COMMAND OPERATIONS OFFICER

File Name: Abernathy, Clayton M. Pay Grade: O-5

Call-Sign: Hawk
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: SFOD-C (Command and Control), 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Military Art and Science (United States Military Academy), MS in Military Arts and Sciences (US Army School of Advanced Military Studies), MS in
Defense Analysis (Special Operations/Irregular Warfare)-Irregular Warfare subspecialty (Naval Postgraduate School)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course; Short-Range, Hawk Missile, and Patriot Missile Air Defense Artillery Resident Training;
Air and Missile Defense Captains Career Course, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Ranger School, SF Unit Officer Qualification Course, SFQC Individual
Skills Phase, SFQC Collective Training Phase, SF Functional Language Training, Special Operations Forces Interagency Collaboration Course, Command and
General Staff Officer Course, Joint Special Operations Irregular Warfare Advanced Course, Combined/Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander's
Course, Army Red Team Leader's Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Born into a prominent military family, father a highly decorated retired Army colonel, grandfather a former sergeant major with the American
Expeditionary Forces. Graduated 1991 from West Point at the top of his class. Went on several rotational deployments with ARCENT-SA's PATRIOT Task Force in
Saudi Arabia before going Special Forces in 1995. Took part in numerous missions in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2008 as a member of the 5 th Special Forces
Group. Served on part-time cadre at the University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies at Fort Leavenworth, overseeing Red Team Leader exercises between
2006 and 2008. A widower (wife succumbed to acute myeloid leukemia in 2007) with a son, Scott, born in 2001. Fluent in Arabic (Modern Standard and Iraqi),
Persian (Dari, Farsi and Tajiki dialects), and Russian; conversant in French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Recently rated as being in the 99 th percentile among all
active-duty Department of Defense field grade officers in conventional, analytical, creative, and practical intelligence measures.

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AGENT (INTELLIGENCE & SURVEILLANCE PLATOON CI TEAM)

File Name: Arashikage, Kimiko Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Jinx
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: A Company (Counterintelligence/HUMINT), 524th Military Intelligence Battalion, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BA in Economics (Bryn Mawr College), AA in Mandarin (DLIFLC)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Financial Management Technician AIT, Counterintelligence Special Agent Course, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School,
Defense Strategic Debriefing and Interrogation Course, Defense Against Sound Equipment Course, Advanced Foreign Counterintelligence Course, Fast Rope
and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: At the age of 12, sent by parents to live with relatives in Tokyo in an effort to instill discipline and a sense of culture. While abroad,
extensively studied her clan's traditional martial art, Arashikage-ryu bujutsu. Returned to the United States after graduating at the top of her class from the Saitama
Prefectural Inagakuen Comprehensive Upper Secondary School. Joined the Army as a financial management technician after receiving her economics degree
from Bryn Mawr in 2002. Re-classed as a counterintelligence agent in 2006, deployed to South Korea in support of USFK/CFC operations as a member of the
524th Military Intelligence Battalion. Fluent in French, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin (Standard dialect); conversant in Cantonese/Yue (Standard dialect).
U.A.V. PLATOON LEADER
File Name: Armbruster, Bradley J. Pay Grade: O-4
Call-Sign: Ace
Birthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 3rd Special Operations Squadron, 27th Special Operations Wing, 27th Special Operations Group (USAF)
Post-Secondary Education: Aerobatic Proficiency Training Certificate (Tutima Academy of Aviation), BS in Electrical Engineering (University of Rhode Island), MS in Defense Analysis
(Special Operations/ Irregular Warfare)-Combat Systems subspecialty (Naval Postgraduate School), Joint Special Operations Warfighter Certificate (JSOU)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Private Pilot Certification (Cindtronix Aviation), Commercial Pilot Certification (Cindtronix Avaiation), Officer Candidate School Basic
Officer Training, Air and Space Basic Course, Initial Flight Screening, USAF Specialized Undergraduate Training, Transitional and Operational Flight Training (F-
15E Strike Eagle), USAF Weapons School (F-15E Strike Eagle), Air Liaison Officer Qualification Course, Flight Commander Course, Organizational Leadership
Course, Expeditionary Leadership Course, Introduction to Special Operations Course, USAF Weapons School (MQ-1 Predator/MQ-9 Reaper), Squadron Officer
School, Mission Commander's Course, Basic Airborne School, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Started flying in high school, working three jobs in order to afford lessons. After high school, worked for a year as a bush pilot in Alaska to
earn money for college. While enrolled in the University of Rhode Island, spent his free time training to be an aerobatic pilot, twice competing in the FAI Grand
Prix. Joined the USAF after earning his degree in electrical engineering. As a member of the 391 st Fighter Squadron, flew F-15E Strike Eagles on combat air
patrol, air interdiction, and close air support missions in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2005. Entered UAV pilot training and re-assigned to the 3 rd Special
Operations Squadron in 2007, flying MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper UAVs on armed reconnaissance missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. An accomplished
amateur poker player, Armbruster has competed in numerous poker fund-raising events for various charities.

