The Team Members

Meet The Team

"Panda": Team commanding officer, former medic, and founder of the Rapid Assault Infantry Division. Panda made the team back in 2011 to address the lack of a good teenage airsoft team. He recruited a few younger players to help get the team on its feet. As team captain, Panda handles most team affairs, including recruiting, team regulations, and leading the team as the squad leader in the field.

"Cable": Team executive officer and primary medic. Cable is a high school friend of Panda who, after a long period of nagging and negotiating, finally came out to play with Panda as "Grizzly." After a callsign change to "Cable" (after the Marvel comics character), Cable became an active member of the team and quickly rose to the position of executive officer. He assists in recruiting and general team leadership with Panda and acts as a fireteam leader when in the field.

Cable (left) and Panda (right)

"Dubbs": Veteran RAID member and rifleman. Dubbs met Panda in a different team preceding the formation of RAID. Following the collapse of said team, Panda, Dubbs, and Koala (who no longer airsofts) created RAID. Dubbs maintains membership on the team with occasional event attendance, schedule permitting. He is known for his lone-wolf style of play; although very self sufficient, asking "where is Dubbs?" is a running joke among the team.

Dubbs

"Dolphin": RAID's local wildcard, Dolphin is concentrated chaos on the field. While sometimes overly pugnacious, he is also very tactically aware. Dolphin has played alongside the team for a year before actually joining. He was one of the first in during the RAID recruiting rush.

Dolphin

"Consuela": The only female on RAID, Consuela is the girlfriend of team captain, Panda. After a conversation about how it would be a new thing to do together, Consuela quickly became an active member of the team. She acts mainly as a medic, although she can use her rifle proficiently. She has proven effective on her own when surrounded and taken for granted by men who assume she is "just a girl."

Consuela

"Clutch": Grenadier and rifleman, Clutch gained his callsign for his love of cars and racing. Although a newer member, he has quickly risen to become one of RAID's most reliable players through his cooperation with RAID guidelines and tactically sound player style which has proven efficient on the field. For only being on the team for less than a year, Clutch has proven himself exponentially to be a valuable asset to the team.

Clutch

"Apex": Rifleman and arguably the tallest member of RAID. Apex was a co-worker of Panda and Cable who was convinced to give airsoft a shot. He also shares a love of cars, similar to Clutch. Apex  is a solid player despite being completely new to the sport, having only played for around 8-9 months. He quickly picked up the sport and became a participating member of RAID.

Apex

"Bones": Bones is another relatively new player, having first hit the field in February 2015. That being said, he immediately was hooked and acquired all the gear he needed to be a RAID team member. He has attended a few events with RAID and although being the newest official RAID member, he is by no means a weak link. 

Bones

***Thank you Brian Stoneman and Raymond Pfeffer for your photos that I used in this post***