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CIA Black Ops | Ric Prado
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- Tier1 Podcast
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- Jun 22, 2026
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- 8086
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Summary
Ric Prado joins the Tier1 Podcast with Brent Tucker to share his incredible story! Ric Prado is a paramilitary, counter-terrorism, and clandestine operations specialist with a 24-year career in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations. A seasoned field operative, he spent a decade in the Agency’s Special Activities Division before serving as Deputy Chief of Station of the Bin Laden Task Force and Chief of Operations at the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center on 9/11. From running counter-terrorism missions in Central America, Peru, and the Philippines to coordinating high-stakes operations with our nation’s most elite special mission units, Ric has been at the heart of America’s most critical covert missions. He is the author of BLACK OPS: THE LIFE OF A CIA SHADOW WARRIOR. (https://amzn.to/3DewrYa) Sponsors First Responders Coffee, Cigars, & Cask Company (FRCC) – 15 percent off with code FRCC15 https://frcc.shop Human Performance TRT – 20 percent off with code TIER1 https://hp-trt.com Tasty Gains – 20 percent off with code TIER1 https://tastygains.com Support the Show Patreon, officially sponsored by Cobalt Kinetics https://patreon.com/tier1podcast Official Tier1 Podcast Merchandise https://frcc.shop