Joseph N Teti

Joseph is a veteran of both US military and US government special operations units. He is a former Force Recon Marine, Army Special Forces “Green Beret”, and a former operator in a highly classified SMU (Special Mission Unit) government counter-terrorist unit.

He served in of both OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) in Iraq, and OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom) in Afghanistan as a member of a government counter terrorist unit. He planned and conducted a broad range of DA (Direct Action) special operations missions covering the entire operational continuum. These missions gave the President of the United States an option when overt military and / or diplomatic actions were not viable or politically feasible. Operations of this nature required rapid response with surgical application of a wide variety of unique skills, while maintaining the lowest possible profile of U.S. involvement. He participated in numerous classified Direct Action missions with several Tier 1 units to include, US Army Delta Force, US Navy DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6), Australian and British SAS (Special Air Service) Regiments and Canada’s JTF 2. Joseph also deployed to Haiti for Operation Uphold Democracy and Operation Maintain Democracy in 1994. While serving in the United States Marine Corps he was promoted twice meritoriously.

He has performed high-risk PSD (Personal Security Detail) operations in Afghanistan and Iraq for U.S. government and civilian clients. He was also a member of a U.S. State Department close protection team assigned to several high profile government officials and visiting diplomats in Israel. Working out of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, and the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem, he operated in high risk areas throughout the country to include Ramallah, Abu Dis, Jericho, The Gaza Strip and the West Bank. He has extensive experience and training in fully armoured vehicle operations, advance team operations, motorcade operations, CAT (Counter Assault Team) operations and surveillance/counter surveillance operations.

He has held a TOP SECRET-SCI with polygraph security clearance, the highest security clearance awarded by the U.S. government. He has a Certificate of Business Management from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

He was the co-star of the hit show ‘Dual Survival’ on the Discovery Channel for 3 seasons. During that time he took the ratings to the highest in the 7 year history of the show. He has survived in the most demanding climates and terrains on the planet. From the jungles of Sri Lanka to the glaciers of Norway to the deserts of Oman. He is known for his warrior mindset and never quit philosophy. He is a public speaker with the prestigious speaking firm, Big Speak.