Good Hunting: An American Spymaster's Story
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Jump training at the Farm, 1969
“Undercover” in Chile, my first foreign post, 1971
View from the Hotel Carrera of the Chilean presidential palace being stormed on September 11, 1973, in a coup that toppled President Salvador Allende. Though the CIA has long been blamed for its hand in this action, it did not plot with the military to overthrow Allende.
In charge of the largest covert operation of the Cold War—aka “Charlie Wilson’s War.” To support the Afghan mujahideen in their efforts to repel the Russians, I traveled to China (above) to buy the mules to haul matériel across the Pakistan border, and to Egypt (below) for the AK-47s.
Leading the task force that trained the mujahideen; here, with Tim Burton
The weapon that changed the war—and the world: the Stinger missile, the most powerful antiaircraft weapon in existence
About to board a Soviet helicopter for a trip to Friendship Bridge, 1991
Milt Bearden—former chief, Islamabad—and I in front of KGB headquarters in 1991, on a visit to Russia during which we coaxed our old enemies into helping us combat the drug trade
Milt Bearden and I with undercover officers in 1991 at KGB HQ
Visit to the Henley Royal Regatta with old friend Sir David Spedding and his wife, Jill
Accepting the Hugh Montgomery Award at the OSS Society’s annual dinner, 2013 (Photograph courtesy of the OSS Society)
I met many great leaders in my thirty-two years at the CIA. Meeting Pope John Paul II was a great moment for me and my family.
Pat, who was at my side before, during, and after the CIA
Our six children—Conor, Megan, Kee Kee, Amy, Jennifer, and Joe—accompanied us on all of my overseas postings, unaware of the nature of my work. Here, at a birthday party in 2010
My latest chapter—lifeguard-alumni rowing championships, and the thriving world of private intelligence. The Arkin Group started with my old friend Stanley Arkin, pictured here.
A Note About the Author
Jack Devine is a founding partner and the president of The Arkin Group and a thirty-two-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency. While at the CIA, Mr. Devine served as the head of the CIA’s operations outside the United States. In this capacity, he had supervisory authority over thousands of CIA employees involved in sensitive missions throughout the world. Mr. Devine held numerous other senior positions at the CIA, such as chief of the Latin American Division and director of the Counternarcotics Center, which was responsible for tracking worldwide narcotics and crime organizations in the late 1980s. Mr. Devine also headed the CIA’s Afghan Task Force, which successfully countered Soviet aggression in the region. He was awarded the CIA’s Meritorious Officer Award for this accomplishment.
Mr. Devine’s international experience with the U.S. government also included postings to Latin America and Europe. During his career with the CIA, Mr. Devine was involved in organizing, planning, and executing countless sensitive projects in virtually all areas of intelligence, including analysis, operations, technology, and management.
He is the recipient of the Agency’s Distinguished Intelligence Medal and several meritorious awards. Mr. Devine resides in New York City and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Devine, Jack, 1940–
Good hunting: an American spymaster’s story / Jack Devin with Vernon Loeb.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-374-13032-9 (hardback) — ISBN 978-1-4299-4417-5 (ebook)
1. Devine, Jack, 1940– 2. United States. Central Intelligence Agency—Officials and employees—Biography. 3. Spies—United States—Biography. 4. Intelligence officers—United States—Biography. 5. United States. Central Intelligence Agency—History—20th century. 6. Espionage, American—History—20th century. 7. United States—Foreign relations—1945–1989. 8. United States—Foreign relations—1989– I. Loeb, Vernon. II. Title.
JK468.I6 D48 2014
327.12730092—dc23
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2014001349
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All statements of fact, opinion, or analysis expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official positions or views of the CIA or any other U.S. Government agency. Nothing in the contents should be construed as asserting or implying U.S. Government authentication of information or Agency endorsement of the author’s views. This material has been reviewed by the CIA to prevent the disclosure of classified information.