SCOUT-OBSERVER (H.AL.O./H.A.H.O. RECON TEAM)

File Name: Arndt, Philip W. Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Free Fall
Birthplace: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: Regimental Reconnaissance Company, Special Troops Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment (Airborne) (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BA in Philosophy (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale), MA in Comparative East-West Philosophy (University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa)

Military Training/Courses attended (partial list): Aviation Operations Specialist AIT, Joint Air Tasking Order Process Course, Joint Firepower Course, Infantryman
AIT, Basic Airborne School, Ranger School, Air Assault School, Ranger Assessment and Screening Program, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism
Awareness Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course,
Jumpmaster Course (Static-Line), Basic Instructor Course, Military Free Fall Parachutist Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Started his military career as an aviation operations specialist with the 82 nd Combat Aviation Regiment, deploying to Bosnia with the 2 nd
Battalion in support of Operation Joint Guard (1997). After fulfilling his term of service, went back to school to earn his master's degree in comparative east-west
philosophy. Re-enlisted in 2004 and re-trained as an infantryman, eventually earning a slot with the 75 th Ranger Regiment. Highly intelligent and strongly motivated
individual. Fluent in Mandarin (Standard dialect), conversant in Cantonese/Yue (Standard dialect).
E.O.C.A./COMBAT DEMOLITIONIST (H.V.T. TRACKER TEAM TWO)
File Name: Ayvazyan, Varujan Pay Grade: GS-09
Call-Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sultanbeyli, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Employer prior to GIJOE selection: Terrorism and Violent Crimes Division, United States National Central Bureau of INTERPOL
Post-Secondary Education: BA in Security Sciences (Güvenlik Bilimleri Enstitüsü-Polis Akademisi Başkanlığı), AAS in Chemical Technology (Essex County College)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Pre-Undergraduate Police Training Program (Polis Akademisi Gölbaşı), Basic Police Special Operations Course (Özel Harekat
Polis Okulu), INTERPOL International Police Training Program, Search and Security Foundation Course (ISSEE), Search and Security Advanced Searcher
Course (ISSEE), High Risk Search Course (ISSEE), EOD Level 1 Course (ISSEE), EOD Level 2 Course (ISSEE), EOD Level 3 Course (ISSEE), IED
Awareness Course (ISSEE), IED Technician Course (ISSEE), Booby Traps Course (ISSEE), Program in American Language Studies (Rutgers University-
Newark), English for Academic Purposes Course (Rutgers University-Newark)

Miscellaneous Notes: Born and raised in Istanbul Province to Turkish-Armenian parents. Overcame cultural and racial barriers to become a ranking police
officer with the Istanbul Police Department's Special Security office. Served with distinction in numerous police special operations against the PKK and other
paramilitary radical organizations. Hired by INTERPOL as a dangerous devices technician in 2000, immigrated to the United States on a National Interest
Waiver visa in 2001. Worked as a weapons intelligence analyst with INTERPOL's American bureau before being recruited to join a fledgling GIJOE in late
2008. Acquired American citizenship in early 2009. Fluent in Armenian (Eastern and Western dialects), Turkish, and Kurdish; conversant in Arabic (Iraqi) and
Georgian. Avid practitioner and promoter of kılıç kalkan (traditional Turkish fencing) and has performed public demonstrations of the martial art as part of the
New York Turkish Cultural Center's 2009 “Performing Arts at the Terminal” show.

COMBAT OBSERVATION/LASING TEAM LEADER

File Name: Barney, James J. Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Grand Slam
Birthplace: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: C Battery, 1st Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne) (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Physics (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) Maintenance Support Specialist AIT; Fire Support Specialist AIT,
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) Transition Course, Basic Airborne School, Ranger School, Joint Fires Observer Course, Tactical
Information Operations Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Fast Rope
and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Was a star quarterback for his high school football team, leading them to a state championship game appearance. Injuries prevented
a similarly successful college football career, joined the Army almost immediately after graduation. Served as a TDME Maintenance Support Specialist
assigned to the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service before switching to a career in the artillery. Went on three deployments to Iraq between 2003
and 2005 as a member of the 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne), where his natural aptitude for judging distances served him well in his role as a fire
support specialist. Soft-spoken and calm but firm, well-liked by peers and superiors alike. Owns an extensive collection of vintage comic books and science
fiction paperbacks and magazines dating back to the 1930s.
SCOUT-OBSERVER/N.S.T.V. EXPERT OPERATOR (L.R.S. TEAM THREE)
File Name: Blais, Robert M. Pay Grade: E-5
Call-Sign: Cross-Country
Birthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: C Troop, 1st Squadron (RSTA-Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: AAS in Heavy Equipment and Transport Technology (Guilford Technical Community College)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Cargo Specialist AIT, Rough Terrain Container Handling and Operation Course, Defense Packing of Hazardous Materials for
Transportation Course, USTRANSCOM Global Transportation Network training, Anti-terrorism Evasive Driving-Staff Driver Course, Cavalry Scout AIT, Basic
Airborne School, Ranger School, Air Assault School, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, SERE Level-C
Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Both parents career construction and asphalt equipment operators. Declined stewardship of the family business and joined the Army at the
age of 20. Served as a cargo specialist with the 7th Transportation Battalion before re-classing as a cavalry scout. Has excellent driving instincts and a natural
mechanical aptitude honed through a lifetime in and around heavy machinery and vehicles.

