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Episode 051: Jim McGee - HRT, FCI Talladega Hostage Rescue

Episode 051: Jim McGee - HRT, FCI Talladega Hostage Rescue

FromFBI Retired Case File Review


Episode 051: Jim McGee - HRT, FCI Talladega Hostage Rescue

FromFBI Retired Case File Review

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Length:
88 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Retired Special Agent Jim McGee served in the FBI for nearly 21 years. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, he is interviewed about being a member of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), one of the world's most elite counter-terrorism teams. McGee provides a first-hand account of his participation in the HRT's first dynamic assault mission which resulted in the successful hostage rescue of nine. In 1991, a violent group of Cuban inmates in the Federal Correctional Institution in Talladega, Alabama, overpowered their guards and took hostages. The inmates demanded that they not to be deported back to Cuba. The HRT was called in and the hostages were rescued unharmed. For their efforts, Jim and the other HRT members were awarded the FBI Medal of Meritorious Achievement. McGee wrote a book about his experience—Phase Line Green. It's available by contacting McGee directly. 
Released:
Jan 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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Jerri Williams is a retired FBI agent and author on a mission to show the public who the FBI is and what the FBI does by conducting interviews with retired FBI agents about their most intriguing and high-profiled cases, reviewing how the FBI is portrayed in books, TV, and movies, and recommending crime fiction and dramas. Photos and links to articles about the cases and topics discussed can be found at www.jerriwilliams.com.