Garret Machine

Garret Machine, CPP, served as a combat soldier in the Duvdevan Unit of the Israeli Defense Force, where he gained extensive combat experience from multiple operations in support of Israeli counter-terrorism and national security objectives. Duvdevan is a counter-terror unit specializing in urban warfare, hostage rescue, targeted assassinations, and kidnapping of wanted militants throughout the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and border nations. He was a firearms/tactics instructor in his unit and later provided personnel security details to Ministry of Defense officials on high-risk assignments. Machine was later drafted to the Israeli National Police Force and served in a police intelligence/low visibility unit. Machine has a Master’s degree in homeland security and counter-terrorism from the Interdisciplinary Center in Hertzlia, Israel.

After returning to the US, he joined the ranks of TACLET, the SOF component of the United States Coast Guard. Further, he distinguished himself by earning the Director of Homeland Security Training Award for his performance at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Machine has published a small library of DVDs on combat shooting and several books on combat tactics through Paladin Press, available on Amazon. Currently, he works in law enforcement for the US Department of Homeland Security. Machine is also the director of GORUCK Tactical, where he has conducted hundreds of training courses for the public and trained thousands of police officers and civilians.