U.S. Marines' Bitanga Patrol Humvee

Standard military Humvee transports two Marine lance corporals and a PFC on patrol through the recently secured Bitanga airport. Ambushers strike the vehicle suddenly, abducting the three Marines inside and leaving the Humvee as the focal point of the reported crisis in the White House Situation Room.

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Purpose

Patrol vehicle for securing Bitanga airport

Significance

Direct site of the kidnapping ambush that launches the nine-hour ultimatum, heightens military tensions, and forces Bartlet into public confrontation with Nzele's demands

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When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E16 · The California 47th

Ambush at Bitanga — The Nine‑Hour Ultimatum

The humvee is the physical locus of the ambush — the patrol vehicle that was attacked and from which the two Lance Corporals and the PFC were taken. Narratively, it converts a secured perimeter into a violated space and evidences the attackers' tactics and reach.

Before: Patrolling Bitanga Airport under U.S. control, transporting a three-man Marine patrol.

After: Disabled/abandoned at the ambush site (implied), the scene of a violent seizure and evidence of a security breach.

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