Barrie 'Baz' Rice served in the New Zealand Special Air Service (1NZSAS) or 'the
Unit'. During that time he was an amphibious and counter-terrorist group commander,
demolitions, hand to hand (CBC) and tracking instructor. He left the SAS in
1995 and has since worked as a private security contractor, sole operator bodyguard,
close protection instructor and team leader (C1) for international security companies
such as Blackwater USA or with military units and law enforcement agencies. Baz
has worked all over the world, including in Hong Kong, Brunei, Europe, Jordan,
Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Libya, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Colombia, Africa and Latin
America. As well as his security services and training, Baz has provided military
consultancy and weapons training for Oscar-winning movies such as the Lord
of the Rings trilogy, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, Coriolanus
and White House Down and for a host of TV shows.