Scott Swanson, pen name J.T. Patten, is an American military writer,

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, and former intelligence advisor. He is notable for his work in military

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intelligence, and is featured in

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's book ''Military Anthropology: Soldiers, Scholars and Subjects at the Margins of Empire'' and

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's book, ''Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan''. Professionally, Scott is

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's Cyber Security Advisory Practice Leader. Prior, he worked as a financial crimes investigator for PwC's Financial Crimes Unit. Formerly, he has worked as a government intelligence operative. He specializes in socio-cultural intelligence and

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and which covers operational considerations, focusing on

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, the

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, and

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regions.

Biography

Scott grew up in

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and graduated with a degree in foreign languages from the

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. Later, he received a master’s degree from the

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Bibliography

U.S. Army Publications

* Swanson, Scott; Lieutenant General Boykin, William. ''Operationalizing Intelligence'' Special Warfare Bulletin, U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (SWCS).

Novels

* Patten, J.T. (2013). ''Safe Havens: Shadow Masters'' * Patten, J.T. (2016). ''Safe Havens: Primed Charge'' * Patten, J.T. (2018). ''Buried in Black: A Task Force Orange Novel'' * Patten, J.T. (2019). ''The Presence of Evil: A Task Force Orange Novel'' * Patten, J.T. (2020). ''Presidential Retreat: A Sean Havens Black Ops'' * Patten, J.T. (2021). ''Shadow Masters Reloaded: A Sean Havens Black Ops Thriller'' * Patten, J.T. (2022). ''Whispers of a Gypsy'' * Patten, J.T. (2023). ''Brothers of Blood: A New Orleans Vampyre Novella''

Publications

* Grange, David; as "Patten, J.T." ''Assessing and Targeting Illicit Funding in Conflict Ecosystems'' * * Swanson, Scott. ''Cyber Threat Indications & Warning: Predict, Identify and Counter'' * * Swanson, Scott. ''Improving Asymmetrical Insights with Cultural Understanding'' * Swanson, Scott. ''Indications and Warning Post 9/11: Analyzing Enemy Intent'' * Swanson, Scott, ''Red Team Improvements'' * Swanson, Scott. ''Terrorism and Third Party Combatants: Iran, Venezuela and Hezbollah'' * Swanson, Scott. ''Viral Targeting of the IED Social Network System''

Interviews

* Patten, J.T. (2021) ''J.T. Patten - Shadow Masters (Reloaded)'', House of Mystery Radio on NBC * Patten, J.T. (2022) ''Intel Contractor Pens Story on America's Most Secretive Unit'', Connecting Vets * Patten, J.T. (2022) ''J.T. Patten - Whispers of a Gypsy'', House of Mystery Radio on NBC

References

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