37: "Your grandfather was a spy!" - The USAF Security Service - Philip Shackelford

From Balloons to Drones
30/04/2023 31 min
37: "Your grandfather was a spy!" - The USAF Security Service - Philip Shackelford

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Amidst the news of classified intelligence leaks, it's a great time to look back at the US Air Force Security Service - the USAF's own intelligence agency that gathered critical intelligence throughout the Cold War. From using surveillance aircraft to spy on potential threats to helping fighter pilots shoot down MiGs over the skies of Vietnam, Philip Shackelford takes us through the story of this mysterious organization, as he details in his new book: 'Rise of the Mavericks,' from Naval Institute Press.

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