John Hurth is the founder of TYR Group, a retired Special Forces Soldier and also the author of the bestselling book “Combat Tracking Guide”.
In this position, John Hurth oversees day-to-day operations and works with the TYR Group team to set and implement the organization’s strategic vision. He is responsible for ensuring TYR Groups programs and services continue to have the greatest possible impact on the clients we serve.
John Hurth’s US Army military career includes 23 years of active duty service in a variety of Infantry and Special Forces roles. Special Forces is the only DoD organization whose primary mission is to organize, equip, train, advise or direct, and support indigenous military or paramilitary forces in Unconventional Warfare or Foreign Internal Defense activities.
John served with 1st Special Forces Group at Ft. Lewis, WA where he participated in multiple deployments overseas to include two combat tours in support of the Global War On Terror. John also served with the Special Operations Training Detachment at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in Ft. Polk, LA. During John’s Special Forces career, he served in multiple positions as a Weapons Sergeant, Assistant Operations and Intelligence Sergeant and Operations Sergeant. Prior to joining Special Forces, he served as an Infantry Soldier in multiple Airborne, Light and Mechanized Infantry assignments within the continental U.S. and overseas.
