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In honor of #WomensEqualityDay tomorrow, Elizabeth #Sudmeier: From typist to field ops officer http://t.co/0TbNfk7nhk http://t.co/SkkNDDMiBn — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA #Museum Artifact of the Week: Civil Air Transport Cigarette Lighter #CAT http://t.co/fZXVLbKQEm http://t.co/7i8u0UDKfK — PolitiTweet.org

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Legacy of #CAT came to an end when #AirAmerica was disbanded in 1976. #HISTINT http://t.co/viDPbnEplT http://t.co/q78kk1zPW2 — PolitiTweet.org

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1958: #CAT became #AirAmerica & provided supply & covert mission support flights, as well as search & rescue during war in SE Asia. — PolitiTweet.org

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1950: Korean War spurred us to fully acquire #CAT in August. Ostensibly it was a private company, but it was actually our new aviation arm. — PolitiTweet.org

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1950: our covert action arm at the time gave $100K subsidy to #CAT but they still had to let go of planes & personnel http://t.co/CDEeBX1oPg — PolitiTweet.org

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1949: #CAT began flying CIA supplies, but defeat of anti-Communist forces in mainland China left #CAT near bankruptcy http://t.co/4ynxLXUoRI — PolitiTweet.org

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#CAT developed a reputation for flying in hazardous conditions & getting the job done no matter what the odds. http://t.co/Zf5aHe1x2D — PolitiTweet.org

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1948: #CAT heavily involved in supporting efforts against Communist w supply fights, troop deployment & evacuations. http://t.co/DyO1JG2TAc — PolitiTweet.org

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China was suffering from results of #WWII & ravaged by civil war between Nationalist government & Communist insurgents. #CAT — PolitiTweet.org

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1946: Claire Chennault, retired commander of #WWII Flying Tigers, founded Civil Air Transport #CAT to haul supplies & cargo around #China. — PolitiTweet.org

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23 August 1950: CIA Acquires Civil Air Transport #CAT #HISTINT http://t.co/viDPbnEplT http://t.co/63XyqaBmj4 — PolitiTweet.org

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#ICYMI: Jeanine Hayden, wife of former CIA Director Hayden, visits our Fallen Agent #Memorial https://t.co/bN4JlO0wI4 http://t.co/YrzSOPrjBc — PolitiTweet.org

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#ICYMI: Attention Students: You can help protect our nation. Apply by Oct 15th for PAID summer 2016 #internships. http://t.co/nvrvuwSOJV — PolitiTweet.org

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#ICYMI: 1960: Imaging Satellite Program #CORONA captures 1st reconnaissance imagery from space http://t.co/jIjNsmPv7s http://t.co/390buIAZWn — PolitiTweet.org

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Laurel: commemoration & unity Globe: reach of the shared effort Eagle: vigilance http://t.co/QHxqx8XpWY #Memorial http://t.co/Uw0i9AQGSC — PolitiTweet.org

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The fabric drape can be seen as a veil: a symbol of silence, grief & loss. #Memorial http://t.co/ADd6majEhz — PolitiTweet.org

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Fallen Agent #Memorial: In honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the silent, secret struggle for freedom http://t.co/zkB2hf3hlM — PolitiTweet.org

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Our Fallen Agent #Memorial honors the sacrifice of those from foreign nations who died while sharing CIA’s mission. http://t.co/LXV2BQqgeZ — PolitiTweet.org

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Jeanine Hayden, wife of former CIA Director Hayden, visits our Fallen Agent #Memorial https://t.co/bN4JlOi86E — PolitiTweet.org

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Attention Students: You can help protect our nation. Apply by Oct 15th for PAID summer 2016 #internships. http://t.co/nvrvuxaq8v — PolitiTweet.org

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#CORONA provided answers to pressing intel questions & profoundly altered course of Cold War; its 145th & final mission took place May 1972. — PolitiTweet.org

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Quantity, quality, & reliability of imagery from #CORONA & its successors made them the most important sources of intel on Soviet forces. — PolitiTweet.org

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In several months, CIA photointerpreters helped dispel the missile gap http://t.co/uMVfzbkPXJ http://t.co/kak62oUPSf — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatReconOfc: The #CORONA 14 image of a Soviet bomber base was only 400 miles from Nome, Alaska. @CIA @usairforce http://t.co/MesKSbumNw — PolitiTweet.org

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#CORONA returned more photographic coverage of Soviet Union in 1 mission than in all previous U-2 missions combined. http://t.co/LDlCUAW3Sm — PolitiTweet.org

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18 August 1960: all systems on CORONA Mission XIV operated successfully! CC @NatReconOfc #HISTINT http://t.co/1Fcdhjwe7M — PolitiTweet.org

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#CORONA’s rocky start: first 13 missions failed because of unusable imagery, unsuccessful launches, malfunctions, missed recoveries & more. — PolitiTweet.org

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#CORONAgoals: launch large camera into orbit photo specific points & areas of earth parachute film capsules to earth snag capsule in midair — PolitiTweet.org

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Late 1950s: CIA & @usairforce program #CORONA began. Cloaked in secrecy, it was known to public as DISCOVERER, a scientific research program — PolitiTweet.org