Day: July 9, 2024

The only Black person in the CIA’s class of 1975, he blazed a trail as one of the CIA’s first Black clandestine officers, the first to open a CIA station abroad, and the first to lead a branch in the Directorate of Operations. #Trailblazer #CIA #spymaster https://t.co/Q82s3akqvj

— Robert Morton (@Robert4787) July 9, 2024

CIA Spycraft Secrets: How to Travel Safely Off the Beaten Path- these CIA safety tips will enable the bold tourist to travel more safely. https://t.co/hPSQE06xyP #TravelSmart #TravelTuesday #CIA #SafetyFirst #spycraft pic.twitter.com/FyGeYWcOvD

— Robert Morton (@Robert4787) July 9, 2024

Argentina Expresses Support for Ukraine and Prepares to Send Weapons  Army Recognition

Artifact of the Week: Flag that Flew Above the Glomar Explorer

In the early 1970s, Howard Hughes announced the construction of the Hughes Glomar Explorer, a gigantic vessel that would mine the ocean floor for manganese nodules. This CIA cover story hid its real mission – to recover a sunken Soviet submarine from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Fifty years ago, on 4 July 1974, the ship began its two-month-long covert salvage operation, all the while allaying suspicions of curious Soviet ships nearby. This flag flew atop the Glomar Explorer during its daring mission.

Although our museum is not open to the public, we regularly share new artifacts to give you a virtual peek inside.

Learn more. https://www.cia.gov/legacy/museum/artifact/flag-that-flew-above-the-glomar-explorer/

#HISTINT #Museum #AOTW

Today, July 9, 2024, Russian troops fired on Kramatorsk, Donetsk region.

Ukraine’s Zelensky Slams Modi-Putin Meeting as ‘Crushing Blow’  Novinite.com

Hungary’s Orban to head to Moscow to meet with Putin  Reuters

On the afternoon of July 9, 2024, an explosion occurred in Odesa during an air raid alert.