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: War Reporter Alex Quade: Extreme storyteller. Silent risk-taker. (Founder: Alex Quade Films.)

: War Reporter Alex Quade covers Green Berets in Iraq.

: War Reporter Alex Quade covering Special Operations Forces in Iraq.

: CNN correspondent Alex Quade covering U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Body armor: vest, helmet and anti-ballistic eyewear protection are essential, as well as being aware of your surroundings. Photo: Courtesy CNN.

: War Reporter Alex Quade in Afghanistan 2001/2002.

: Alex Quade Films presents “Horse Soldiers of 9/11”, narrated by award winning actor Gary Sinise.

: War Reporter frontseats Apache Helicopter for “Chinook Down” film.

: War Reporter Alex Quade covers Special Operations Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

: CNN Journalist Alex Quade (left) introducing Medal of Honor recipient Drew Dix at the ribbon-cutting ceremony November 13, 2010. Photo by Pamela Cress, www.militaryevents.us.

: War Reporter Alex Quade watching battle in valley below from armored vehicle, while shooting “Special Operations Combat Controllers” in Afghanistan documentary. 2007.

: Reporter Alex Quade covers PJs & Combat Search & Rescue for CNN.

: War Reporter Alex Quade covers Air Force Spec Ops Combat Controllers and Special Tactics members in Afghanistan, for “Combat Controllers” film.

: War Reporter Alex Quade on photo shoot in Cambodia.

: Alex Quade covers POW Bowe Bergdahl exchange for Taliban-5.

: War Reporter Alex Quade on mission in Iraq. Inside Stryker vehicle on route to Combat Outpost Pirelli. 2008.

: War Reporter Alex Quade on front cover of RTNDA Communicator magazine in association with her exclusive article on journalist survival training in hostile environments after 9/11.

: War Reporter Alex Quade sleeping next to caskets onboard Air Force cargo plane en route to Afghanistan. 2007.plane to Afghanistan

: War Reporter Alex Quade interviews Special Forces Soldier between missions in Iraq. 2008.

: War Reporter Alex Quade with Green Berets and Iraqi Special Forces in Iraq.

: War Reporter Alex Quade interviews Special Forces Soldier between missions in Iraq. 2008.

: War Reporter Alex Quade covering American Special Forces.

: War Reporter Alex Quade about to do a front seat ride-along in Apache helicopter for “Chinook Down” documentary.

: War Reporter Alex Quade covering Special Forces in Iraq. 2008.

: Alex Quade in Afghanistan with 1/508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

: War Reporter Alex Quade about to board Chinook helicopter in the moments before shoot-down. Afghanistan 2007.

: War Reporter Alex Quade (in middle) after air assault in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

: War Reporter Alex Quade summiting Mt. Rainier with wounded Special Operators, before redeploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. 2008.

: War Reporter Alex Quade on non-combat photo shoot in Montana.

: War Reporter Alex Quade climbing Mt. Rainier with wounded Special Operators, before redeploying to Iraq. 2008.

: Alex Quade flat on her stomach filming out the back of a Spec Ops AC-130 Spectre Gunship.

: War Reporter Alex Quade in Afghanistan 2002. Sitting next to unexploded ordnance.

: War Reporter Alex Quade covers AC-130 Spectre Gunship for a documentary.

: Alex Quade visiting grave of her Special Forces Medal of Honor recipient mentor, Col.Robert L. Howard, at Arlington Cemetery.

: War Reporter Alex Quade on Air Force Special Operations Base covering AC-130 Spectre Gunship for “Chinook Down” documentary.

: War Reporter Alex Quade catches a rest between combat missions with US Army in Iraq. Quade uses body armor as pillow. 2007.

: War Reporter Alex Quade covering Iraqi Counter Terrorism Force, Iraq. 2008.

: War Reporter Alex Quade shooting video in Iraqi shoot-house used for live fire training. Iraq 2008.

