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Early in the Neosapien War, tensions could be observed between the E-frame pilots and Jumptroops (similar to conflicts between the [[Mobile Infantry (Starship Troopers)|Mobile Infantry]] and Fleet personnel in ''[[Starship Troopers]]'', and rivalries between real U.S. military branches such as [[United States Army|Army]] and [[United States Navy|Navy]]). Some E-frame pilots referred to them as "chump troops", viewing them as poor knockoffs unable to accomplish anything significant without E-frames backing them up. In turn, many Jumptroopers resented E-frame pilots, viewing them as arrogant fighter-jockeys with easier jobs and lower casualty rates. Many Jumptroopers had the opinion that the shortcomings of E-frame pilots were responsible for the high [[casualty (person)|turnover rate]] of Jumptrooper battalions.

In the series, the main focus is on the '''Charlie-Five (C5) Squadron''' led by ''Avery F. Butler'' and stationed on the jumpship ''Arnhem''.<ref name="arnhem">{{cite web|url=http://www.stwing.upenn.edu/~pdanner/exo/faq/show.html#arnhem|title=How is the name of the jumpship often used by Avery Butler's company spelled?|author=Danner, Patrick|accessdate=2007-09-06}} See also [[Arnhem (disambiguation)]].</ref>

====Avery F. Butler====