Nathan Mendes

Nathan Mendes

Nathan is a law enforcement officer in California and is currently assigned to a major crimes task force. He has worked in various assignments including; Patrol, SWAT, Sniper/ Observer, Homicide, Narcotics and Vice. He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Weapons and Tactics School and has participated in numerous missions as an Operator, Breacher, Grenadier and Sniper/ Observer.

Nathan served for six years in the U.S. Marine Corps, deploying to Ar Ramadi, Iraq in 2004 with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. While in Iraq, Nathan was assigned to a Human Exploitation Team and International Police Liaison Team as a machine gun crewman, interrogator and trainer/ liaison. His team was responsible for training and working alongside the fledgling Iraqi Police, Emergency Response Team (SWAT) and the Iraqi Special Forces.

Nathan is certified through the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) to teach firearms, defensive tactics, impact weapons, and chemical agents. He is a Gracie Survival Tactics (Level 1&2) instructor and the co-founder of the Law Enforcement Combatives Course.

Nathan is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and is the owner/ head instructor of a school in Northern California.