Get him back — The administration's race to recover a downed F‑117 pilot (Scott Hutchins) against hostile forces, tactical constraints, and diplomatic timelines; executive insistence (‘Get him back’) collides with military caution, intelligence uncerta...
Get him back — The administration's race to recover a downed F‑117 pilot (Scott Hutchins) against hostile forces, tactical constraints, and diplomatic timelines; executive insistence (‘Get him back’) collides with military caution, intelligence uncertainty, and geopolitical friction.
Events in This Arc
President Bartlet storms into the Situation Room to find military brass tracking an F‑117 pilot downed near Iraqi Republican Guard patrols. A sharp strategic split erupts: Phil urges diplomatic caution …
President Bartlet storms into the Situation Room, demanding facts and human details that turn a tactical rescue into a moral and political imperative. As military officers lay out the pilot's …
Admiral Fitzwallace's arrival culminates in a sudden, concrete victory: a downed F‑117 pilot, Captain Scott Hutchins, has been recovered and is en route to safety. The news dissolves the Oval's …