Mike Rivers

Mike Rivers

Background

Mike Rivers is a pilot and major in the United States Air Force.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 1 Blackjack played by Geraint Wyn Davies

Jason Locke visits with Rivers who he then recruits. He later finds Rivers sitting at his desk and gives Rivers the Airwolf file. Later, Rivers tells Locke that he has located Airwolf. As they are driving to Airwolf's lair, they see it in the air. They follow it and find out Jo Santini was the person flying it. She tells them she knows where St. John is and they take Airwolf to rescue him. St. John tries to warn Airwolf away and escapes from his cell. Burke gets into a helicopter and attacks Airwolf. Rivers then shoots Burke's helicopter out of the sky. Locke, Jo and Rivers go back to the lair and Airwolf lands. St. John gets out and Locke recruits him to continue Stringfellow Hawke and Dominic's work.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 2 Escape played by Geraint Wyn Davies

Jo calls the lair and tells St. John she has the package and is on her way to Stockholm. Locke tells St. John and Mike that Jo's flight is being forced to land in Bulgaria and St. John and Mike get into Airwolf and take off. In West Berlin, Germany, St. John and Mike meet with Arkov and convince him to try and save Jo. Locke contacts St. John and tells him where Jo is located. Airwolf arrives at Stara Zagora Prison and starts shooting up the prison. Barracks Guard is shot and killed by Airwolf. Jo, Svetlana Linski and Taaja get into Airowlf, which then flies away. Back at Santini Air, Svetlana and Taaja thank the crew and Locke for saving them and Locke tells them their testimony will be given to Amnesty International to help shut down Stara Zagora Prison. Mike asks Svetlana to get him tickets to the next gymnastics competition and Svetlana hugs Jo.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 3 A Town for Hire played by Geraint Wyn Davies

Locke and Mike land Airwolf in the lair and start downloaded the photographs they took on their mission. Mike tries to contact St. John or Jo, at Santini Air, but can't reach anyone. As St. John is talking to Mike, the calls suddenly hangs up. Mike tells Locke that St. John and Jo might need help and Locke tells him to trace the number. They get into Airwolf and leave the lair. Locke and Mike arrive at Jo's crash site and they use their monitors to find the wreckage, which is now buried. They scan the town of Santa Mira and notice it has had quite the population jump. They then do further scans and find a large weapons cache in Martin Lundahl's factory. Locke drops off Mike so Mike can snoop around. Lundahl is giving a demonstration to potential weapons buyers when Mike sneaks in to the building. St. John, Dr. Tracy Kinsington, Dr. Kinsington and Jo are driven to the Lundahl Industries building and Sheriff Lou takes them to Lundahl. Mike radios Locke and tells him he has found St. John and Jo. Lundahl tells Sheriff Lou to kill them. Mike starts shooting at Lundahl and the guards and St. John manages to take away Hank Nelson's rifle and knocks Sheriff Lou into a fire and Sheriff Lou burns to death. Locke blows the buildings doors open and St. John and the others drive out in Sheriff Lou's vehicle. Hank starts shooing at Airwolf and Lundahl tries to use the laser cannon on Airwolf. Locke fires rockets into the building, but Airwolf is hit. He starts to lose power, but switches to manual override and fires a rocket at Hank and Lundahl, killing them. He lands Airwolf and flies away with the others.

During the events of Airwolf: Season 4 Episode 4 Salvage played by Geraint Wyn Davies

St. John and Mike are training in Airwolf when Locke radios them and tells them Lorrie Grant contacted him. They return to base and pack for a trip to Devil's Ridge and before leaving, Jo suggests they bring Lorrie back this time. Mike and St. John argue over making Lorrie come with them. St. John walks in to a bar and walks Lorrie out of the bar and Mike says hello to her. St. John and Mike drop Lorrie off at her house and she tells them she isn't seeing things this time and what she is seeing is real in the old Native American burial ground. She notices they don't believe her and she demands they take the necklace Charlie Rising Moon gave her and to ask him what he saw. St. John and Mike go to see Charlie and give him the necklace and he suggests Lorrie leave for her own safety. The next day, Mike and St. John visit Lorrie at Devil's Ridge Hospital and she asks them if she saw Charlie or animal tracks. St. John and Mike fly over the area and as they are flying over the mine they take a few photos.

Lorrie tells Mike she wants to get back into the FIRM and suddenly the lights appear outside her home. They go outside and stare at the lights and are captured. In the morning, Strafe slaps Mike when Mike defends Lorrie. Nokomo tells Bronson to get rid of Mike and Lorrie. As Strafe is about to shoot Mike and Lorrie, Bronson suggests they let them live. He grabs at Strafe's gun, but Strafe knocks him away. Nokomo pulls out a knife and tells Strafe to get the Scorpion ready while he kills Mike and Lorrie. St. John kills Nokomo by kicking him over a railing while Charlie shoots the guards. St. John frees Mike and Lorrie and they escape with Charlie in Bronson's jeep. Strafe starts shooting at them and they abandon the jeep and hide among the rocks near a creek. Charlie is hit with a laser fired by the Scorpion in the stomach. Locke and Jo arrive in Airwolf and get into a fight with Strafe and shoot the Scorpion out of the sky. Afterwards, Locke tells Lorrie that she can rejoin the FIRM. St. John, Mike, Locke and Lorrie then go to visit Charlie in the hospital.