Ed Johnson
CIA exfiltration specialist and the second CIA officer on the Argo mission whose recorded debrief provides first-person recollections of planning and execution.
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Sep 14, 2023 • 39min
FILE 013: PART II - The Side of the Argo Mission You’ve Never Heard – Exfiltration
Ed Johnson, a CIA exfiltration specialist who served as the second officer on the Argo mission, offers first-person recollections. Brent, the CIA in-house historian, supplies archival context and narration. They unpack training six inexperienced Americans as a fake film crew, last-minute passport and stamp improvisations in Tehran, tense checkpoint moments, and surprising coincidences aboard the escape flight.
