You're Hello and welcome to SpyCast from the Secret Files of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.

I'm Mark Stout, historian of the museum. I'm a PhD author and historian who served for 13 years as an analyst in the U.S. Intelligence Committee.

Every month, the museum brings you interesting talks with authors,

scholars, and practitioners who has something to do with the world of

intelligence and espionage.

We're joined today by Colonel Jim Cox, retired the US Army and our topic today will be military

and defense attache is a topic I don't believe we've ever really addressed here at the

International Spy Museum.

Colonel Cox went to West Point,

was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1971,

and spent the bulk of his career in various ways, shapes,

and forms as a military intelligence officer.

Along the way he became what's called a Soviet Russian foreign area officer or FAYO, you may hear

that acronym as we talk here a little bit today.

And he retired from the U.S. Army in 2002

after 31 long years of service.

Not so long, actually.

Not so long.

You were having fun along the way?

Yep.

Absolutely.

So Colonel Cox, welcome to the International Spy Museum.

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