Assistant Secretary of Special Ops and Low Intensity Conflict | Mike Vickers | Ep. 249

Part 2 with Mike we talk about the latter part of his career as the Assistant Sec Def for Special Ops and Low Intensity Conflict and as Under Sec Def for Intel. Mike Vickers was Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (2011-2015) and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, Low Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities (2007-2011) – service that spanned the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. Earlier in his career, he served as a CIA Operations Officer and Special Forces Officer and Non-Commissioned Officer. As the ASD SO/LIC&IC and USD(I), he had a central role in developing our strategy and overseeing our campaigns to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qa’ida and in the operation to kill Usama Bin Ladin. As a CIA officer during the 1980s, he was the program officer and principal strategist for the largest and most successful covert action program in CIA’s history, enabling the Afghan resistance to drive the Soviets out of Afghanistan. He is a recipient of the Presidential National Security Medal, our nation’s highest award in intelligence. He has a Ph.D. in International Relations/Strategic Studies from Johns Hopkins, an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Alabama. Get Mike's book here:⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/All-Means-Avai... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Today's Sponsor: FUM ⬇️ ttps://TRYFUM.COM/TEAMHOUSE get rid of that nasty habit with FUM https://TRYFUM.COM/TEAMHOUSE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -AD FREE AUDIO -AD FREE VIDEO -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️   / theteamhouse   Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Team House merch: ⬇️ https://teespring.com/stores/my-store... Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?... The Team House Twitter:   / theteamhousepod   Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm... Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Dave’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dave_parke?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️   / discord   SubReddit: ⬇️   / theteamhouse   Jack Murphy's memoir "Murphy's Law" can be found here:⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/Murphys-Law-Jo... The Team Room Reading Room (Amazon Affiliate links):⬇️ https://jackmurphywrites.com/the-team... Intro music by    / remixsample   Want to sponsor the show? Email: ⬇️ [email protected] #specialoperations #mikevickers