KATHMANDU, MAY 24
Tony Schiena, Chief Executive Officer at Multi Operational Security Agency Intelligence Company (MOSAIC) has scaled Mt Everest this morning.
According to Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, Director at Seven Summit Treks, Tony, the world's renowned counterterrorism expert and former intelligence operative from MOSAIC stood atop the world's highest peak at around 10:00am.
Along with Tony, Pasang Sherpa, Taraman Tamang, Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa and Nima R Sherpa reached the summit point, he added.
According to MOSAIC, Tony has a history of conflict area activity in various capacities and areas of support, from providing emergency training to the ANA (Afghan National Army) after a devastating attack on its newly-formed CID unit to his most recent endeavors in Iraq in support of defeating ISIS. Tony trained the Kurdish Peshmerga in the early stages of their struggle as the then, only organized force against ISIS.
'Tony's efforts made worldwide headlines due to his exposure of chemical weapon usage by ISIS against the Kurds. Embedded with the head of military intelligence, Tony investigated and collected evidence of the chemical and radiological attacks on the Kurds, trained Kurdish special forces commanders in escape & evasion, defensive tactics and counter insurgency as well as providing emergency lectures on how to secure front line bases against chemical attacks.'
Tony's career started during a pivotal part of world history in which South Africa averted an imminent civil war, abolishment of the oppressive system of apartheid and smooth transition of government.
