Zack Keating

"Keating is KIA!"

- Pelayo, on impact

Keating was an AH-1W Super Cobra co-pilot in the United States Marine Corps Aviation, along side his co-pilot Captain Pelayo, Callsign 'Deadly'. He dies as heard by Pelayo, whom Sgt. Jackson rescues. He is named after Infinity Ward employee Jake Keating.

It is most likely that Keating died by the impact of the crash, or by the impact of the Stinger missile. Keating is not heard or seen throughout the rest of the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare campaign, you only hear his name when he is announced KIA by Pelayo.

Trivia

 * There is a Ranger in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 called Corporal Keating in the mission, Of Their Own Accord in the beginning of the mission.
 * In other levels of Call of Duty 4 in the USMC levels it's possible to see generated troops named Keating.
 * In Modern Warfare 2, in Wolverines! , there is a gas station named Keating which is visible when the convoy arives.
 * In Modern Warfare 2, in S.S.D.D., a NPC named Cpl. Keating can be seen playing basketball with Cpl. Macey.
 * An actor named Jake Keating also stars in the fictitious movie "Vengeance", or "Vingança" as the Brazilian posters say.