Strategic psyop include informational activities conducted by the u. The activity is also available digitally through comixology. While any good comic book shop can source the back issues of the activity, image comics has collected issues 15 in volume 1 of the activity and issues 611 in volume 2. Within gray fox is a team of elite men and women whose mission is flexible, whose technology is bleeding edge, and whose execution is precise and lethal. The comic the activity tells fictional stories based on a very real secret army intelligence unit. Declassified documents on the intelligence support. The activitys primary role is to gather actionable intelligence in order to pave the way for special operations undertook by units such as delta force known as operational preparation of the battlespace. To tell you the truth, even those of us in sof knew very little about them or what kind of operations they. Comic imagines world of super secret military unit cnn. Intelligence support activity military wiki fandom military wikia. Image is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by 7 of the comics industrys bestselling artists, and is the 3rd largest comics publisher in the united states. Seal team six, a small unit of army spies known as the intelligence support activity. In recent years a comic book about the unit has even been published. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online.
When i first read about the activity in a usa today article i thought, holy st, those guys have a comic book intelligence support activity is socoms more secretive, and compartmentalized unit. The activity a graphic novel sheds light on a secret u. Excellent book showing the more tech side of special ops military intelligence. Both trade paperbacks are available from amazon for a great price. Amazingly well done and truly love its comic book form. In a dark corner of american special operations there exists, alongside the armys delta force and the navys osama bin ladenkilling seal team six, a small unit of army spies known as the intelligence support activity. Hidden from the politicians and the government bean counters, the activity has. Declassified documents on the intelligence support activity isa august 3, 2017 by jack murphy a declassified document provides background information about the intelligence support activity isa, a little known intelligence gathering unit that collects tactical intel for joint special operations command jsoc and other special operations.
The united states army intelligence support activity usaisa, frequently shortened to. Fiddler on the roof the activity follows a group of operatives in an unnamed division of the intelligence support activity of the us government. The activity comic read the activity comic online in. Psychological operations psyop are operations to convey selected information and. Socoms special operations command intelligence branch, but more secretive and a very compartmentalized unit. In the panels of the comic the activity, writer nathan edmondson and. In mark bowdens book, killing pablo, isa under the codename centra spike. The activity follows specops soldiers on the front lines. How to get into the armys intelligence support activity. Army called the intelligence support activity isa, who are called in not for their brute force but for their expertise at defusing explosive situations both figuratively and literally. To tell you the truth, even those of us in sof knew very little about them or what kind of operations they had going on. About the book find at your local library description high quality content by wikipedia articles.
The activity comic book w nathan edmondson for abc news in a dark corner of american special operations there exists, alongside the armys delta force and the navys osama bin ladenkilling seal team six, a small unit of army spies known as the intelligence support activity. Early this year, comic book writer nathan edmondson set out to tell fictional stories based on the supersecret u. Army called the intelligence support activity isa, who are called in not for their brute force but. Npr has listed his work among the top 6 comics to draw you in and usa today and cnn are among those who have listed him in their top 10 lists. S army spy unit codenamed the intelligence support activity isa. Comic book and screenwriter nathan edmondson is a native of augusta, ga. The united states army intelligence support acti vity usaisa, frequently shorten ed to intelligence support activity or mission support activity, an d nicknamed the activity, the army of northern virginia, or o ffice of mi litary support, is a united states army special operations unit originally subordin ated to the us a rmy intelligence and security command inscom but now part of the joint. While many superheroes focus on the street level threats, nathan edmondsons upcoming image comics book the activity takes aim at the larger threats facing us and our nation. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.
You dont, because the isa has not existed under that name since 1989 it has also been the field operations group, the mission support activity, and the studies and analysis activity. The activity is named after a undisclosed black ops outfit of the u. Nathan edmondsons and mitch gerads comic the activity. Us army intelligence support activity usaisa, also known as isa, the activity, grey fox and, in recent times, the mission support activity msa, is a top secret army intelligence. According to the few books written about the isa, and the smattering of newspaper articles over the last 30 years that have identified the unit, the intelligence support activity began in the early 1980s after the militarys disastrous attempt to rescue americans during the iran hostage crisis. Nathan edmonsons and mitch gerads comic the activity. Inside the special forces community theres a group even more secret than seal team six. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet.
