Sgt. Glenn French - SWAT Operator

SWAT Operator
with Sgt. Glenn French

Glenn French, a Sergeant with the Sterling Heights (Mich.) Police Department, has 19 years police experience and currently serves as the Team Commander for the Special Response Team, Sergeant of the Sterling Heights Police Department Training Bureau, Crime Prevention and DARE unit. He has 12 years SWAT experience and served as a Sniper Team Leader, REACT Team Leader, and Explosive Breacher for the County SWAT team.

Sgt. French also is the president of the Detroit Special Operations Group tactical training company. Glenn has instructed basic and advanced SWAT / Tactical officer courses, basic and advanced Sniper courses, Cold Weather / Winter Sniper Operations and Active Shooter Response courses, Tactical Lifesaver Course and others. Sgt French served in the U.S. Army and is a veteran of the Gulf war �Operation Desert Storm.� During his military tenure Sgt French gained valuable experience in C.Q.B., infantry tactics and explosive breaching operations and he served as a Platoon sergeant and a squad leader. He is the author of "Police Tactical Life Saver" and President of www.tacticallifesaver.org.

Contact Glenn French.

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