Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens grew up in Ireland where he served in the Tier One Counter-Terrorist Force. After immigrating to the United States, he served 24-years in the United States Army - 6 in the infantry and 18 in Special Forces. He served in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan multiple times, ran the Special Forces Sniper Course, and was in charge of all Force Modernization for Army Special Forces.
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Kevin Owens served as a sniper in the Army Ranger Wing, Ireland’s tier-one SOF unit, from 1987 to 1992, and later attended the Special Forces Sniper Course (SFSC) in 2007, where he graduated as the top-shooting team. He was deployed as a sniper in a Special Forces CIF company during multiple combat deployments and served as a Special Forces Sniper instructor at SFSC from 2008 to 2011. Additionally, Kevin was the Non-Commissioned Officer in charge (NCOIC) of the Special Forces Sniper Course from 2010 to 2011. In 2011, he won the International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, GA, and in 2021, he was honored with the NDIA Hathcock award for his significant contributions to the military sniper community. Between 2020 and 2025, Kevin planned and conducted multiple long-range shooting courses for civilians, law enforcement, and military personnel.​​
Kirsten Morgan
Kirsten served over 12 years in law enforcement with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) and was a member of the CMPD SWAT Team. In addition, she also served as a member of the Crime Gun Suppression Team, a part-time instructor at the CMPD Academy, and a member of the Dignitary Protection Unit among other roles as a police officer. She began teaching Active Shooter Training to Charlotte residents after responding to the UNCC active shooter while on the CMPD SWAT Team. Her passion runs deep in preparing others for this unthinkable crime and continues to teach Active Shooter Training to the community.
She is a certified North Carolina Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor and certified NC Concealed Carry Instructor and has trained recruits, police officers, tactical officers, and civilians for many years. Kirsten's mission is to pass on the knowledge she received through her years in policing to others who were not given the same opportunities.​
Hathcock Award
Award Winning Team
NDIA presents the Hathcock award annually for outstanding contributions to the Military sniper community.
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