Chinese Espionage Compromises Millions of Security Clearance Records. Again.
While the Chinese are noted offenders of nefarious cyber activity, these incidents further highlight the critical necessity of overall cyberspace security.
Black Ops & Intel
Take a Tour of Weapons on the Ukrainian Front Lines
A volunteer soldier takes you on an inside tour of the weapons and explosives he encountered on the Ukrainian battlefield.
Too Hollywood to Believe: Delta’s Raid Against ISIS in Syria
The Delta Force raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Sayyaf sounded suspiciously like a Hollywood screenplay.
A SEAL Goes to the CIA (Pt. 4)
The station phase starts slow, then ramps up into confusion, chaos, and crisis. Imagine a CIA officer in Moscow when communism fell. That about captures it.
The Narco Insurgency Heats up in Jalisco
The Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion has upped the ante in Southern Mexico.
A SEAL Goes to the CIA (Pt. 3)
All that remains is for us to survive the final, brutal, week-long exercise, followed by graduation. Not everyone will make it to become CIA case officers.
Secrets of SOG: An Unheeded Warning (Pt. 6)
As the soldiers of MACV-SOG sifted through the remains left behind following the NVA attack on FOB 4, the pieces began to fall into place.
A SEAL Goes to the CIA (Pt. 2)
I had started the first phase of the CIA’s field tradecraft training. I had taken the proverbial pill, and seen the Matrix. My eyes had been opened.
A SEAL Goes to the CIA (Pt.1)
I guess they were not kidding at the Team when they said a lot of SEALs do not make it through the background check and polygraph, and I am better off staying in the Teams.
PSYOPS Against ISIS: An Asset Still Neglected
PSYOPS tactics have been used against ISIS in Syria. While a commendable effort, there’s much room for improvement.
Corporate Espionage Meets National Intelligence
The CEO brought the group onto one of the colorful factory floors and turned toward them. Normally friendly and always wearing a smile, this time, his look was stern and he appeared circumspect. He swept his eyes over them before he spoke. “Now remember, no messing about. No touching, no tasting, no telling.” There was a […]
U.S. Army PSYOPS: Anti-ISIS Leaflet Drop
A few days ago, American PSYOP publicly announced its involvement in the fight against Daesh in a spectacular way: the rarely-used leaflet bomb. The leaflet dissemination was first reported in USA Today by Tom Vanden Brook, who is known within the community for his often highly critical, but usually salient, reporting on American influence operations. In […]
