Jan 26, 2022
The Gray Beards have an awesome conversation with Dan Schilling!
About Dan...
Dan spent more than 30 years in the military, primarily as a Combat
Controller and Special Tactics Officer, though he proudly started
his career as an infantry grunt. His numerous combat and
clandestine deployments have taken him around the world and include
Operation Gothic Serpent, popularly known as Black Hawk Down from
the movie and book bearing the same name, where he is credited with
saving the lives of a Ranger and SEAL Team Six SEAL while under
fire. He later founded and then served as the first commander of
two special operations squadrons, one of which’s name and purpose
remains classified. His final military assignment was the Joint
Special Operations Command weapons of mass destruction U.S.
interagency and intelligence community director. His military
certifications include HALO and staticline master parachutist,
Special Forces combat diver, and demolitions instructor.
A purveyor of adrenaline-fueled endeavors, he holds the Guinness World Record for most BASE jumps in 24 hours (201), a feat he conducted to benefit children who’ve lost a parent in special operations through the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. He is also a professional-rated demonstration skydiver, speedwing pilot and volunteer ski instructor with Wasatch Adaptive Sports, helping those with disabilities to experience the thrill of downhill skiing.
Dan is now a full-time writer of both fiction and nonfiction. In addition to books, his writing has appeared in The Air Commando Journal, Cigar Aficionado and Parachutist magazines. He and his wife Julie, a former NSA cyber warfare operative, live in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. He can usually be found skiing or flying his speedwing near Alta ski resort.
For more about Dan visit https://www.danschillingbooks.com/