Michael McLean Wheeler is a former United States Marine that has dedicated a philosophy in survival and self-reliance. He started his journey while exploring useful techniques to prepare his family and friends for crisis level events. The Marine Corps was the catalyst of his knowledge and skill, but dedication to his family and their self-reliance motivated the creation of Journey Survival Tactics, survival writing, instruction, and the passage of continual knowledge. Complimented with an EMS, firefighting, and public safety background; his focus expands many different doctrines of survival for anyone to advance their knowledge and practical skills.