Jack Starkey is a civilian pilot who contracts for special missions with government agencies such as OSI. Oscar Goldman described Starkey as "the finest helicopter pilot alive." He also admitted that this was Starkey's own evaluation of his skill. Starkey met Oscar Goldman and Jaime Sommers at at the USAF Base in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is where Jaime and Starkey departed on their rescue mission into Costa Bravo to rescue U.S. Ambassador George Morehouse and his wife Judith who were trapped at the Vector 4 Depot in Costa Bravo.