/shotgun/Patrol Rifle. In early 2015, he was assigned the role of department training coordinator. In December of 2018, Shawn moved on to fill the role as Chief of Police in Friend, Nebraska. In addition to the training requirements of his agency, he regularly assists with training the students attending the Basic Law Enforcement certification course at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center in Grand Island, NE. Shawn continues to provide law enforcement in Friend, Nebraska and seeks any opportunity to add instructor certifications to his skill sets.