CI Press, Episode 95: USMC CI: Damon Mathews on Multi-Use Human Networks & High-Stakes CI Ops
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In this episode of CI Press, Joe Sheridan and Ryan Rambo sit down with Damon Mathews, a retired U.S. Marine Corps Counterintelligence and HUMINT professional, for a candid discussion on operational tradecraft, leadership, and emerging national security risks.
Damon shares his journey from enlistment to becoming a CI/HUMINT leader, recounting deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, conducting sensitive operations across CENTCOM, and confronting insider threats, contractor infiltration, and adversary targeting within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).
Damon also outlines future priorities for counterintelligence professionals navigating an increasingly complex threat landscape.