LEADERSHIP
James (Jim) Langler, CEO of Badlands Security Group, is a former United States Marine who served as a Presidential Security Guard under the Reagan administration. Afterward, Langler entered law enforcement, serving as a Division Commander and SWAT Team Commander. He served over two years in Afghanistan as a civilian police advisor, taught as lead instructor for the Afghanistan counter terrorism police basic SWAT school, and he trained United States Embassy Guard forces for Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a former New York State Counter Terrorism instructor and holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.