Ronald S. Colburn

Chief Ron Colburn is a Consultant at Command Group and a renowned expert in the area of border security. Chief Colburn has one of the most extensive backgrounds in border security in the world today, having served in critical operational positions in the field and at the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and its precursor agencies for over 30 years. Most recently, Chief Colburn was the National Deputy Chief for the U.S. Border Patrol within CBP. In that role, Chief Colburn helped lead a workforce of over 20,000 individuals charged with the mission of protecting, defending, and enforcing America’s borders between lawful ports of entry during a time of unprecedented scrutiny of America’s border security operations. He is a founding member of the U.S. Border Patrol’s national special weapons and tactics unit known as “BORTAC” and completed the first-ever basic tactical operations training course in May 1984.

Consultant, Command Group

National Deputy Chief, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Chief Patrol Agent, 
Yuma Sector, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Senior Associate Chief,
Southern Border Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

​Director of Law Enforcement,
White House Homeland Security Council

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