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AGENT (INTELLIGENCE & SURVEILLANCE PLATOON CI TEAM)

File Name: Bowman, Thomas S. Pay Grade: E-7
Call-Sign: Mace
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: Expeditionary Support Branch, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (USMC)
Post-Secondary Education: BA in Criminal Justice and Criminology (Metropolitan State College of Denver), AA in Arabic (DLIFLC)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Basic Recruit Training (Denver Police Academy), Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Qualification, Marine Air-
Ground Task Force Intelligence Specialist Entry Course, Intelligence in Combating Terrorism Course, Marine Air-Ground Task Force
Counterintelligence/HUMINT Course, Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Fundamentals Course, Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Course,
Defense Strategic Debriefing and Interrogation Course, Advanced Foreign Counterintelligence Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Worked for five years as a Denver police officer before joining the Marines. As an agent for the MCIA's Expeditionary Support Branch,
has served on numerous missions abroad, most recently in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Fluent in Arabic (Modern Standard and
Iraqi) and Persian (Dari and Farsi dialects), conversant in Spanish.
U.A.V. PILOT (GROUND CONTROL STATION)
File Name: Boyajian, Gregory S. Pay Grade: O-3
Call-Sign: Slipstream
Birthplace: Provo, Utah, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 3rd Special Operations Squadron, 27th Special Operations Wing, 27th Special Operations Group (USAF)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Computer Engineering (University of Utah), MS in Computer Engineering (Air Force Institute of Technology), Joint Special Operations Warfighter
Certificate (JSOU)

Relevant Training (Partial List): AFROTC General Military and Professional Officer Courses, Air and Space Basic Course, Initial Flight Screening, USAF
Specialized Undergraduate Training, Transitional and Operational Flight Training (F-16C/D), USAF Weapons School (F-16C/D), Air Liaison Officer Qualification
Course, Flight Commander Course, Organizational Leadership Course, Introduction to Special Operations Course, USAF Weapons School (MQ-1 Predator/MQ-9
Reaper), Expeditionary Leadership Course, Squadron Officer School

Miscellaneous Notes: An avid video game player and computer enthusiast before discovering recreational flying in his mid-teens. Joined the Civil Air Patrol as a
cadet at the age of 16, eventually going to the University of Utah on an AFROTC scholarship. Flew numerous sorties over Iraq and Afghanistan between 2002 and
2005 as a member of the 421st Fighter Squadron. Began UAV pilot training in 2006, assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing's 3rd Special Operations
Squadron in the summer of 2007. Has a reputation among GIJOE teammates as an unrepentant joker and mimic, and is the acknowledged base “Mario Kart”
(video game) champion. Fluent in Armenian (Eastern and Western dialects), French, and Greek.

COMBAT OBSERVER (COMBAT OBSERVATION/LASING TEAM)

File Name: Breckenridge, Matthew H. Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Thunder
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment (Air Assault) (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BA in Music (University of Louisville)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Army Bandsperson (Percussion) AIT, Air Assault School, Fire Support Specialist AIT, Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data
System (AFATDS) Transition Course, Basic Airborne School, Ranger School, Joint Fires Observer Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism
Awareness Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Rappel Master Course,Tactical Information Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Played as a drummer in various Lousville-area heavy metal bands throughout high school and college. Joined the army as a
bandsperson, made the unorthodox but not unheard of decision of re-classing into a combat arms branch a year into his service. Deployed to Iraq as a
member of the 320th Field Artillery Regiment's 2nd Battalion in 2003 and 2005, participating in missions with the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat
Team.
COMBAT OBSERVER (COMBAT OBSERVATION/LASING TEAM)
File Name: Brewi, David Pay Grade: E-5
Call-Sign: D-Day
Birthplace: Islip, New York, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment (Air Assault) (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BA in Earth Science (Dowling College)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Fire Support Specialist AIT, Air Assault School, Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) Transition Course, Basic
Airborne School, Ranger School, Joint Fires Observer Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Rappel Master Course,Tactical
Information Operations Course, Modern Army Combatives Level 1 Instructor Course, Modern Army Combatives Level 2 Instructor Course, Basic Military
Mountaineer Summer Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Grew up in Bay Shore, an Islip hamlet, the youngest son of comfortably upper-middle class parents, father a shopping mall manager, mother
a television station executive and member of the New York State Council on the Arts' Performing and Literary Arts Committee. Denies that bourgeois guilt was a
motivating factor in his decision to join the military, although incidental records of his personal interactions with enlisted GIJOE teammates indicate a strong
tendency to downplay his relatively prosperous economic background. Deployed to Iraq as a member of the 320th Field Artillery Regiment's 2nd Battalion in 2005,
where he acquitted himself with distinction as a member of a dismounted forward observer team.

OPERATIONS CHIEF (RECONNAISSANCE ELEMENT)

File Name: Burns, Matthew Pay Grade: E-8 (MSgt)
Call-Sign: Sgt. Slaughter
Birthplace: Parris Island, South Carolina, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: Special Operations Training Group-MEU(SOC) Training Branch, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (USMC)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Psychology (University of South Carolina)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Marine Rifleman Course, Basic Reconnaissance Course, Combatant Diver Course, Basic Airborne School, Infantry Squad
Leader's Course, MEU(SOC) Certification Joint Training, Fast Rope Suspension Technician Certification and Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master
Course, Drill Instructor School, Water Safety/Survival Instructor Course, Tactical Information Operations Course, Marksmanship Coach Course, Martial Arts
Instructor Course, Martial Arts Instructor-Trainer Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer
Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Comes from a Marine family, father a retired infantry gunnery sergeant, mother a former air traffic controller. Reputation as a marine and
drill instructor has reached near-mythic proportions in 18 years in the Corps, something he has been more than willing to cultivate and perpetuate by playing
the part of the hulking and unfeeling drill instructor to the hilt in public appearances. Behind all his outward bluster and theatrics, possesses a brilliant tactical
mind that he has put to use as a member of the 2 nd Reconnaissance Battalion, participating in missions on four continents. Transferred to the II Marine
Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group's Special Operations Training Group-MEU(SOC) Training Branch in 2004. Conversant in French and Spanish.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
File Name: Colby, Everett P. Pay Grade: O-6
Call-Sign: Keelhaul
Birthplace: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron TWO (USN)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Electrical Engineering (USNA), MS in Information Operations-Joint Information Operations Curriculum (Naval Postgraduate School)

