Good Hunting: An American Spymaster's Story (50 page)

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.