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*While acting as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_Air_Controller#United_States_Marine_Corps Forward Air Controller] (the cover story for his involvement in a POGO operation during ''Operation Desert Storm'', Kyle acted to save the lives of hundreds of coalition servicemen by single-handedly destroying six enemy helicopters that had ambushed a troop convoy and destroyed their armored escort. He did this by engaging the hostiles from his exposed recon blind with a bolt-action [http://www.biggerhammer.net/barrett/ .50 caliber sniper rifle] even after coming under heavy chain-gun and rocket fire, and being wounded during the engagement. Due to internal politics instigated by General [[Robert Bakeson]], Kyle's involvement in the incident was effectively hushed up for sixteen years; even after a direct request from Her Majesty's Government in 1999 on the identity of the serviceman who had saved so many British lives, they were only informed that the person in question was a Marine officer. (From that point on, many U.K. drinking establishments enacted a policy of giving all U.S. Marines their first drink free in honor of 'the unnamed Marine who save so many lads'.) In 2007, because of an investigation by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Intelligence_Service 'Box 850'] that revealed the details of his involvement in the attack on the British convoy and the resultant political pressure brought to bear on Washington and the Pentagon by the Crown itself, Kyle was awarded the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Cross Navy Cross] instead of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor Medal of Honor]. (again, because of General Bakeson's influence. In response, the British Monarch traveled personally to Washington, D.C. to attend the ceremony where he was awarded his Navy Cross (and promoted to the rank of full Colonel). At that ceremony, the British Monarch (which several other members of the British Royal Family also attended) appointed him an Honorary Knight Commander of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order Royal Victorian Order], as two-thirds of the men saved by Kyle’s action were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Royal_Marine_Commandos Royal Marines]. (In the eyes of the British Government and the 'subjects of the Crown', however, the word 'honorary' does not apply, and he is addressed by British nationals as 'Sir Kyleton'.)
*Upon his activation as a member of the POGO teams, Kyle received a ''Toro''-level security clearance. Upon becoming a ''Project Socrates'' operative (and due to his White House duties, for which he has a ''Yankee White'' clearance), he received an upgrade to a ''Christmas''-level clearance. Because of his work with the Legion (and clandestine '[[Zero Class]]' seminars with American-trained metahumans), Kyle has been upgraded to a ''Storm Door'' clearance (the second highest security clearance DELPHI has; ''Thanatopsis'' is the highest-level DELPHI clearance).
*Kyle is derisively known through the POGO Program as ‘Major Body Count’, because of his predilection towards the use of overt tactics to unnerve opposing forces, and of wiping out enemy forces to the last man.
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* In the LLH 'Mini' [[Eclipse]]', it was revealed that Kyle has Federal law-enforcement credentials through the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security]. (This is part of his duties as a reservist with [[DELPHI]], as he keeps both his DELPHI and Marine Corps certifications and clearances current.) His ID and current status, for Homeland Security purposes, shows that he currently holds the position of Supervisory Special Agent at the rank of 'GLG-30' (''Gathering'' Division, ''Level Thirty'').
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