"For performance of outstanding services or for achievement of a distinctly exceptional nature in a duty or responsibility, the results of which constitute a major contribution to the mission of the Agency."
The Distinguished Intelligence Medal is awarded by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency for performance of outstanding services or for achievement of a distinctly exceptional nature in a duty or responsibility.
This list includes only those publicly acknowledged to have received this award. Due to the nature of the clandestine services, an unknown number of additional individuals may have been awarded this medal in secret for actions on classified missions.
CIA medals are sometimes referred to as "jock strap medals" since they are often awarded secretly (due to the classification level of the respective operation) and cannot be displayed or, on occasion, acknowledged publicly.
↑"AFIO Weekly Intelligence Notes #31-12". www.afio.org. AFIO. August 14, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2020. He received the CIA's Distinguished Intelligence Medal, Medal of Merit, and other awards of distinction.
↑"He received the CIA's Distinguished Intelligence Medal, NSA National Security Medal, and other awards of distinction. He served in a dual capacity, both as a sniper and a counterintelligence operator in the field. In October 1983, while his team was under heavy attack, he saved the lives of his handler and three members of his four-man team. His valor in the field was exemplary! He later left the agency to pursue other interests, continuing to work in National Security in Oak Ridge, TN, before retiring from clandestine service.
