Hello everyone and welcome back to the show. Special thanks to all the brave men and women who work in the criminal justice field. We support you and you thank you for your dedicated service! Keep up the great work! If you love coffee, you are going to love the products from Four Sigmatic. From Cocoa’s to Coffee they have it all. I am a huge fan of the Lions Mane Coffee and I bet you will be too. Head over to www.cjevolution.com and see the link to Four Sigmatic. You will not be disappointed. We are very proud and honored to be partnered with Detectachem. This innovative company is protecting our brave men and women who protect this great country every-day. They offer mobile threat detection for the palm of your hands. Detecting illicit drugs and explosives. See how they can help your organization. Check out the link at www.cjevolution.com We continue to grow because of you the listener and supporter. If you would rate and review the show, we sure would appreciate it. Give us that 5-Star rating on iTunes. In this episode Patrick welcomes Tom Pecora. Tom is prepared to draw back the curtain on the little-known and misunderstood world of the CIA protective operations—security teams who work on the front lines in some of the most dangerous places in the world, doing battle with America’s most determined enemies in the War on Terror and more. Somalia was Pecora’s first deployment as a CIA Protective Operations Cadre (POC) officer, responsible for providing protective operations support in hostile areas of the world. He later headed up a series of the Agency’s undisclosed protective operations teams. From 1989 until his retirement in 2013, he was assigned to multiple war zones across Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, doing the kind of work few are even aware exists. But it does, and Pecora’s direct involvement allowed him to work behind the scenes of some of the most well-known conflicts of our time, including the infamous encounter known as Black Hawk Down, the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, and the hotbeds across the Middle East where fires continue to burn. Over the course of a career that saw him receive the Career Intelligence Medal, Intelligence Star, Meritorious Unit Citation, and numerous Exceptional Performance Awards, Pecora distinguished himself as a Protective Operations Cadre (POC) member and as a CIA Security Officer. And now he’s prepared to shed light on the world of clandestine protective operations and the selfless, heroic warriors dedicated to keeping the United States safe at all costs. Check out Tom and his book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Guardian/Thomas-Pecora/9781642930474   https://www.ssiguardian.com/about-us/leadership/thomas-pecora/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-pecora-053b503a/   Stay turned for more great episodes on the #1 Criminal Justice Podcast www.cjevolution.com   Patrick