ABOUT LIONHEART LET & LIONHEART TTG

Meet the Owners/Founders!

LIONHEART Law Enforcement LLC & LIONHEART
Tactical Training Group LLC are both the brainchildren of Mark McGougan and
Caleb Shropshier (AKA Shrop). Mark and Shrop are both passionate about firearms
and tactical training. Both Mark and Shrop bring years of experience to the
table from their Law Enforcement and Military Backgrounds. Both LIONHEART LET
& LIONHEART TTG's main missions are to provide innovative and comprehensive
firearms instruction, training, and techniques.

LIONHEART LET takes great pride in providing each Officer with the best
possible training. Striving to create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere where
learning can take place and the Officer can become much more skilled and
confident in their abilities.

LIONHEART TTG works more with civilians and
takes great pride in working with law abiding Americans who want to protect
themselves and their loved ones.

LIONHEART means to be BRAVE and COURAGEOUS. That is what we believe each LEO
and or civilian embodies when they want to better protect themselves, their
partners/family, and the community they serve and or live in.

Mark

Mark McGougan

Co-Founder/Lead Instructor

Mark is an 11-year USCG veteran and a homegrown local to Charleston. During his time in the USCG he was a Maritime Enforcement Specialist with more than 9 years directly involved with USCG Maritime Law Enforcement operations. Most notable for being an Airborne Use of Force Precision Marksman and Precision Marksman instructor (CG sniper) who's primary mission, from a helicopter, was disabling noncomplaint vessels smuggling large quantities of narcotics.

Mark also became certified in many training schools such as Basic Tactical Operations Course, Nationally Registered EMT, and Advanced Life Saving / Live tissue school.

Mark honorably left the USCG to pursue his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and became a Police Officer for the City of Charleston (CPD) where he was awarded top shot at both SCCJA Police Academy and CPD's Police Academy. He was a patrol officer for a couple years before leaving to become an Instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Charleston SC.

Mark currently works as a Federal Maritime Law Enforcement Instructor for the Maritime Law Enforcement Academy in Charleston. There he instructs multiple classes such as ground defensive tactics and shoot house tactics/procedures.

Shrop

Caleb Shropshier A.K.A. Shrop

Co-Founder/Lead Instructor

Shrop is an active Law Enforcement Officer with over 12 years of Law Enforcement experience. During Shrop’s Law Enforcement career, Shrop has worked Uniform Patrol, the Neighborhood Resource Officer Unit, Intelligence Led Policing Unit (Full-Time SWAT), and is currently serving in the Training Unit.

Shrop is an active SWAT Team (10 Years) member. His current role is Team Leader and Training Coordinator. He has held many different roles as a SWAT Team operator to include shield operator, breacher, less lethal, and Team Lead.

Shrop is a National Rifle Association (NRA) certified Rifle Instructor, International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI) Pistol Instructor, Taser Instructor, South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (SCCJA) Driving Instructor, SCCJA Defensive Tactics Instructor, Sage Dynamics certified Red Dot Sight Instructor, and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) certified Active Shooter Instructor. Shrop is also certified through the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Specific Skills Instruction (SSI) and Basic Instructor Development (BID).

Shrop has been through the Hostage Rescue Tactics (HRT) program at the Government Training Institute (GTI), South Carolina SWAT Summit in Columbia South Carolina, and the Charleston City Police Department Basic SWAT School. Shrop has his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina at Aiken.