The CIA trains Ukraine soldiers in paramilitary tactics |
The CIA has, for over five years, trained
elite Ukrainian special forces in paramilitary fighting techniques. The secretive training location is “somewhere
in the southern U.S.
The
CIA-trained forces will, no doubt, be assigned to Ukraine’s eastern border, where
Russian troops have been positioned by Vladimir Putin, who may order an
invasion soon. It’s a top-secret program, run by paramilitaries working for the
CIA’s “Ground Branch”, officially known as Ground Department, which was created
by the Obama administration after Russia’s invasion and annexation of Crimea in
2014. President Biden has further funded and strengthened it and Ground Branch paramilitaries
routinely travel to the eastern Ukraine front and advise their counterparts
there.
One
former CIA official commented that the program is teaching Ukrainians how “to
kill Russians” if their country is attacked. The experience includes training
in firearms, camouflage techniques, land navigation, tactics like “cover and
move,” intelligence tradecraft, guerilla warfare tactics, and how to maintain
secure communications behind enemy lines or in a “hostile intelligence
environment”.
Yes,
the CIA runs paramilitary operations. Its Paramilitary Operations Officers lead
covert missions geared to collect foreign intelligence vital to national
security policymakers. It all happens in the Special Activities Division (SAD),
the most secretive and discreet special ops organization in the United States.
SAD
members are typically former military soldiers and veterans of military
special operations units such as the Green Berets or Marine Force Recon. It also
recruits from within the Agency itself. But regardless of background, all SAD
operators undergo extensive specialized training.
On
a side note, Britain’s MI6 intelligence agency also employs paramilitary personnel
that support MI6's cover operations.
In
writing the MISSION OF VENGEANCE spy thriller, I studied both the covert paramilitary
units within the CIA and MI6. Their missions and warfare tactics are very
similar to one another, and I describe them in the novel. Here’s a few snippets
from MISSION OF VENGEANCE:
Snippet
1: U.S. President Rhinehart folded his arms and massaged his chin as he
slowly turned and walked back to his chair and sat down. He looked over at
General Morrison. “Bill, I’m activating the USS Caribbean Sea amphibious
assault ship. It will sail out of Norfolk tonight and begin training exercises
off the coast of the Dominican Republic. I want you to contact the CIA’s special
ops commander and have him and two squads board while it’s in route.
Morrison
said, “That would be one-hundred troops.”
“Exactly. I want the entire contingent, including their Blackhawk
assault and Apache attack helicopters onboard. If any more U.S. citizens are
killed, the Russian Spetsnaz bastards will quickly have real warriors in their faces… America will go to war.”
Snippet
2: The FBI and DR police were ready to move in and make arrests. However,
the Spetsnaz assassins had to be neutralized. Based on Bocharov’s dead drop report
of the additional Spetsnaz arrivals, Corey modified the assault plan. To
prevent FBI agents from being slaughtered, the CIA’s special ops squads would
go in first.
Snippet
3: Five Black Hawk choppers accompanied by five Apaches swarmed into the
grounds and hovered over a thick canopy of palmetto palm several hundred yards
from the Spetsnaz barracks. One hundred CBIF Special Ops soldiers rappelled
from them and immediately advanced toward their target. They carried M4A1 carbines,
each fitted with an under-slung grenade launcher and optic red dot sight.
A
Rail Accessory System, RAS, was attached to the front of each rifle so they
could quickly adapt to changing circumstances. Telescopic sights were attached
but they could be replaced with laser-aiming red dot sights and bayonets for
close-in fighting.
Four Spetsnaz fled out of the barracks with AK-47’s blazing on full
auto. Their heads were instantly blown off by paramilitary sniper teams hidden
behind a stone fence 200 yards away.
Moments passed, then fifteen Spetsnaz ran out from the back of the
barracks. The unexpected happened. One raised and fired an RPG, a rocket-propelled
grenade launcher with an anti-tank warhead. It hit one of the Apaches hovering
over the advancing squads that it was protecting. The chopper burst into a huge
fireball and dropped toward the soldiers below who barely made it out of the
way. Upon impact, the flames flew out along the ground, severely burning three
special ops warriors who weren’t quite fast enough.
The
CIA squads opened up with their M4A1’s on full auto and fired the grenade
launchers. Some high-explosive grenades crashed through the barrack windows;
others landed behind the compound. The continual detonations were
ear-shattering. After the barrage was over, a moment of silence. The roof of
the barracks fell in.
Another moment of silence. The special ops warriors removed the
telescopic sights and attached old-fashioned bayonets, then proceeded
cautiously. Suddenly, they hit the dirt as the Spetsnaz fired AK-74’s on full
auto. The hail of gunfire didn’t subside. The magazines hold 30 rounds, and
they must have stored many more in the camouflaged foxholes they sought shelter
in.
Lastly, this video, The CIA’s Special Activities Center, also known as
the Special Activities Division, gives a visual portrayal of SAD and the reason
why it remains so secretive. Enjoy!
Robert Morton is a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), enjoys writing about the U.S. Intelligence Community, and relishes traveling to the Florida Keys and Key West, the Bahamas and Caribbean. He combines both passions in his Corey Pearson- CIA Spymaster series. Check out his latest spy thriller: MISSION OF VENGEANCE.
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