Object

C-141 Transport Aircraft

The C-141 surges through the night sky, airborne for 85 minutes and barreling toward Colombian airspace with two Delta Force teams locked and loaded inside. Situation Room tension spikes as officers track its approach; Bartlet locks eyes on screens, then slams down the 'Go' order, propelling the raid forward while dissent crackles around him.

3 appearances

Purpose

Ferry Delta Force teams into Colombian airspace for high-risk hostage rescue at Villa Cerreno

Significance

Its closing proximity forces Bartlet's irrevocable command amid brutal debates on torture risks and negotiation futility, igniting Operation Cassiopeia and sealing the DEA agents' fates.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S2E14 · The War At Home

Bartlet Overrides Dissent and Greenlights Cassiopeia

C-141 Transport Aircraft looms as airborne spearhead, briefed at 85 minutes aloft with Delta teams; its nearing Colombian airspace report catapults tension to peak, enabling Bartlet's launch order and embodying raid's hurtling momentum.

Before: 85 minutes airborne, en route to Colombian airspace

After: Approaching entry point, raid greenlit

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S2E14 · The War At Home

Mickey's Dissent Ignites Raid Delay Debate

C-141 invoked in Air Force Officer's report as approaching Colombian airspace with Delta teams, its 85-minute airborne status amplifying urgency, transforming abstract raid into imminent reality and forcing Bartlet's hand post-debate.

Before: Airborne en route, 85 minutes in flight

After: Nearing Colombian airspace threshold, raid primed

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S2E14 · The War At Home

Bartlet Issues the 'Go' Order Amid Dissent

C-141 transport aircraft looms as airborne harbinger, briefed at 85 minutes aloft with Delta teams; its airspace approach report crystallizes the moment, transforming strategic discussion into irrevocable commitment via Bartlet's order.

Before: 85 minutes airborne, nearing Colombian airspace

After: Authorized to enter airspace, raid underway

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