: Alex Quade Films presents “Special Forces Combat Outpost Pirelli”

: Alex Quade Films presents “Horse Soldiers of 9/11: The Mission Continues – Taliban Capture & Release”

: Alex Quade Films presents “Chinook Down”

: War Reporter Alex Quade rides along in the front seat of an Apache helicopter, with helmet and targeting monocle, to learn about “Close Combat Attack”.

: War Reporter Alex Quade acceptance speech for Medal of Honor Society’s Journalism Award, at packed Reagan Presidential Library, 2008.

: War Reporter Alex Quade receives Medal of Honor Society’s “Tex McCrary Award For Excellence In Journalism” at packed Reagan Presidential Library, 2009. MOH recipient Special Forces Col.Robert L.Howard, left, MOH recipient Ranger CSM Gary Li

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade interviews Air Force General at Air Combat Command, Langley, Virginia, for her special series on Close Air Support.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade interviews Air Force Spec Ops PJ Chief, at Special Operations Command. MacDill Air Base, Tampa, Florida.

: War Reporter Alex Quade covering elite Army Rangers and 160th SOAR Nightstalkers. 2009.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade in makeshift compound with U.S. Army, and goats. Here Quade interviews an Air Force JTAC, who calls in the airstrikes to protect them,while on air assault with Task Force Fury in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 2007.

: War Reporter Alex Quade inside Stryker vehicle on patrol with Cavalry unit. Iraq, 2008.

: War Reporter Alex Quade shooting video of counter-IED team in Iraq, 2008.

: War Reporter Alex Quade hitchhikes to remote firebases and combat outposts with USO Tour, including award-winning comedian Louis C.K., and country singer and “Black Hawk Down” Ranger, Keni Thomas. Iraq and Afghanistan, 2008 & 2009.

: (left to right) Academy Award winning actress Renee Zellweger, Medal of Honor Recipient Col. Robert L. Howard, War Reporter Alex Quade at USO Gala, Washington DC.

: War Reporter Alex Quade in back of Air Force cargo plane with elite PJs, getting ready to parachute out.

: War Reporter Alex Quade with elite Air Force Spec Ops PJs in back of cargo plane, about to parachute out. Quade’s special “Combat Search & Rescue” series for CNN paved the way for future media access to these Operatives.

: War Reporter Alex Quade on mission in Iraq. Inside Stryker vehicle on route to Combat Outpost Pirelli. 2008.

: Award-winning War Reporter Alex Quade with fellow honoree General David Petraeus at the Reagan Presidential Library. Quade, Petraeus, First Lady Nancy Reagan and actor Charles Durning were awarded for their service by the Medal of Honor Society. 2009.

: War Reporter Alex Quade hanging from helicopter during “Combat Search and Rescue” shoot for CNN.

: War Reporter Alex Quade, thrown into the sea, awaiting Combat Search & Rescue swimmers and helicopters, for her special series for CNN.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade with Air Force Spec Ops Pararescuemen, about to be rescued at sea, for her “Combat Search & Rescue” special series.

: War Reporter Alex Quade covering Combat Search & Rescue for CNN. Quade is about to be thrown into the ocean, to see how long she can survive, before elite Air Force operatives come to her rescue.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade flies with elite Air Force Thunderbird team.

: War Reporter Alex Quade for CNN, outside the ER hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2002. No weapons, no AK-47’s allowed inside.

: War Reporter Alex Quade for CNN in Kabul, Afghanistan during riot. Quade and an ISAF soldier found high ground for safety for Quade to report, while maintaining radio contact with CNN crew in other location.

: War Reporter Alex Quade for CNN, on right, in full “NBC-gear” (nuclear, biological, chemical) during the “Shock & Awe” campaign. CNN’s Gary Tuchman, left, cameraman Damir Loretic in middle.

: War Reporter Alex Quade, for CBS News affiliate, during “Operation Desert Thunder”, Kuwait, 1998. Quade was embedded with 3rd Infantry Division soldiers from Ft. Stewart, GA.

: War Reporter Alex Quade doing a stand-up for a CNN special in Afghanistan, 2002.

: War Reporter Alex Quade finishes F-16 ride-along, for her film: “Danger Close: Special Forces Airstrikes”.

