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Instructors

Mark Volpone,

Mark Volpone - Personal Protection Specialist

Founder and Director of Training, is a current NRA Training Counselor (T.C.) and Chief Range Safety Officer (C.R.S.O.) in Arizona. His background includes over twenty five years of firearms, tactics, fighting and athletic fitness/instruction. Mark has previously been trained in Aikido, Jeet Kun Do, American Boxing, Brazilian Jujitsu and currently maintains many Law Enforcement Instructor Certifications, including Tactical Pistol and Shotgun, Submachine Gun, Tactical Rifle, Master Specialty Explosive Ordinance, Stun Munition Devices, Tactical Chemical Munitions, Confrontational Force on Force Simulation, Gracie Grapple Ground Fighting, Colt Certified AR/15/M16 Armorer, and Expandable Baton. This briefly encompasses his innovative, intense, and effective training techniques. In addition, his experience as a professional physical strength trainer helps to build a solid combination of physical fitness, mental conditioning, and tactical weapons skills training. Mark is also a current I.A.L.E.F.I. Law Enforcement Instructor as well as a Tactical Weapons Instructor and Training Counselor for the International Training Academy in South Africa. (ITA)

Chris Caracci

Chris Caracci,
“When you make yourself a better person, you make the world a better place.”

Tactical Weapons and Personal Protection Specialist

During his career as a Navy SEAL, Chris Caracci participated in a wide range of Special Warfare operations, including open and closed circuit SCUBA diving, High Altitude/Low Opening parachuting and the demolition of explosives during Naval Special Warfare Operations. Caracci specialized in overseas assignments fostering diplomatic relations as a member of the Military Advisory Group assigned to the Middle East and Far Eastern Theatres.

After serving as Ordnance Representative for his operationally active SEAL Platoon, Caracci was assigned as Ordnance Department Representative in SEAL Team One Training Cadre. There he was responsible for care and maintenance of platoon weapons, ordering munitions, and instruction of newly formed platoons. Caracci originated, prepared, presented, evaluated, and administered all subject matter for basic platoon training classes in the area of weapons characteristics and handling. Caracci also assisted and advised training classes for demolitions and hand to hand combat. Other responsibilities included Field Supervision for live fire evolutions (night and day) and the evaluation of all such instruction including final training exercises.

Caracci was screened and selected from the top 1% of the Naval Special Warfare Community to serve as a member of the Navy’s only active command tasked with an ongoing anti-terrorist mission, SEAL Team Six. Here he received extremely advanced special warfare training such as Advanced Technical Rock and Building Climbing, Combat and Emergency Medicine, Close Quarters Battle/Urban Warfare, Anti-Terrorist Defensive Driving, Improvised Explosive Devices, and others. All duties performed in SEAL Team Six were in support of highly classified and sensitive missions.

Caracci’s SEAL training gave him extensive experience in anti-terrorism, counter terrorist, hostage barricade techniques, close quarter battle, and urban contingency operations. These skills are currently being put to use in his career as a Tactical Training Expert working with elite Law Enforcement and military Special Operations units worldwide. As a former Specialized SWAT and Drug Enforcement Officer from New Jersey and Ft. Lauderdale, Chris Caracci stands among a elite handful of Operator/Instructors that has such diverse experience and abilities.

Instructor Joe Fix

Joe Fix

Fitness and Health Trainer (Future Certified NRA Instructor)

A personal trainer for over 18 years. Joes qualifications include being an IFPA certified personal trainer, a Bachelor of Science degree from Cal Poly Pomona in Behavior Science and certification in nutritional counseling.

Joe specializes in overall muscle toning, stretching, fat loss, sport specific training and nutritional counseling. Currently Joe trains his clients in Scottsdale Arizona. His previous clients have include a wide range of people, from professional athletes to film and television stars to everyday moms and dads. Joes ongoing superior training skills are being enhanced with Maricopa Tactical’s Instructor Training.