Volker

Lieutenant Volker was a crew chief on the Sea Knight Helicopter, Outlaw 2-5, seen in the level "Shock and Awe".

He is seen at the end of the helicopter supervising the Marines out of it and covering them with an M9. Due to the last minute rescue of a Cobra pilot, "Deadly" Pelayo, he is killed when the nuclear bomb explodes. The bomb's shock wave causes the helicopter to spin uncontrollably and he is hurled out of the helicopter from the force. The fall would have crippled him if not killed him outright, and the nuclear radiation would definitely kill him if he were by somehow able to survive the fall.

He was named after Infinity Ward staff member Zack Volker.

Trivia

 * Volker, Price (in the Pripyat flashback), and Vasquez are the only Lieutenants in the game, though Gaz is possibly one.


 * He looks quite old to be a Lieutenant. And the reason as to why an officer would be a crew-chief of a helicopter is unexplained.


 * Volker is used as the default character model for air support pilots throughout Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and in some places in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.


 * Volker's name is also a randomly generated name for marines and a Cpl. Volker can be seen in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 with Hunter 2-1 of the 1st Btn, 75th Ranger regiment.


 * His death can be seen during the trailer.


 * A character model that looks exactly like Volker can be seen piloting the players helicopter at the end of the level "The Only Easy Day...Was Yesterday", along with a model of Pelayo.
 * On his helmet there is a sticker that says Call of Duty..
 * Using a cheat on the PC,after the nuclear explosion, Volker will get up, get his M9 and shoot the player. But you will have a weapon too,so you can shoot him first.