A Former CIA Chief of Disguise Shows Off a Five-Second Mask
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, which...
CIA's Former Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez Reveals Secrets (Exclusive)
Feb 21, 2024 · When Jonna Mendez, then the CIA’s chief of disguise, was asked to brief President George H.W. Bush on the agency’s new mask technology in the early 1990s, she wanted to make a …
Former CIA chief of disguise says iconic mask technology used in ...
May 21, 2025 · During an interview on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday, Mendez said some of the high-tech espionage depicted in the Tom Cruise action series "Mission Impossible" using masks that allow …
Meet a Former CIA Chief of Disguise | Object of Intrigue | Atlas ...
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, which...
Fascinating Look at the Disguises That CIA Operatives Use to …
Oct 9, 2021 · Jonna Mendez, former CIA Chief of Disguise, specialized in concealing the identities of operatives and assets in the field, while also developing new methods of deception. This entailed …
How a Woman Who Was Never Meant To Be Seen Fooled the U.S.
Jun 3, 2025 · In East Berlin, a CIA officer used one of Jonna’s new-generation disguise kits—a full-face mask, gait-adjusting inserts, and a simple trick: carry yourself like you belong.
Former CIA chief drops bombshell about 'Mission Impossible' spy tricks
Jun 26, 2025 · Menez, who worked as a spy for 27 years and later became the CIA Chief of Disguise, once tricked President George H.W. Bush and top government officials by going to a White House …
Atlas Obscura: Meet a Former CIA Chief of Disguise
Jul 22, 2020 · 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 …
Former Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez Reveals the Secret Masks of the CIA
Jun 24, 2024 · Jonna Mendez, former Central Intelligence Agency Chief of Disguise and author of “In True Face: A Woman’s Life in the CIA, Unmasked”, revealed the reality of the CIA’s ability to do what …
How I, the CIA's chief of disguise, fooled the President
Mar 3, 2024 · By 1991, the department was developing remarkably life-like latex masks and Mendez was eager to deploy their sophisticated new spy technology where it was needed the most – Soviet …