Aaron Benson

Aaron Matthew Benson, callsign "Kingman," was an American pilot, lieutenant colonel, and the member of the United States Air Force's Bearclaw Squadron. Benson's pet bear, Deborah Anne, was the inspiration for his squadron's name and emblem.

Like Alvin H. Davenport, Benson was a well known chatterbox among the personnel stationed at Ramstein Air Base, and his penchant for cheeky remarks often earned him the ire of his superiors, such as AWACS Yaksok of the Republic of Korea Air Force. Although dutiful, Benson voiced his dislike of war's nature, which he believed forced soldiers to blindly follow orders, often to their deaths.

As a wingman, Benson was highly skilled, and his actions contributed to Bearclaw's notoriety over the course of the USRAC War. He was fiercely loyal to his squadmates and dearly remembered by them in the wake of his death during Operation Greater Basilisk.