Military Training/Courses attended (partial list): Flight Screening, Aviation Preflight Indoctrination, Primary Flight Training, Intermediate and Advanced Flight
Training (Land-Based Syllabus, P-3/EP-3 Maritime Pipeline), SERE Level-C Training, Command and Staff Officer Program, Introduction to Special Operations
Course, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Joint Maritime Operations Course (Naval War College), Strategy & War Course (Naval War College), National
Security Decision-Making Course (Naval War College), Maritime Staff Operators Course (Naval War College)

Miscellaneous Notes: As a member of FAIRECONRONTWO, flew air reconnaissance aircraft in support of airstrike and air patrol missions during Operation El
Dorado Canyon (1986). Operation Desert Storm(1991), Operation Deny Flight (1993) and Operation Joint Endeavor (1995). Awarded the Air Medal for his actions
in Albania during Operation Silver Wake (1997), using his EP-3E in an emergency evacuation of American citizens, non-combatants, and designated third country
nationals while under heavy anti-aircraft fire. Served as a FAIRECONRONTWO operational detachment commander in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2004. A nationally
ranked amateur chess player (USCF rating of 2100), placed third in the under 2200 category during the 2007 USCF National Open Chess Championship. Fluent in
Russian, conversant in French, German, and Spanish.

DIRECTOR
File Name: Colton, Joseph B. Pay Grade: ES Level V
Call-Sign: Eagle-Eye
Birthplace: Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA
Employer prior to GIJOE selection: Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Foreign Area Studies, Eurasia concentration (USMA), MS in Military Arts and Sciences (US Army School of Advanced Military Studies), PhD in
International Relations, Strategic Studies concentration (Johns Hopkins University)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Infantry Officer Basic Course, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Basic Airborne School,
Air Assault School, Ranger School, Infantry Mortar Platoon Leader's Course, Sniper Employment Leader's Course, SF Unit Officer Qualification Course, SFQC
Individual Skills Phase, SFQC Collective Training Phase, SF Functional Language Training, Patrol Course (NATO I-LRRP School Weingarten), US Army Red Team
Leader's Course, Contemporary Insurgent Warfare Course; Joint, Interagency, and Multinational Planner's Course; Security Cooperation Management Overseas
Course, Command and General Staff Officer Course, Special Operations Forces Interagency Collaboration Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism
Awareness Course, General Officer/Senior Executive Service Force Integration Course, Combating Terrorism Executive Interagency Seminar, Joint Special
Operations Staff Officer Course, CJFSOCC Planners Course, CJFSOCC Joint Operations Center Course, CJFSOCC Commanders Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Started his career as a promising young lieutenant with the 101st Airborne Division. Made the move to SF in 1983, assigned to the 2 nd Battalion,
10th SFG. Helped train Lebanese soldiers in 1985 and Nigerian paratroopers in 1986. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during the Battle of
Khafji (1991). Served as a member of a Coalition Support Team assisting the 1st Belgian Para-Commando Battalion during Operation Restore Hope (1993). Retired
from the Army with the rank of colonel in 2001. Started working towards his PhD in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University that same year. His doctoral
thesis, entitled "Modeling Adaptive Organizations in the Current Irregular Warfare Context", is considered a modern classic in military science. Was an associate
professor in MIT's Political Science Department before being tapped to head GIJOE in 2008. Fluent in Arabic (Modern Standard, Iraqi, and Levantine), French, and
Russian; conversant in German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili. Married future GIJOE Command C-E Officer Jane A. Martell (call-sign GI Jane) in 1983, divorced
in 2004. Couple had one son, Joseph, Jr., killed during the Battle of Nasiriyah in Iraq in 2003 while serving as a soldier in the Army's 3rd Infantry Division.
O.S.V. EXPERT OPERATOR (ARCTIC RECON TEAM)
File Name: Costello, Ian F. Pay Grade: E-5
Call-Sign: Avalanche
Birthplace: Madawaska, Maine, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: D Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division (USMC/MARFORRES)
Post-Secondary Education: AAS in Automotive Technology (Northern Maine Community College), Bachelor of Applied Science (University of Maine-Presque Isle)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Basic Logistics/Embarkation Specialist Course, Marine Rifleman Course, USMC Designated Marksman School, Basic
Reconnaissance Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Winter Course, Mountain Survival Course, Animal Packers
Course, Scout Skier Training, OSV/Rough Terrain Driver Training, Basic Airborne School, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Parents and older siblings involved in the cross-border smuggling trade, primarily bringing in cigarettes into New Brunswick province in
Canada while ferrying cheap medicines into Maine. Somehow managed to steer clear of any significant legal trouble despite growing up around various
criminal influences. Sent by state social services to live with relatives in Presque Isle at the age of 15. Worked briefly as a snowmobile mechanic before joining
the Marines. Assigned to an active-duty instructor-inspector staff post with the MARFORRES Anti-Terrorism Battalion's Anchorage, Alaska-based D Company in
2006. An excellent marksman and an even better over-snow vehicle operator. Fluent in French (Acadian dialect).

