John Parker

General John Parker was the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army during the events of the Galuade Incident.

General John Parker toke over "Project Babel" (an attempt to resurrect the the development of Metal Gear and Outer Heaven, thus turning the US as the sole super power in Africa) from Steve Gardner (at the time the Deputy Director of the CIA for African Affairs) after Metal Gear GANDER was seized by the South American terrorists.

Afterwards, Gardner attempted to tarnish Parker's reputation and regain control of Project Babel by using Solid Snake.