Guy Minnis

Director of Training

Guy Minnis is the owner and operator of HARD TARGET Firearms Training. He is a retired detective with the Evansville Police Department (EPD) having served the citizens of Evansville for 33 years, 5 months, and 11 days. Guy has investigated numerous shootings over the years, including investigations of police involved shootings. In fact, Guy was involved in a deadly force encounter in 1985 and all of these experiences have given him a unique perspective on lethal encounters.

Guy has been a firearms instructor for 25 plus years and he was the Firearms Training Coordinator for the EPD from 2001 to 2005. During that time he was responsible for the EPD’s firearms training program where he completely revamped the program and lead the EPD into the 21st century. Guy was also fully responsible for designing and implementing the first ever three week firearms training program for the new Southwestern Indiana Law Enforcement Academy which trains newly hired law enforcement officers in Southern Indiana.

Guy is a graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Plainfield, Indiana; he has an Associate of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management from Oakland City University. He is currently an adjunct instructor for ITT Technical Institute in the Criminal Justice Program, and he was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal, "0311" (grunt) in 1976.

Guy qualified as Expert with the M16 rifle while in the Marine Corps and qualified as a NRA Distinguished Expert with his duty handgun with the EPD. During Guy's police career, he carried revolvers, semi-auto pistols, a Remington 870 shotgun, and a Colt AR15 rifle. During his ten years with the EPD SWAT Team, Guy was a member of the entry team, the explosive entry team, and was the primary sniper. Guy used the venerable Winchester Model 70 scoped .308 bolt action rifle as a team sniper.

Although it has nothing to do with firearms training, it is important to mention that Guy spent 7 years with the EPD Bomb Squad as a Bomb Technician. Guy was trained in Huntsville, Alabama at Redstone Arsenal as a Hazard Devices Technician. While Guy was with the Bomb Squad, Guy and team members disposed of more unstable dynamite than at any other time in the history of the EPD.

The following is a list of some of the training schools that Guy has graduated:

Evansville Police Department Firearms Instructor Training
Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor
Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Certified Generalist Instructor
NRA Law Enforcement Handgun & Shotgun Instructor
NRA Law Enforcement Tactical Handgun Instructor
NRA Law Enforcement Tactical Shotgun Instructor
NRA Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle Instructor
Advanced Law Enforcement Training Camp in Provo, Utah with certifications in – Tactical Handgun, Close Quarters Handgun, Building Searches, Tactical Shotgun, & Tactical Patrol Rifle.
Surefire Institute of Training – Low-Light Instructor Course taught by former Navy Seal Ken Good
Simunition – Scenario Based Force on Force Instructor
FBI SWAT Training School
Basic Tactical Officer Pistol Course taught by Strategic and Tactical Consultants
Armed Vehicle Operations taught by retired New Jersey Police Captain Ken Vogel
Armed Vehicle Operations II taught by retired New Jersey Police Captain Ken Vogel
Action Target Academy’s Range Master Course taught by retired DEA Agent Bank Miller
Calibre Press, Inc. – Street Survival Seminar (1981 & 2009)
State of Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board – Defensive Tactics
MAGLOCLEN – SWAT Seminar
The Backup Corporation’s– Use of Force Training
The Backup Corporation’s – Patrol Response to Active Shooters Training
Glock Armorer
Glock Instructor Workshop Training
Advanced Glock Armorer
Remington Law Enforcement Armorer
Colt Law Enforcement & Military Training for Armorer’s Course for the Colt AR15, M16/M4 Series Rifles, Carbines, & Sub-machine Guns

Guy is also a member of the following associations:
Life Member of the NRA
Life Member of the United States Practical Shooters Association (USPSA)
Member of the International Defensive Pistol Shooters Association (IDPA)
Safety Officer for the IDPA
Safety Officer Instructor for the IDPA
International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
National Tactical Officers Association

Over the years Guy has won numerous local, State, and Regional USPSA & IDPA shooting matches. His most prestigious shooting award was as a member of the Bronze Medal Team competing in the World Police & Fire Games in 2001 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Law enforcement teams from all over the world competed in this Action Pistol Match. Guy’s team was the highest finishing team from the USA, beating out several large metro law enforcement agencies including the venerable LAPD teams.

Take advantage of Guy’s extensive law enforcement and firearms training experiences and sign up for a class soon. HARD TARGET Firearms Training offers a No BULL Guarantee – if you are not happy with the firearms training you have received – your money will be refunded, no questions asked. Guy brings all of his police experiences and training to the table every time he performs firearms training for you, the customer. No one in the Tri-State area can match what HARD TARGET Firearms Training has to offer.



 

Victor Banet

Assistant Instructor

Victor Banet is an assistant instructor for HARD TARGET Firearms Training. Victor’s full time day job is working for Casino Aztar in Evansville, Indiana. Victor has graduated several classes on several different topics with Hard Target Firearms Training and he is a graduate of Indiana University and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology. Victor has worked as a volunteer for U.S. Senator Richard Lugar in conducting his annual job fair for those seeking positions within federal, state, and local law enforcement. He is also a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society.

