MARK T.COCHIOLO

LEAD INSTRUCTOR

37 YEARS EXPERIENCE

CERTIFICATIONS:

Chief Warrant Officer, Naval Special Warfare, Basic Underwater Demolition/ SEAL (BUD/S) Land Warfare Training Officer, Weapons Instructor & Combat Systems Trainer, Contract BUD/S Instructor (Curriculum Development & Marksmanship Training)

AWARDS:

Bronze Star Medal with Valor, Joint Service Commendation Medal with Valor, Presidential Unit Citation, Multiple Combat and Meritorious Service Medals

BIO:

Mark T. Cochiolo, CWO3 (SEAL) ret., is the Director of the Smith & Wesson Academy with 37 years of Naval Special Warfare experience. He served four SEAL tours and eight years in the Navy’s elite counterterrorism unit, CNSWDG (Gold Squadron), with deployments across Iraq, Afghanistan, Eastern Europe, Kosovo, and Bosnia. Mark played key roles in high-risk combat missions, including prisoner rescues and raids on high-value targets. Following his military career, he spent 13 years training over 4,000 SEAL candidates in advanced weapons marksmanship.