He is assigned to III Corps G-2 Counterintelligence and Security Division at Fort Hood, Texas. A counterintelligence agent for more than eight years, he said that often times it is human intelligence that gives the commander the human aspect of the battlefield. Since agents deal with people, maturity and a keenness to human nature as well as being good at interviewing and having good report writing skills, are plusses he said. Technology is able to let the commander know where forces are and what is going on from a distance, but we let the commander know what the enemy is thinking. We provide the human contact with locals and refugees, so we can give the commander a different perspective on intelligence gathering.
Many agents find themselves at the forefront of operations worldwide.
Gurtiza has served in Croatia in the former Yugoslavia, and participated in Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia, as well as in Haiti as part of the U.S. Support Group-Haiti. I like people and understanding others is very fascinating to me and gives me insight about myself too. It was a great experience and I made some good friends. Goodwin said she enjoys being a CI agent because it provides a variety of job opportunities such as investigations, security management, liaison duties, security education and counter-terrorism. In my 10 years in the field my assignments have provided me with a wide range of experience.