![]() Gaetz is one of six Republican lawmakers, according to Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide for Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who preemptively sought a pardon from Trump prior to Janufor his actions in furthering the coup. ![]() Gallagher has repaid Trump by not only endorsing him but by also endorsing candidates that supported Trump’s coup, such as Florida Representative Matt Gaetz and Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert. In an attempt to tamp mass social anger that erupted after the video and photos emerged, in a statement to the Tallahassee Democrat on August 12, the Tallahassee Police Department said that it did not “have a relationship with and the company was not hired or compensated by TPD.” Despite, or because, his own squad-mates accused him of committing war crimes, being “freaking evil” and “perfectly OK with killing anybody who moves,” Gallagher was pardoned by ex-President Donald Trump after he was convicted in 2019 for taking a photo with a corpse, as part of the aspiring dictator’s attempt to cultivate a fascistic base of support within the police-military apparatus. That Stronghold SOF Solutions boasts such extensive ties with the US government attests to the advanced crisis of the capitalist system in the heart of world imperialism and disabuses any notions that the US military and police exist to advance “human rights,” “democracy” or protect “innocent” life. Under the “Clients” section of the company website, Stronghold claims to have dealings, which presumably includes more “training” provided by war criminal Gallagher, with the US Air Force, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Postal Inspection Service and the National Sheriffs’ Association. Despite only coming into operation within the last year, Stronghold SOF Solutions boasts an impressive client list that includes several government and police agencies. Eglin Air Force Base is located less than 40 miles from the Stronghold facility however, the company is about 120 miles, or roughly a two-hour drive away, from the Tallahassee Police Department. ![]() While Gallagher does not appear to hold a senior leadership position within the company, he has maintained a relationship with Stronghold since at least December 2021, based on publicly available photos. According to Graves’ LinkedIn account, he was assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida from 2011 through 2017. The compound is owned by Stronghold SOF Solutions, which describes itself as “A US provider of relevant training solutions for the warfighter.” The company’s “core values” include supporting “military and law enforcement,” fighting “evil” and “develop & enable American Patriots.” The CEO and president of the company is Brandon Graves who, like Gallagher, is a highly trained government assassin who was deployed multiple times overseas to kill the targets of US imperialism. The video and photos were taken at a private shooting range and paramilitary compound located in the panhandle of Florida in DeFuniak Springs. This tag, as of this writing, has not been removed, implying agreement with the statement. In that same post, he tagged the official Instagram account of Stronghold SOF Solutions. The hashtag #FAFO, is reference to Gallagher’s brand and personal mantra “Fuck Around and Find Out,” which he has emblazoned on T-shirts, stickers and brass knuckles that he sells. Image from video posted by Edward Gallagher showing Tallahassee police shooting M4 rifles at the Stronghold compound.
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