Harry Humphries

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Harry Humphries
born November 17, 1940 (1940-11-17) (age 67)

Humphries with Bruce Willis (left)
Place of birth Kearny, New Jersey
Allegiance Flag of the United States United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 1958-1971
Rank E-6 First Class Petty Officer
Commands held 150-man mercenary unit comprised of Chinese Hmongs, Cambodians, and Vietnamese
Awards Silver Star, Bronze Star, combat V, Navy Commendation Medal, Combat V, Purple Heart
Other work Owner/Operator of GSGI (Global Studies Group Inc.), Owner/Operator of ISS (International Security Solutions LLC, consultant/advisor, actor

Harry Humphries (born November 17, 1940) is a highly decorated former Navy SEAL who currently works as a consultant/actor on Hollywood films. After graduating Farragut, Naval Prep School, and attending Rutgers University in New Jersey, Humphries joined the Navy where he was assigned to UDT 22 and SEAL Team 2. In 1971 Humphries left the Navy with an Honorable Discharge. After a career with Henkal KGaA the German Multi National Chemical Company, he moved out to California where he started GSGI (Global Study Group Inc.) Humphries currently resides in Huntington Beach, California where he works full-time as a Security Consultant and Entertainment Technical Adviser/Actor.

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[edit] Military career

Soon after joing the Navy, Humphries went through UDTR (Underwater Demolition Team Replacement) Class 29. This was before BUD/S was created. After working on UDT 22 for some time, Humphries volunteered and was accepted into the ultra-elite SEAL Team TWO alongside Richard Marcinko, who would later in life go on to write The New York Times best-seller Rogue Warrior, an autobiographical account of his life in the Navy (Humphries is mentioned numerous times throughout the book). Humphries was involved in over 200 combat missions and did 2 tours in Vietnam, first as a member of SEAL Team TWO Eight Platoon under Marcinko, and then later as a PRU Advisor with Phoenix Program's Counter-Terrorism unit. It was during this second tour of duty when he was severely wounded. One of Humphries' most famous operations was during the Tet Offensive when he and a few other SEALs drove into Chau Doc to rescue medical personnel trapped in the crossfire. It was for this action that Humphries received his Silver Star. In 1969, after being promoted to E-6 First Class Petty Officer, Harry Humphries left the Navy.

[edit] GSGI (Global Study Group Inc.)

[edit] Tactical

While GSGI mostly works within the film industry, they formerly did tactical training as well. Humphries himself has a large amount of experience with this. He was a tactical instructor with the Advanced HRT (Hostage Rescue Team) Instructors program at Eastern Michigan University. He was also a tactical instructor at Gunsite Training Center near Paulden, Arizona. He also participated in the Illinois University Police Training Institute Master Instructor program. He still does some training for Law Enforcement, Military and Qualified Civilians.

[edit] Consulting

In the latter years of his work with GSGI, Humphries has moved more into doing consulting for Hollywood movies. Humphries performs a variety of roles, including: tactical consultant/advisor, technical advisor, script consultant, military advisor, stuntman and producer. Humphries has worked with numerous directors on many different movies. He has done several movies with Michael Bay, Tony Scott, Antoine Fuqua, and Ridley Scott. He has also worked with other well-known directors such as John Woo and Brian De Palma. He has an extensive resume of consulting credits.

[edit] Actor

In addition to consulting and advising, Humphries occasionally works as an actor. He has been given small but memorable roles in a few of the movies he's done consulting work for.

  • GI Jane: Directed by Ridley Scott - played the role of "Warrant Officer Fenton - SEAL Instructor"
  • Armageddon: Directed by Michael Bay - played the role of "Chuck Jr - Senior NASA Astronaut Instructor"
  • The Rock: Directed by Michael Bay - played the role of "Admiral Williams - Commander Naval Special Warfare"

[edit] ISS (International Security Solutions LLC)

While most of his work is with GSGI, Humphries is also Owner/Operator of ISS. ISS is a security consulting firm specializing in government contracts having to do with domestic counter-terrorism preparedness, in particular, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD's).

[edit] Qualifications/capabilities

Humphries is a graduate of several different tactical/military/law enforcement programs in several different states and countries. In addition to being a Former Navy SEAL, he has the following qualifications:

+ Military and Police Special Operations - Humphries has a working relationship with the Criminal Justice and Special Forces communities,

+ Engineer - As an engineer he has operational and consulting experience in various countries, including Russia, CIS States, Albania, Kosovo, the Middle East, Latin America and of course the U.S.