Kris Paronto

So we had a team that would help him, and I was on that as well. I was the detail leader for that. But anyway, we did that, and I got to go. So I went to South America in between contracts. So I was State Department, and then, do you want to go Greystone? Do you want to go to South America? Hell yeah. So we went to Piedra, Peru, went to San Salvador, went to Lima, Peru, and it was fun.

It was a good time. Again, my Spanish comes back, so I don't really feel like it's a deployment to me. you know, and ate some good food, went to a couple of spin classes there in Lima, you know, Shakira on bikes and spandex.

It was a good time. Again, my Spanish comes back, so I don't really feel like it's a deployment to me. you know, and ate some good food, went to a couple of spin classes there in Lima, you know, Shakira on bikes and spandex.

It was a good time. Again, my Spanish comes back, so I don't really feel like it's a deployment to me. you know, and ate some good food, went to a couple of spin classes there in Lima, you know, Shakira on bikes and spandex.

What can go, what, anyway, anyway, it was a great, and then it was, and then the training too, you know, and, and, and working with the Forza de Especial, especially in El Salvador was pretty cool. But then I came back and I was still teaching high threat protection, getting ready to do another contract. And, uh, Marty Strong, SEAL Lieutenant, great guy.

What can go, what, anyway, anyway, it was a great, and then it was, and then the training too, you know, and, and, and working with the Forza de Especial, especially in El Salvador was pretty cool. But then I came back and I was still teaching high threat protection, getting ready to do another contract. And, uh, Marty Strong, SEAL Lieutenant, great guy.

What can go, what, anyway, anyway, it was a great, and then it was, and then the training too, you know, and, and, and working with the Forza de Especial, especially in El Salvador was pretty cool. But then I came back and I was still teaching high threat protection, getting ready to do another contract. And, uh, Marty Strong, SEAL Lieutenant, great guy.

He's written a few books himself, but great guy. He was one of the program managers on the Blackwater contract, the State Department contract, and Randy Leonard was running, starting to run the OGA side house. We call it the Victory. We call it the Victory Program, and AOB, Army of Blackwater Program, which was the static CIA guys, the base security guys.

He's written a few books himself, but great guy. He was one of the program managers on the Blackwater contract, the State Department contract, and Randy Leonard was running, starting to run the OGA side house. We call it the Victory. We call it the Victory Program, and AOB, Army of Blackwater Program, which was the static CIA guys, the base security guys.

He's written a few books himself, but great guy. He was one of the program managers on the Blackwater contract, the State Department contract, and Randy Leonard was running, starting to run the OGA side house. We call it the Victory. We call it the Victory Program, and AOB, Army of Blackwater Program, which was the static CIA guys, the base security guys.

Marty comes to me and says, hey, you want to go work OGA? Yeah. I'm like, Marty, man, I'm in the State Department, and I thought the requirements were still like eight years or nine years spec ops. I only had six. So I was like, I don't qualify. And it was six, but he goes, you qualify. I go, all right, because I was jogging in Moyock.

Marty comes to me and says, hey, you want to go work OGA? Yeah. I'm like, Marty, man, I'm in the State Department, and I thought the requirements were still like eight years or nine years spec ops. I only had six. So I was like, I don't qualify. And it was six, but he goes, you qualify. I go, all right, because I was jogging in Moyock.

Marty comes to me and says, hey, you want to go work OGA? Yeah. I'm like, Marty, man, I'm in the State Department, and I thought the requirements were still like eight years or nine years spec ops. I only had six. So I was like, I don't qualify. And it was six, but he goes, you qualify. I go, all right, because I was jogging in Moyock.

I lived out in the back at the PTC, the private training center, which was out. So I was jogging one day, and he was driving home, and that's when he yelled out of his window. He goes, you want to go do OGA? I was like, Marty, I don't qualify. And I'm still trying to run. He goes, you qualify. Okay. All right, sure, put my name in the hat.

I lived out in the back at the PTC, the private training center, which was out. So I was jogging one day, and he was driving home, and that's when he yelled out of his window. He goes, you want to go do OGA? I was like, Marty, I don't qualify. And I'm still trying to run. He goes, you qualify. Okay. All right, sure, put my name in the hat.

I lived out in the back at the PTC, the private training center, which was out. So I was jogging one day, and he was driving home, and that's when he yelled out of his window. He goes, you want to go do OGA? I was like, Marty, I don't qualify. And I'm still trying to run. He goes, you qualify. Okay. All right, sure, put my name in the hat.

And then the next day, Randy came and there was seven of us instructors that had been working contracts. And there was the victory program, which we ran to get guys certified for OGA. It was easy. It wasn't anything tough, to be quite honest with you. We're coming back and I remember, you know, we're getting done training. We're teaching a class for the day to send guys over on the whips contract.

And then the next day, Randy came and there was seven of us instructors that had been working contracts. And there was the victory program, which we ran to get guys certified for OGA. It was easy. It wasn't anything tough, to be quite honest with you. We're coming back and I remember, you know, we're getting done training. We're teaching a class for the day to send guys over on the whips contract.

And then the next day, Randy came and there was seven of us instructors that had been working contracts. And there was the victory program, which we ran to get guys certified for OGA. It was easy. It wasn't anything tough, to be quite honest with you. We're coming back and I remember, you know, we're getting done training. We're teaching a class for the day to send guys over on the whips contract.

I was doing the high threat protection side of the house on that side. And he pulls all these guys and what get, these are all, these are all tough guys, man. All pipe hitters, right? Cool. Yeah. Everything. I can do anything. And Randy comes in and TDC had gotten a name for itself. It was hard. People fail. A lot of people were failing. And so Randy comes in and there's seven of us.