INTERNAL MEMO
TO: KNIGHTHAWK
FROM: DIRECTOR QUEEN
So much for the feds not snooping around on this one, like was promised. I just received word that a special U.S. covert squad is being assigned to the Cobra Island Rescue mission, to observe and report on the legal implications of the raid, the conduct of EXCAL operatives, and to aid in cleaning up any likely entanglements that arise from the release of any U.S. captives discovered on site. It is not yet clear whether they will participate in the raid itself, but they have specifically requested that they be able to shadow your team with regard to this mission.
If we cut the crap, this means a couple things, first President Adama is likely to want to reign us in soon. It’s been clear for awhile that he thinks the U.S. should be leading this war, rather than a private organization, no matter how much unofficial influence the U.S. has over us anyway. Second, we know they don’t give a damn about this rescue mission – they’ve let the Island go without surveillance for more than a year now, and they had plenty of reason to suspect there were U.S. captives there. I mean if that McConnel guy could crack this on his own, with just a surfboard and a bottle of sunblock at his disposal, we know the Pentagon brass had to be aware of the circumstances long before then.
So – what does this mean? They are spying on us, plain and simple. It’s not a coincidence they want to shadow your squad, Knighthawk. Don’t let it go to your head though. I have reason to believe that their primary motivation is to get a closer look at Captain Batson. He’s former U.S. armed forces material, a pimply scrawny kid, then they find out shortly after his transfer to EXCAL is granted that he’s grown to be a physical specimen, a Herculean warrior that slipped through their fingers? His exploits have caught their attention even more than your own (though they may also question you about how you defeated the MEDUSA super soldier back in Vienna). Something about a large berserk warrior jetpacking from one airship to another and single handedly taking out an enemy crew that will get attention I suppose. Though the cheesy “Captain Marvel” recruitment posters we’ve been distributing probably got under their skin the most. In any event, the U.S. thinks we are dabbling in the super soldier serum, and they are looking for proof so they can shut us down. We know it’s not true, but I think that is their primary goal. If you need further proof, I have it on good authority this new squad is a sub-team of the mysterious SHIELD organization we’ve been hearing rumors of. Apparently Nick Fury has been recruited to eradicate any unauthorized use of the serum, worldwide (i.e. anyone who uses it other than them – cough – Captain America – cough). This sub-team even has Fury’s kid on it, or so I’ve been told, so their true purpose is thinly veiled at best.
They wear the SHIELD logo, and a second patch that I think mirrors their official unit name of Eagle Force. Internally, we've taken to calling them the Fury Force, though they may not take kindly to the name. I am attaching a dossier of the team members we know about presently, and there are a few familiar names on it. Tread cautiously with this lot Knighthawk.
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Col. AK Waters.
Colonel is a pretty high level of officer to be taking on a field role, but with Waters, it doesn’t surprise me. A former Navy SEAL and skilled operative, Waters is perfect for leading a small special forces team like this. He is a straight-shooter, not someone I’d normally peg as an intel guy, but he is very sharp. His combat experience is significant, though I’d have to speculate on precisely how many theaters he has actively participated in, because so many of his ops have been black. Within the “industry” it is well known that he led the high profile rescue mission of Dr. Lena Kendricks from Nigeria in the mid-90s. I suspect that only his advancing age would hold him back at all at this point.
