The Afterburn Podcast21 Aug 2022

TAP # 54 Kris "Tanto" Paronto

Kris “Tanto” Paronto is a former Army Ranger and CIA Global Response Staff (GRS) operator conducting low profile security in high threat environments throughout the world. He was part of the CIA annex security team during the 2012 terror attacks on the US Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya which is portrayed in the movie “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.” He has deployed as a private security contractor to South American, Central America, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Kris is a public speaker, author, host of the Battleline Podcast and most recently the founder of E3 Firearms Association.

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E3 Firearms Association https://www.e3firearmsassociation.com/

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