JP Dinnell

JP Dinnell is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and now a Leadership Instructor, Speaker, and Strategic Advisor with Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Training Officer. Dinnell is also a pro team athlete and spokesperson for Origin Maine and Jocko Fuel, an American clothing and supplement company. Dinnell has a signature Energy Drink flavor, “Sour Apple Sniper,” with Jocko Fuel.

Dinnell spent nearly a decade in the SEAL Teams, having done three combat deployments. Sent to the violent terrorist stronghold of Ar Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006 with SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, Dinnell served as point man, machine gunner, and lead sniper for Delta Platoon opposite the American Sniper, Chris Kyle, who was in Charlie Platoon. For his leadership and courage under fire, he was awarded a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars with Valor, and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor, helping Task Unit Bruiser to become the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War.

He worked closely with SEAL Officers Jocko Willink, his Task Unit Commander, and Leif Babin and was the driving force on many of the daring combat operations Jocko and Leif wrote about in "Extreme Ownership." Upon his return, Dinnell again worked directly for Willink as a training instructor at Naval Special Warfare Group One Training Detachment, where he orchestrated realistic and challenging training scenarios for Special Operations Urban Combat training and Close Quarters Combat training to better prepare SEAL units for the real-world battlefield. He also served as a Combatives Instructor and Marksmanship Instructor and earned his Master Trainer Specialist qualification while helping Willink rebuild and enhance these training programs into the highly effective platforms they are today.

Dinnell brings exceptional experience and a frontline leadership perspective from the winning mindset and culture of Task Unit Bruiser.