I love reading comics, graphic novels and watching cartoons when i have. It is tasked to collect actionable intelligence in advance of missions by other us special operations. The activity frequently works in conjunction with the technical operations support activity, which does classified airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions for the special. Read over 75,000 comics and over 700 free comics available from publishers such as marvel, dc, image, boom, idw, top shelf, and oni press on your iphone, ipad. The united states latest, most advanced and most secret special operations group is hidden inside the intelligence support activity. A military action thriller, the book is rooted deeply in real research. And there is also an elite group of army spies known as the intelligence support activity. The united states army intelligence support activity usaisa, frequently shortened to intelligence support activity or isa, and nicknamed the activity is a united states army special operations unit originally subordinated to the us army intelligence and security command inscom. In a dark corner of american special operations there exists, alongside the armys delta force and the navys osama bin ladenkilling seal team six, a small. Many members of the special operations forces knew very little about them or what kind of work.
Intelligence support activity sonicwb wikia fandom. Few special operations forces are clad in as much secrecy as the intelligence support activity. Image comics yesterday announced the launch of a new website in support of the activity, nathan edmonson and mitch gerdass series from the publisher that follows the missions of the secret. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Intelligence support activity is socom s more secretive, and compartmentalized unit. The activity, from image comics, is an ongoing series that follows the exploits of a secretive branch of u. A look inside black ops in the activity image comics. The united states army intelligence support activity usaisa, frequently shortened to intelligence support activity or isa, and nicknamed the activity is a united states army special operations unit originally subordinated to the us army intelligence and security.
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Little is known about the organization or its activities, but it is clear that they serve as a. The evolution of global conflict necessitates the evolution of warfare to rise and meet the call. Nathan edmondson, writer of the activity, reveals the. Within gray fox is a team of elite men and women whose mission is flexible, whose. Central intelligence agency units are apt to have responsibility, on a strategic level. It was detailed in two books, bohica by scott barnes isa operative on this mission and kiss the boys goodbye by monkia stevenson both detailed the.
Media release the activity, an image comics series that follows the missions of the secret operatives on team omaha, part of the ultraclandestine intelligence support activity, by nathan edmondson and mitch gerads, now has its own website, using an interactive world map, visitors can learn more about the. The forms of intelligence gathered by the activity include. These teams focus on more selective, secretive, and highstakes ops than normal covert ops teams. Declassified documents on the intelligence support activity isa. Read over 75,000 comics and over 700 free comics available from publishers such as marvel, dc, image, boom, idw, top shelf, and oni press on your iphone, ipad, kindle fire, android, windows, browser and more. This one focuses on the isa intelligence support activity.
Former intelligence advisor and thriller author, j. Between 2010 and 2014, psyop was renamed military information support. In the real world, the intelligence support activity who have. There are a lot of books out about special operations. The activity image comics a militaryespionage book about an undisclosed black ops outfit of the u. Government secret, advanced special operations unit, part of the intelligence support activity. Intelligence support activity the activity gray fox. I recall this unit having a lot of different code names over the years and they recruited widely from not only in the regular special ops ranks but for specialties outside, such as unique languages. Intelligence support activity archives its tactical. The activity, by image comics, brings you close to the spy action among american special operations, there is the armys delta force and the navys seal team six. In the following document, a brief unit history is given describing how field. In the panels of the comic the activity, writer nathan edmondson and artist mitch gerads create a cellshaded version of the isas world in which the plot is fictional, but much of the. Illustrated by mitch gerads and debuting in december, the activity focuses on a group of highlytrained covert operatives sent on missions to theoretically make the world a better place for american interests.
The activity frequently works in conjunction with the technical operations support activity, which does classified airborne intelligence, surveillance and. The intelligence support activity, the armys secret spy service, changes its name frequently to be invisible to both the public and the military at large. S army has therefore looked to its last secret special operations tribe, the intelligence support activity, or gray fox. Early this year, comic book writer nathan edmondson set out to tell fictional. A graphic novel about the intelligence support activity, one of the most secret special operations.
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