DECEPTION OPERATIONS CHIEF

File Name: Craig, Judith F. Pay Grade: E-7
Call-Sign: Shooter
Birthplace: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: C Company, 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BA in History, minor in Religion (Montclair State University), AA in Arabic (DLIFLC)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Chaplain Assistant Advanced Individual Training, Emergency Medical Ministry Course, Chapel Tithe and Offering Clerk Course,
Counterintelligence Special Agent Course, Intelligence in Combating Terrorism Course, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Defense Strategic
Debriefing and Interrogation Course, Defense Against Sound Equipment Course, USAF Countersniper School, Advanced Foreign Counterintelligence Course,
Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Started her career as a chaplain assistant assigned to the 743rd Military Intelligence Battalion. Re-classed as a counterintelligence agent
in 2002, inspired to take a more pro-active role in the fight against terrorism after the New York terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Since then, has
participated in numerous clandestine operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa. Fluent in Arabic (Modern Standard, Iraqi, and Levantine), French,
Hebrew, Portuguese, and Spanish; conversant in Swahili.
SCOUT-OBSERVER/UNDERWATER COMBAT DEMOLITIONIST (AMPHIBIOUS RECON TEAM)
File Name: Delgado, Hector Pay Grade: E-7
Call-Sign: Shipwreck
Birthplace: Chula Vista, California, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: SEAL Team 4, Naval Special Warfare Group TWO (USN)
Post-Secondary Education: BA in Liberal Studies, Marine Science concentration (University of San Diego)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Gunner's Mate "A" School, 5”/54-Caliber MK 45 MOD 2 Gun Mount Maintenance Course, Crew-Served Weapons Instructor
Course, Basic Underwater Demolitions/SEAL training, SEAL Qualification Training, SEAL Professional Development Phase Training, SEAL Unit Level Training,
SEAL Squadron Integration Training, Basic Airborne School, Military Free Fall Parachutist Course, Desert Environmental Survival Course, Air Assault School,
Tactical Rope Suspension Technician Certification and Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master Course, Riverine Combat Skills Course, Riverine Crewman
Course, Riverine Unit-Level Leaders Course, Riverine Security Team Trainer Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Basic
Military Mountaineer Summer Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Spent his teens working odd jobs in the San Diego docks. Joined the Navy immediately out of high school, served on the USS Yorktown
(CG-48) as a gunner's mate, participating in counter-drug operations in the Caribbean during the early 1990s and was part of the crew that scored a then-record
101 during the ship's 1994 Naval Gun Fire Support qualification exercise. Separated from the Navy long enough to earn his degree from the University of San
Diego. Re-enlisted in 1999, joined NAVSPECWAR in 2000. Took part in joint UNITAS security and counter-terrorism exercises in 2001 and 2002. Participated in
numerous special operations in Iraq, most notably the capture of the Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya oil terminals and special security patrols in the the area of the
Mukarayin dam in 2003. Fluent in Spanish.

COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISER

File Name: Divljak, Robert S. Pay Grade: E-9 (CSM)
Call-Sign: Sgt. Savage
Birthplace: Albany, New York, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Troop (LRS) (Airborne), 2nd Battalion, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BA in History (Cornell University), AA in Arabic (DLIFLC)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Small Arms/Artillery Repairer AIT, Basic Airborne School, Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, Infantryman AIT,
Pathfinder School, Ranger School, Air Assault School, Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leader's Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, Drill Sergeant School,
Patrol Course (NATO I-LRRP School Pfullendorf), SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol
Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Rappel Master Course, Camp Gonsalves Jungle Leader's Course, Ft. Irwin
OPFOR/Desert Rotational Unit Training, Battle Staff NCO Course, Irregular Warfare Course (JSOU), Joint Special Operations Collaborative Planning Course
(JSOU), Joint Special Operations Advanced Planning Applications Course (JSOU), NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course, NATO SOF Senior
NCO Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Eldest son of immigrant parents from the former Yugoslavia. Enlisted in the Army in 1980, serving as an armorer with the 75 th Ranger
Regiment's 1st Battalion. Earned history degree from Cornell on the GI Bill. Re-enlisted in the Army in 1993, breezing his way through Infantry School. Assigned
to the 502nd Infantry Regiment, serving with distinction on various deployments to Panama, El Salvador, and Nicaragua during the mid-1990s. Served a six
month tour in the Sinai peninsula as part of the USBATT Contingent of the MFO in 1999. Attended NATO International LRRP School in Pfullendorf and later
attached to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment for a three-month stint in early 2000 as cultural liaison/translator during Operation Joint Guardian in
Kosovo. Led an E Company, 51st Infantry (LRS) long range surveillance team an impressive 400 kilometers into Iraq ahead of the 3 rd Infantry Division's
movements in 2003. Served as a senior enlisted adviser with Task Force Phantom, conducting long range surveillance operations in northwestern Iraq in 2005.
In 2008, helped oversee the transition of the 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion's LRS Detachments into the 504 th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade's premier
LRS Troop. Fluent in Arabic (Modern Standard and Iraqi), Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and Spanish; conversant in Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russian.
SCOUT-OBSERVER/COVER MAN (L.R.S. TEAM FOUR)
File Name: Duggleby, Wilmer S. Pay Grade: E-5
Call-Sign: Hardball
Birthplace: Cooperstown, New York, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Troop (LRS) (Airborne), 2nd Battalion, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Therapeutic Recreation (Ithaca College)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Infantryman AIT, Air Assault School, Basic Airborne School, Combat Lifesaver Course, Ranger School, SERE Level-C Training,
Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Basic Military Mountaineer
Summer Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Played outfielder and was a recognized “power-hitter” in college, helping lead the Ithaca Bombers baseball team to the second round of
the 2001 New York Regional NCAA playoffs and an Empire Athletics Association title. Was drafted as a junior by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 20 th round of the
2000 MLB Draft but never played a single game in the majors. Spent his first two years as a professional baseball player playing on a Blue Jays minor league
affiliate, the Auburn Doubledays of the New York-Penn League. Enlisted in the Army in 2004, saw action in Iraq as a member of the 504 th Infantry Regiment
(Airborne). Served briefly as a member of the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade's Long Range Surveillance Troop before his selection to GIJOE.

