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american 1963 former navy seal , technical advisor craig sawyer
 craig `` sawman '' sawyer
craig sawyer

craig r. `` sawman '' sawyer -lrb- born 1963 -rrb- is a marine veteran , former navy seal , sniper , and combat instructor .
sawyer is also the owner of `` tactical insider '' , which brings technical advice on weapons and combat to hollywood films and actors .
sawyer began his military career with the u.s. marine corps , but switched to the u.s. navy to pursue a career in special operations as a navy seal graduating from the basic underwater demolition -lrb- bud -rrb- / sea , air , land -lrb- seal -rrb- training class 149 and serving in seal team one .
he then went on to the naval special warfare development group .
throughout his career , sawyer has become an expert in several military and combat disciplines like shooting ; counter-terrorism ; surveillance and counter-surveillance ; climbing ; criminal investigation ; parachuting ; and hand-to-hand combat , among others .
after his military career , sawyer has run specialized teams to provide security to politicians and dignitaries including hillary clinton , john mccain , donald rumsfeld , and john negroponte .
sawyer founded `` tactical insider '' to provide training and technical advice to films , actors , and corporate clients .
he has contributed to news shows like fox news and `` cbs evening news with katie couric '' .
he has also been a frequent contributor to history channel 's show `` sniper : deadliest missions '' .
since 2010 , sawyer has been a recurring trainer for history 's marksmen competition `` top shot '' , appearing in all five seasons .
in 2013 , craig lead a team of fellow spec ops veterans on a series of tactical missions against rhino poachers in africa .
these missions were filmed and aired on animal planet 's series , battleground : rhino wars .
sawyer is also a motocross racer and local las vegas champion .
he was also selected by maxim as `` maximum warrior '' .