Hard Target Firearms Training - Basic Marksmanship & Gun Safety
Hard Target Firearms Training - Point Shooting & Alternative Sighting Methods
Hard Target Firearms Training - Tactical Concealed Carry
Hard Target Firearms Training - 3-Day Advanced Tactical Handgun
Hard Target Firearms Training - Tactical Team Tactics
Hard Target Firearms Training - Tactical Shotgun Training
Hard Target Firearms Training - Glock Workshop
Hard Target Firearms Training - Force on Force Scenario Based Training
Hard Target Firearms Training - Low-Light Force on Force Scenario Based Training
Hard Target Firearms Training - Low-Light Techniques Handgun
Hard Target Firearms Training – Deadly Force Law Seminar
Hard Target Firearms Training - Ditch Medicine Seminar
Hard Target Firearms Training - Terrorist Attack Do's & Don'ts Seminar
Hard Target Firearms Training - Home Defense Seminar
Hard Target Firearms Training - Close Quarters Battle - Handgun
Warrior Science Group - The Bullet Proof Mind Seminar

 

Dr. Bruce Romick

Consulting Instructor

Dr. Bruce Romick has been a longtime student of HARD TARGET Firearms Training as well as being an NRA member and supportive of our Second Amendment Rights. Dr. Romick has agreed to conduct the “The First Responder Ditch Medicine Seminar” for HARD TARGET. The Ditch Medicine Seminar is a two-hour seminar that covers first aid for trauma wounds such as gunshot wounds, severe bleeding, broken bones, shock, and other serious wounds. Dr. Romick will make recommendations as to the supplies that every person should have in a Ditch Medicine Kit and will recommend where to go to get these important supplies.

Dr. Bruce Romick was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve, Medical Corps. He was attached to Bethesda Naval Hospital while he was assigned to the U.S. Navy Diving School in Washington DC.   He was certified as a "Diving Medical Officer" and was subsequently assigned to the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  While there he was a surgeon at the hospital with additional duties as a diving medical officer trained to treat diving injuries and casualties, and assisting with diving medical support during training exercises.

Dr. Romick received his Undergraduate Bachelor of Arts Degree from Vanderbilt University. He graduated the Vanderbilt University Medical School as a Doctor of Medicine in 1970 and did his internship/residences in general surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and in Urology at Indiana University Medical Center.

Dr. Romick is Board Certified, American Board of Urology. He is currently in practice with the Urological Associates, Inc., in Evansville, Indiana.

His professional affiliations are:
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
American Urological Association
American Medical Association
American Association of Clinical Urologists
Indiana State Medical Association
Past President, Vanderburgh County Medical Society
Board of Trustees, Indiana State Medical Association ’86-‘89
Board of Directors, Vanderburgh County Health Department 1983-present

Hospital Affiliations:
Deaconess Hospital/ Health Systems, Gateway, Women’s Hospital;
Past President Medical Staff
Past Chief of Surgery
Current Deaconess Hospital Board of Directors
Current Deaconess Health Systems Board of Directors

St. Mary’s Medical Center;
Past President Medical Staff
Past Chief of Surgery

Evansville Surgery Center;
Past Chairman of the Board
Medical Director since 1987
Board of Directors

Medical Staff member at Select Specialty Hospital
Urologic Consultant to Healthsouth Tri State Rehab Hospital
Indiana University School of Medicine Associate Faculty
Member Wilderness Medical Society  

Jeff Westfall

Consulting Instructor

Jeff Westfall, the owner and chief instructor at the Rising Phoenix Academy, holds three ranks in the Inosanto International Martial Arts Instructors Association, under Dan Inosanto.  They are:  Full Instructor in Jun Fan Gung Fu, Full Instructor in the Filipino Martial Arts, and Instructor in the Majapahit Martial Arts.  He is also a Full Instructor in the Thai Boxing Association of the U.S.A. under master Surachai Sirisute, holds a Black Belt from the United States Judo Association, a Brown Belt with red instructor's panel from the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Confederation, and is an authorized representative of Combat Submission Wrestling under Sensei Erik Paulson.

He has been in the martial arts since 1971, training in Kyokushin Karate, Tai Lung Gung Fu, Boxing, Thai Boxing, Jun Fan Gung Fu, the Filipino Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Shoot Wrestling, Silat, Judo, Fencing, and other disciplines.  He has been a martial arts instructor in Evansville since 1976, founding the Rising Phoenix Martial Arts Academy in 1980. 

Jeff continues his formal training by attending seminars around the country and taking instruction locally in other arts.  He maintains a rigorous personal training regimen for skill enhancement, cardiovascular fitness, strength development, flexibility, and longevity.  He believes that too many instructors set a poor example for their students by failing to maintain their own fitness adequately, being content to remember past accomplishments and get by on their knowledge alone.  Jeff teaches classes in all the arts offered at the academy except Western Fencing.