Main Characters
- Maj. Gregory/Greg "Pappy" Boyington (Pilot/Commanding Officer VMF-214) (1976–1978). Played by Robert Conrad.
- Capt. James "Jim" Gutterman (Pilot/Executive Officer) (1976–1977). Played by James Whitmore, Jr..
- 1st Lt/Capt. Lawrence "Larry" Casey (Pilot/Executive Officer) (1976–1978). Played by W. K. Stratton. Casey was promoted to the rank of Captain in the Season 2 episode The 200 Pound Gorilla.
- 1st Lt. Jerome "Jerry" Bragg (Pilot) (1976–1978). Played by Dirk Blocker.
- 1st Lt. Thomas Joseph "T.J." Wiley (Pilot) (1976–1978). Played by Robert Ginty.
- 2nd Lt. Robert "Bob" Anderson (Pilot) (1976–1978). Played by John Larroquette
- 1st Lt. Donald "Don" French (Pilot) (1976–1978). Played by Jeff MacKay.
- 1st Lt. Robert A. "Bob/Bobby" Boyle (Pilot) (1976–1978). Played by Larry Manetti.
- 2nd Lt. Jeb Pruitt (Pilot) (1977–1978). Played by Jeb Stuart Adams.
- Master GySgt/Warrant Officer/Capt. Andrew Andy Micklin (Chief Mechanic) (1977–1978). Played by Red West. Micklin was promoted to Warrant Officer at the start of the episode The 200 Pound Gorilla, and was made a temporary Captain by Boyington while sitting in the brig for punching out a major in a bar fight, resulting in his reduction in grade/rank back to Master GySgt. In the season 2 episode Fighting Angels, Micklin's background as a mud marine in China was referenced, and has been described by Boyington as being "part commando, part Indian tracker, and 100 percent mean."
- Sgt. John David "Hutch" Hutchinson (Chief/Asst. Chief Mechanic) (1976–1977). Played by Joey Aresco. Hutch is killed in Season 1, Episode 23 (Last One for Hutch) by an enemy strafing run during an attack on Vella La Cava.
- Col. Thomas A. Lard (Executive Officer, Espritos Marcos) (1976–1978). Played by Dana Elcar. Lard is a strictly-by-the-book staff officer. A highly competent career Marine who has seen action in China, Lard is offended by Boyington's frequent disregard for regulations and policies, and the two men rarely get along personally. However, Lard sees a lot of promise in Boyington, though he doesn't admit it, and he puts aside his opinions to further the mission.
- Brig/Maj. General Thomas Moore (Commanding Officer, Esprito Marcos) (1976–1978). Played by Simon Oakland. Moore is impressed by Boyington's initiative in "stealing" the 214th and then by the results obtained by the Black Sheep, so he keeps Lard in check as much as possible. Moore was promoted to Major General in the second season episode "The 200 Pound Gorilla".
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