The Real 13 Hours In Benghazi | Ranger | CIA GRS | Kris "Tanto" Paronto | Combat Story - Episode 81

Today’s Combat Story is near and dear to my heart for reasons I can’t share because they’re classified. We hear the firsthand account from one of the men involved in the brutal 13 hours of fighting in Benghazi in 2012, Kris “Tanto” Paronto, who would later co-author the book “13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi” and advise Director Michael Bay and the cast who created the movie of the same name. If you want to learn more about Combat Story and hear stories from the military's elite and "The Real 13 Hours in Benghazi" topic you need to click: https://www.combatstory.com/ In today's episode, we are joined by Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto, who is affectionately known in security contracting circles as a former Army Ranger from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment and a CIA GRS operator in Benghazi who was portrayed in the Hollywood movie "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi" (https://www.amazon.com/13-Hours-Soldiers-Benghazi-Blu-ray/dp/B018IDVB3U). In this video we cover the following subjects: -13 Hours in Benghazi -Combat Story -Ranger Battalion Life -Kris ‘Tanto’ Paronto This is one of my favorite episodes. Time flew by as we touched on so many topics from the learnings Kris shared in two other books (The Patriot's Creed: Inspiration and Advice for Living a Heroic Life and The Ranger Way: Living the Code On and Off the Battlefield) to insight into what it meant to be a part of the CIA’s GRS or Global Response Staff (read this CIA Career page to hear how interesting this job is and trust me when I say these guys were great: https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/protective-agent/) to how it felt the moment he and a handful of selfless other men decided to defy direct orders from above and risk their lives for other Americans in Libya. There’s ZERO politics in this episode. If you’re looking for that, you won’t find it here. This is all about what happened to the people on the ground at the time, which made me appreciate Kris and his perspective even more. Since leaving the military and Agency, Kris has become a serial entrepreneur with a clothing line, vodka brand, podcast, shooting and medical training courses, and is now making his tactical programs more of an experience with E3 Firearms which goes beyond just hitting the range and is something that I think many of our listeners will want to be a part of. I hope you appreciate this wide ranging, hilarious, and selfless Combat Story as much as I did. Find Ryan Online: - Ryan’s Linktree https://linktr.ee/combatstory - Merch https://www.bonfire.com/store/combats... - Instagram @combatstory https://www.instagram.com/combatstory - Facebook @combatstoryofficial https://fb.me/combatstoryofficial - Send us messages at https://m.me/combatstoryofficial - Email [email protected] - Learn more about Ryan at www.combatstory.com/aboutus About Kris "Tanto" Paronto: - LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristantoparonto/ - Instagram @real_kris_tanto_paronto https://www.instagram.com/real_kris_tanto_paronto/ - E3 Firearms https://pages2.e3firearmsassociation.com/fol-page1638816034383 - Kris’s website https://kristantoparonto.com/ Our channel has various other similar video clips similar to 13 Hours in Benghazi, Combat Story, and 13 hours true story. Please check them out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCyApoJr-mNmdMNwdk22xEQ Subscribe for more content and drop your comment on what video you want to see next. Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Guest Introduction (Kris Paronto) 2:25 - Interview begins 2:47 - How he got his call sign “Tanto” 6:30 - Background info on CIA GRS 11:43 - The GRS driving training course 13:20 - The detailed prep work involved in going into country somewhere as GRS 21:15 - Childhood, sports, and adrenaline rushes 26:33 - Why did you choose the military path? 30:10 - Time with the Rangers 36:58 - Getting kicked out of the Army 48:15 - Motivation for writing book “The Ranger Way” 50:51 - Why GRS? 56:47 - Getting a black passport and examples of GRS missions 1:05:13 - Endurance for a 13 hour gun fight 1:12:22 - Benghazi 2012 waiting for authorization as the QRF 1:17:59 - The significance of true sacrifice 1:20:41 - His current projects including Battleline Tactical, podcast, vodka company, and E3 Farms Association 1:26:25 - What did you carry into combat? 1:28:59 - Would you do it again? 1:32:27 - Listener comments and shout outs If you wish to manually alter the size of your video player, simply change the size of your browser. You can pick the Theater mode button in the bottom corner of the video gamer to see your video in a large player without going into the complete screen, or the Mini player button to view it in a smaller player. Can not view the content? Video owners have actually selected to make the video available only to particular countries. YT might obstruct specific videos from abiding by local rules. ++++++++++++++++++++++