America's Book of Secrets

Season 1 Episode 9: Black Ops

They are top-secret missions manned by specially trained intelligence and military elite. Covert operations using unconventional tactics outside the standard protocol. This episode uncovers the clandestine activities and state-of-the-art training of the U.S. Special Forces that undertake the most dangerous surveillance, reconnaissance, and intelligence collecting missions on Earth. What makes a mission a Black Operation or Black Op? Who approves a mission--and how much does the President know? What secret training prepares a soldier for these life and death assignments? How is the CIA involved in Black Ops? From cloak and dagger spy games to hand-to-hand combat, Black Ops are shrouded in secrecy...until now.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

4

Episodes:

43

Cast:

Lance Reddick, Barry Aird, Jonathan Adams

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2012

Rating:

7.2