The Union is a collective alliance of North American and Western Europe currently led by President Thomas Edison. The Roswell UFO incident in 1947 led the Union to the discovery of extraterrestrial alien technology to be utilized in the development of new and powerful weaponry in the war against the Reich. By spearheading these operations with his son, Edison was able to gain influence eventually becoming the Union president. Covert operations are performed by an elite unit headed by Major John McNeal, a long standing war veteran. Amongst his squad includes Tala, a Navajo demolitions expert, Sergent Brown who wields an experimental heavy weapon, among two specialist soldier recruits. The Union specializes in a variety of firepower and explosives, both conventional and experimental, including traps and other gadgets for use in combat.