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The Benjamin Guard · Cumby, Texas
Every environment.
Every discipline.
One standard.

Most ranges give you a lane and a target. We give you a shoot house, a dynamic bay, a dive pond, a drive track, and instructors who have operated in environments that don't appear on maps.

The Benjamin Guard was built for the person who takes their preparation seriously — whether that's a SWAT officer maintaining perishable skills, an executive protection agent who needs real doctrine, or a civilian who refuses to be unprepared.

Come train. Learn from operators. Work in environments staged to make you better. This is what a training facility is supposed to be.

OPERATOR BACKGROUND
Air Force Special Warfare · JTAC
CIA Global Response Staff · GRS Contractor
U.S. State Dept · Anti-Terrorism Assistance
ACCREDITATION
TCOLE Licensed Facility
Grayson College Partner
Federal Contracting Pipeline — Active
FACILITY
158 Acres · Cumby, Texas
6,000+ sqft Shoot House Complex
150yd × 100yd Dynamic Bay · 60 capacity
The Ground

158 Acres of East Texas

The facility sits on 158 acres of rugged East Texas terrain — scrubland, mesquite, open ground, and tight corridors. About 105 minutes east of Dallas on I-30. Far enough from the city to do real work. Close enough to be worth the drive.

The property is not a backdrop. It is a training environment. The terrain dictates the curriculum. The curriculum earns the terrain.

Dynamic Bay
150yd × 100yd · 60 capacity · Live fire
Shoot House Complex
6,000+ sqft · 3 independent structures · Dry fire
PT Area
Tactical fitness · Functional movement
Classroom
Full cohort capacity · Mission brief configuration
Total Acreage
158 acres · Cumby, Texas 75433
The Founding

Built by Operators

The Benjamin Guard was founded by operators with backgrounds in Air Force Special Warfare · JTAC, CIA Global Response Staff · GRS Contractor, and U.S. State Department Anti-Terrorism Assistance. Built by people who have been in the environments they teach about.

The standard they built it to is what you are here for. This facility exists to outlast the people who built it. That is the point. That has always been the point.

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TBG // Legacy · 1835
"Who will come with
old Ben Milam
into San Antonio?"

On December 5, 1835, Benjamin Milam stood outside the walls of San Antonio de Béxar and made a decision that would alter the history of Texas. The Mexican Army held the city with over a thousand troops. The Texian force was outnumbered, undersupplied, and uncertain.

Milam turned to the men around him and asked that question. Three hundred volunteers stepped forward. The battle lasted four days. On December 7, a sniper ended Milam's life. On December 9, General Cos surrendered San Antonio.

Benjamin Milam never lived to see Texas independence. But he died on the ground that made it possible.

Neil Milam is his direct descendant. The 158 acres beneath this facility carry that weight. The Benjamin Guard was built to honor it — and to build something worthy of the name above the door.

December 7, 1835
Benjamin Milam fell in the Battle of San Antonio. Texas was never the same.
The Vision

Bigger Than
Two People
and a Facility

Guard Games. Federal contracting. A docuseries. Law enforcement dive certification. A movement built around fitness and firearms. The Benjamin Guard is an institution being built — not a range being run. The founding members are part of that build.

Guard Games
Competitive fitness and firearms event series — coming to TBG
Fitness & Firearms
Biweekly sessions — rucking, running, shooting under stress
Dive Certification
LE and emergency services dive pond — in development
Corporate Events
Tactical experiences on 158 acres — summer concerts, team events
The Standard

One Standard. No Exceptions.

01
THE LEGACY
Named for Benjamin Milam. His last words became a battle cry. His descendant built this facility to honor the standard he set.
02
THE GROUND
158 acres of real terrain in Hopkins County, Texas. Not a square range. Not a flat lot. Real operational environments.
03
THE OPERATORS
A team of operators — not influencers. Credentials from Special Operations, federal contracting, and government anti-terrorism programs.
Come see it for yourself

The facility is here.

The standard is set.
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