Athletics Team

The fitness and athletics team of The Recon and Sniper Foundation was created to use physical activity as a positive outlet. You’ll see us at triathlons, marathons, powerlifting, mountain biking, jiu-jitsu, CrossFit, anything that gets people active and living life. Our mission is to be there for people and remind them that no matter what is going on right now you can ENDURE!

Pistol Team

The Shooting teams are one avenue to help veterans change their high-risk behavior into a positive and goal oriented hobby. USPSA and similar pistol events are a high-paced extension of shooting skills developed during service and put you alongside both veterans and the public in a competitive environment.

Precision Team

Long range shooting competitions have exploded in popularity and offer a wide range of experiences, from ‘pack it with you’ cross country multi-day events to quick PRS-style barricade events. Squeeze out every ounce of accuracy from your rifle and challenge yourself to ring small steel out past 1000m again.

Athletics Team Captain

Kevin Tasanasanta enlisted in the Marine Corps on 25 January 2010 as a 3051 Warehouse Clerk. Stationed at First Reconnaissance Battalion in September of 2010, and deployed to Afghanistan in 2012. LAT moved to 0321 Reconnaissance Marine as a Sergeant in 2013, and was stationed back at First Reconnaissance Battalion with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company. Deployed on the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit as the team Radio Operator. After the 11th MEU, was promoted to Staff Sergeant and made the team leader of the dive team of 1st Platoon, Alpha Company. Deployed to Peru, Norway, and Western Pacific. In 2020 was stationed at the Marine Combatant Dive Detachment in Panama City, Florida. Currently serving as the MK-25 Team Leader. Schools include Military Free-Fall, Joint Terminal Air Controller, and Marine Combatant Dive. 

Joined the Triathlon community in 2021 and has competed in 6 regional races to include IronMan Florida, Panama City Marathon, and the Jacksonville Spartan series.

Flight Team Captain

Juan served in the Marine Corps for 20 years as Scout Sniper with 4 combat deployments in support of the Global on Terror and ended his career at a Joint Task Force on 2014. After retiring, he became a CrossFit Coach in Georgia for 4 years and then moved to Arizona where he now works for Strategic Armory Corps where he now is a sales rep for Armalite, Surgeon Rifles, McMillan Firearms and AWC Suppressors. He is also a lead instructor at the Sniper School in Phoenix. 

Juan is now the Team Captain of Team Flight (Skydiving, Wingsuit and Powered Flight) for Team RSF. He is an active Skydiver in AZ, club PRS competition shooter and hunter.

Action Shooting Team Captain

Rick Labistre is a 19 year Army veteran and has served in every position in an Infantry platoon from rifleman to squad leader, as well as scout to platoon sergeant in a light Infantry reconnaissance platoon, with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a 2011 graduate of the ARNG Sniper School and is currently a sniper section leader with the California Army National Guard. 

His competition background began in the 2010 CAARNG State Marksmanship Competition, and has expanded to USPSA, Steel Challenge, NRL, and other outlaw matches. His primary focus is USPSA, and has achieved Master Classification in Carry Optics Division.

Precision Team Captain

Ben Alicea - “I entered the Marine Corps Oct 26, 1992 as an infantryman.  Upon completion of MOS training at the School of Infantry received orders to 3rd Bn 6th Marines, Weapons Co to serve with the battalion’s scout sniper platoon.  After a deployment to Somalia, I returned to the US and attended Scout Sniper School from Oct-Dec 1994.  Following deployments to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Okinawa and jungle warfare training in Panama, I received orders to 1st Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Teams Company in Norfolk, VA.  Three missions/deployments later, I received orders back to the Fleet Marine Force with 1st Bn 8th Marines, Charlie Company as a squad leader.  I was promoted to SSgt just after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.  Deployed to OIF 1 as a Platoon Sergeant and upon return went to the Scout Sniper Platoon and deployed to Iraq and participated in the Battle for Fallujah. 

Upon returning to the states I received orders to SOI to be a combat instructor and served with Marine Combat Training Bn and then Advanced Infantry Training Company as an instructor with the Infantry Unit Leaders Course and then as SNCOIC of Combat Hunter.  3rd Battalion 8th Marines was the next stop where I was given the Combined Anti-Armor Teams.  In November 2008, we deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan.  Shortly after returning from deployment I was promoted to Master Sergeant and continued to serve as the Weapons Company Operations Chief.  Another trip to Afghanistan closed out my last deployment and then I went to Marine Corps Base Quantico to serve as the G3 Operations Chief.  I retired in May 2013 after almost 21 years on active duty.”

Ben’s competition-shooting career began in 2016 after he watched a good friend from 3/6’s Scout Sniper Platoon shoot a Precision Rifle Series (PRS) match in Kentucky.Once he saw him take his first shot, he was hooked.His first match was a Designated Marksman Rifle 2 day match at Peacemaker National Training Center in WV, followed by his first bolt gun match in Ohio on the Sept 11 anniversary weekend.In late 2020 he began shooting PRS Rimfire and for the first season ever and finished 3rdin the nation.