E-2 Hawkeye

Radar dome crowns the E-2 Hawkeye, a surveillance aircraft advisors thrust into Oval Office frenzy, its signals piercing Haitian skies to unmask weapons threats and shield F-18 fighters from disaster. Bartlet absorbs the pitch amid clashing moral fire and political ice, while C.J. grips the press podium, voice fraying as reporters savage its role in the casualty-riddled operation, every query slicing deeper into the administration's exposed flank.

2 appearances

Purpose

Surveillance to detect weapons signals via radar dome, ensuring safe F-18 fly-bys over hostile territory.

Significance

Ignites Oval Office schisms and press room infernos, crystallizing Bartlet's defiant Haiti thrust that hemorrhages political capital amid MS scandals and re-election knives, Marines' blood on its operational shadow.

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When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E1 · Manchester Part I

Bartlet Orders Haiti Fly-By and Diplomatic Ultimatum

Military Officer details E-2 Hawkeye's radar dome detecting weapons signals pre-flyby arrival over Port-au-Prince, assuaging Josh's shoot-down fears and enabling safe F-18 Alpha strike; it embodies tech safeguard in high-stakes show-of-force calculus.

Before: Offshore asset in planning phase

After: Approved for operational integration

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S3E1 · Manchester Part I

C.J.'s Exhausted Briefing Draws Press Fire on Marine Casualties

Bundled with F-18s in C.J.'s terse disclosure, the E-2 Hawkeye's radar surveillance role is invoked to frame the operation's complexity, inviting scrutiny that ties military assets to Marine injuries and presidential silence.

Before: Active in operation, details classified

After: Details minimally declassified via briefing

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