Mike Gifford

Career Overview

  • United States Air Force (2000 – 2008)
  • McLeod Security Officer (2008 – 2010)
  • Florence County Sheriff’s Office (2010 – 2018)
  • South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) (2018 – present)
  • B.S. Criminal Justice – Troy University (2010)

Instructor Certifications

  • Range Master Instructor Development Course (2016)
  • SLED Field Training Agent (2020)
  • South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (SCCJA) Specific Skills Instructor (2021)
  • SCCJA Firearms Instructor (2022)

Firearm & Tactical Training

  • Paladin Training
    • SC CWP (2008)
    • Reality Based Training (2014)
    • Low Light Handgun (2014)
    • Defensive Carbine 1 (2012)
    • LEAD Patrol Rifle (2017)
    • Urban Break Contact (2018)
  • Palmetto Defensive Training
    • Introduction to Defensive Handguns (2014)
    • Combat Focus Shooting (2015)
  • Defoor Proformance Shooting
    • Two Day Pistol (2018)
  • Tom Givens
    • Dynamic Marksmanship Course Combative Pistol II (2014)
  • Suarez International
    • Advance Rifle Fighting 2015
  • Wright Shooting Concepts (Brandon Wright)
    • Advanced Pistol (2020)

Specialized Training

  • Desert Snow Passenger Vehicle, Criminal & Terrorist Identification/Apprehension (2012)
  • Palmetto Tactical Advantage Combat Lifesaver Course (2012)
  • Aiken Bloodhound Tracking Team Introduction to Tracking (2015)
  • SLED Interview & Interrogation Techniques (2019)
  • John E. Reid Investigative Interviewing & Advanced Interrogation (2019)
  • ALERRT Basic Active Shooter Leve I (2020)

Assignments as a Firearm Instructor

  • Adjunct instructor with Paladin Training, Inc (2018 to present)
  • SLED (2021 to present)

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