RECON TEAM LEADER (H.A.L.O./H.A.H.O. RECON TEAM)

File Name: Faireborn, Dashiell R. Pay Grade: W-2
Call-Sign: Flint
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Company, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BA in Comparative Literature (Princeton University), MSt in English (University of Oxford), Joint Special Operations Warfighter Certificate (JSOU)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Ranger School, SFQC Individual Skills Phase, SFQC MOS Qualification
Phase (SF Weapons Sergeant), SFQC Collective Training Phase, SF Functional Language Training, SF Military Free Fall Parachutist Course,Operations and
Intelligence Course, Advanced Special Operations Techniques Training, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Basic Military Mountaineer
Summer Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Warrant Officer Candidate School, SF Warrant Officer
Basic Course, SF Warrant Technical and Tactical Certification Course, Joint Special Operations Irregular Warfare Advanced Course

Miscellaneous Notes: A Rhodes Scholar, spent two years at Oxford doing post-graduate work in English Language and Literature. Returned to the United States
somewhat disillusioned with the professional academic's life and role in society. Joined the army as an infantryman in 1995. Participated in numerous patrols in the
Korean Demilitarized Zone as a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade's 1st Battalion between 1996 and 2000. Went Special Forces in 2001. Deployed to Afghanistan
as a member of a joint CIA/10th Special Forces Group force in 2003. Received his warrant officer commissiont in 2004. Served as a technical officer during FID
operations and JCET exercises in Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal from 2006 to 2008. Fluent in French, German, and Spanish; conversant in Czech, Dutch, Polish,
Slovak, and Russian.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER (RECONNAISSANCE ELEMENT)
File Name: Falcone, Vincent R. Pay Grade: O-3
Call-Sign: Falcon
Birthplace: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: SFOD-B (Headquarters), 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BA in Linguistics (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), AA in Farsi (DLIFLC), Master of Business Administration (Webster University), Joint Special
Operations Warfighter Certificate (JSOU)

Relevant Training (Partial List): ROTC Basic Course, ROTC Leaders Training Course, ROTC Advanced Course, ROTC Leader Development and Assessment
Course, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, Basic Airborne School, Ranger School, Maneuver Captain's Career Course, Basic Instructor
Course, Systems Approach to Training Course, Infantry Mortar Platoon Leaders Course, Sniper Employment Leaders Course, SF Unit Officer Qualification
Course, SFQC Individual Skills Phase, SFQC Collective Training Phase, SF Functional Language Training, Advanced Special Operations Techniques Training,
Air Assault School, Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, SERE Level-C
Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Security Assistance Management CONUS Course (DISAM)

Miscellaneous Notes: A second generation Green Beret, father having served with the 10 th Special Forces Group. Served as executive officer, B Company, 2 nd
Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) from 2003 to 2005, seeing action in two deployments to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Went Special Forces in 2006. Participated in numerous FID operations and JCET exercises in the Horn of Africa region in 2007 and 2008. Fluent in Arabic
(Modern Standard), Persian (Dari and Farsi dialects), French, and Spanish; conversant in Somali and Swahili. Possesses a natural aptitude for picking up the
colloquial and culture-specific nuances of foreign languages, honed through extensive training and field immersion.

SCOUT-SNIPER
File Name: Fardie, Donovan G. Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Crosshair
Birthplace: Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (USMC)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Biology (Curry College)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Marine Rifleman Course, Designated Marksman School, Scout/Sniper Basic Course, Urban Sniper Course, Mountainous
Scout/Sniper Course, Basic Reconnaissance Course, Basic Airborne School, Combatant Diver Course, Marksmanship Coach Course, Marksmanship
Instructor Course, Tactical Rope Suspension Technician Certification and Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master Course, MEU(SOC) Certification Joint
Training, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Scored 35 of 35 rounds “in the black” during the Known Distance portion of the Scout Sniper School marksmanship training phase.
Visual acuity in both eyes, as tested by Navy opticians, is listed at 20/10 (LogMAR of -0.30), the generally acknowledged maximum for the unaided human eye.
Participated in Operation Green Trident in Iraq in 2006.
PHYSICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
File Name: Faria, Jason A. Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Shockwave
Birthplace: Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 65th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne) (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: AAS in Criminal Justice (Oakland Community College), BS in Criminal Justice (Wayne State University)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Basic Police Training (Oakland Police Academy), Urban Rifle for Patrol Officers Course (NTOA), Patrol Counterambush Tactics and
Techniques (NTOA), Basic SWAT Training (NTOA), Response to Barricade Extremist/Terrorist Incidents Course (NTOA), Booby Trap and Explosives Recognition
Course (NTOA), Tactical Rappel and Beginning Lead Climber Course (NTOA), Intermediate/Advanced SWAT Training (NTOA), High Risk Warrant Service Course
(NTOA), Resolution of Barricaded Suspect and Hostage Rescue Course (NTOA), Hostage Rescue Linear Interventions Course (NTOA), Military Police AIT, Basic
Airborne School, Air Assault School, Fast Rope & Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Military Police Investigator Course,
Conventional Physical Security Course, SRT Phase I Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, SRT Phase II (Marksman/Observer) Course, Protective Service Training
Course, High Risk Personnel Security Course, Suicide Bomber Mitigation Training Program (FLETC), Critical Infrastructure Protection Training Program (FLETC), SERE
Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: A five-year veteran of the Detroit Police Department's SRT (Special Response Team), where he specialized in mechanical and explosive
breaching and tactical entry techniques. Joined the Army in 2002. Deployed to Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan with elements of the 16 th Military Police Brigade
(Airborne) in 2003, served as a driver and protective services specialist at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility until 2005. Conversant in Spanish. Volunteers as
a choir-member (tenor) at St. Mary's Church near Fort Wadsworth in his spare time.

