Ric Prado

Ric Prado

Biography:

Enrique "Ric" Prado is a paramilitary, counter-terrorism, and special/clandestine operations specialist, with a focus on international training operations and programs. Mr. Prado is a twenty-four-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency where he served as an Operations Officer in six overseas posts. He was Deputy Chief of Station and "Plank Owner" of the original Bin Ladin Task Force/Issues Station under Senior Analyst, Michael Scheuer, as well as Chief of Station in a hostile Muslim country. He also served as Chief of Operations in the CIA's Counterterrorist Center (CTC) during the September 11th attacks, where Mr. Prado helped coordinate CIA/CTC's special operations (SPECOPS) activities with the National Security Council and FBI, as well as with elite U.S. military representatives from Delta Force and SEAL-Team Six, then detailed to CTC/CIA. He retired as Senior Intel Service-2 (SIS-2, Major General equivalent at CIA).

Mr. Prado is now co-owner of Camp X, Special Operations Lone Operator Training Group and continues his service training and supporting the "SPECOPS" Community as Subject Matter Expert (SME ) at the SWCS' ASOT (Advanced Special Operations and Techniques) and ASOT Managers Course, Dragon Warrior, Emerald Warrior, among others.

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Past Shows:

  • Inside the CIA / Open Lines

    Former CIA clandestine services officer Ric Prado discussed his book, Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior. Open Lines followed in the latter half of the program.More »
  • CIA & Black Ops / Mars Discoveries

    Ric Prado talked about his long career with the CIA and his missions for the agency. Followed by author and researcher Richard C. Hoagland, on incredible discoveries on Mars and his ET communication experiments.More »

Last Night

Roswell & Ufology / Folklore & Exorcisms
Roswell & Ufology / Folklore & Exorcisms
Don Schmitt, a veteran investigator of the 1947 Roswell Incident, shared his insights into the infamous crash. Followed by Anglican priest Lionel Fanthorpe, who shared various myths, legends, folklore, and tales of exorcisms.

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