Bobby was born in 1948 in Hackensack, New Jersey to Bert and Lucille Kastelein. He volunteered to join the US Marines to avoid jail time in 1966 for a minor theft charge. He was trained as a Marine Aviation mechanic and served 2 tours at the air base in Da Nang.

After returning home he got married and worked in a garage, then opened his own. His garage went broke in 1985, he decided to take a contract to work on the Alaskan oilfield. Bobby was an experienced hunter and relished the chance to get out in the wilderness, even if it meant a temporary separation from his family. A Project recruiter noted his potential when he was employed on a vehicle service contract for Morrow Petroleum and he was recruited and trained in 1987, being deployed on a Regional field team (RECON KR-44) in 1988.

Bobby is a Lutheran (lapsed). His parents and family mostly live in New Jersey. He has a wife (Ann) and three children (Lucy, Rosie and Jennifer) who are now all in a long-term Project survival-storage facility.

Personal Gear Allotment

1 pr. AN/PVS-7 NVGs, 4 spare rechargeable AA batteries.
1 Colt Commander with threaded barrel, plus 3 magazines.
1 Sionics suppressor
1 box, 50x rounds .45ACP.
1 box, 50x rounds .45ACP subsonic
1 Photo album.
1 Lynyrd Skynard concert T-shirt (long-sleeved, white w/black sleeves).
1 Pennzoil ball cap.
1 pr. FUJINON 6x50 MILSPEC binoculars
1 box of diskettes and CD-ROMs (Books, porn, etc.)

Weapon Load #1

M22 Stoner rifle plus 12 magazines
HP-35 semi-automatic pistol plus 3 magazines
2x M72A1 LAWs
5x M26A1 fragmentation grenades
3x M34 WP grenades