CIA Developed Technologies: Benefiting the Public
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been at the forefront of technological innovation for over 75 years. The CIA’s Directorate of Science & Technology (DS&T) is tasked with collecting and…
Project AQUILINE: Secret CIA Cold War UAV Program
McDonnell Douglas AQUILINE prototype (incorrectly identified as a “Mark II Batwing”) displayed inverted at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum. Credit: ZLEA / CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED. From the dawn of…
Sir Francis Walsingham: The Architect of Modern Espionage
Depiction of Sir Francis Walsingham, principal secretary to Elizabeth I. More commonly known as her spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham, born around 1532, is a name that resonates through the annals…
Restaurants and Cafés: The Lifeblood of Espionage
Café A Brasileira in Lisbon, where British double agent Kim Philby met with his Soviet handlers. Credit: DIMSFIKAS / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED. Espionage, or the act of obtaining secret…
“Jumping Joe” Savoldi: Football Player, Pro Wrestler, & Spy
“Jumping Joe” Savoldi in 1936. Joseph Anthony Savoldi Jr., more commonly known by his nickname “Jumping Joe” Savoldi, was born as Giuseppe Antonio Savoldi on March 5, 1908, in Castano…
Josephine Baker: Jazz Age Icon & WW2 Spy
Josephine Baker in 1942. Josephine Baker, born as Freda Josephine McDonald on June 3, 1906, in St. Her career was primarily centered in Europe, mostly in France. She was the…
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Ian Fleming, James Bond, and Coffee: An Intriguing Connection
Sean Connery as James Bond 007 and Tania Mallet as Tilly Masterson in “Goldfinger” while filming at Furka Pass and Andermatt in the Swiss Alps, Credit: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv /…
Escape and Evasion: Some Basic Guidelines
Colonel William ‘Sling’ Bladen, 104th Fighter Wing vice commander, sharpens his land navigation skills as part of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training 16 August 2019, at October Mountain, Massachusetts.…
Operation Gunnerside: Covert Mission to Deprive the Nazis of the Atomic Bomb
Vemork Hydroelectric Plant as it looks today. A Special Operations Executive (SOE) Team in 1941 (Operation Gunnerside) blew up heavy water production equipment in order to sabotage the German efforts…
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Hard Case Survival OSS Micro S.E.R.E Kit
Hard Case Survival OSS Micro S.E.R.E Kit One just has to turn on the daily news or pick up the newspaper to know we live in an age of increasing…