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While at Cornell, A.B. decided to become an infantry officer. After The Basic School, he went on to the Infantry Officer Course. Upon completing the course, A.B. was assigned as a rifle platoon commander to 2nd Battalion 8th Marines. He was later made a weapons platoon commander. Soon after being promoted to Captain, A.B. attended the Basic Reconnaissance Course. Afterwards, he was assigned as a platoon commander to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. A.B. later attended the Marine Corps Combatant Diver Course and then the Basic Airborne Course at the U.S. Army Airborne School. He eventually rose to the position of a company commander.

With numerous commendations, A.B. left the Marine Corps after eight years of service. He then applied for employment with the Central Intelligence Agency. Upon successfully completing the entire application process, A.B. was selected to serve in the CIA's Special Operations Group of the Special Activities Division. After an orientation period, he was sent to the CIA Special Training Center - "The Farm," Camp Peary for intensive operational training.

After completing the training program, A.B. became a paramilitary operations officer in the Special Operations Group's Maritime Branch. In his capacity as a CIA paramilitary officer, he participated in clandestine and covert paramilitary operations all over the world. A little over a year into his CIA career, A.B. was offered a position in the Incident Response Team.

A semi-autonomous unit of the National Clandestine Service, the IRT is a tactical operations group mandated to react to the current most active and time-sensitive foreign intelligence threats to U.S. security. It functions as a highly sophisticated mobile intelligence team with the capability to move from country to country anywhere in the world, sometimes covertly, sometimes with the agreement of the local government.

A.B. enthusiastically accepted the offer and joined the Incident Response Team. With his official cover being that of a personal services contractor with the U.S. Department of State, he is the IRT's chief field officer. A clear-thinking and highly-skilled covert operative who thrives under pressure, A.B. Stiles has helped save the United States from devastating national security crises on numerous occasions.