Major Mitchell
Background
Mitchell is a major in the United States Air Force stationed at Area 51, Nevada.
During the events of Independence Day (1996) played by Adam Baldwin
Mitchell greets President Thomas J. Whitmore as Air Force One lands at Area 51. President Whitmore is introduced to Dr. Brakish Okun and Dr. Isaacs and Dr. Okun brings President Whitmore down to the hangar where they are keeping the downed Roswell craft. Later, Secret Servicemen and Secret Service Agent, followed by Mitchell, President Whitmore and General William Grey walk towards the lab. The captured Harvester tries to use Dr. Okun to have the lab door opened, but General Grey realizes something is wrong. President Whitmore tries to communicate with the Harvester and it attacks him psychically and Mitchell and the Secret Servicemen and Agent shoot and kill the Harvester. President Whitmore tells General Grey that he saw their plan to destroy the Earth and orders a nuclear strike.
Later, David Levinson has Mitchell try to shoot a coke can off the alien craft, but the shield deflects the bullet. David then uses his computer to remove the shield and Mitchell is able to shoot the can. David tells everyone about his plan to insert a virus in to the alien mothership which will then allow him to disable their shields. Capt. Steven Hiller volunteers to fly the alien craft on the mission with David and President Whitmore agrees to the plan. Mitchell goes out to where the RV convoy is and asks for volunteer pilots. Mitchell and Lt. Peterson give a briefing to the volunteer pilots. President Whitmore and the others attack the spaceships and the missiles hit their targets. The Harvester spaceship attacks Area 51 and Mitchell and Constance Spano run to get the people from the RV convoy inside the base as it is attacked by alien craft. After Russell Casse sacrifices himself to destroy the Harvester spaceship, Mitchell tells Miguel he should be proud of Russell.