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Tomer Israeli | Instructors | Executive Protection | ITS

Tomer Israeli

Head of school - Executive protection lead instructor

As a former member of “Shin Bet” (Israeli Secret Service), former Captain in the Israeli Army Special Forces. At the beginning of his army service, he served in Sayeret Matkal - ‘92 Yuval, a Tier one commando & intelligence unit specializing in counter terror & hostage rescue) and later as a captain and team leader in a recon unit Yachmam. Tomer is also a former Executive Protection Special Agents Team Leader at the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C., Tomer Israeli has over 20 years of combat and training experience.

During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, as a Captain and Team Leader, Israeli led numerous recon & interception missions behind enemy lines. He was hand selected for training by the Shin Bet and became a certified Chief Security Officer, before being eventually posted to the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C.

In 2011, Tomer founded the Israeli Tactical School, an executive protection and counter-terror training academy designed to meet the growing demand for a higher level of protective training. The courses offered draw on Tomer’s vast professional experience, including, but not limited to, Head of State Protection, Dignitary of Protection, Covert Operations, Attack Prevention Tactics, Counter Surveillance,Air Marshalling, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Small Unit Commando Operations, Reconnaissance, Hostage Rescue, Direct Action (DA), and Counter-Terrorism Tactics.

 

Since the inception of the Israeli Tactical School, Tomer has had the privilege of training law enforcement officers from over 45 agencies, including the United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets), United States Secret Service (USSS), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), United States Pentagon Police Division, 75th Rangers - United States Army Rangers, United States Capitol Police (USCP), United States Marshals Service (USMS), U.S. Delta Force, Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD), Baltimore Police Department (BPD), Howard County Police Department (HCPD), Maryland State Police (MDSP), Montgomery County Police Department (MPD), D.C. Metropolitan Police (MPDC), Swiss Army Delta Force (G7), French SWAT (RAID), Shanghai SWAT (SPU - Unit Training), and Royal Thai Commando Unit (CSD - Unit Training).

 

Originally from the Tel Aviv area, Tomer currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Giancarlo Lofredo

Latin America Director & Ecuador Head of School

The newly appointed Minister of Defense of Ecuador see more information in this links:

Giancarlo Lofredo is a certified Counter terror & Executive Protection certified level 5 instructor from Israeli Tactical School with more than 23 years of experience in the field of security and executive protection. 

Giancarlo joined our Counter terror and Executive protection courses from TAC 1 level all the way up to our SWAT hostage rescue training and executive protection advanced courses. Since 2016 Giancarlo joined our school distinguish Counter Terror & Protection Instructor program.

 

Since his inception as instructor in our school, Giancarlo led numerous courses include CQB Active shooter interception courses, CQB room clearing live fire courses, Executive protection courses in Ecuador and Latin America.

Giancarlo Lofredo provides protection services for governments organizations, and senior officials and executives from around the world. 

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Ian Nelson

Special Forces Tactics Director

A former U.S Green Beret. Ian served 6 years 18X & 18B weapons Sargent include 3 deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and etc.

Ian is leading our school team tactics curriculum with emphasis on direct action, CQB/CQC urban warfare. 

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Steven Forback

U.S Secret Service Tactics Director

A former U.S Secret Service. Steven served 23 years as special agent and supervisor in the unit. Steven protected several presidents and vice presidents during his service and also served as an instructor at the U.S Secret Service academy.

In Israeli Tactical School Steven leading the head of state protection tactics curriculum.

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