Galen Fries

Galen Fries Galen Fries is a United States Army and Army National Guard veteran with thirty years of service, including deployments in support of Operations Desert Shield/Storm and Iraqi Freedom III. A Forward Artillery Observer, he also served on pre-deployment training teams and is a certified instructor in mental resilience, land navigation, small arms, and fire support techniques. Following his military career, Fries trained students in electrical, plumbing, and carpentry disciplines at Clover Park Technical College. A lifelong prepper and advocate for self-reliance, he is the author of Up To Speed: A Prepper’s Guide and is currently working on a military fiction novel exploring survival, morality, and human resilience in the aftermath of collapse.

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