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WINGMAN

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Danger ZoneKenny Loggins
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Info

INFO

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Carson "Casey" Jones

Secret

Hero

Yes

35+ (29+ w/pwr)

Single

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Captain Casey, T-Bird #1

Aeroguardians

N/A

N/A

Don "Major Deej" Finger

3 July 2007

RELATIONS:

 

None Identified

 

History

History

Captain Carson “Casey” Jones was once regarded as one of the finest air-to-air pilots in the world. A former United States Air Force officer and veteran of the famed Thunderbirds flight demonstration team, Jones earned a reputation for precision, nerve, and instinct in the sky. His mastery of tight formation flying, terrain-hugging maneuvers, and punishing high-G turns placed him among the elite of elite aviators.

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What few people knew was that Casey’s gifts were not solely the product of training.

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Casey Jones is a mutant, born with a rare and highly specialized adaptive physiology coupled with an innate geo-spatial awareness unlike anything seen in a normal human being. His body unconsciously compensates for dramatic shifts in pressure, temperature, force, and disorientation, allowing him to function under flight conditions that would incapacitate or kill most others. Whether flying upside down at extreme speeds, maneuvering in darkness, or enduring rapid atmospheric changes, Casey instinctively knows where he is, how his body must respond, and how to keep flying.

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For years, that secret remained hidden beneath a sterling military career. Eventually, however, a new round of advanced Air Force medical screening revealed anomalies in his physiology, exposing his mutant status. In the aftermath, Casey publicly resigned his commission rather than become the center of a political and military firestorm. Though the exact circumstances remain the subject of speculation, the resignation effectively ended one of the most promising flight careers in modern Air Force history.

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That loss became a turning point rather than an ending.

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Casey soon found a new purpose with SAR, Inc., a private search-and-rescue technology and operations firm specializing in next-generation rescue systems. There, he became both a test pilot for the company’s advanced SAR Suits and one of its most daring field rescue operators. In time, he built a record of more than fifty successful extractions under some of the harshest and most unpredictable conditions imaginable. SAR, Inc. founder Isaac Armstrong once summarized Casey’s value in simple terms: “He was the best wingman SAR ever had.”

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When SAR, Inc. later aligned itself with the covert global peacekeeping organization G.U.A.R.D., Casey transitioned into an even greater role. Recruited into AEROGUARD, the aerial-response subdivision of the Aeroguardians, he became both a premier field operative and the team’s Deputy Commander. Taking the codename Wingman, Casey now serves as one of the organization’s most dependable airborne specialists: a fighter, rescuer, tactician, and guardian of the skies.

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With the instincts of an ace pilot, the discipline of a military officer, and the compassion of a search-and-rescue veteran, Wingman has become one of the Aeroguardians’ most vital members. He is not merely a flier. He is the one others trust to bring them home.

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ADDITIONAL SEGMENT: PERSONALITY

Wingman is disciplined, confident, and mission-focused, but not cold. Beneath the precision and control of a career military aviator is a man deeply committed to saving lives. He is at his best under pressure, where others become overwhelmed and Casey becomes sharper, calmer, and more decisive.

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He carries himself with the cool professionalism of a pilot, the exactness of a tactician, and the empathy of a rescuer. Those who serve beside him know him as dependable, fiercely loyal, and almost impossible to rattle. In the air, he is fearless. On the ground, he is the steady hand people trust when everything goes wrong.

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As Deputy Commander of the Aeroguardians, Wingman is more than a second-in-command. He is the stabilizer, the tactical partner, and the man who keeps the formation together.

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Powers

POWERS

Power Origin

Mutant

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Limited Environmental Adaptability

Wingman possesses an unconscious adaptive physiology that allows his body to rapidly compensate for harmful or stressful environmental conditions. This ability is not limitless, but it is highly effective within the range of threats his body can biologically counter or endure.

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His physiology can:

  • Rapidly stabilize body temperature in extreme heat or cold

  • Reinforce tissue, membranes, blood vessels, and organ resilience under pressure or physical stress

  • Reduce vulnerability to atmospheric strain, decompression, turbulence, acceleration, and disorientation

  • Provide strong resistance to toxins, radiation, acid exposure, energy stress, and skin-level environmental damage

  • Slow his aging rate by approximately 30%

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This power does not allow him to:

  • Regrow lost organs or limbs

  • Radically transform his body into new forms

  • Generate external armor, shields, or new biological structures such as gills or sonic dampening organs

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Wingman can safely endure forces up to 10 Gs without significant impairment, as his body instinctively compensates to protect his brain, lungs, circulatory system, and connective tissues.

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Innate Geo-Spatial Navigation

Wingman has an extraordinary natural awareness of his physical location in relation to Earth-based geography and nearby objects. Even without normal visual reference points, he can instinctively orient himself and determine position, direction, altitude, and relative distance with remarkable accuracy.

