Fan Casting John Jameson in George Nolfi's Captain America

The son of J. Jonah Jameson, owner and publisher of the Daily Bugle, from a young age John Jameson was interested in traveling to outer space (see Daily Bugle; Jameson, J. Jonah). While his father initially discouraged this, John petitioned for entrance to and was accepted to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, becoming an aviator on the USS Wasp after receiving his commission with the US Marine Corps (the USMC, being a part of the USN, trains their officers at the same college), flying AV-8B Harriers and F/A-18E Super Hornets in operations supporting operations in Iraq. When the opportunity came for a transfer to NASA for astronaut training, he leaped at the chance. In his time at NASA, he spent two tours on the International Space Station. At some point, he was noticed by agents of SHIELD and was given an involuntary transfer to that agency. While at SHIELD, he became friends with agent Sharon Carter, who recommended him to her great-uncle, Captain America, when the Captain needed a pilot for a case. This mission, which took them to South America, had Jameson flying an unarmed SHIELD Learjet against a pair of surplus Argentinian fighters in the Andes mountains of Peru. He later admitted that it was the roughest and most exciting flying he'd done in a while, and asked Captain America if he could be his personal pilot. Impressed with the man's skills and courage, Cap agreed. Since then, Jameson has proven to be one of Captain America's most faithful allies, accompanying him on many adventures across the world. He has become one of the Avengers' many allies, and is waiting for the opportunity to take their Quinjet into space.