Meet Jonna Mendez, the former CIA Chief of Disguise (a real job!). During her tenure, Mendez oversaw the equipment used by spies to conceal their identities, including a five-second mask,...

2024年2月21日 · Like a Mission: Impossible character, Mendez slowly peeled off a remarkably lifelike mask, revealing her true face: blue eyes, fair skin and short, dark blonde hair.

2021年5月18日 · The CIA has — or at least had — a chief of disguise. A former holder of that office now works for the International Spy Museum and has some very interesting stories about the real masks CIA...

Meet Jonna Mendez, the former CIA Chief of Disguise (a real job!). During her tenure, Mendez oversaw the equipment used by spies to conceal their identities, including a five-second...

2024年2月22日 · In her new memoir, Jonna Mendez looks back on her days working as the CIA's Chief of Disguise. Using her skills, Jonna helped CIA operatives and foreign assets evade Russia's KGB. Mendez's disguises were unparalleled, even compared to Hollywood's best efforts.

Former Chief of Disguise for the CIA, Jonna Mendez, explains how disguises are used in the CIA, and what aspects to the deception make for an effective disguise. You can watch new episodes of...

2022年10月29日 · Robert Barron used to disguise undercover agents for the CIA. The 80-year-old ex-spy now rebuilds faces for those disfigured by diseases, burns or crimes.

2023年4月24日 · In the midst of a training exercise to test going undercover, the CIA’s former chief of disguise had chosen to stroll around Georgetown and impersonate a Black woman, wearing red stilettos and...

For 27 years, Mendez worked as a CIA undercover officer creating prosthetic noses, wigs, and masks that could be peeled off like Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) in Mission: Impossible. When it comes to effective espionage weapons, a spy’s face - particularly the ability to become someone else - can mean the difference between life and death.

2020年7月22日 · Meet Jonna Mendez, the former CIA Chief of Disguise. During her tenure, Mendez oversaw the equipment used by spies to conceal their identities, including a five-second mask, which had been inspired by Hollywood. Listen to Mendez explain the ins and outs of this unique piece of spy technology.