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Brian N. O’Donnell

Lt. Brian N. O’Donnell (Ret.) served as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps prior to retiring after 25 years of service with the City of Charlottesville (Virginia_ Police Department where he worked in a variety of assignments to include SWAT, narcotics and as an FBI Task Force Officer. He has extensive supervisory experience that included duty assignments in patrol, the Office of Professional Standards and the Training Bureau.

O’Donnell continues to train defensive tactics and firearms to law enforcement officers and recruits with a focus on conditioning contextually appropriate communication and improving or maintaining the tactical advantage.

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