Jason was a pilot with Evan's company. Like Evan, he was based in Columbus, Ohio, at the Port of Columbus International Airport. Evan was a captain and Jason a first officer aboard their company’s Embraer 170, 175, and 190 family of aircraft. As coworkers in two different, but closely-knit positions, the men were afforded ample opportunities to fly together as a crew. Jason was an Army Infantry veteran in his late thirties with a wife and two young sons. He had the unique ability to be hardcore, direct, to the point, and humorous all at the same time. Jason and Evan shared the same constitutional libertarian ideology, loyalties, fears and concerns. They also shared the same desire to protect their families above all else, making them a natural alliance. They discussed ideas and strategies and even trained together when able, keeping each other on track mentally and physically. Although Jason and Evan were diligent in their preparations and training, one major roadblock existed that they did not know how to adequately mitigate.
