Central Intelligence Agency

The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) is the primary intelligence agency of the United States of America, which directs a wide variety of operations from direct action to counter-intelligence. It is the technical successor of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), which operated during World War II.

The agency is featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. In the mission No Russian, players undertake the role of Pvt. Joseph Allen, who is disguised as Alexei Borodin, to infilatrate the inner circle of Russian Ultranationalist Vladimir Makarov. This is the only time in the campaign that the CIA is mentioned.

Trivia

 * Curiously, the cutscene preceding Cliffhanger and No Russian depicts a highly inaccurate version of the CIA emblem. Primarily, the background color is dark red as opposed to blue. The text reading "United States of America" on the bottom is not placed on a ribbon. The star differs slightly from the design of the real world version, and the eagle atop adopts a completely different appearance- it should be behind the shield, with only its head visible, and looking the other way.


 * The concept of a US Army General recruiting one of his own men for a Central Intelligence Agency operation is a highly unlikely scenario, as the CIA has its own paramilitary division consisting of operatives trained for such undertakings. However, this may be explained through Shepard's ultimate involvement with Makarov.