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His geo-spatial sense:

  • Functions from the upper atmosphere down to surface level

  • Allows him to remain oriented in darkness, fog, storms, or other visually compromised conditions

  • Can place him within roughly 30 yards of a targeted Earth-based location under most conditions

  • Weakens beyond Earth’s gravitational sphere of influence and does not function reliably past the Moon’s influence

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This sense operates almost like a living internal homing and positioning system.

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Enhanced Senses

Wingman also possesses heightened sensory performance, including:

  • Vision: Can see in utter darkness and recover rapidly from blinding flashes

  • Hearing: Improved auditory range and clarity

  • Taste: Highly refined chemical/taste sensitivity, useful in survival and environmental assessment

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Equipment

eQUIPMENT

  • Wingman Flight Suit

    • A fully integrated aerial operations suit designed for extreme flight, rescue, and combat-response conditions.

    • Features include:

      • Full-body and head protection from wind, temperature extremes, and flight stress

      • Good physical and thermal protection

      • Neural, voice, and mnemonic-control interface linking the suit to the gauntlets, boots, belt systems, helmet, and flight pack

      • Real-time telemetry monitoring of Wingman’s physical condition and suit performance

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  • Energy Gauntlets

    • Wingman’s left and right gauntlets function as offensive and utility power conduits linked to the suit and flight pack.

    • Capabilities:

      • Each gauntlet can emit Excellent energy blasts

      • Effective range of up to 300 yards

      • Targets beyond 300 yards suffer a drop in blast effectiveness every additional 30 yards

      • Maximum extreme range is 400 yards, at minimal output

      • Targeting is assisted through the helmet’s G.U.A.R.D. Tracking System (GTS)

    • Power rules:

      • While the flight pack is active in flight, the gauntlets can operate continuously at full output

      • When powered by a fully charged but non-flying flight pack, the gauntlets can fire up to 200 full-strength blasts

      • The flight suit can reroute power from one gauntlet to the other if required

      • Each gauntlet contains an internal reserve battery sufficient for one Excellent blast per 24-hour period

      • Each gauntlet may be overloaded once to produce a Remarkable blast, but doing so burns out that gauntlet’s circuits

      • If the overload draw comes from the flight pack, there is a 25% chance the flight pack will fail

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  • Helmet

    • Wingman’s helmet is one of the most advanced components of the suit system, serving as command interface, communications hub, tactical sensor platform, and flight-control relay.

    • Features:

      • Remarkable physical and thermal protection

      • Global satellite communications capability from ground level to the exosphere

      • High-speed data feed access worldwide

      • Mnemonic flight and systems control interface calibrated specifically to the user

      • New operators require approximately 2 hours of calibration

      • Multi-spectrum communications reception and transmission:

      • Radio

      • Microwave

      • Infrared

      • Local transceiver range of up to 25 miles

    • Polarized visor with:

      • HUD display

      • Night vision

      • Infrared detection up to 5 miles

      • Exceptional flash/blinding protection

    • Built-in directional loudspeaker capable of up to 130 dB

      • Adjustable from broad bullhorn projection to tight-beam transmission

      • Effective out to 1 mile

    • Access to authorized U.S., NATO, U.N., and G.U.A.R.D. communications/data systems, including classified channels where clearance allows

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  • Sensors

    • Wingman’s suit and helmet sensor suite is optimized for reconnaissance, navigation, search-and-rescue, and environmental analysis.

    • Includes:

      • Radio Direction Finder (RDF) equipment

      • NAVSAT and SARSAT links

      • Live geo-satellite feed access and updates

      • Advanced weather-analysis package capable of Incredible forecasting performance

      • Continuous biometric telemetry for medical monitoring and remote analysis

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  • MODULAR MISSION BELT SYSTEM

    • Wingman utilizes a reinforced, high-retention Modular Mission Belt System designed for aerial rescue, combat-response, and specialized field operations. Built around a common armored belt frame, the system supports interchangeable mission-configured pouch sets and utility pods that remain secure during high-speed flight, violent maneuvering, hovering, extraction work, and close-quarters combat.

    • Each belt configuration is built with:

      • lock-seal storage pouches

      • mechanical latch retention systems

      • magnetic closure backups

      • pressure-resistant hard-shell or reinforced soft-shell containers

      • anti-snag contouring for aerodynamic stability

      • glove-friendly quick-access release tabs

      • suit-linked smart tags readable through Wingman’s helmet HUD

    • Though multiple specialized configurations exist, Wingman’s most frequently used and standard operational loadout is the Standard SAR / Medical Belt.

    • Standard SAR / Medical Belt

      • Wingman’s default and signature belt configuration is the Standard SAR / Medical Belt, a ten-pouch rescue and trauma-response loadout designed for rapid field medicine, emergency stabilization, survival support, and aerial extraction operations.

      • Each pouch is secured for high-speed flight and hard maneuver conditions, ensuring that medical and rescue gear remains locked in place until intentionally accessed.

