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'''Ron Blecker''' is the military advisor for the ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' [[Miniseries]] and television series. | '''Ron Blecker''' is the military advisor for the ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' [[Miniseries]] and television series. | ||
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Blecker has an extensive military background, having served in Army Special Operations Command (SOCOM), trained an an Army Ranger, in Special Forces, and trained in SWAT tactics. | Born in [[w:Illnois]], Blecker grew up in [[w:Oregon|Oregon]] who, immediately after graduating high school, joined the [[w:United States Army|United States Army]].<ref name="TSW">{{cite_web|url=http://www.thescifiworld.net/interviews/ron_blecker_01.htm|title=The Scifi World: Ron Blecker interview|date=17 June 2005|accessdate=23 February 2007|last=Nuytens|first=Gilles|format=|language=}}</ref> Blecker has an extensive military background, having served in [[w:SOCOM|Army Special Operations Command]] (SOCOM), trained an an [[w:Army Ranger|Army Ranger]], in Special Forces, and trained in [[w:SWAT|SWAT]] tactics. Blecker's 15 year career in the army ended in 1998 after an accident left him unable to continue serving.<ref name="TSW"/> | ||
Nearly immediately after leaving the Army, he was hired by [[w:Chris Carter|Chris Carter]] as an adviser on ''[[w:The X-Files|The X-Files]]'', as well as ''[[w:Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'', which he obtained after being referenced by the [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver Police Department]], having helped train their SWAT team the year prior.<ref name="TSW"/> | |||
His work on those shows lead to the creation of Def Con 5, a company specializing in military, police and related advisory for movies, television, and other areas, furnishing actors with firearms use for realistic combat scenes. | |||
Blecker's has worked extensively on both ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'' and ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' as weapons handler, adviser, and has even acted in episodes of both series.<ref name="TSW"/> He has also worked in various films, including all three of the ''[[w:X-Men|X-Men]]'' films. | |||
== Battlestar Galactica == | |||
Prior to the shooting of the [[Miniseries]], Blecker held a mini boot camp to aid the cast in resembling a realistic military team. He focused on drills and other military procedures to aid in the illusion. | Prior to the shooting of the [[Miniseries]], Blecker held a mini boot camp to aid the cast in resembling a realistic military team. He focused on drills and other military procedures to aid in the illusion. | ||
Director [[Michael Rymer]] asked Blecker to appear in the Miniseries as the Viper launch officer when we first see [[Kara Thrace]] attempt to launch in her Mark II Viper | Director [[Michael Rymer]] asked Blecker to appear in the Miniseries as the Viper launch officer when we first see [[Kara Thrace]] attempt to launch in her [[Mark II Viper]].<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=30|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref> | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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Ron Blecker is the military advisor for the Battlestar Galactica Miniseries and television series.
Biography[edit]
Born in w:Illnois, Blecker grew up in Oregon who, immediately after graduating high school, joined the United States Army.[1] Blecker has an extensive military background, having served in Army Special Operations Command (SOCOM), trained an an Army Ranger, in Special Forces, and trained in SWAT tactics. Blecker's 15 year career in the army ended in 1998 after an accident left him unable to continue serving.[1]
Nearly immediately after leaving the Army, he was hired by Chris Carter as an adviser on The X-Files, as well as Millennium, which he obtained after being referenced by the Vancouver Police Department, having helped train their SWAT team the year prior.[1]
His work on those shows lead to the creation of Def Con 5, a company specializing in military, police and related advisory for movies, television, and other areas, furnishing actors with firearms use for realistic combat scenes.
Blecker's has worked extensively on both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis as weapons handler, adviser, and has even acted in episodes of both series.[1] He has also worked in various films, including all three of the X-Men films.
Battlestar Galactica[edit]
Prior to the shooting of the Miniseries, Blecker held a mini boot camp to aid the cast in resembling a realistic military team. He focused on drills and other military procedures to aid in the illusion.
Director Michael Rymer asked Blecker to appear in the Miniseries as the Viper launch officer when we first see Kara Thrace attempt to launch in her Mark II Viper.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nuytens, Gilles (17 June 2005). The Scifi World: Ron Blecker interview (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 23 February 2007.
- ↑ Bassom, David (2005). ed. Adam "Adama" Newell Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion. Titan Books. ISBN 1-84576-0972, p. 30.