special places designated.
Background: Was lead operator during Operation Mountain Anvil, survived bullet wound injuries, walked five days before finding help. Medical discharge from Navy. Wildly decorated; including multiple purple hearts and a Navy Cross. Seen most live fire action of all on team.
Attributes: Natural leader, even of leaders, always makes the right decision no matter the situation. Sees many moves at once. IQ: 149
Family: Two parent household, two younger siblings attending college, one at Princeton, one at UCLA. Dad professor of economics at Stanford University, Mom runs non-profit organization for women seeking business loans. Parents don’t support military career. No other close family.
Name: Carl Schwartz
Call Sign: Sleep — due to knocking guys out with one hit
Branch: Former Navy SEAL
Age: 34
Physical Description: 6 foot, brown eyes. Pale skin. Right handed. Prototype: shredded body, works out seven days a week, maintains balance with speed and strength, and yoga learned in Nepal. Scars from severe fall during Operation Mountain Anvil; long scar at bottom of rib cage where two ribs were removed, multiple puncture wound scars on back. No tattoos. Black belt Jiu Jitsu. Heavy weight boxing champ for military.
Background: Passed every test ever put in front of him on first try. Has a story for every situation, seems to know a person in every city, and will fight any man at any time.
Attributes: Quick-witted, confident, and can turn from carefree to stone-cold, steely-eyed, focused, and lethal in less than a heartbeat. IQ: 133.
Family: From Philadelphia, Pa. Dad was blue-collar construction worker, taught love of God, country, and work. Iron hand. Mom was a homemaker, humorous, loyal, and loving. Grew up in a very tight-knit family. Both parents passed away — drunk driver. One sister, died of drug overdose year and a half ago.
Name: Tyrell Rice
Call Sign: Smoke — gets in and out of all places without a trace.
Branch: Former Army Delta Force
Age: 38
Physical Description: 6’4” Dark Eyes. Light brown skin. Right Handed. Built like a brick and as fast as a cheetah. Four scars on abdomen where he was stabbed by a kid trying to get into a gang, killing Tyrell was the initiation target. San Francisco 49ers helmet tattoo on right bicep. Master of Krav Maga. Record holder for dead lift in the military. There isn’t a gym with enough equipment to give him a good workout.
Background: Spent most of time in covert operations in toughest parts of the world. Played football for Virginia Tech, NFL for two years, broke left wrist and it never healed correctly. Went into the military. Served ten years. Got out to make more money in the contractor world.
Attributes: Always has a smile on his face. It’s up to the person he’s smiling at to know whether it’s friendly or deadly. Not afraid to speak his mind. People are naturally drawn to him, his whit, his humor, his appeal. Large as he is, moves as smooth as a ballerina, and as quiet as a church mouse. IQ 139
Family: Only child to a single mother in SE DC. Mom worked three jobs from the time he was born to ensure he went to a great school. Uncle took on father figure role, but died during Tyrell’s rookie season. He made enough money in NFL and military to give his mom a much-needed retirement. She fought him on that. He has mad respect for women, and will take a man down who tries to abuse or demean one. There’d be no help for one who came near his mother.
Name: Steve Bregon
Call Sign: Brackish — due to swimming naked and drunk in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, costing him two weeks jail time, which he says was worth it.
Branch: Former Army Intelligence Support Activity
Age: 39
Physical Description: 6’1” Hazel Eyes. Permanently tanned. Left-handed. Baby-face — often gets carded. Shoulders as wide as a truck and hands stronger than a bear trap. Long, thin scar full length of right forearm from barbed wire accident as teen. No tattoos. Minimal trained fighting, plenty of bar fights, men are easier to throw than cows.
Background: Muscular body is from time spent wrestling cattle and building fences for miles on end as a youth. Math genius has two speeds — 50,000 mph or 0, with no in between. Got out when his parents’ health started failing. Highly sought after for tech skills.
Attributes: There isn’t an electronic system he can’t hack, break, solve, or build. Worked on nearly all of the electronic communication devices the military has made over the last twenty years. Speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, and