Tripwire

Filecard Info

Code Name: Tripwire

Mine Detector

File Name: Skoog, Tormod S.

SN: RA 892-399-255

Primary Military Speciality: Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Secondary Military Speciality: Demolitions

Birthplace: Hibbing, Minnesota

Grade: E-4 (Specialist)

Tripwire dropped out of high school at a naval base in Yokosoka, Japan (Father is career Navy). Spent two years in a Zen monastery pondering the meaning of life. Expelled for breaking too many dishes and spilling every conceivable liquid. Joined the army at 19 and received spiritual awakening on the grenade range. Proficient with all NATO and Warsaw Pact explosives, detonators, ignition initiators and blasting machines. Qualified Expert: M-1911A1 Auto Pistol.

Tripwire freaks people out. He´s always clumsy, jittery, and dropping things except when he´s working with high explosives. Explosives are the only things that calm him down.