Charles K. Redlinger

Charles K. Redlinger was born to a mother and father who were both U.S. Marines. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and enlisted in the U.S Marines in 1988. Initially an infantryman, he became a F.A.S.T. (Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team) Marine and held assignments as an assault team leader, explosive breacher and close quarters battle instructor before leaving active duty in 1994. He became a police officer in 1994 where he worked as a patrol officer, detective in the Robbery/Homicide Unit, a patrol sergeant, a sniper team leader in SWAT and as the unit commander of the Vice Squad. He received over 20 commendations for actions in the line of duty and left the department in 2004 to work overseas. While overseas, he spent the next 11 years in high-threat areas providing close protection for US diplomats, managing security projects and running large government training programs.