CBDC

The United States Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command, known better by its acronym CBDC, was a part of the US Army.

Fiction versus reality

The CBDC plays a huge role in the videogame Syphon Filter, and following the games rumours concerning whether or not the unit actually existed began to surface. Despite claims to the contrary, the CBDC did exist in real life but it was disbanded the late 1990s. [1] [2] [3]

Role in Syphon Filter series

As stated above, the CBDC has a major role in the videogame series Syphon Filter.

Syphon Filter

They are first seen in the very first level of the game, as allies of Gabriel Logan. They are wearing yellow NBC protective gear, and equipped with M-16 and .45 pistols. They are seen through out the game (especially during the first few levels), mentioned in passing, and seen in the ending cutscenes.

Syphon Filter 2

In the second game of the series, the CBDC are featured more prominently than before. This time they seem to be more like commandos than bio-warfare soldiers. In this game, we meet Jason Chance, a Lieutenant in the U.S. special forces attached to CBDC who had led their operations in the first game, as well as John Ramirez, who is one of the few commandos to survive a major firefight in the Colorado Rockies that takes up the first half of the game.

Syphon Filter 3

By the time of the third game, the CBDC organization is nowhere to be found, but is mentioned to have disarm a biological weapon in the Capitol after Gabe disable one in the one of the last missions in the game

Syphon Filter: Omega Strain

Again, the CBDC does not feature in this game, and their duties are taken up by smaller organizations such as the CHA, etc.