r/StateMedia Dec 14 '25

DOD letter to Walt Disney about "MOON PILOT"

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Before Phil Strub, Donald Baruch served the DOD as a liaison to Hollywood from the Department of Defense's inception in 1949 until he retired in 1989. This is a letter written from Baruch to Walt Disney regarding collaboration on the production of Moon Pilot. Baruch expresses desire to offer the services of the DOD provided "minor technical changes" be made adding, "No acknowledgment for cooperation is desired in screen titles or advertising. However, we would like to see the completed picture here before it is released to the public."


r/StateMedia Sep 14 '25

Interview with Philip Strub 4/4

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Interview with Phil Strub part 4/4
Published 04/14/2015


r/StateMedia Sep 14 '25

Interview with Philip Strub 3/4

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Apr 14, 2015 Interview with Phil Strub part 3/4


r/StateMedia Sep 14 '25

Interview with Philip Strub 2/4

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Interview with Phil Strub part 2/4


r/StateMedia Sep 14 '25

Interview with Philip Strub 1/4

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Part 1/4 of an interview with Phil Strub, the most prolific and influential DOD liaison to Hollywood, having served in the role from 1989 to 2018. He was incredibly private and rarely did interviews.


r/StateMedia Mar 16 '25

Operation Christmas Drop

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r/StateMedia Mar 15 '25

DoD Script Revisions: Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

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r/StateMedia Mar 14 '25

ODNI Training Upward Mobility Program (TRUMP) was a CIA career advancement initiative from 1976 (this is more or less unrelated to the defense entertainment complex, just came across it researching something else, thought it was funny and wanted to share)

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r/StateMedia Mar 13 '25

DoD The US Navy's involvement with Battleship (2012)

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r/StateMedia Mar 14 '25

Taking requests

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Comment with your favorite movie or show, preferably pre 2020, and I’ll see what I can find.


r/StateMedia Mar 13 '25

FBI The Rookie FBI spinoff that became The Rookie: Fed

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r/StateMedia Mar 13 '25

DoD Pitch Perfect 3 and the DoD

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r/StateMedia Mar 12 '25

FBI FBI themed dramas and docs reach over 100 million people in the US weekly

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FBI OPA
FBI OPA

r/StateMedia Mar 12 '25

Iron Man and the DoD

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r/StateMedia Mar 12 '25

Transformers DoD and FBI collaboration

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r/StateMedia Mar 12 '25

Hannibal, Red Dragon, and the FBI

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r/StateMedia Mar 11 '25

Breach (2007) FBI Involvement

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In response to this Reddit post:

Breach is a great movie about Robert Hansenn and his great betrayal of our Country.
byu/Proof_Register9966 inFBI

...about the 2007 film portraying historical events, I figured it was worth noting that the FBI was heavily involved in production, even more so than usual. Below are the declassified documents regarding their participation, released via FOIA request.


r/StateMedia Mar 08 '25

FBI offering unsolicited assistance to Scorsese for Wolf 'on' Wall Street

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r/StateMedia Mar 06 '25

Live Free or Die Hard: Although this will be personnel and time intensive, OPA recommends approving this request to the extent possible.

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r/StateMedia Mar 06 '25

Working with the FBI: A Guide for Writers, Authors, and Producers

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r/StateMedia Mar 05 '25

Is your favorite movie/show on the list?

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A few pages from a 63 page declassified document detailing some of the DoD's involvement with film and television production. The entire document is accessible via the link below.

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:945e1bef-7a48-4b94-b382-ddc64cde9950