Lieutenant Justin Spiegel, also known to his squadron mates by the callsign "Poet," was a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter pilot assigned to the Jaeger Airlift Wing nicknamed "The Valkyries," which assisted with rapidly moving Jaegers over long distances to respond to Kaiju attacks. Flying chopper Valkyrie 21, Spiegel flew as part of airlift formations and, more frequently than others, as an overwatch to help Jaegers spot Kaiju beneath the ocean surface.