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Category: Special Agent Tricks

Building a Basic 3 Day Survival Kit by Derek Smith

Building a Basic 3 Day Survival Kit by Derek Smith

Are You Prepared? As a counterintelligence agent living and working in Turkey, I would go on 30-day missions where I was operating alone with absolutely no backup. If the shit hit the fan, there was no one for me to call for help. My team was over 100 miles away and would definitely not get Read More

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Special Agent Tactics: 3 Steps to Becoming a Warrior

Special Agent Tactics: 3 Steps to Becoming a Warrior

Developing a Warrior Mindset In a previous article, I wrote about the warrior mindset, and I told you I would describe how to build that mindset. In this article, I will do just that. When I was a federal agent I read somewhere that there was a saying that many cops have to live by, Read More

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What Is The Warrior Mindset? by Derek Smith

What Is The Warrior Mindset? by Derek Smith

I see the term “warrior mindset” has been thrown around quite a bit lately, but there has been very little explanation about what this term really means and how to develop it. With 38 years in the security, law enforcement and military fields I want to give my take on what the “warrior mindset” really Read More

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The Challenges of Performing Surveillance By Derek Smith

The Challenges of Performing Surveillance By Derek Smith

Surveillance takes up a lot of some investigator’s day, and it is a critical task and investigative component for us agents, but they really sucks. In this third blog on surveillance, I want to talk about some of the challenges and problems you will have to deal with during a surveillance. Read More

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The Art of Surveillance: Vehicle Surveillance by Derek Smith

The Art of Surveillance: Vehicle Surveillance by Derek Smith

Carrying Out a Surveillance Surveillance Vehicles In a previous article I talked about surveillance in general and gave a few tips. In this article I will talk about vehicle surveillance. Usually during surveillance, a vehicle of some sort is needed at some point during the operation. You need to give some special consideration to the Read More

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5 Urban Survival Tips To Keep You Safe

5 Urban Survival Tips To Keep You Safe

Catastrophy Often Comes With Little Warning When I was an Air Force Office of Special Investigations Counterintelligence Agent, I was stationed in Turkey for two years. While there I was performing what is called HUMINT which is Human intelligence or intelligence gathered by means of interpersonal contact, as opposed to the more technical intelligence gathering Read More

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