Briggs is the leader of the fictional TF221, a U.S. Army Special Forces unit. He antagonizes Miller by taking control of Tashir al-Malik soon after Miller and his unit capture him. During the contact he and Miller briefly fight when Miller denies knowledge of a book al-Malik states was taken by Miller. Later in the film he is ordered by Clark Poundstone to track Miller in order to find and kill al-Rawi in a no question kill operation.