WE'RE COMMITTED TO THE TRAINING LIFESTYLE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH IT
Led by Founder and CEO Ryan Tuttle, our instructor team is built on genuine passion. At Threat Dynamics, our staff truly loves what they do — training, mentoring, and helping every member and customer grow in skill and confidence.
Our instructors come from strong backgrounds in military service, law enforcement, NRA-certified instruction, and competitive shooting. Beyond their prior experience, every TD Instructor must complete our rigorous 100+ hour internal certification program, ensuring they meet the highest standards of teaching, safety, and customer care.
We pride ourselves on instructors who listen as hard as they teach. Whether you’re a brand-new shooter or developing advanced defensive skills, our team knows how to meet you where you are and guide you to your goals.
All Threat Dynamics instructors are certified NRA Firearm Instructors.
Our mission is simple: give you every possible advantage.
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Ryan Tuttle ~ FOUNDER/ CEO
Ryan Tuttle is a husband, father of two, and lifelong builder of ideas and communities. A former Infantryman with the Oregon Army National Guard (2001–2009), he served in combat operations in Iraq (03 - 05) and during Hurricane Katrina before transitioning his leadership skills into business. By 2009, he founded Threat Dynamics, now recognized as Oregon’s premier firearms training facility. His background spans building more than 200 custom homes as a Construction/ Project Manager, and he founded:
-Tactical Guardian LLC - 2010
-AGOGE Training Technologies, LLC - 2017
-RxXtrax - 2019.
He currently offers consulting on shooting range developments nationwide. Ryan also serves on the board of USCCA PAC20 and participates in a national shooting range peer group.
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SGT Ryan Tuttle (retired)
Tuttle spent served honorably in the Oregon Army Nation Guard as an 11Bravo Infantryman, 240B Gunner, Weapon Squad Leader and Headquarters Reconnaissance Scout.
During his 8 years of Military serving his country in 2003 Tuttle was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom II. During that Deployment SGT Tuttle and his unit were selected as the 1st Cavalry Division’s “Quick Reaction Force”, a mission that is normally reserved for special operations units.
Tuttle and his QRF Unit were activated over 400 times, including 30 Air Assault missions during this deployment, and were directly involved in combat operations in the cities and areas of Taji, Fallujah, Najaf, Tramiyah, Sadr City and Bagdad Iraq. Do to their steadfast and professional reputation their Unit was selected to guard the Al Rasheed Hotel housing VIP Delegates during the first ever Iraqi elections.
For this Deployment SGT Tuttle was awarded:
An Army Accommodation Metal for Valor for Combat Actions in the Battle of Najaf and Tuttle’s 14 Confirmed Enemy Kills. The 1st Regimental Combat Team of the 1st Marine Division also awarded Tuttle their Unit Combat Patch for his Units combat support in the Battle of Najaf.
A Presidential Unit Citation for providing Combat support to the 1st Regimental Combat Team of the 1st Marine Division in Battle of Fallujah, 2004.
An Army Accommodation Metal for professionalism during actions to rebuilding of Iraq.
Other Military Highlights:
SGT Tuttle also aided in security operations during the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
As a Weapons Squad Leader, Tuttle participated in Scout training operations in (nationally) Oregon, Idaho, Louisiana, Georgia, Texas, (Internationally) Kuwait, Mongolia and Japan.
Civilian Certifications:
NRA Certified Pistol Instructor # 183223496
NRA Certified Chief Range Safety Officer
NRA Range Safety Officer
Utah Concealed Firearm Permit Certified Instructor # i102781
Threat Dynamics Master Level Instructor- Basic Pistol, Home Defense, Tactical Defensive Shooting & OR, UT & AZ CHL Instructor