: War Reporter Alex Quade rides along with race and stunt car driver Mike Ryan in his souped-up freightliner, for the Pike’s Peak Hill Climb in Colorado.

: War Reporter Alex Quade about to drive land speed world record holder Gil Gillis ‘”The Extreme Freedom Special”, a modified roadster at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed, California. Gillis supports wounded warriors and asked to see if Alex could set a speed record.

: War Reporter Alex Quade’s exclusive on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360. Left-right: Anderson Cooper, Alex Quade, Former Navy SEAL and FBI Special Agent Jonathan T. Gilliam, CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen. November 2014.

: War Reporter Alex Quade about to drive land speed world record holder Gil Gillis'” The Extreme Freedom Special”, a modified roadster at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed, California. Gillis supports wounded warriors and wanted to see if Quade could set a record.

: War Reporter Alex Quade and race car and stunt driver Mike Ryan, before Pike’s Peak Hill Climb. Alex rode along in Mike’s souped-up monster truck during the famous race in Colorado.

: War Reporter Alex Quade with Air Force Spec Ops Combat Controllers and Canadian Special Forces. They are over-watching battle, from observation post in Sper Wan Gar, Afghanistan.

: War Reporter Alex Quade in back of up-armored Humvee, covering Green Beret A-Teams during gun battle in Diyala Province, Iraq, for her film: “Danger Close: Special Forces Airstrikes”.

: War Reporter Alex Quade and Canadian Special Forces JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller) in back of armored vehicle, as he calls in air strikes. Sper Wan Gar, Afghanistan.

: War Reporter Alex Quade with Canadian Special Forces JTAC and U.S.Air Force Spec Ops Combat Controllers, as they call in air strikes. Sper Wan Gar, Afghanistan.

: War Reporter Alex Quade conducts interview while breathing through oxygen mask in B1-B Lancer. Alex tracked down the B1-B, which provided close air support for a ground operation Alex covered. Alex did a ride-along for her film: “Close Combat Attack”.

: War Reporter Alex Quade rides along in B1-B Lancer, called “The Bone”. Quade tracked down the B1-B and crew which dropped bombs in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, providing Close Air Support for the teams she was with during a massive battle.

: Quade covering Kabul, Afghanistan 2001/2002. Photo: Courtesy CNN.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade live shot from Bande Aceh, Indonesia. Alex returned to site of the devastating tsunami, on the one year anniversary, for her special “Voices of the Tsunami” for CNN Presents.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade interviewing child survivor of tsunami at ‘refugee’ camp in Bande Aceh, Indonesia. The boy introduced Alex to his only ‘family’ left: a monkey he adopted. The monkey stole Alex’s camera microphone.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade reporting live on set of CNN’s “American Morning.”

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade interviewing tsunami survivors in Bande Aceh, Indonesia, at site of mass grave. Surviving children searched for their dead parents and siblings at the mass grave.

: War Reporter Alex Quade with her idol, Astronaut Dr.Bonnie Dunbar at a military veterans gala in Washington. Alex was the keynote speaker at the sold-out event.

: CNN Correspondent, Alex Quade, returns to Bande Aceh, Indonesia to revisit the children who survived the tsunami for CNN Presents.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade live studio interview for CNN Saturday show.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade (on right) live on set interview at CNN Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia with Elizabeth Cohen (on left) for “Weekend House call” with Dr.Sanjay Gupta.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade live interview from the international desk at CNN Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade reports live on “House Call” with Dr.Sanjay Gupta.

: CNN Correspondent, Alex Quade, interviews young boy who lived in make-shift survivors’ camp for CNN Presents.

: CNN Correspondent Alex Quade live shot from tsunami devastation in Bande Aceh, Indonesia, for CNN Presents. Despite the ongoing civil strife in Aceh, Alex was one of the first reporters to make it to the remote area where 90,000 people lost their lives.

: ‘Chinook Down’ announcement seen on Times Square, New York City. The film won the Edward R. Murrow Award.