# 030 - Retired Assistant Special Agent in Charge Mark Youngblood

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Podcast: [Outside the Secret Service Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/outside-the-secret-service-podcast-7337301)
Published: 2026-03-24T16:31:38+00:00
Episode link: https://OTSecretService.podbean.com/e/from-baseball-diamonds-to-presidential-details-mark-youngblood-s-secret-service-journey/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/itqyytb9y33ecddr/MarkYoungbloodFinal-zp2sba-Optimized-dnw8es-Optimized.mp3
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## Resource

Today we site down with Retired Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Mark Youngblood, to re-trace his 23-year Secret Service Career. Mark is a natural storyteller and this episode features vivid anecdotes - from getaway trips during training, Rwandan goodwill moments, airspace operations and the Bitcoin/Silk Road investigation fallout - as well as reflections on timing, teamwork, leadership, and the challenges that lead to retirement. Mark also discusses his transition to the private sectore with American Global Strategies and the lasting lessons he took from life in the US Secret Service.

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