Word: odom
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cover: Illustration by Mel Odom...
...that reason, many experts conclude that the Soviet military, as currently organized, will never catch up with Western armed forces in advanced equipment. "What's going on in the Soviet military is an index of their desperation," says Lieut. General William Odom, who retires this week as director of the U.S. National Security Agency. "The Soviets have become aware that they can't afford to compete with the U.S. in quality weaponry...
...Freestyle: 1. A, Matheson 4:35.50; 2. H, Johnson 4:38.41; 3. A, Permuth 4:47.51; 4. H, Bird 4:48.80; 5. H, Imredy 4:49.88; 6. A, Hoehne 4:50.90; 7. A, Odom 4:52.66; 8. H, Killian...
...Freestyle: 1. A, Matheson 9:19.91; 2. H. Johnson 9:30.78; 3. A, Hoehne 9:53.53; 4. A. Rockwell 10:00.31;5. A, Odom 10:05.83; 6. H, Plunkett 10:45.70; 7. H, Killian 10:50.15; 8. H., Kaufman...
...unit, the ISA, under the command of Colonel Jerry , King. (The role of regular Army intelligence is to collect tactical military information, not to lay the ground for covert operations.) ISA initially was to act as a pathfinder for secret missions, but its functions quickly expanded. When General William Odom became assistant chief of staff for intelligence in late 1981, he argued persuasively that ISA was needed to fill gaps in the CIA's activities. Its personnel grew from about 50 at the start to 283 in 1985. At its peak it had agents in Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan...