GIJOE Files Abernathy to Perl Mutter

8/9/2019 GIJOE Files Abernathy to Perl Mutter

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COMMAND OPERATIONS OFFICERFile Name: Abernathy, Clayton M. Pay Grade: O-5Call-Sign: HawkBirthplace: Denver, Colorado, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: SFOD-C (Command and Control), 3 rd 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; Airand Missile Defense Captains Career Course, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Ranger School, SF Unit Officer Qualification Course, SFQC IndividualSkills 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'sCourse, Army Red Team Leader's Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, ISAF SOF Operations Course, NATO SOF TechnicalExploitation Operations Course, CJFSOCC Staff Officer Course, CJFSOCC Planning Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Born into a prominent military family, father a highly decorated Army colonel, grandfather a sergeant major with the American ExpeditionaryForces. 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 Arabiabefore 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 2006and 2008. A widower (wife succumbed to acute myeloid leukemia in 2007) with a son, Scott, born in 2001. Fluent in Arabic (Modern Standard, Gulf Arabic, andIraqi), Persian (Dari, Farsi, and Tajiki dialects), and Russian; conversant in French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Recently rated as being in the 99 th percentile amongall active-duty Department of Defense field grade officers in conventional, analytical, creative, and practical intelligence measures. Has a talent for intentionallyobscuring, and even willfully misrepresenting his dispositional affect, making him a preeminent negotiator and controller.

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AGENT (COUNTERINTELLIGENCE TEAM)File Name: Arashikage, Kimiko Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: JinxBirthplace: Los Angeles, California, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: A Company (CI/HUMINT), 524th Military Intelligence Battalion, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BA in Economics (Bryn Mawr College), AA in Mandarin (Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center)

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 andSpecial Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, NATO SOF IntelCourse, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations 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-rybujuts. Returned to the United States after graduating at the top of her class from the SaitamaPrefectural Inagakuen Comprehensive Upper Secondary School. Joined the Army as a financial management technician after receiving her economics degreefrom 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 the524th Military Intelligence Battalion. Fluent in French, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin (Standard dialect); conversant in Cantonese/Yue (Standard dialect).


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U.A.V. PLATOON LEADERFile Name: Armbruster, Bradley J. Pay Grade: O-4Call-Sign: AceBirthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 3 rd Special Operations Squadron, 27th Special Operations Wing, 27th Special Operations Group (USAF)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Electrical Engineering (University of Rhode Island), MS in Defense Analysis (Special Operations/ Irregular Warfare)-Combat Systems subspecialty

(Naval Postgraduate School)

Relevant Training (partial list): Private Pilot Certification (Cindtronix Aviation), Commercial Pilot Certification (Cindtronix Avaiation), Aerobatic Proficiency TrainingCertification (Tutima Academy of Aviation), Officer Candidate School Basic Officer Training, Air and Space Basic Course, Initial Flight Screening, USAF SpecializedUndergraduate 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 OperationsCourse, USAF Weapons School (Unmanned Aircraft Systems), Squadron Officer School, Mission Commander's Course, Basic Airborne School, SERE Level-CTraining, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, NATO Air Integration and Planning Course, Joint Special Operations Warfighter Certification (JSOU)

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 toearn 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 GrandPrix. 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 airpatrol, air interdiction, and close air support missions in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2005. Entered UAV pilot training and re-assigned to the 3rd SpecialOperations Squadron in 2007, flying MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper UAVs on armed reconnaissance missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. An accomplishedamateur 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-6Call-Sign: Free FallBirthplace: Downers Grove, Illinois, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: C Company, 1st 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 Hawaii-Mnoa)

Relevant Training (partial list): Aviation Operations Specialist AIT, Joint Air Tasking Order Process Course, Joint Firepower Course, Infantryman AIT, Basic AirborneSchool, Ranger School, Air Assault School, Ranger Assessment and Screening Program, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, BasicMilitary 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, ISAF SOF Operations Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations 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 ndBattalion 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-westphilosophy. Re-enlisted in 2004 and re-trained as an infantryman, eventually earning a slot with the 75 th Ranger Regiment. Deployed to Afghanistan, 2006. Highlyintelligent and strongly motivated individual. Fluent in Mandarin (Standard dialect), conversant in Cantonese/Yue (Standard dialect).


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SCOUT-OBSERVER (L.R.S. TEAM THREE)/N.S.T.V. EXPERT OPERATORFile Name: Blais, Robert M. Pay Grade: E-5Call-Sign: Cross-CountryBirthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina, USAUnit 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 forTransportation Course, USTRANSCOM Global Transportation Network training, Cavalry Scout AIT, Basic Airborne School, Ranger School, Air Assault School, FastRope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Basic

Military Mountaineer Summer Course, ISAF SOF Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Both parents career construction and asphalt equipment operators. Declined stewardship of the family business and joined the Army at theage of 20. Served as a cargo specialist with the 7 th Transportation Battalion before re-classing as a cavalry scout. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 as part of theISAF's American contingent. Has excellent driving instincts and a natural mechanical aptitude honed through a lifetime in and around heavy machinery andvehicles.

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AGENT (COUNTERINTELLIGENCE TEAM)File Name: Bowman, Thomas S. Pay Grade: E-7Call-Sign: MaceBirthplace: Denver, Colorado, United, USAUnit 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 (Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center)

Relevant Training (partial list): Basic Recruit Training (Denver Police Academy), Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Qualification, MAGTFIntelligence Specialist Entry Course, Intelligence in Combating Terrorism Course, MAGTF Counterintelligence/HUMINT Course, Technical SurveillanceCountermeasures Fundamentals Course, Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Course, Advanced Personnel Administration Course, Defense StrategicDebriefing and Interrogation Course, Advanced Foreign Counterintelligence Course, NATO SOF Intel Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations

Course, NATO SOF Advanced Intel 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, GulfArabic, and Iraqi) and Persian (Dari and Farsi dialects), conversant in Spanish.


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U.A.V. PILOT (GROUND CONTROL STATION)File Name: Boyajian, Gregory S. Pay Grade: O-3Call-Sign: SlipstreamBirthplace: Provo, Utah, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 3 rd 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)

Relevant Training (partial list): AFROTC General Military and Professional Officer Courses, Air and Space Basic Course, Initial Flight Screening, USAF SpecializedUndergraduate Training, Transitional and Operational Flight Training (F-16C/D), USAF Weapons School (F-16C/D), Air Liaison Officer Qualification Course, FlightCommander Course, Organizational Leadership Course, Introduction to Special Operations Course, USAF Weapons School (Unmanned Aircraft Systems),

Expeditionary Leadership Course, Squadron Officer School, Joint Special Operations Warfighter Certification (JSOU)

Miscellaneous Notes: An avid video game player and computer enthusiast before discovering recreational flying in his mid-teens. Joined the Civil Air Patrol as acadet 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 and2005 as a member of the 421 st Fighter Squadron. Began UAV pilot training in 2006, assigned to the 27 th Special Operations Wing's 3rd Special OperationsSquadron in the summer of 2007. Operated MQ-9 Reaper UAVs on armed reconnaissance missions over Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008. Has a reputation amongGIJOE teammates as an unrepentant joker and mimic, and is the acknowledged base Mario Kart (video game) champion. Fluent in Armenian (Eastern andWestern dialects), French, and Greek.

COMBAT OBSERVER (COMBAT OBSERVATION/LASING TEAM)File Name: Breckenridge, Matthew H. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: ThunderBirthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USAUnit 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 DataSystem (AFATDS) Transition Course, Basic Airborne School, Ranger School, Joint Fires Observer Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual TerrorismAwareness 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 abandsperson, 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 amember of the 320th Field Artillery Regiment's 2nd Battalion in 2003 and 2005, participating in missions with the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade CombatTeam.


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DEPUTY DIRECTORFile Name: Colby, Everett P. Pay Grade: O-6Call-Sign: KeelhaulBirthplace: Charlottesville, Virginia, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron TWO (USN)

Post-Secondary Education: BS in Electrical Engineering (USNA), , BS in Intelligence (National Defense Intelligence College), MS in Information Operations-Joint Information OperationsCurriculum (Naval Postgraduate School)

Relevant Training (partial list): Flight Screening, Aviation Preflight Indoctrination, Primary Flight Training, Intermediate and Advanced Flight Training (Land-BasedSyllabus, P-3/EP-3 Maritime Pipeline), SERE Level-C Training, Command and Staff Officer Program, Introduction to Special Operations Course, IndividualTerrorism 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), NATO Air Integration and Planning Course, Special OperationsCombating Terrorism Course, Combating Terrorist Networks Seminar, NATO SOF Intel Course, NATO SOF Advanced Intel Course, NATO Technical ExploitationOperations Course, Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Intelligence Leaders Orientation Seminar

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

DIRECTORFile Name: Colton, Joseph B. Pay Grade: ES Level VCall-Sign: Eagle-EyeBirthplace: Central Falls, Rhode Island, USAEmployer prior to GIJOE selection: Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPost-Secondary Education: BS in Foreign Area Studies, Eurasia concentration (United States Military Academy), MS in Military Arts and Sciences (US Army School of Advanced Military

Studies), PhD in International Relations, Strategic Studies concentration (Johns Hopk ins University)

Relevant Training (partial list): Infantry Officer Basic Course, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Basic Airborne School, AirAssault School, Ranger School, Infantry Mortar Platoon Leader's Course, Sniper Employment Leader's Course, SF Unit Officer Qualification Course, SFQC IndividualSkills Phase, SFQC Collective Training Phase, SF Functional Language Training, Patrol Course (NATO I-LRRP School Weingarten), US Army Red Team Leader'sCourse, 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 AwarenessCourse, General Officer/Senior Executive Service Force Integration Course, Combating Terrorism Executive Interagency Seminar, Joint Special Operations StaffOfficer 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 2nd 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 ofKhafji (1991). Served as a member of a Coalition Support Team assisting the 1 st Belgian Para-Commando Battalion during Operation Restore Hope (1993). Retiredfrom 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 doctoralthesis, entitled "Modeling Adaptive Organizations in the Current Irregular Warfare Context", is considered a modern classic in military science. Was an associateprofessor in MIT's Political Science Department before being tapped to head GIJOE in 2008. Fluent in Arabic (Modern Standard, Gulf Arabic, and Levantine), French,Russian, and Turkish; conversant in German, Spanish, Swahili, and Uzbek. 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.


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O.S.V. EXPERT OPERATOR (ARCTIC RECON TEAM)File Name: Costello, Ian F. Pay Grade: E-5Call-Sign: AvalancheBirthplace: Madawaska, Maine, USAUnit 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, BasicReconnaissance Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Winter Course, Mountain Survival Course, Animal PackersCourse, 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 inCanada while ferrying cheap medicines into Maine. Somehow managed to steer clear of any significant legal trouble despite growing up around variouscriminal influences. Sent by state social services to live with relatives in Presque Isle at the age of 15. Worked briefly as a

mobile mechanic before joining the Marines. Assigned to an active-duty instructor-inspector staff post with the MARFORRES Anti-Terrorism Battalion'sAnchorage, Alaska-based D Company in 2006. An excellent marksman and an even better over-snow vehicle operator. Fluent in French (Acadian dialect).

DECEPTION OPERATIONS SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISERFile Name: Craig, Judith F. Pay Grade: E-8 (MSG)Call-Sign: ShooterBirthplace: Montclair, New Jersey, USAUnit 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), BS in Intelligence (National Defense Intelligence College), AA in Arabic (Defense Language

Institute Foreign Language Center)

Relevant Training (partial list): Chaplain Assistant AIT, Emergency Medical Ministry Course, Chapel Tithe and Offering Clerk Course, CounterintelligenceSpecial Agent Course, Intelligence in Combating Terrorism Course, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Defense Strategic Debriefing and InterrogationCourse, Defense Against Sound Equipment Course, USAF Countersniper School, Advanced Foreign Counterintelligence Course, Fast Rope and Special PatrolInsertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, NATO SOF Intel Course, NATOSOF Advanced Intel Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Started her career as a chaplain assistant assigned to the 743 rd Military Intelligence Battalion. Re-classed as a counterintelligence agentin 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, hasparticipated in numerous clandestine operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa. Fluent in Arabic (Modern Standard, Gulf Arabic, Iraqi, andLevantine), French, Hebrew, Portuguese, and Spanish; conversant in Swahili.


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SCOUT-OBSERVER (AMPHIBIOUS RECON TEAM)/UNDERWATER COMBAT DEMOLITIONISTFile Name: Delgado, Hector Pay Grade: E-7Call-Sign: ShipwreckBirthplace: Chula Vista, California, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: SEAL Team 4, Naval Special Warfare Group TWO (USN)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Structural Engineering (University of California-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, SEALSquadron 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 MilitaryMountaineer Summer Course, ISAF SOF Operations Course, NATO SOF Senior NCO Operations 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-record101 during the ship's 1994 Naval Gun Fire Support qualification exercise. Separated from the Navy long enough to earn his engineering degree from UCSD. Re-enlisted in 1999, joined NAVSPECWAR in 2000. Took part in joint UNITAS security and counter-terrorism exercises in 2001 and 2002. Participated in numerousspecial 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 Mukarayindam in 2003. Fluent in Spanish.

COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISERFile Name: Divljak, Robert S. Pay Grade: E-9 (CSM)Call-Sign: Sgt. SavageBirthplace: Albany, New York, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: F Company (Pathfinder), 4th Battalion (Assault), 101st Aviation Regiment (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BA in History (Cornell University), AA in Arabic (Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center)

Relevant Training (partial list): Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Pathfinder School, Ranger School, Air Assault School, Reconnaissance andSurveillance Leaders Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol Course (NATO I-LRRP School Pfullendorf), SERE Level-CTraining, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Basic Military Mountaineer SummerCourse, Rappel Master Course, Ft. Irwin OPFOR/Desert Rotational Unit Training, Battle Staff NCO Course, Irregular Warfare Course (JSOU), Joint SpecialOperations Collaborative Planning Course (JSOU), Joint Special Operations Advanced Planning Applications Course (JSOU), ISAF SOF Operations Course,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 infantryman with the 505 thInfantry Battalion (Airborne), seeing action in Operation Urgent Fury. Separated from the Army in 1984, earned history degree from Cornell on the GI Bill. Re-enlisted in 1992. Assigned to the 502nd Infantry Regiment, serving with distinction on various deployments to Panama, El Salvador, and Nicaragua during themid-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 inPfullendorf and later attached to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment for a three-month stint in early 2000 as cultural liaison/translator during OperationJoint Guardian in Kosovo. Joined the 311 th Military Intelligence Battalion's Long Range Surveillance Detachment in 2001. Led surveillance operations insupport of Task Force Rakkasan in Afghanistan in 2002 and deployed into Iraq with elements of the 101 st Airborne Division in 2003. Re-assigned to the 101 stAviation Regiment's Pathfinder Company along with other members of the LRSD after the 311 th Military Intelligence Battalion's inactivation in 2006. Fluent inArabic (Modern Standard, Gulf Arabic, and Iraqi), Serbo-Croatian, and Spanish; conversant in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Polish, and Russian.


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SCOUT-OBSERVER (L.R.S. TEAM FOUR)/COVER MANFile Name: Duggleby, Wilmer S. Pay Grade: E-5Call-Sign: HardballBirthplace: Cooperstown, New York, USAUnit 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 MountaineerSummer Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Played outfielder and was a recognized power-hitter in college, helping lead the Ithaca Bombers baseball team to the second round ofthe 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 the2000 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 leagueaffiliate, 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-2Call-Sign: FlintBirthplace: Wichita, Kansas, USAUnit 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)

Relevant Training (partial list): Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Ranger School, SFQC Individual Skills Phase, SFQC MOS QualificationPhase (SF Weapons Sergeant), SFQC Collective Training Phase, SF Functional Language Training, SF Military Free Fall Parachutist Course,Operations andIntelligence Course, Advanced Special Operations Techniques Training, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Basic Military MountaineerSummer Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Warrant Officer Candidate School, SF Warrant OfficerBasic Course, SF Warrant Technical and Tactical Certification Course, Joint Special Operations Irregular Warfare Advanced Course, Joint Special OperationsWarfighter Certification (JSOU), ISAF SOF Operations Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: A Rhodes Scholar, spent two years at Oxford doing post-graduate work in English Language and Literature. Returned to the United Statessomewhat disillusioned with the professional academic's life and role in society. Joined the army as an infantryman in 1993. Participated in numerous patrol actions inthe Korean Demilitarized Zone as a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade's 503rd Infantry Regiment between 1994 and 1997, serving alongside future GIJOEoperatives Conrad Hauser (call-sign: Duke) and Marvin Hinton (call-sign: Roadblock). Went Special Forces in 1998. Participated in clandestine operations in Albania,Kosovo, and Macedonia, 1999 to 2001. Deployed to Afghanistan as a member of a joint CIA/10 th Special Forces Group task unit in 2003. Appointed warrant officer in2004. Served as a technical officer during FID operations and JCET exercises in Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal from 2006 to 2008. Fluent in French, German, Serbo-Croatian, and Spanish; conversant in Czech, Polish, Slovak, and Russian.


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EXECUTIVE OFFICER (RECONNAISSANCE ELEMENT)File Name: Falcone, Vincent R. Pay Grade: O-3Call-Sign: FalconBirthplace: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BA in Linguistics (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), Master of Systems Analysis (Naval Postgraduate School), AA in Farsi (Defense Language

Institute Foreign Language Center)

Relevant Training (partial list): ROTC Basic Course, ROTC Leaders Training Course, ROTC Advanced Course, ROTC Leader Development and AssessmentCourse, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, Basic Airborne School, Ranger School, Maneuver Captain's Career Course, Basic InstructorCourse, 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; Advanced Reconnaissance, Target Analysis, and Exploitation Techniques Course; Rappel Master Course, Fast Rope and Special PatrolInsertion/Extraction Master Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Joint SpecialOperations Warfighter Certification (JSOU), ISAF SOF Operations Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: A second generation Green Beret, father having served with the 10 th Special Forces Group. Served as executive officer, B Company, 2ndBattalion, 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, Gulf Arabic, and Yemeni), Persian (Dari and Farsi dialects), French, and Spanish; conversant in Somali and Swahili. Possesses a naturalaptitude for picking up the colloquial and culture-specific nuances of foreign languages, honed through extensive training and field immersion.

SCOUT-SNIPER/SPOTTER (S.T.A. SNIPER TEAM)File Name: Fardie, Donovan G. Pay Grade: E-5Call-Sign: CrosshairBirthplace: Brockton, Massachusetts, USAUnit 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, MountainousScout/Sniper Course, Basic Reconnaissance Course, Basic Airborne School, Combatant Diver Course, Marksmanship Coach Course, MarksmanshipInstructor Course, Tactical Rope Suspension Technician Certification and Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master Course, MEU(SOC) Certification JointTraining, 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.


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PHYSICAL SECURITY OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR (PHYSICAL SECURITY TEAM ONE)File Name: Faria, Jason A. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: ShockwaveBirthplace: Dearborn, Michigan, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 65 th 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 andTechniques (NTOA), Basic SWAT Training (NTOA), Response to Barricade Extremist/Terrorist Incidents Course (NTOA), Booby Trap and Explosives RecognitionCourse (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, BasicAirborne 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 TrainingCourse, 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 explosivebreaching and tactical entry techniques. Joined the Army in 2002. Deployed to Bagram Air Base 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 asa choir-member (tenor) at St. Mary's Church near Fort Wadsworth in his spare time.

SMALL CRAFT EXPERT OPERATOR (AMPHIBIOUS RECON TEAM)/COVER MANFile Name: Felix, Dwayne A. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: RampartBirthplace: New York City, New York, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: Special Boat Team 22, Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR (USN)Post-Secondary Education: BS in General Studies (St. Joseph's College-New York)

Relevant Training (partial list): Management Certification (St. Joseph's College, New York), Gunner's Mate "A" School, 5/62-Caliber MK 45 MOD 4 Gun MountMaintenance Course, Stinger Anti-terrorist Weapon Operations and Maintenance Training, Crew-Served Weapons Instructor Course, Riverine Combat SkillsCourse, Riverine Crewman Course, SWCC Basic Crewman Training, NSW Crewman Qualification Training, Basic Tactical Swimmer Course, Basic AirborneSchool, Military Free Fall Parachutist Course, Air Assault School, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Tactical Rope Suspension Technician Certificationand 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 in2002. Participated in riverine security operations on the Euphrates river as part of a patrol boat escort accompanying elements of the 31st Marine ExpeditionaryUnit 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.


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SCOUT-OBSERVER (L.R.S. TEAM FIVE)File Name: Felton, Joseph Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: RecoilBirthplace: Vashon, Washington, USAUnit 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): Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Pathfinder School, Ranger School, Fast Rope and Special PatrolInsertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism AwarenessCourse, Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course, Military Free Fall Parachutist Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: An amateur triathlete and recreational weightlifter, his team finished the week-long Raid Gauloises adventure race held in Nepal and Tibet in2000 among the top 10. Joined the Army in 2001. Served briefly with the now-inactive F Company, 51st Infantry (Long Range Surveillance), participated in variouslong range surveillance operations in northwestern Iraq in 2004 and 2005. Assigned to the 504 th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade's Long Range Surveillance Troopin 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-7Call-Sign: BullhornBirthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 21 st 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 PoliceTraining Program (FLETC), FBI Police Officer Training, LETSS Program (FBI Academy), Military Police Investigator Course, Conventional Physical SecurityCourse, 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, RappelMaster 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 NCOCourse

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 fieldoffice, 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. Deployedto 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 PracticalShooting Association's 2002 Infinity US Open event and fourth overall during the 2003 Pan Am Championship. Has taught as a guest instructor for the FederalLaw Enforcement Training Center's Tactics For Flying Armed Training Program and Law Enforcement Control Tactics Instructor Training Program.


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SCOUT-OBSERVER (L.R.S. TEAM TWO)/NON-LETHAL D.E.W. EXPERT OPERATORFile Name: Fine, Seymour P. Pay Grade: E-5Call-Sign: Sci-FiBirthplace: Geraldine, Montana, USAUnit 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)

Relevant Training (partial list): Infrared and Electro-Optical Technology Certification (Georgia Institute of Technology), Fire Control Repairer AIT,Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Squad Designated Marksman Course, Pathfinder School, Ranger School, Fast Rope and Special PatrolInsertion/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, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Started his military career in 2003 as a fire control repairer assigned to the 602nd Forward Support Company. Switched careertracks 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) in2007. Saw action in Ninawa governorate, northern Iraq in the fall of 2008 as part of a joint US-Iraqi reconnaissance patrol. Has received extensivespecialized 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 ofpotential harm has served him and his teammates well in the field time and again.

SCOUT-OBSERVER (AMPHIBIOUS RECON TEAM)/UNDERWATER COMBAT DEMOLITIONISTFile Name: Forrest, Brian M. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: Wet-SuitBirthplace: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USAUnit 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 AnalystTraining, 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 MilitaryMountaineer 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, ISAF SOF Operations Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations 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. JoinedNAVSPECWAR in 2003. Participated in numerous counter-terrorist actions in Afghanistan between 2004 and 2008. Engaged Somali pirates in a successful andhighly-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 isconsidered 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 boththe classics and contemporary texts.


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SCOUT-OBSERVER (L.R.S. TEAM ONE)/COMMANDO MORTAR EXPERT OPERATORFile Name: Freistadt, Eric W. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: Short-FuzeBirthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics emphasis, minor in Physics (Northern Illinois University)

Relevant Training (partial list): Fire Support Specialist AIT, Air Assault School, Joint Fires Observer Course, Indirect Fire Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School,Infantry Mortar Leaders Course, Pathfinder School, Ranger School, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Fast Rope and Special PatrolInsertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, ISAF SOF Operations Course, NATO SOF Technical

Exploitation Operations Course, Observer/Controller (O/C) Training Program

Miscellaneous Notes: Comes from a military family, father and grandfather both career first sergeants in the Army. Served as a fire support specialist for the 320thField Artillery Regiment (Air Assault), seeing action as a member of an M119 howitzer battery in Iraq during the opening stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom in2003. Re-classed as an indirect fire infantryman in 2004. Joined the 504 th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) in 2005, deployed to Afghanistan that year with the 2 ndBattalion. Received extensive informal instruction in the use and maintenance of the M6C-210 60mm lightweight commando mortar from European users in theISAF and has honed his skills with it to a remarkable degree on joint operations with the Greek and Bulgarian contingents, operating the weapon with exceptionalspeed and accuracy. Assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment in 2008, where he put his experience with the commando mortar to practicaluse in JRTC OPFOR exercises as a member of the former Eastern Bloc-modeled Republic of Acadia Army. Has gained some notoriety for being a somewhatirascible perfectionist, no doubt a result of his stern military family upbringing, although not to the extent that his behavioral quirks become operational orinterpersonal detriments.

SCOUT-OBSERVER (L.R.S. TEAM TWO)/NON-LETHAL D.E.W. EXPERT OPERATORFile Name: Gambello, Anthony S. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: FlashBirthplace: Lodi, California, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: F Company (Pathfinder), 2nd Battalion (Assault), 10th Aviation Regiment (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, InfantrymanAIT, Basic Airborne School, Squad Designated Marksman Course, Pathfinder School, Ranger School, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Fast Ropeand Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Inter-serviceNon-lethal Individual Weapons Instructor Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Served his initial term of service in the Army as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) specialist with the 44 thChemical Company. Conducted CBRN reconnaissance operations as part of the 2nd Chemical Battalion's contribution to the V Corps contingent during the startof 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 InfantryRegiment (Light) in late 2006. Assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's provisional Pathfinder Company in 2007. In 2008, participated in counter-smugglingoperations in Diyala governorate near the Iraq-Iran border as part of the joint US-Iraqi Task Force Minuteman. Trained extensively in the use of non-lethalindividual weapons, and is schooled in the basic mechanisms and the use of man-portable non-lethal directed energy (dazzler) devices. Methodical andpersistent, has an innate and unshakeable faith in the order of the universe.


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DECEPTION OPERATIONS CHIEF (ENGINEERING)File Name: Goren, Charles Pay Grade: E-7Call-Sign: TollboothBirthplace: Boise, Idaho, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Company, 4th Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Relevant Training (partial list): Bridge Crewmember AIT, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Sapper Leaders Course, SFQC Individual Skills Phase, SFQCMOS Qualification Phase (SF Engineer Sergeant), SFQC Collective Training Phase, SF Functional Language Training, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course,SF Military Free Fall Parachutist Course; Advanced Reconnaissance, Target Analysis, and Exploitation Techniques Course; SF Operations and Intelligence Course,

Advanced Special Operations Techniques Training, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/ExtractionMaster Course, Rappel Master Course, Battle Staff NCO Course, Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Course, Special Operations Forces InteragencyCollaboration Course, Explosive Ordnance Clearance Agent Course, Combat Lifesaver Course,Tactical Information Operations Course , ISAF SOF Operations Course,NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course, NATO SOF Senior NCO Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Was an M60A1 AVLB (Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge) operator with the 1st Armored Division's Engineer Brigade (Iron Sappers),performing humanitarian demining and proofing missions, construction work, and route reconnaissance in Bosnia during the late 1990s as a member of the now-inactive 40th Engineer Battalion. Participated in route and bridge reconnaissance operations in Albania in 1999 and was part of a supporting engineer contingent thataccompanied Task Force Falcon in Kosovo later that year. Went Special Forces in 2001. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2003 as a member of the 10 th Special ForcesGroup. Participated in FID operations in Western Africa in 2006. Served on cadre, SF Engineer Sergeant School, 2007 to 2009. Fluent in Serbo-Croatian , Polish, andRussian; conversant in Czech, French, German, and Spanish.

LONG-RANGE SURVEILLANCE TEAM LEADER (L.R.S. TEAM ONE)File Name: Graves, Robert W. Pay Grade: E-7Call-Sign: GruntBirthplace: Columbus, Ohio, USAUnit 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 Industrial Engineering (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Relevant Training (partial list): Fire Support Specialist AIT, Air Assault School, Airborne School, Joint Fires Observer Course, Infantryman AIT, Basic MilitaryMountaineer Summer Course, Light Leaders Course, Pathfinder School, Ranger School, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, RappelMaster Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course, Military Free Fall ParachutistCourse, Battle Staff NCO Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Began his military career as a fire support specialist with a M119 howitzer battery in the 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne). Foughtalongside elements of the 6e Division Lgre Blinde (the French Army's 6th Light Armored Division) in their push into Iraq during Operation Desert Storm/OprationDaguet. Separated from the Army in 1993 to get his engineering degree from Georgia Tech. Re-enlisted as an infantryman in 2000, assigned to the 10 th MountainDivision's 87th Infantry Regiment. Participated in missions supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan on two deployments between 2001to 2004. Awarded the Army Achievement Medal (with Valor device) for his actions during Operation Anaconda (2002). Transferred to the 504 th Battlefield SurveillanceBrigade's LRS Troop in 2006. Led a joint US/Iraqi long range surveillance patrol in northern Iraq in 2008. Conversant in French and Spanish. Married to the formerDolores Lola Marquez, an erstwhile US Army helicopter mechanic. Couple have one daughter, born in 1998.


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EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANFile Name: Greer, Carl W. Pay Grade: O-4Call-Sign: DocBirthplace: Concord, Massachusetts, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 772nd Forward Surgical Team, 86th Combat Support Hospital, 44th Medical Command (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences (State University of New York at Buffalo), Doctor of Medicine (Harvard Medical School), Residency in Emergency Medicine

(Johns Hopkins Hospital), Emergency Medicine Service Fellowship (Brooke Army Medical Center/University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio)

Relevant Training (partial list): Direct Commissioned Officer Course, Officer Basic Leadership Course, AMEDD Officer Basic Leadership Course, FieldManagement of Chemical and Biological Casualties Course, Medical NBC Readiness Workshop, Joint Special Operations Medical Officer's Orientation Course,Advanced Topics on Medical Defense Against Biological and Chemical Agents Course, Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation Course, AMEDD Captain's Career

Course, Joint Special Operations Medical Officer's Orientation Course, Joint Humanitarian Operations Course, Basic Airborne School, Basic Military MountaineerSummer Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Entered the Army in 1996 after completing his residency in emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Deployed to Kosovo as amember of the 86th Combat Support Hospital's contribution to Task Force Medical Falcon in 2001. Spent time as an assistant medical director for the US ArmyEMS and a Health Care Specialist AIT instructor as part of his emergency medicine service fellowship training at the Brooke Army Medical Center. Served as anemergency physician at the LSA Adder Level III hospital facility in Iraq from 2004 to 2006. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2008 as a member of a field surgical teamassigned to Forward Operating Base Fenty. Conversant in French, Spanish, Swahili, and Persian (Dari and Farsi dialects). Research interests include disastermedicine, trauma informatics, and damage control resuscitation.

SCOUT-OBSERVER (L.R.S. TEAM FOUR)/N.S.T.V. EXPERT OPERATORFile Name: Guderian, Sherman R. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: Heavy MetalBirthplace: New York City, New York, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Troop, 1st Squadron (RSTA) (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: AAS in Accounting (Borough of Manhattan Community College)

Relevant Training (partial list): Financial Management Technician AIT, Cavalry Scout AIT, Javelin Gunnery Course, Basic Airborne School, Anti-Armor LeadersCourse, Bradley Master Gunner Course, Pathfinder School, Ranger School, Air Assault School, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course,Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Anti-terrorism Evasive Driving-Staff Driver Course, Basic MilitaryMountaineer Summer Course, ISAF SOF Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Spent his formative years living in the Gowanus low-income housing housing projects in Brooklyn, the son of Polish immigrants, father aroofer, mother a garment industry factory worker. Raised to aspire to more than the hardscrabble working-class existence of his parents, originally viewed the Armyas a route by which he could reach his ultimate goal to become a CPA. Started his military career as a financial management technician, but transferred to acavalry scout career path three years into his first term of service. Served as a Bradley M2A3 crewman as a member of the 7 th Cavalry Regiment's 1st Squadronduring the 1st Cavalry Division's 5th Brigade Combat Team's deployment to Iraq in 2004, seeing heavy fighting in and around Baghdad. Re-assigned to 1st Squadron(RSTA-Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment in 2006. Participated in route reconnaissance and security missions in support of 173 rd Airborne Brigade Combat Teamoperations in Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008.


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TACTICAL ENTRY SPECIALIST (H.V.T. TRACKER TEAM ONE)File Name: Hanrahan, Timothy P. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: BlowtorchBirthplace: Tampa, Florida, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 814 th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge), 46 th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Heavy) (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: AAS in Industrial Management Technology (Palm Beach Community College), BAS in Supervision and Management (Palm Beach Community College)

Relevant Training (partial list): Welding Technology Certification (Palm Beach Community College), Metal Worker AIT, Basic Military MountaineerSummer Course, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course,Combat Lifesaver Course, Sapper Leaders Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: A professional metal worker before joining the Army, established himself in the Florida custom motorcycle community as one of itspreeminent fabricators, having had a hand in the design and construction of various Daytona Beach Bike Week custom motorcycle competition winnersduring the late 1990s. Enlisted in the Army in 2001 at the height of his status as something of regional motorcycle culture celebrity, a move thatsurprised more than a few peers and fans. Deployed to Iraq in 2004 as a member of the 814 th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge). Took part in theBattle of Al Qa'im (2005) in Al Anbar governorate near the Iraqi-Syrian border, fighting alongside elements of the 25 th Marine Regiment againstFedayeen Saddam irregulars and associated insurgents. Participated in construction and engineer support operations in and around Camp Ramadithroughout 2007 and 2008.

AIR LIAISON OFFICERFile Name: Hardy, William S. Pay Grade: W-3Call-Sign: Wild BillBirthplace: Brady, Texas, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering (Texas Tech University)

Relevant Training (partial list): Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Pathfinder School, SERE Level-C Training, Helicopter Ditching andDunker Training, Warrant Officer Flight Training Program, OH-58D Pilot Qualification, UH-60A/L/M Pilot Qualification, Aircraft Survivability Equipment/ElectronicWarfare Officer Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Aviation Warrant Officer Advanced Course, C-23 Pilot Qualification, AirOperations Staff Course (USAF Air-Ground School), Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Air Liaison Officer Qualification Course, NATO Air Integration andPlanning Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Started his military career as an infantryman with the 87 th Infantry Battalion (Light), seeing action in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia andOperation Uphold Democracy in Haiti. Served a tour in the Sinai peninsula as part of the USBATT Contingent of the MFO in 1995. Separated from the service in1996 and went on to earn his engineering degree from Texas Tech. Re-enlisted and entered Warrant Office Candidate School, 2001. Flew OH-58D Kiowa Warriorobservation/scout helicopters on armed reconnaissance missions over Salah ad-Din governorate in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2004 to 2007. Conversantin Spanish. Amiable and slow-talking, fancies himself a country-western singer. As a somewhat curious affectation, carries a pearl-handled, vintage, single-actionColt revolver as a personal sidearm; not beyond spinning a tall tale or two for the amusement of his comrades.


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HUMAN (RESOURCES) INTELLIGENCE TECHNICAL OFFICER (SENSITIVE SITE EXPLOITATION TEAM)File Name: Hart-Burnett, Alison R. Pay Grade: W-2Call-Sign: Lady JayeBirthplace: Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: C Company, 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BA in Linguistics (Bryn Mawr College), P.Grad.Dip. in Speech and Language Processing (Trinity College-Dublin), AA in Dari (Defense Language Institute

Foreign Language Center)

Relevant Training (partial list): Human Intelligence Collector AIT, Defense Strategic Debriefing and Interrogation Course, Basic Airborne School, Jumpmaster Course(Static-Line), Air Assault School, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Warrant Officer Candidate School, HUMINT Technician WarrantOfficer Basic Course, Responsible Officers Course/Level II Anti-terrorism Officer Training, NATO Intel Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course,NATO Advanced Intel Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Studied linguistics at Bryn Mawr and did postgraduate studies in speech and language processing at Trinity College in Dublin. Enlisted in theArmy in 1999. Initially assigned to the 201 st Military Intelligence Battalion, participated in HUMINT operations in Afghanistan and Iraq between 2001 and 2003.Received her warrant officer's appointment in 2005. Assigned to the 504 th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade's 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion in 2007, sent to Iraq ona twelve month deployment in 2008. An accomplished actor before joining the military, credits include roles in off-Broadway stage productions and voice work forvarious cartoons and video games. Fluent in Arabic (Modern Standard, Gulf Arabic, Iraqi, and Levantine), French, German, Hebrew, Irish (Gaeilge), Persian (Dari andFarsi dialects), and Spanish; conversant in Portuguese. Can easily pass for a native in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, France, Germany, and any number ofSpanish-speaking countries.

SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISER (RECONNAISSANCE ELEMENT)File Name: Hauser, Conrad G. Pay Grade: E-8 (1SG)Call-Sign: DukeBirthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BA in Sociocultural Anthropology (Columbia University in the City of New York), AA in Tagalog (Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center)

Relevant Training (partial list): Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Ranger School, Air Assault School, SFQC Individual Skills Phase, SFQC MOS QualificationPhase (SF Weapons Sergeant), SFQC Collective Training Phase, SF Functional Language Training, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, SF Military FreeFall Parachutist Course, Combat Diver Qualification Course; Advanced Reconnaissance, Target Analysis, and Exploitation Techniques Course; SF Operations andIntelligence Course, Advanced Special Operations Techniques Training, Jungle Skills Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course,Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Battle Staff NCO Course, Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted

Course, Special Operations Forces Interagency Collaboration Course, Joint Special Operations Warfighter Certification (JSOU), ISAF SOF Operations Course,NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course, NATO SOF Senior NCO Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Already fluent in French and German when he joined the Army in 1990, father originally from Brandenburg state in Germany, mother aFrench expatriate. Stationed in South Korea as a soldier in the 173 rd Airborne Brigade's 503rd Infantry Regiment from 1992 to 1996, participated in numerouspatrols in the Korean Demilitarized Zone alongside future GIJOE operatives Dashiell Fairborn (call-sign: Flint) and Marvin Hinton (call-sign: Roadblock). WentSpecial Forces in 1997. Took part in demining operations in Cambodia and Vietnam in 1999. Helped in evacuation and relief efforts in the Philippines after the2000 Mt. Mayon volcanic eruption. Led a Combat Advisory Team in support of JSOTF-P operations targeting theAbu Sayyafparamilitary organization and variousorganized bandit groups in the Bangsamoro region between 2002 and 2007. Went on a six-month rotational deployment to Afghanistan in 2008. Besides Frenchand German, also fluent in Korean, Malay/Indonesian, and Tagalog; conversant in Japanese, Cantonese/Yue (Standard dialect), Khmer (Phnom Penh dialect),Tausg, and Vietnamese. A quintessential first shirt, a firm believer in martial discipline but is not beyond displaying empathy when a situation calls for it.


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SCOUT-OBSERVER (L.R.S. TEAM THREE)/COVER MANFile Name: Hinton, Marvin F. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: RoadblockBirthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: Regimental Reconnaissance Company, Special Troops Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment (Airborne) (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: Superior Diploma (Ecole Ritz Escoffier)

Relevant Training (partial list): Food Service Operations Specialist AIT, Infantryman AIT, Air Assault School, Basic Airborne School, Anti-Armor LeadersCourse, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Fast Rope and Special PatrolInsertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Ranger School, Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, ISAF SOF Operations Course,NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Was working as a nightclub bouncer and short-order cook to raise money to attend the Ritz Escoffierculinary school in France whena recruiter convinced him that the Army could train him just as well to be a professional chef. Joined the service in 1994 as a food service operationsspecialist but transferred to the infantry after finding Army menus and preparation techniques too appalling. Re-assigned to the 173 rd Airborne Brigade's503rd Infantry Regiment in 1995, served briefly alongside future GIJOE operatives Dashiell Fairborn (call-sign: Flint) and Conrad Hauser (call-sign: Duke) inthe Korean Demilitarized Zone. Separated from the service in 1998 and was finally able to attend Ecole Ritz Escoffiera year later. Started a restaurant inLos Angeles in 2000 but despite glowing reviews from print and TV food critics, the business struggled to establish a loyal clientele and closed after onlythree years of operation. Re-enlisted in 2003, assigned to E Company (LRS) (Airborne) of the now-inactive 313 th Military Intelligence Battalion. Deployed toIraq in 2005, taking part in operations to provide a secure environment for the country's elections. Joined the 75 th Ranger Regiment in 2006 with ECompany's inactivation, participated in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan throughout 2007 and 2008. Fluent in French, conversant in Spanish.

SCOUT-OBSERVER (L.R.S. TEAM THREE)/JUNGLE SURVIVAL S.M.E.File Name: Iannotti, William V. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: PathfinderBirthplace: Key West, Florida, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: F Company (Pathfinder), 2nd Battalion (Assault), 82nd Aviation Regiment (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Environmental Studies (Florida International University)

Relevant Training (partial list): Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Jungle Skills Course, Jungle Endurance Course, SERE Level-CTraining, Joint Fires Observer Course, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Pathfinder School, Combat Lifesaver Course, Ranger School, Fast Rope andSpecial Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course, Basic Military MountaineerSummer Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Raised in a single-parent household, father a charter boat operator and a founding member of the Conch Republic Army. Worked part-time in high school as a tour guide. Began his military career with the 173 rd Airborne Brigade's 503rd Infantry Regiment, patrolling the Korean Demilitarized Zonefrom 2001 to 2003. Received cross-training in jungle warfare at the Camp Gonsalves Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center. Re-assigned to ECompany (LRS) (Airborne), 313th Military Intelligence Battalion in 2004. Participated in surveillance and armed reconnaissance missions in Iraq in support ofthe 82nd Airborne Division in 2005. With the 313 th Military Intelligence Battalion's inactivation in 2006, transferred to the 82 nd Aviation Regiment's PathfinderCompany along with many of his former LRS comrades. Returned to Iraq in late 2006 on a s ix-month tour. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2007. Fluent in Spanish,conversant in French, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese.


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SCOUT-OBSERVER (L.R.S. TEAM TWO)/N.S.T.V. EXPERT OPERATORFile Name: Indiana, Elwood G. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: CrankcaseBirthplace: Lawrence, Kansas, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: A Troop, 1st Squadron (RSTA-Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BSB in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship concentration (University of Kansas)

Relevant Training (partial list): Cavalry Scout AIT, Basic Airborne School, Anti-terrorism Evasive Driving-Staff Driver Course, Ranger School, Air Assault 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, ISAF SOF Operations Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: An accomplished amateur mechanic and street racing legend by the time he graduated from high school. Toiled in the IMCA stock car racingcircuit for five years looking to break into NASCAR. With a professional racing career at a virtual standstill, sought another outlet for his competitive drive and not-inconsiderable talents. Enlisted in the Army in 2002. As a member of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, deployed to Iraq in 2004. Participated in security andstability operations conducted from Forward Operating Base Mackenzie near the city of Ad Duluiyah. Battled alongside elements of the the 2nd Brigade, 1st InfantryDivision during operations in the city of Samarra in late 2004. With the 1-4 Cav's inactivation in 2006 and its subsequent re-flagging, re-assigned to the 1 stSquadron (RSTA-Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 as part of the US military contribution to the ISAF.

VISUAL TRACKER (H.V.T. TRACKER TEAM TWO)/DESERT SURVIVAL S.M.E.File Name: Iron-Knife, Charles Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: SpiritBirthplace: Taos, New Mexico, USAUnit 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 Psychology (University of New Mexico)

Relevant Training (partial list): Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School, Jungle Warfare Course (Fort Sherman JOTC), Ranger School;Substance Abuse Studies Certification, Licensure Track (University of New Mexico), SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, FastRope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Combat Lifesaver Course,Squad Designated Marksman Course, Basic Military Mountaineer Winter Course, Assault Climber Summer Course, Reconnaissance and Surveillance LeadersCourse, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Grew up in a low-income household in a particularly impoverished section of a town where almost a quarter of the population lives belowthe poverty line. Worked as a hunting guide throughout high school. Enlisted in the Army at the age of 18. Assigned to the 1 st Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment(Airborne) in 1994. Participated in Operation Jungle Warrior (1997) in Panama. Separated from the service in 1999, earned his degree in psychology from theUniversity of New Mexico in 2003. Served as a guest lecturer and subject matter expert for the FLETC Artesia Facility's Backcountry Tactics and TrackingTraining Program in 2004. Worked briefly for the Taos Department of Veteran Services after receiving his substance abuse counseling license. Re-enlisted in2006. Assigned to the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade's Long Range Surveillance Troop in 2007, deployed to Iraq in 2008. Was instrumental in thesuccessful capture of insurgents wanted for the deliberate contamination of Coalition water supplies in a joint US-Iraqi manhunt operation conducted in early2009 in Ninawa governorate. Fluent in Apache (Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, and Mescalero dialects), Hopi, Navajo, Taos, and Spanish; conversant in Jemez(Towa), Picurs, and Zuni.


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SCOUT-OBSERVER (MOUNTAIN RECON TEAM)/SURREPTITIOUS ENTRY SPECIALISTFile Name: Ito, MacArthur S. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: Quick-KickBirthplace: Los Angeles, California, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: A Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BA in Film and Television (University of California-Los Angeles)

Relevant Training (partial list): Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Air Assault School , Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Basic Military MountaineerWinter Course, Assault Climber Summer Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, Rappel Master Course, Pathfinder School,Ranger School, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Modern Army Combatives Level 1 Instructor Course, Modern Army CombativesLevel 2 Instructor Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: The only child of immigrant parents, Okinawa-born father and Incheon-born mother owned a convenience store in Watts. Had difficultyfinding social acceptance in both the niseiand the hangukgye migugin communities because of his mixed ancestry and the long-standing historical divide betweenthe Japanese and the Koreans. Excelled in high school basketball but was ostensibly unrecruited going into college despite displaying freakish athleticism(obtained copies of college scouting reports cite his lack of height as the overriding concern of college coaches and basketball scouts). Turned his attention to theAsian martial arts. Is an adept practitioner of Kukkiwon taekwondo, Seigokan Gj-rykarate, Ryky kobujuts, wing chun (Yip Man branch), Chow Gar schoolnn pi tng lng (Southern Praying Mantis), and Yang-style tai chi chuan. Worked as a stuntman and motion-capture actor before joining the Army in 2001.Assigned to the 311th Military Intelligence Battalion's Long Range Surveillance Detachment in 2002. Participated in surveillance operations in Iraq in support ofelements of the 101st Airborne Division throughout 2003 and into 2004. After the 311 th Military Intelligence Battalion's inactivation in 2006, transferred to the 1 stBattalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment. Has participated in numerous JRTC OPFOR exercises as a member of various Leesville Urban Group terrorist cellsand Republic of Acadia special weapons and spec ial purpose units. Fluent in Japanese and Korean, conversant in Cantonese/Yue (Standard dialect), Okinawan,and Spanish.

U.A.V. GROUND CONTROL STATION LEADER/U.A.V. PILOTFile Name: Jeffries, Jonas S. Pay Grade: O-3Call-Sign: GhostriderBirthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 3 rd Special Operations Squadron, 27th Special Operations Wing, 27th Special Operations Group (USAF)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Aerospace Engineering (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), MS in Aeronautical Engineering (Air Force Institute of Technology)

Relevant Training (partial list): AFROTC General Military and Professional Officer Courses, Air and Space Basic Course, Initial Flight Screening, USAF SpecializedUndergraduate Training, Transitional and Operational Flight Training (AC-130H Spectre/AC-130U Spooky), USAF Weapons School (AC-130H Spectre/AC-130USpooky), Air Liaison Officer Qualification Course, Flight Commander Course, Organizational Leadership Course, Expeditionary Leadership Course, Squadron OfficerSchool, Mission Commander's Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, USAF Weapons School (Unmanned Aircraft Systems), JointSpecial Operations Warfighter Certification (JSOU)

Miscellaneous Notes: Assigned to the 4 th Special Operations Squadron (The Ghostriders) after completing his AC-130U Spooky qualification. Flew close air support,air interdiction, and force protection missions over Afghanistan in 2002 and Iraq from 2003 to 2006. Entered UAV pilot training and re-assigned to the 3 rd SpecialOperations Squadron in 2007. Operated MQ-9 Reaper UAVs on armed reconnaissance missions over Iraq and Afghanistan throughout 2008. Obliging and goodhumored in his personal interactions but generally eschews the attention and recognition often accorded to pilots, in sharp contrast to his more socially inclined aviatorpeers in GIJOE's UAV platoon.


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SCOUT-OBSERVER (MOUNTAIN RECON TEAM)/M.A.A.W.S. EXPERT OPERATORFile Name: Katzenbogen, David L. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: BazookaBirthplace: Hibbing, Minnesota, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment (Airborne) (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Kinesiology, Athletic Training option (California State University-Fresno)

Relevant Training (partial list): Cavalry Scout AIT, Javelin Gunnery Course, Air Assault School, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Basic MilitaryMountaineer Winter Course, Assault Climber Summer Course, Pathfinder School, Infantryman AIT, Basic Airborne School, Anti-Armor Leaders Course,Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, Combat Lifesaver Course, Ranger School, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course,Rappel Master Course, ISAF SOF Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Was a running back in college, an athletic standout on an overachieving 2000 Fresno State Bulldogs football team that compiled arespectable 7-5 record despite injuries to key members of the roster. Went undrafted in the 2001 NFL draft. Briefly considered a career in the CFL but optedto enlist in the Army instead. Started his career as a cavalry scout with the 1 st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, serving as a Bradley Fighting Vehiclecrewman in Iraq throughout 2004 and into 2005. Re-classed as an infantryman with the 1-4 Cav's inactivation in 2006. Joined the 75 th Ranger Regimentafter graduating from infantryman AIT. Participated in operations in Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008. A decisive fast-thinker with all the instincts of a naturalsurvivor. Extremely proficient in the use o f the 84mm M3 Multi-role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS)/Ranger Anti-tank Weapon System(RAWS).

FIRE & EXPLOSION INVESTIGATOR (SENSITIVE SITE EXPLOITATION TEAM)File Name: Kelly, Gabriel A. Pay Grade: E-6Call-Sign: BarbecueBirthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: Fire and Emergency Services Division, Directorate of Emergency Services, Fort Bragg (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: AS in Fire Protection and Safety Technology (North Shore Community College), BS in Fire Science Administration (Salem State College)

Relevant Training (partial list): Firefighter AIT, Airport Rescue Fire Fighting Truck Operator Certification, Pumper Operator Certification, Fire Protection ApprenticeCourse, Rescue Technician I Course, Rescue Technician II Course, Air Assault School, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction Master Course, RappelMaster Course, Fire Instructor I Course, Fire Officer I Course, Fire Inspector I Course, Fire Inspector II Course, Fire Officer II Course, HAZMAT IncidentCommander Course; Fire, Arson and Explosion Investigation Training Program (NAFI); Advanced Fire, Arson and Explosion Investigation Training Program (NAFI);Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination Program (FLETC), Wildland Fire Investigation Case Development Program (FLETC), SERE Level-C Training,

Individual Terrorism Awareness Course

Miscellaneous Notes: The seventh Kelly in his direct ancestral line to become a firefighter, although the first to be employed as a professional firefighter outside ofMassachusetts (a Fergus Kelly is listed as one of the founding members of the first Boston Fire Department, formally organized in 1859). Joined the Army in 2002with three years of firefighting experience with the Boston Fire Department already under his belt. Served as an aircraft crash/fire/rescue specialist at Bagram AirBase in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005. Returned to the US in early 2006 and assigned to Fort Bragg's Directorate of Emergency Services, received Fire andExplosion Investigator National Board certification later that year. Lent his expertise to civilian fire departments in the Cumberland County area throughout hisassignment to Fort Bragg and has also served as an expert witness for the prosecution in a number of arson-related trials in the state of North Carolina, includinga particularly high profile 2008 murder case involving military personnel.


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TRANSMISSION OPERATIONS CHIEF (RECONNAISSANCE ELEMENT)File Name: Kibbey, Alvin R. Pay Grade: E-7Call-Sign: BreakerBirthplace: Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: B Company, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (US Army)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Electrical Engineering (University of Memphis), Advanced Study Program Fellowship in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Massachusetts

Institute of Technology Professional Education), AA in Farsi (Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center)

Relevant Training (partial list): Infantryman AIT, Air Assault School, Basic Military Mountaineer Summer Course, Pathfinder School, Basic Airborne School,Ranger School, SFQC Individual Skills Phase, SFQC MOS Qualification Phase (SF Communications Sergeant), SFQC Collective Training Phase, SFFunctional Language Training, SF Military Free Fall Parachutist Course; Advanced Reconnaissance, Target Analysis, and Exploitation Techniques Course; SFOperations and Intelligence Course, SERE Level-C Training, Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Fast Rope and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction MasterCourse, Rappel Master Course, White House Communications Agency Console Control Operations Course, Special Operations Terminal Air Control Course,Battlefield Spectrum Management Course, Battle Staff NCO Course, Special Operations Forces Interagency Collaboration Course, Tactical InformationOperations Course, ISAF SOF Operations Course, NATO SOF Technical Exploitation Operations Course

Miscellaneous Notes: Enlisted in the Army in 1995 an outspokenly idealistic recent college graduate. Quickly disabused of any romanticized notions of warafter witnessing firsthand the atrocities committed by the principal belligerents in Bosnia while conducting security and peacekeeping operations in 1996 and1997 as a member of the 2nd Infantry Regiment's 2nd Battalion. Participated in operations enforcing UN Security Council Resolution 1244, calling for thedemilitarization of the Kosovo Liberation Army, in 1999. Went Special Forces in 2003. Has since participated in numerous missions supporting OperationEnduring Freedom, most notably in Georgia and Uzbekistan. Efficient and self-assured, confident in his ability to turn any adverse situation into an advantagewith the proper application of knowledge and reason. Fluent in Albanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Persian (Dari, Farsi, and Tajiki dialects), and Uzbek;conversant in Georgian, German, and Macedonian.

U.A.V. LAUNCH & RECOVERY TEAM LEADER/U.A.V. PILOTFile Name: King, James R. Pay Grade: O-3Call-Sign: DogfightBirthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USAUnit assignment prior to GIJOE selection: 3 rd Special Operations Squadron, 27th Special Operations Wing, 27th Special Operations Group (USAF)Post-Secondary Education: BS in Aerospace Engineering (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach), MS in Technology, Aviation Emphasis (Purdue University)

Relevant Training (partial list): AFROTC General Military and Professional Officer Courses, Air and Space Basic Course, Initial Flight Screening, USAF SpecializedUndergraduate Training, Transitional and Operational Flight Training (A-10 Thunderbolt II), USAF Weapons School (A-10 Thunderbolt II), Air Liaison OfficerQualification Course, Flight Commander Course, Organizational Leadership Course, Introduction to Special Operations Course, USAF Weapons School (UnmannedAircraft Systems), Expeditionary Leadership Course, Squadron Officer School, Joint Special Operations Warfighter Certification (JSOU)

Miscellaneous Notes: Received the Order of Daedalians Orville Wright Achievement Award for his outstanding performance during undergraduate pilot training.Assigned to the Germany-based 81st Fighter Squadron in 2002. Flew A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from Bagram Air Base on ground attack sorties in deployments toAfghanistan in 2003, 2004, and 2006. Entered UAV pilot training and re-assigned to the 3 rd Special Operations Squadron in 2007. Operated MQ-9 Reaper UAVs onarmed reconnaissance missions over Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008 and served as a technical adviser to the Turkish Air Force's Gnat-750 and I-Gnat UAV operatortraining program later that year.

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