Chris Chappell

Mr. Chappell is a 20+ year police veteran who retired as a Lieutenant from a large police department in Connecticut. Mr. Chappell has held several positions within the police department including Patrol Officer, Training Officer, Accident Reconstructionist, Motor Officer, Patrol Sergeant, Detective Sergeant and Lieutenant.

Mr. Chappell’s last assignments were as the Traffic Division Commander and Assistant Commander of an elite Emergency Services Unit where he held positions as an operator, sniper, master breacher and team leader for 18 years as well as the commander of a regional explosive breaching team consisting of 25 members from 9 municipalities. He is a state-certified instructor in several disciplines including explosive breaching, firearms, patrol rifle, active shooter, building searches, dignitary protection program and high-risk entries. He served as the primary instructor for the Emergency Services Unit and helped prepare multiple agencies with all large-scale training events such as active shooter and response to terror. He was an instructor at a regional SWAT School and Direct Action Resource Center (DARC)-Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism Course. Mr. Chappell has coordinated and conducted several large-scale training exercises and many real world tactical operations. He has received several awards including two MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) awards, Life Saving Award and Police Officer of the Year.

Mr. Chappell served 15 years in the US Army and Army National Guard. He is a former US Army Ranger who served with the 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75^th Ranger Regiment where he received his Ranger Tab, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Parachutist Badge and Army Sniper Qualification along with many commendations. Mr. Chappell took part in the invasion of Panama. Mr. Chappell also served as a sniper instructor team leader that deployed to Iraq during the Global War on Terror. He conducting home station training and was part of a mobile training team that trained over 400 military snipers.

Mr. Chappell is an Eagle Scout and is a licensed Paramedic operating as an Emergency Medical Technician.