AJ - CIA Operative Breaks Silence on Directed Energy Weapons and Havana Syndrome (Video)

In this 26 February 2026 published video, host Shawn Ryan talks with AJ, a former senior CIA operations officer and twice-selected Chief of Station who served across the full spectrum of clandestine operations, including warzones, denied areas, and austere overseas postings. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate with a B.S. in Physics and a former Marine combat arms officer, AJ spent his career leading high-risk missions in defense of U.S. national security.

In 2021, while serving in Southeast Asia, AJ experienced what he describes as a directed energy attack associated with reported Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs). He recounts an acute neurological event followed by lasting cognitive, physical, and autonomic symptoms. Subsequent medical evaluations documented biomarkers consistent with brain injury and confirmed dysautonomia, among other measurable abnormalities.

Drawing on historical research into directed energy programs and Cold War-era microwave investigations, AJ has spoken publicly about the broader national security implications of emerging non-kinetic weapons.

Following his medical retirement, he became an advocate for transparency, proper medical protocols, and full implementation of the Havana Act, engaging with congressional oversight bodies and senior national security officials to push for accountability and care for affected personnel.

00:00 Meet AJ the CIA Operative
13:02 Directed Energy Primer & Moscow Signal
27:07 Havana Syndrome to Modern Doctrine
31:39 Government Hesitation
42:39 AJ Background & Overseas Posting
54:52 Acute Cognitive & Physical Symptoms
01:05:58 Radiation Evidence & Other Victims
01:13:13 Processing Barriers & Precision Beam Theory
01:25:57 Post-Medevac Crash & Neuro Testing
01:34:31 Brain Findings & Confirmed Deficits
01:43:04 Cognitive & Emotional Breakdown
01:57:23 Reality Distortion & Retina Clues
02:10:59 Treatment Attempts & VA Barriers
02:20:49 Dysautonomia & Russian Research
02:24:21 Betrayal After Medevac
02:27:26 Nerve Agent Test & Cover-Up Warning
02:37:15 Ultimatum & Benefits Denied
03:01:08 Retirement Pressure & Preexisting Claims
03:12:54 Intelligence Community Trust Crisis
03:18:25 New Evidence & Device Theory
03:27:19 NSC Suppression & Oversight Shift
03:46:31 Faith Through Trials
03:54:32 Prayer & Closing