But is Overwatch from Mile 22 real, or was it simply invented for the film? Ground Branch is essentially the CIA's paramilitary branch, consisting of highly-trained and specially-selected individuals.

Greg Miller and Julie Tate reported on the CIA's Global Response Staff (GRS) -- a secret security force created after 9/11 which recruits "hundreds of former U.S. Special Forces operatives to ...

The CIA’s top paramilitary officer was named head of the agency’s spying branch on Thursday, a move that may signal a broader organizational shake-up by Director John Brennan in the coming months.

Wahlberg stars as James Silva, an operative for Overwatch, based on a CIA special ops unit called Ground Branch that kicks as much tactical ass as their military brethren do. There's an asset ...

Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. The CIA has placed covert operatives on the ground in Libya to gather intelligence for air strikes and reach out to rebels ...