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Major Thomas is a confirmed playable character that will appear in Call of Duty: Black Ops. He is the pilot that controls the SR-71 Blackbird in the mission "WMD."

Trivia

 * Major Thomas and Major Badanov are the highest-ranked playable characters in the Call of Duty series.
 * His character is a likely reference to the song "Space Oddity" by David Bowie.