LE Training Ambassadors

Matthew Kalisch served 12 years in the United States Army where 10 of those were as a Special Forces Green Beret. Matthew retired in the fall of 2023 as a Sergeant First Class Specials Forces Weapons Sergeant. He was a special forces static line jump master, freefall jumpmaster, Level II human intel graduate, 3x special forces advanced urban combat course graduate, special forces advanced reconnaissance target analysis and exploitation techniques course grad, senior leadership course, and master trainer course graduate. During his service he completed 4 deployments (2x Afghanistan, 2x Africa). He was master trainer for his team and for the host nation special forces (Afghan Special forces, Nigerian special forces, Chadian special forces).

 

Matthew is a 2x Tactical games competitor with a 3rd  place finish in the Elite division. He also has many wins in all other shooting sports including 3gun, 2gun, USPSA, and precision rifle. He is also one of the primary instructors for the Vortex Optics CQB and flat range, and long range.