Mike Banning

Michael Jameson Banning was born in Fort Hood, Texas on September 16, 1970. He is a retired US Army Ranger who worked as a field agent in the United States Secret Service. He served in the protective entourage of President Benjamin Asher until the tragic death of the latter's wife, which Mike witnessed, saving President Asher in the process. Following this incident, he was transferred away from the President's Protective Detail to the offices of the United States Department of the Treasury, but during the events of Attack on the White House , Banning unofficially returned to protective duty and greatly assisted in the rescue mission. Following the successful rescue of President Asher and the averting of a national nuclear disaster, Banning was reinstated back into the President's Protective Detail. In 2016, Banning escorted President Asher to London for the funeral of British Prime Minister James Wilson . However, a terrorist group working for arms dealer Aamir Barkawi managed to assassinate five world leaders and attempted to kill President Asher live on the internet. Again, Banning foiled the live execution and rescued the President. In 2019, Banning served again in President Allan Trumbull 's Security Department when Asher's term ended. After being exonerated of an assassination attempt on Trumbull, he was promoted to Director of the United States Secret Service.