Starkwood

Starkwood was a private military company and defense contractor based in norther Virginia where Jonas Hodges and his associates worked from during Day 7. Their compound covered 3 square miles and was comprised of 259 structures, including a landing strip, control tower, several warehouses, and a firing range located adjacent to Hodges office.

Satellite image of Starkwood's compound

Before Day 7

Starkwood began as defense consultants. But when the Pentagon started outsourcing millions of dollars to the company, they started recruiting ex-soldiers and assembling them into military forces. It also supplied arms to Sangala.

The company was being investigated by Senator Blaine Mayer for illegal business transactions.

Redemption

During Redemption, Jonas Hodges and Starkwood provided General Benjamin Juma with weapons for a coup. Hodges also offered Colonel Iké Dubaku with soldiers, but Dubaku said that the weapons would be enough. Starkwood was allowed to test weapons in Sangala in exchange.

Day 7

Jonas Hodges and Tom Chapman review possible US targets for their attacks.

During Day 7, after General Juma was killed during his attack on the White House, Hodges started orchestrating a series of attacks on the United States from his office at Starkwood. He was aided by his second-in-command Greg Seaton and a tactical officer, Tom Chapman. Hodges was initially worried that the weapons Juma guaranteed him wouldn't arrive on time, but Seaton then informed him they arrived safely in the Port of Alexandria. To retrieve the weapons, Hodges sent a team led by mercenary Stokes, while he met with the Board of Directors. During the meeting held at 10:15pm, Doug Knowles questioned Hodges decision to defy the government, but Hodges calmed him down.

Hodges meets with Starkwood's Board of Directors.

Shortly after 11:00pm, Stokes arrived at the Starkwood compound with the weapon, where Hodges met him. After Tom Chapman verified it, he took it away for preparation. Since they had gotten Tony Almeida as a hostage at the port, Hodges orchestrated a way to deceive him into revealing the FBI involvement so far. Greg Seaton faked "killing" Stokes, while he interrogated Tony and told him he wanted to help. They moved to Seaton's office from where they called the FBI Headquarters. After Seaton arranged a presidential pardon, he led Tony to a warehouse where allegedly the weapon was being held. Tony gave this information to Larry Moss, who got into the compound via helicopter with a full tactical team, but upon entering the warehouse, they realized they had been tricked by Seaton. As they organized to check every building in Starkwood, Stokes arrived with a group of mercenaries and threatened to shoot if they did anything.

In the meantime, Hodges was with Chapman and a team of engineers on the other side of the compound, preparing the weapon for their attack.

Background information and notes

• The corporation is possibly inspired by real-life Xe (formerly known as PMC Blackwater Worldwide); the name may be inspired by Stark Industries from the Iron Man comic books.
• The overhead view of the Starkwood compound shown on Day 7 11:00pm-12:00am is based on the Camarillo Airport in California where this episode was filmed.