SMALL CRAFT EXPERT OPERATOR/COVER MAN

File Name: Felix, Dwayne A. Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Rampart
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: Special Boat Team 22, Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR (USN)
Post-Secondary Education: Certificate in Management (St. Joseph's College-New York), BS in General Studies (St. Joseph's College-New York)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Gunner's Mate "A" School, 5”/62-Caliber MK 45 MOD 4 Gun Mount Maintenance Course, Stinger Anti-terrorist Weapon Operations
and Maintenance Training, Crew-Served Weapons Instructor Course, Riverine Combat Skills Course, Riverine Crewman Course, SWCC Basic Crewman Training,
NSW Crewman Qualification Training, Basic Tactical Swimmer Course, Basic Airborne School, Military Free Fall Parachutist Course, Air Assault School, Basic
Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Tactical Rope Suspension Technician Certification and Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master Course, SERE Level-C
Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Advanced Tactical Swimmer Course, SCUBA Diver Qualification

Miscellaneous Notes: Served as a gunner's mate on the USS Essex (LHD-2), taking part in humantiarian support operations in East Timor in 2001 and Korea in
2002. Participated in riverine security operations on the Euphrates river as part of a patrol boat escort accompanying elements of the 31 st Marine Expeditionary
Unit in the lead-up to the Battle of Fallujah in 2004. Returned to the Essex in time to take part in humanitarian aid operations in Indonesia after the 2004 St.
Stephen's Day tsunami. Joined NAVSPECWAR as a SWCC in 2005.
SCOUT-OBSERVER/COMBAT NET RADIO OPERATOR-MAINTAINER (L.R.S. TEAM FOUR)
File Name: Felton, Joseph Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Recoil
Birthplace: Vashon, Washington, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Troop (LRS) (Airborne), 2nd Battalion, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Environmental Health (University of Washington)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Radio Operator-Maintainer AIT, EPRLS Net Control Station Operator Course, Network Management NCS-A Enhanced Operator
Course, Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Pathfinder School, Ranger School, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master
Course, Rappel Master Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Reconnaissance
and Surveillance Leaders Course, Military Free Fall Parachutist Course

Miscellaneous Notes: An amateur triathlete and recreational weightlifter, his team finished the week-long Raid Gauloises adventure race held in Nepal and Tibet in
2000 among the top 10. Joined the Army in 2001, started his career as a radio operator-maintainer. Switched to an infantry track in 2002. Served briefly with the
now-inactive F Company, 51st Infantry (Long Range Surveillance), participated in various long range surveillance operations in northwestern Iraq in 2004 and 2005.
Assigned to the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade's Long Range Surveillance Troop in 2007, deployed back to Iraq in 2008. In terms of sheer physical stamina,
endurance, and pain tolerance, has few peers within the GIJOE team.

PLATOON CHIEF (PHYSICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS PLATOON)

File Name: Ferreira, Stephen A. Pay Grade: E-7
Call-Sign: Bullhorn
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 21st Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne) (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Chemical Dependency/Addiction Studies (Rhode Island College)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Basic Recruit Training Course (State of Rhode Island Department of Public Safety Municipal Police Academy), Uniformed Police
Training Program (FLETC), FBI Police Officer Training, LETSS Program (FBI Academy), Military Police Investigator Course, Conventional Physical Security
Course, SRT Phase I Course, SRT Phase II (Marksman/Observer) Course, Protective Service Training Course, Crisis-Hostage Negotiations-Level I Course
(IPTM), Crisis-Hostage Negotiations-Level II Course (IPTM), Crisis-Hostage Negotiations-Level III Course (IPTM), Law Enforcement Advanced Interviewing
Training Program (FLETC), Military Police AIT, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Fast Rope & Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel
Master Course, High Risk Personnel Security Course, Suicide Bomber Mitigation Training Program (FLETC), Critical Infrastructure Protection Training Program
(FLETC), Law Enforcement Supervisor Leadership Training Program (FLETC), SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Battle Staff NCO
Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Spent 3 years as a police officer with the Providence Police Department. Joined the FBI Police in 1990, assigned to their New Haven field
office, eventually joining the FBI Police SWAT team as a cover team marksman. Joined the Army in 1995. As a member of the 21 st Military Police Company,
deployed to Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Guard (1997-1998). Participated in security operations supporting Task Force Falcon in Kosovo, 1999. Deployed
to Iraq in 2004 and again in 2006. Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. A competitive handgun shooter in his spare time, placed third overall in the US Practical
Shooting Association's 2002 Infinity US Open event and fourth overall during the 2003 Pan Am Championship. Has taught as a guest instructor for the Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center's Tactics For Flying Armed Training Program and Law Enforcement Control Tactics Instructor Training Program.
SCOUT-OBSERVER/NON-LETHAL D.E.W. EXPERT OPERATOR (L.R.S. TEAM TWO)
File Name: Fine, Seymour P. Pay Grade: E-5
Call-Sign: Sci-Fi
Birthplace: Geraldine, Montana, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Troop (LRS) (Airborne), 2nd Battalion, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Electrical Engineering (University of Montana-Bozeman), Certificate in Infrared and Electro-optical Technology (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Fire Control Repairer AIT, Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Squad Designated Marksman Course, Pathfinder
School, Ranger School, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer
Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Inter-service Non-lethal Individual Weapons Instructor Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Started his military career in 2003 as a fire control repairer assigned to the 602 nd Forward Support Company. Switched career
tracks in 2005, electing to go into the infantry. Joined the 504 th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade's Long Range Surveillance Troop (B Troop, 2-38 Cav) in
2007. Saw action in Ninawa Governorate, northern Iraq in the fall of 2008 as part of a joint US-Iraqi reconnaissance patrol. Has received extensive
specialized training in the use of non-lethal individual weapons, and is particularly proficient in the use of man-portable non-lethal directed energy
(“dazzler”) devices. His consistently relaxed demeanor can sometimes be mistaken for indifference, but his calm and collected disposition in the face of
potential harm has served him and his teammates well in the field time and again.

