Charlie Williams, President of Pineland

SFC Charles Williams, retired from the U.S. Army Special Forces, served as a Special Forces Engineer and Assistant Operations and Intelligence NCO with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). His extensive experience includes participation in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and exercises such as Bright Star in Egypt. His missions spanned Sudan, Jordan, Somalia, Kenya, and Panama. Williams also contributed as an instructor in the Special Forces Qualification Course and authored articles on guerrilla warfare for training new cadre and auxiliary forces.

Since the late 1980s, Williams has been involved in Search and Rescue in North Carolina, significantly influencing training development across North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina. As CEO of Pineland Resources Inc., he offers instruction in man tracking, wilderness search and rescue, wilderness survival, land navigation, and tactical mobility training for various vehicles and equines, catering to First Responders and military personnel.

Jeff Smith