      • Pouch 1

        • Gauze

        • Large bandages (2)

      • Pouch 2

        • Morphine / knockout injectors (4 each)

        • Smelling salts (4)

        • Epinephrine doses (2)

        • Bottle of 50 pain relief pills

      • Pouch 3

        • Scissors

        • Clamps

        • Tweezers

        • Sutures / medical thread

        • Cutters

        • Cauterizer (2 uses)

      • Pouch 4

        • Extendable splint (1)

        • Bite block (1)

        • Marker

        • Stopwatch

        • Health-safe aspirator mask

      • Pouch 5

        • Collapsible cup

        • Protein bars (4)

        • Desalination tablets (4)

        • Sugar cubes (4)

        • Emergency water packs (2)

      • Pouch 6

        • First aid kit

        • Additional bandages

        • Tourniquet / sling (2)

      • Pouch 7

        • Hand-chargeable mini comms unit

        • Base range: 5 miles

        • Antenna wire kit

        • Extends range by 2 miles

      • Pouch 8

        • Batteries: AA, AAA, C, D, and flat-cell (4 each as needed)

        • Spare gauntlet battery (1)

        • Chemical hand warmer packs (4)

      • Pouch 9

        • Flight suit field repair kit

        • Flashlights (2)

      • Pouch 10

        • Compass

        • Notepad

        • Pencil

        • Pen

        • China marker

        • Crayon

        • Portable GPS

        • Wire saw / garrote wire (2 ft.)

        • Mini RDF unit

        • Range: 1 mile

        • Manual-winding watch

    • OPTIONAL MISSION-SPECIFIC BELT CONFIGURATIONS

      • Long-Range Power Belt
        A power-support belt carrying auxiliary energy cells, capacitor cartridges, and suit-routing modules for extended flights, long-range escort duty, and prolonged air operations.

      • ESM / ECM Belt
        An electronic warfare belt equipped with signal analysis tools, jammers, spoofers, burst transmitters, and anti-targeting countermeasures for surveillance-heavy or electronically contested environments.

      • Rescue Extraction Belt
        A personnel-recovery configuration carrying compact rescue harnesses, restraint straps, flotation aids, locator beacons, line systems, and extraction tools for live recovery missions.

      • CBRN / HazMat Belt
        A hazardous-environment loadout containing radiation dosimeters, toxin detectors, chemical test kits, antidote injectors, decontamination agents, and sealed evidence/sample containers.

      • Command / Tactical Coordination Belt
        A field leadership configuration containing advanced comm relays, squad-monitoring modules, tactical uplink systems, map projection tools, and coordination hardware for multi-team operations.

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  • Boots

    • Wingman’s boots are built for rescue, grounding stability, and survival in hazardous environments.

    • Features:

      • Good physical and thermal protection

      • Excellent protection from toxins, corrosives, and acid exposure

      • Remarkable radiation resistance

      • Strong electrical insulation and grounding capability

      • Non-conductive construction

      • Non-skid soles

      • Hidden compartment for defibrillator pads and charger

        • Maximum of 2 defibrillator charges

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  • Flight Pack

    • Wingman’s flight pack is the core propulsion and power-generation component of his operational loadout.

    • Features:

      • Remarkable material casing

      • Retractable wings

      • Emergency Locator Transmitter beacon

        • Range: 25 miles

        • Battery life: 7 days

      • Computer-assisted hovering and sustained flight control

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  • Flight Speed

    • Self only: up to 600 mph

    • With 400 lb. load: up to 370 mph

    • With 600 lb. load: up to 200 mph

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  • Flight Range

    • Self only: 300 nautical miles

    • With 400 lb. load: 200 nautical miles

    • With 600 lb. load: 100 nautical miles

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  • Power Generation

    • In flight: generates up to 200 kW for suit systems, gauntlets, helmet, or external emergency use

    • Not in flight: powers standard suit systems for up to 10 hours, excluding sustained flight and gauntlet combat output

    • Internal batteries require approximately 4 hours for a full recharge

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  • Overload Function

    • The generator may be overloaded for up to 12 seconds to produce 300 kW of output. Doing so permanently destroys the flight pack’s circuitry, though it does not explode.

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talents

Talents

Current Occupation: Deputy Leader of Aeroguardians; Lifetime Member of Civil Air Patrol (Lt. Colonel); Thunderbird pilot; US Air Force veteran

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  • Pilot (Master)

  • Aerial Combat (Master)

  • Leadership (Professional)

  • Marksmanship (Professional)

  • Martial Arts: Karate (Professional)

  • Search and Rescue (SAR) (Professional)

  • Aviation History/Heritage (Master)

  • Military (Professional)

  • Small Arms (Proficient)

  • Computer Systems and Networks (Proficient)

  • SAR Suit Engineering (Proficient)

  • Navigation (Master)

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