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Abraham Lincoln Washington von Kluge, 45, Chief Warrant Officer 4, CH47D Master Flight Engineer. An old school Navy-hand transfer who's lived and worked in, or out of, the Virginia area during the majority of his days.  Getting into his 40's, downtime chats with Abe tend to turn to retirement dreams and aspirations.  "Chief Von Kluge" was reknowned for his ability to fix anything and everything, having a wrench in his hand since he was old enough to hold one.  His experience is widely varied, including, but not limited to, test pilot and engineer days with US military defense contractors.  His insights and ingenuity exceed even Captain Hill's, and he used to have the same job Abe holds now.  Upon John being stationed at Fort Monroe a couple years ago and assigned Abraham as his Chief Flight Engineer, their personalities and backgrounds clicked and the two aging technical experts became inseparable friends.

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* Jake Bradley, 30, Chief Warrant Officer 1, CH47D Logistics Crew Chief. Built like a Government Issue Brick-Shit-House, Jake is a towering bulky presence who's worked in logistics all his life and when a winch fails he's been known to dry heave cargo onboard with his bare hands to keep an operation on schedule.  He doesn't talk much, but when he does, he scares little children and women with his booming gruff testosterone-laden voice.

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** Tara Hodges, 31, Chief Warrant Officer 3, CH47D Gunner Crew Chief. Earning her silver blocks early, Tara was one of the first and youngest female officers to see combat in the US military.  Her experience in the Persian Gulf was extensive and exemplary.  Most women don't have long range visual tracking acuity, but Tara never inherited that handicap, in addition, she made fine use of exceptional female hand-eye coordination and was thusly an excellent marksman all around.  Tara & John were paired up during the Kosovo conflict which they both returned from just recently.  John put in for Tara's transfer to his team at Fort Monroe.

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*** Grace Kluge, 28, Civilian Army Brat, Occupation: ZM discretion. Born to teenage parents, Abe being her father, Grace was the reason he joined the military.  Her parents have since divorced, about 5 years ago, and the relationship with her father has been strained and distant despite them continuing to live in the same city.

Note: All three military companions are rated for co-pilot duties.