SCOUT-OBSERVER/UNDERWATER COMBAT DEMOLITIONIST (AMPHIBIOUS RECON TEAM)

File Name: Forrest, Brian M. Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Wet-Suit
Birthplace: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: SEAL Team 8, Naval Special Warfare Group TWO (USN)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Marine Science (University of South Carolina-Columbia)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Sonar Technician (Surface) "A" School, Sonar Auxiliary Maintenance and Operations Repairman Training, Basic Acoustic Analyst
Training, Basic Underwater Demolitions/SEAL training, SEAL Qualification Training, SEAL Professional Development Phase Training, SEAL Unit Level Training,
SEAL Squadron Integration Training, Basic Airborne School, Military Free Fall Parachutist Course, Desert Environmental Survival Course, Basic Military
Mountaineer Summer Course, Air Assault School, Tactical Rope Suspension Technician Certification and Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master Course,
SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Served as a sonar technician aboard the USS Avenger (MCM-1), taking part in various joint exercises in the Pacific in late 2001. Joined
NAVSPECWAR in 2003. Participated in numerous counter-terrorist actions in Afghanistan between 2004 and 2008. Engaged Somali pirates in a successful and
highly-publicized high-seas hostage rescue mission in the Gulf of Aden in early 2009. Neither polite nor politic except in the most perfunctory of fashions and is
considered by most teammates to be somewhat lacking in social graces, but is an astute and dedicated student of the military sciences, being well-read in both
the classics and contemporary texts.
SCOUT-OBSERVER/COMMANDO MORTAR EXPERT OPERATOR (L.R.S. TEAM ONE)
File Name: Freistadt, Eric W. Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Short-Fuze
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: C Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment (Airborne) (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics emphasis, minor in Physics (Northern Illinois University)

Relevant Training (Partial List): Cannon Fire Direction Specialist AIT, Basic Installer Course, Indirect Fire Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Ranger
Assessment and Selection Program, Air Assault School, Infantry Mortar Leaders Course, Pathfinder School, Ranger School, Tactical Information Operations
Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course,
Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Comes from a military family, father and grandfather both career first sergeants in the Army. Served as a cannon fire direction specialist for
the 320th Field Artillery Regiment (Air Assault), seeing action as a member of an M119 howitzer battery in Iraq during the opening stages of Operation Iraqi
Freedom in 2003. Re-classed as an indirect fire infantryman in 2004. Joined the 75 th Ranger Regiment in 2005. Took part in operations in Afghanistan, 2006 to
2008. Has gained some notoriety for being a somewhat irascible perfectionist, no doubt a result of his stern military family upbringing, although not to the extent
that his behavioral quirks become operational or interpersonal detriments.

SCOUT-OBSERVER/NON-LETHAL D.E.W. EXPERT OPERATOR (L.R.S. TEAM TWO)

File Name: Gambello, Anthony S. Pay Grade: E-6
Call-Sign: Flash
Birthplace: Lodi, California, USA
Unit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Troop (LRS) (Airborne), 2nd Battalion, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (US Army)
Post-Secondary Education: BS in Electrical/Electronics Engineering (California State University-Chico)

Relevant Training (Partial List): CBRN Specialist AIT; Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Reconnaissance Course; Technical Escort Course, Infantryman
AIT, Basic Airborne School, Squad Designated Marksman Course, Pathfinder School, Ranger School, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Fast Rope
and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Inter-service
Non-lethal Individual Weapons Instructor Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Served his initial term of service in the Army as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) specialist with the 44 th
Chemical Company. Conducted CBRN reconnaissance operations as part of the 2nd Chemical Battalion's contribution to the V Corps contingent during the start
of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Re-classed as an infantryman in 2004, participating in combat action in Iraq as a member of the 1 st Battalion, 87th Infantry
Regiment (Light) in late 2006. Assigned to B Troop (LRS) (Airborne), 2nd Battalion, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade in 2007,
returned to Iraq in 2008. Trained extensively in the use of non-lethal individual weapons, and is schooled in the basic mechanisms and the use of man-portable
non-lethal directed energy (“dazzler”) devices. Methodical and persistent, has an innate and unshakeable faith in the order of the universe.