<div class="floatleft">(http://por-img.cimcontent.net/api/assets/bin-201403/43ad45506d86bb4bce2a2f6c3501a6ed.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Geoffrey Barnes<br/><br/><strong>Callsign:</strong>Uriel<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Airfield<br/><br/><strong>Tag:</strong>Full Team, Megan<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Geoff did not grab any food or coffee for himself, merely moved up to the front and removed from his backpack a device.   Then he waited a bit more to see if everyone was settled and starting to eat.    Now was a good time as any.   Geoff gave one last look at everyone.  While every single person knew the risks when they signed onto the profession that they followed, he wondered how many would continue to stay on, if they knew what they were up against, if they knew what the stakes were.   Geoff thought Team Alpha was all but invincible.   He knew better than that now.   He lost more than people that day, he lost friends, good friends, and it was a blow to the program, so much so that Command determined that never again would they lump their most experience people into the same OPS team.   It was almost as if they were starting from scratch.  Well no, not scratch, as they had INTEL this time, more than they did at the start, but it was going to be a steep learning curve for all of them.<br/><br/>Geoff let out a breath and he keyed in on the device and a 3D laser hologram of the X-COM insignia appeared to be floating in the air.   Geoff cleared his throat and began to speak.<strong>"I want to thank everyone for their patience.  What has been done so far has not been easy, for any of you.  I wish I could say it was going to get easier.   It is not.   We have hard patch to hoe, as the saying goes.   I do want to say one thing before we begin any further.   What I am about to say is completely genuine and is no form a hoax or a gag.  It is very real, so real that to date we have lost ovver fourteen highly trained Special Operations personnel such as yourselves, hundreds in military and civilian casualties across the globe.   What I am about to brief you on is classified at the highest level of classification of your respective nations.   Only your world leaders, and the immediate leaders of your respective military know what is about to be briefed here.   Most of you were correct, this is in essence an counter terrorism, counter insurgent task force, but of the likes you have never seen.   You see, our enemy is not of this world."</strong><br/><br/>Geoff touched a device in his hands, and the following images were displayed for all to see.<br/>(http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/aliens/images/3/36/Sectoid_2012.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121015175123)<br/>(http://i.imgur.com/ZRdPrAK.jpg)<br/>(http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/xcom/images/6/6f/XCOM-EU_Chryssalid.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/640?cb=20121009171246)<br/><br/>Geoff waited as the information sunk in.   He looked over towards Megan and gave ehr the nod to start passing out the PAD devices they had that held all the relevant field data that the teams would need.<strong>"Operative Chulski is passing out devices for you.   They are yours to keep that has all known field data on the threats we will be facing.   Again, this is real.   The first alien that we have named "Sectoid" put me out of commission for two months with its weapon, and they are the lightest armed of what you will be facing out there.    This threat has been persistent and invasive for near eight months now."</strong><br/><br/>Geoff again touched the screen and the INTEL there switched to what many in the team had believed to be terrorist attacks or industrial accidents.    What they saw instead was raw footage, including the post-op video of Newfoundland where Geoff's team was killed.<strong>"Beijing, Berlin, Calgary, Fort Bragg, Kyoto, Melbourne, Newfoundland,  and Washington DC are jsut a few of the cities to be attacked or have alien operations in their cities.   To date we have downed forty-six X-rays, and have downed eight enemy crafts.   We do not know how many of them are out there, and what their end goal is.   One thing is for sure, anyone that has been captured by them has not returned, and when they see our teams on the ground, they shoot to kill.   This is as deadly as it gets.    We are the first and honestly the only line of defense against these creatures.   We are humanities last hope."</strong><br/><br/>Geoff at that time stopped speaking and locked eyes with ever person.   He waited for all of it to sink in before he gestured to Megan again.<strong>"Besides myself, Operative Chulski has killed one of the enemy, and over the last two months has made stride in its technology and some of their communications.    She can give you a first hand account of the enemy, and what they did to her comrades at Fort Bragg."</strong>