CT 707
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Nir Maman, Chief Instructor, ISFKM CT 707
Nir Maman served in one of the most elite units in the Israeli Special Forces, the Central Command Counter-Terror Unit (C.T.U.) and the Special Forces Counter-Terror and Special Operations School (C.T.S.O). During his service he held several positions including Commander of the Counter-Terror School’s International Training Section where he was responsible for developing and delivering specialized Counter-Terror and Hostage Rescue training to Special Forces Units from various countries around the world that attend the Israeli Special Forces Counter-Terror and Special Operations School in preparation for high risk deployments such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
He also held the position of Lead Counter-Terror Instructor on the Counter-Terror School’s Designated Hostage Rescue Take-Over Units Instruction Section, where he was responsible for training new recruits and active operational members of the Israeli Special Force’s Designated Hostage Rescue Units in all areas of Counter-Terror warfare and Hostage Rescue including Hostage Rescue Operations in friendly and hostile/foreign environments, Close-Quarters-Combat, Dynamic Entry, Aircraft, Ship, Train, and Bus Interdiction, Suicide Bomber Interception, Urban Warfare, Tactical Shooting, and Krav Maga.
Nir was also assigned to the C.T.S.O. School’s Chief Instruction and Research and Development Section where he was responsible for developing Counter-Terror tactics and Tactical Training Protocols that are currently taught to all Israeli Special Forces Units. His duties in this branch also included training the Counter-Terror and Special Operations School’s instructors in Counter-Terror Warfare, Tactical Shooting, and Krav Maga.
Nir also held the position of Operational Team Leader on the Central Command Counter-Terror and Hostage Rescue Unit during high risk deployments which included Direct Action Operations, Arrests of high threat terrorists, and high risk entry and searches throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip regions.
In April 2009 Nir was awarded the Israeli Defense Force Ground Forces Command Soldier of the Year Award of Excellence for his service in developing Counter-Terror tactics for the Israeli Special Forces and for excellent service in commanding the Counter-Terror School’s International Training Section. Nir is also a certified Police Tactical Operations and Use of Force Instructor through the Atlantic Police Academy in Prince Edward Island Canada where he was a sworn Police Constable working as a Tactical and Use of Force Instructor. Nir also has 28 years of extensive Martial Arts and Unarmed Combat experience. He holds black belts and Instructor certifications in Israeli Krav Maga, Hap Ki Do, WTF Tae Kwon Do, and Jeet Kune Do.
In November 2008 the Israeli Defense Force’s Counter-Terror Unit and Counter-Terror and Special Operations School (Unit 707), was featured in Special Operations Report Magazine. This magazine is a closed publication exclusive to the Global Military and Police Special Operations Community. Sergeant-Major Nir Maman, Chief Instructor at ISFKM, shown on the cover of the issue (on the right in the standing position) was selected to be the spokesperson and representative of the unit for the feature.
Nir is still active in the Israeli Special Forces Reserves where he returns to Israel several times a year to head up Counter-Terror training for International Special Forces units. He also continues to deliver specialized Counter-Terror, Hostage Rescue, and Active Shooter Intervention training to Police and Military units across North America.
