Cale Barakus has served as a member of Tango Squadron for close to a century. During countless missions on countless battlefields Barakus has proven to be a master of heavy weapons and the most proficient individual with explosives in Tango Squadron. The rank of Corporal places him above the common trooper within the Unit, however he still answers to his superiors in Coletrane and Vasquez. Barakus acts like the perfect soldier in following orders despite the occasion when he interprets his given orders in a different way to his superiors.