Dan Rose leads the Tactical Source effort in providing the highest level of client satisfaction available. This is accomplished by developing highly effective training programs and realistic physical security management principles that are easy to implement.

Dan has years of real world experience as a full time SWAT officer and tactical operations trainer. Experience includes major event security planning and implementation and deployment in over 2,000 tactical operations such as hostage rescues, barricaded suspects, high risk search and seizure warrant service, vehicle assaults and tactical level dignitary protection details.

As a result of earning a solid reputation as an operator and instructor over the years, he has been contracted as a Subject Matter Expert by numerous nationally recognized institutions including Heckler & Koch Defense, The U. S. State Department, Anti-Terrorism Solutions, Inc., Global Law Enforcement Advisory Group and Danner.

Locally, he has been certified as an academic and special weapons instructor by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission and holds a firearms instructor certification from the State of Maryland Licensing Division. Additional instructor certifications include those from The Federal Bureau of Investigation, The National Tactical Officers Association and The Smith & Wesson Academy just to name a few.

He has provided special weapons and tactics training to law enforcement officers from federal, state, local agencies, military special operations personnel and international special operations units traveling as far as Indonesia and Hungary. Dan is a Baltimore native and graduate of Loyola College of Maryland.

Mission Statement
Tactical Source, LLC is intensely focused on safeguarding our local communities and enhancing our national security. We provide an array of timely and cost effective services that are available to law enforcement officers, security professionals, business owners, organizations and qualified civilians. Our goal is to make our community a safer place for our children, students, parishioners, employees, consumers and dignitaries. This is accomplished by providing customized security management services and tactical level training to a wide spectrum of clients.