On August 17, 2016, Team Metal was assigned to destroy a Russian Electronics Jammer on the roof of the Stock Exchange. Sandman served in the United States Army under the Delta Force unit Team Metal, leading a team of experienced soldiers in World War III against the Russian army. The whole team escaped, except for Price, who was captured and sent to a Russian Gulag. Price stayed behind to cover them as they escaped. Soap was wounded in a nearby explosion during the escape, causing the rest of the team to have to carry him to the evac point. It turned out to be a trap, and the joint team had to extract hastily. 50cal while Task Force 141 members approached and entered the facility.
Sandman and Derek 'Frost' Westbrook were positioned on a hilltop overlooking a facility belonging to Vladimir Makarov with a Barrett. On October 8, 2013, just two days before his 44th birthday, Sandman served alongside Captain John Price, John 'Soap' MacTavish, Simon 'Ghost' Riley, Gary 'Roach' Sanderson and Derek 'Frost' Westbrook in a joint Task Force 141/ Delta Force mission in the Ukraine, codenamed ' Operation Kingfish'.
