David "Bo" Bolgiano, J.D., M.S.S., is a retired military officer and former Baltimore police officer with over 34 years of combined service. He has served in multiple combat deployments with Special Operations Forces and the 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq and Afghanistan, and last served as a Faculty Member at the U.S. Army War College. He is author of Combat Self-Defense: Saving America's Warriors from Risk Averse Commanders and their Lawyersand co-author, with Jim Patterson, of Fighting Today's Wars: How America's Leaders Have Failed Our Warriors. He currently trains, lectures and testifies as a recognized use of force expert for police and military clients and audiences.