At a Glance
Retired Marine officer and Gunsite range master known for combat optics.
Schools
- Gunsite Academy (adjunct range master, 20+ years)
Accomplishments
- Retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, 24 years
- Director of military business development, Aimpoint
- Owner of Patriot Products AZ (Combat Sight Tool)
About Freddie Blish
Freddie Blish is a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and an adjunct range master at Gunsite Academy in Arizona, widely recognized as a specialist in combat optics such as red dot sights. During 24 years in the Marine Corps he served multiple combat tours and deployed in operational, instructional and advisory roles in Iraq, Africa, Korea, Thailand and Latin America. After retiring, he became Director of Military Business Development for Aimpoint, Inc., where he built an intensive optics training program used by U.S. Army Regional Training Center firearms instructors, the U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School, U.S. Air Force Pararescue and I Marine Expeditionary Force advisory training teams. He has also worked for LaRue Tactical and as a private security contractor.
According to Gunsite, Blish has taught military, law enforcement and private-sector students for more than twenty years and has served as a technical advisor on military optics for television and film. In October 2014, Panteao Productions released his first instructional video, Intro to Combat Optics, covering dot sight selection, mounts, zeroing, and drills for downed or obscured optics on carbines, pistols and shotguns. He also owns Patriot Products AZ, LLC, maker of the Combat Sight Tool and the Combat Optic Tool. For gun owners moving to red dots on rifles and handguns, his work offers practical, field-tested instruction.
Key Facts
- Served 24 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
- Served as Director of Military Business Development for Aimpoint, Inc. after retirement.
- October 24, 2014: Panteao Productions announces his first video, Intro to Combat Optics.
- Adjunct Range Master at Gunsite Academy, with more than twenty years of instruction experience.
- Owner and CEO of Patriot Products AZ, LLC, maker of the Combat Sight Tool and Combat Optic Tool.
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Sources
- Freddie Blish (Gunsite Academy)
- Panteao Productions: New Combat Optics Video With Freddie Blish (Soldier Systems Daily, 2014)
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