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Two Comanche Helicopters

Admiral Fitzwallace details two Comanche helicopters alongside a Blackhawk for inserting 20 men to secure a perimeter in the high-risk Delta Force hostage extraction. Bartlet, Leo, and officers listen as Fitzwallace times the 47-minute window from presidential order to completion. These stealthy rotorcraft enable the assault's precision insertion amid the shift to kinetic action.

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Purpose

Air insertion of Delta Force teams to secure perimeter and support hostage snatch during Task Force Dawn Sky extraction

Significance

Key assets in the irreversible pivot from diplomatic containment to armed rescue, underscoring the operation's peril and Bartlet's heavy authorization

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E17 · Red Haven's On Fire

Order Given: Task Force Dawn Sky Deploys

The two Comanche helicopters are described as the air assets that will insert assault elements and support rapid, low-profile penetration to secure the objective's perimeter; they are central to timing and tactical surprise.

Before: Assigned and planned as primary insertion assets, briefed in the Situation Room.

After: Authorized for operation; part of Task Force Dawn Sky's launch plan (committed to execute within the 47-minute window).

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