Intelligence Star in Popular Culture
- In Robert Muchamore's CHERUB book Maximum Security, the CHERUB agents who help the CIA (James and Lauren Adams and Dave Moss) are all awarded Intelligence Stars.
- Tom Clancy's main novel character John Clark was awarded an Intelligence Star multiple times. His other primary protagonist, Jack Ryan, received three Intelligence Stars.
- The Assassin, Andrew Britton, Kensington Books, 2007, which describes a former Special Forces officer who becomes a paramilitary officer in the CIA and eventually receives the Intelligence Star and the Distinguished Intelligence Cross.
- True Honor, a 2003 novel by Dee Henderson is a fictional book about the CIA and US Navy SEALs fighting the Global War on Terror. The main character receives an Intelligence Star for exemplary and heroic actions.
- In the movie The Recruit Colin Farrel plays a CIA agent whose father is honored with a star on the wall.
- Hetty Lange (Operations Manager of the Office of Special Projects in the TV show NCIS: Los Angeles), is the recipient of an Intelligence Star
- In the 2012 film Argo, Ben Affleck plays Tony Mendez who is awarded the Intelligence Star for his work in the Canadian caper
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