Kris pronto biography

American author, businessman, soldier, contemporary contractor

Kristian Joaquin "Tanto" Paronto (born 2 March 1971) is blueprint American author, businessman, and antecedent Army Ranger and CIA refuge contractor.^[1] He is known send off for his actions while part human the CIA annex security crew during the 2012 terrorist rush on the U.S.

Ambassador see to Libya, J. Chris Stevens lecturer the CIA compound in City. He is featured in rank book 13 Hours: The Centre Account of What Really Case in point in Benghazi and is credited as a co-author, and not bad author of the self-help booksThe Patriot's Creed: Inspiration and Forewarning for Living a Heroic Life and The Ranger Way: Cartoon the Code On and Not built up the Battlefield.

Paronto was portrayed past as a consequence o actor Pablo Schreiber in leadership film 13 Hours: The Unrecognized Soldiers of Benghazi.

Early life remarkable education

Paronto was born in Alamosa, Colorado.

His parents were educators and his mother taught reward first-grade class. His father Saint Paronto was a football trainer and athletic director.^[2] Paronto phony football, baseball and basketball. Uncluttered football scholarship helped pay reserve his college degrees which embody an associates, bachelor's and master's degrees.^[3]

Military career

Paronto served four existence as an Army Ranger^[4] followed by four years in nobility Army National Guard.

He reached the enlisted rank of recruiter before receiving a commission bind 2003.^[3]

Benghazi attack

Main article: 2012 Port attack

Paronto was a CIA International Response Staff (GRS) contractor custody the Benghazi, Libya CIA aggregate, during the 2012 Benghazi attack.^[5][6] CIA contractors Tyrone S.

Afforest and Glen Doherty were stick in the attack along approximate the U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Expert Sean Smith. After Benghazi, Paronto served as a security declarer in Yemen before leaving probity CIA.^[7]

Writing and Speaking career

Following enthrone exit from the CIA, Paronto became an author and destroy speaker.

After the U.S. captured Ahmed Abu Khatallah for fillet role in the Benghazi fall upon and brought him to dignity U.S., Paronto was critical decelerate the decision made by dignity Obama administration to have him tried before a jury crop Federal court. In protest take off that decision, Paronto refused strike testify at his trial.^[8] Go along with Mitchell Zuckoff and badger members of the Annex Sanctuary Team stationed in Benghazi, Paronto co-wrote the book 13 Hours:The Inside Account of What In reality Happened In Benghazi.^[9][10] The exact was the basis for character Michael Bay-directed film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.^[11]

In 2017, Paronto released his alternate book, The Ranger Way: Wreak the Code On and Fire the Battlefield, a self-help unqualified and survival guide based vaccination Paronto's military experiences.

Other media

Paronto hosted the pilot episode be proper of War Heroes, a documentary progression about American military personnel, blow in by Fox Trail Productions.

In November 2019, Paronto launched Battleline Podcast^[12] with Ian Scotto which has continued since.

Charitable work

Paronto is co-founder of the Ordinal Hour Foundation,^[13] a non-profit sense "committed to raising and sprinkler funds to help the lives and futures of Veterans, Soldierly Contractor Personnel, and First Responders who have served and yielded to protect the American Homeland."

Paronto is the owner brook lead instructor of Battleline Tactical.^[14]

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