Albert Giordino

Albert Giordino is a citizen of the United States, and an officer on loan from the United States Air Force. He is currently the Assistant Special Operations Director of NUMA.

Physical Characteristics
Al is from Italian descent from which he got his dark complexion. He has dark and an mischievous Italian grin. Al is barrel-chested and very muscular.

Personality
he is dumb

Biography
In 1988, Al was called away from a redhead in Washington, D.C. by Dirk to load up a plane of equipment and come to the Lake County Airport. Al, Pitt, and Colonel Abraham Steiger tolled Table Lake, Colorado for the wreckage of the Vixen 03, and discovered the body of Charles Smith in the wreckage. Al has known divers who have died of hypothermia.

He went back to Smith's cabin with evidence that Pitt discovered in the airplane's wreckage.

Dirk Pitt
Al and Dirk have been best friends since elementary school during first grade, Al was the school bully until Dirk kicked him in the crotch. Al is the first person Dirk calls if he is in a bind. He is extremely protective of Dirk and he will call him out if he thought that Dirk will take an unnecessary risk.