February 16, 2021 : By Logan Smith - Office of Communications & Public Engagement Imagine working undercover in Russia, aiding secret agents as they commit espionage. For former CIA operations officer Marti Peterson, this was the downside of working in operations, even though it benefitted the United States’ interests. Liberty University’s Strategic Intelligence Society (SIS) under the Helms School of Government welcomed Peterson to a virtual conference on Feb. 11, and members listened as she recalled some of her most intense operations. Peterson was the first female operations officer ...