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Instructor Biography

Ryan Tibben, the Founder and CEO of Alert Plan Training Systems LLC, has dedicated 20 years to the profession of arms and the study of small unit tactics.  Ryan spent 9 years in a Long Range Surveillance Unit assigned to a 6-man team.  He started as a Scout Observer and worked his way up to eventual selection as a Team Leader.   During this period, he successfully completed the U.S. Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leader Course (RSLC), a program focused on the mastery of reconnaissance fundamentals and the inherent dismounted/mounted small unit tactics.  Additionally, Ryan went on to attend and graduate the U.S. Army Ranger School.  Transitioning to light infantry, he used the skills he learned in training during 3 tours in Afghanistan with leadership experiences including Squad Leader of an infantry squad and Assistant Team Leader in a non-standard 4-man element.  Ryan went on to serve as a certified U.S. Army Ranger Instructor, teaching over 2,000 soldiers in the art of small unit tactics. 

Military Education

  • Infantry Basic and Advanced Individual Training
  • Basic Airborne Course (BAC)
  • Basic Military Mountaineering (Summer)
  • Basic Military Mountaineering (Winter)
  • Advanced Military Mountaineering (Summer)
  • Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leader Course (RSLC)
  • Ranger School
  • Small Arms Master Gunner Course
  • Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE-C)
  • Pathfinder Course
  • Army Reconnaissance Course (ARC)

Operational Experience

  • 2004 combat tour in Afghanistan as a Grenadier (Light Infantry)
  • 2012 combat tour in Afghanistan as a Squad Leader (Airborne Infantry)
  • 2013 combat tour in Afghanistan as a Drive Team/PSD Assistant Team Leader (Other)

Continuing Education

  • Specialized Tactical Concepts Program by Via Global, LLC
  • Mobile Force Protection Course by Gryphon Group
  • Pistolcraft 1 by Valor Ridge
  • Pistolcraft: Active Shooter by Valor Ridge
  • Pistolcraft: Austere Conditions by Valor Ridge
  • Rifleman 1 by Valor Ridge
  • Midrange Rifleman by Valor Ridge
  • Night Vision (Level 1) by Kinetic Consulting

Medical Certifications Held and Experience

  • EMT-B (Indiana) 2008-2018
  • Prehospital Trauma Life Support (BLS Provider) 2015-2019
  • Multiple years of work on both BLS and ALS ambulance services