In this episode of the TTPOA Podcast we sit down with Robert Vogel, 24-time National Champion and 3-time World Champion to discuss firearms training.  Robert is truly serious about real-world practical shooting.  Whether your forte is Competition, LE / Military or personal defense, if your goal is to be a "better shooter" then he will help you with that.  

On this episode we sit down with Matt Little of GreyBeard Actual.  Matt Little, is a US Army Special Forces combat veteran who has extensive law enforcement experience, including serving as training coordinator and an operational supervisor on a major metropolitan SWAT team, and has worked as a government contractor in non-permissive environments. Additionally, Matt is a lifelong martial artist and former national level competitor. He is also ranked as a master class shooter with pistol and carbine by both the US Practical Shooting Association and the International Defensive Pistol Association

On this episode we sit down with Greg "Gravy" Coker.  Greg served 22 years in the U.S. Army, 15 years as an AH-6 “Little Bird” attack helicopter instructor pilot who was specially recruited, assessed, and selected in the Army’s only Special Operations Helicopter unit, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. He was one of the senior Lead Instructor Pilots and planner responsible for planning and executing special operations missions in support of our nation’s most elite special operations units, 75th Ranger Regiment and 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta. Achieved 7400 hours of accident free flying, over 6200 hours of Night Vision Goggles and 1500 hours of Combat time.  Supervised and directed teams of up to 300 soldiers in the planning and execution of numerous complex combat operations at the Joint Task Force level. Responsible for leading and planning scores of real-world combat missions with significant tactical, operational, and strategic value during Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom with 100% success in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) conducting 11 combat tours 2001-2008. 

“Gravy” recently finished writing a book, Death Waits in the Dark — Six Guns Don’t Miss, the story of a special operations attack helicopter pilot who flew with the renowned 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), and the incredible friendships Greg Coker and his fellow compatriots forged in the heat of combat.

In this late night episode after a couple drinks we sit down with Dale and Brennan from the 2008 smash hit Step Brothers.... Well not exactly, we are actually sitting down with Dan Brokos and Jared Reston but they did remind us a lot of Dale and Brennan especially the hair.  We discuss a number of topics covering training, mindset and leadership with two of the most down to earth guys you'll ever meet.

This episode we sit down with Mike Pannone and discuss training and mindset in the LE world.  Mike is a former operational member of U.S. Marine Reconnaissance, Army Special Forces (Green Beret) and 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force) as well as a competition USPSA pistol shooter holding a Master class ranking in Limited, Limited-10 and Production divisions. He has participated in stabilization, combat and high-risk protection operations in support of U.S. policies throughout the world as both an active duty military member, and a civilian contractor.  

Thank you for tuning into the first episode of the “TTPOA Podcast”.  For those that don’t know, TTPOA stands for Texas Tactical Police Officer Association and we are a nonprofit organization that provides affordable training to Law Enforcement in the State of Texas.  This episode is an introduction of our host and all about the TTPOA, who we are and how we got started.  Our main goal is to inform our listeners and make sure they truly understand what we are about.  We hope you enjoy listening and please subscribe to our podcast so you can get updates on new show releases.  You can find us at ttpoa.org, ttpoastore.org and on Instagram (@TTPOA).