NAME: REYNOLDS, DEACON "DEKE"
DOB: 1961
POB: UNITED STATES
HAIR/EYES: YES/BROWN
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'8"/225
MARITIAL STATUS: SINGLE
DEPENDENTS: NONE
FAMILY:
PARENTS: UNKNOWN
SIBLINGS: UNKNOWN
SERVICE: US ARMY, AVIATION BRANCH
SECURITY CLEARANCE: TOP SECRET
RANK: WARRANT OFFICER 3 (WO3)
CITIZENSHIP: UNITED STATES
CURRENT RESIDENCE: CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
SPECIALIZATION: ROTARY WING AVIATION, DEMOLITION
NOTES: UNSTABLE CHILDHOOD. RECIEVED COLLEGE ATHLETIC (BASKETBALL) SCHOLARSHIP. FORMER USARMY WARRANT OFFICER. EXTENSIVE AVIATION AND AIRBORNE DROP EXPERIENCE. LIMITED BUT SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE WITH UNDERCOVER OPS. UNPREDICTABLE PERSONAL BEHAVIOR.
BIO:
Deacon Reynolds entered the army after a judge gave him a choice between the military or jail. During his time in the Army he initially served as a demolitions expert before he became a warrant officer and would transfer to aviation. Deke also served in Operation Desert Storm.
Although Reynolds had chosen the army over jail, he never fit into the military culture. He had several insubordination charges in his file, and eventually received a court martial. At this time he would be recruited by Colonel Earl Swanee to perform covert missions for the U.S. government. Swanee could be said to have a similar relationship to Deke that Trout would have with Shepherd's team. However, Deke was not much of team player and would spend most of his time working solo missions. It is implied he has several connections to the underworld black market using this knowledge to provide the team with intel and equipment. When actually with the team, he replaces Chance as the group's helicopter pilot.
After Colonel Swanee's death, Trout asked the team (at this point consisting of only Shepherd, Vincent, and Riddle) to investigate the possibility that it was murder. At the funeral they would meet Deke, who arrived late and kissed Swanee's corpse. Deke agreed to help them find out who had killed his late mentor. When they had accomplished this, Deke, continued to work with the team under Trout. However, he was never a full-time member, usually showing up at the right moment when the team need his help.
