RH-66 Comanche Attack-Recon Helicopters

Fitzwallace identifies the RH-66 Comanche helicopters as the attack-recon platform for Delta Force's extraction, staged from Ghana after rehearsals there. Bartlet weighs the 70% success odds against Leo's warnings of hostage execution risks. Nancy and staffers track the decision as tension peaks in the intercut meeting room and Situation Room, marking the pivot to action.

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S4E17 · Red Haven's On Fire

Closed Briefing — The Delta Force Decision

The RH-66 Comanche is invoked by Fitzwallace as the primary attack-recon platform Delta Force will employ; its mention anchors the military plan in a concrete, rehearsal-tested capability and communicates how the raid would be executed.

Before: Staged and rehearsed with crews in Ghana as part of mission preparation.

After: Awaiting presidential authorization to commit; remains an available asset poised to execute the raid if ordered.

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S4E17 · Red Haven's On Fire

Private Briefing — The Rescue Decision and Its Cost

The RH-66 Comanche is invoked by Fitzwallace as the attack‑recon platform pivotal to the proposed extraction. It is not shown but functions narratively as the technical linchpin that makes a targeted, covert raid plausible and quantifies the operation's odds.

Before: Staged and rehearsing in Ghana as part of Delta Force practice operations.

After: Identified as the aircraft to be employed when the President gives the go-ahead; remains staged in Ghana pending the order.

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S4E17 · Red Haven's On Fire

Authorize Delta Extraction — 'We Got to Go Get Them'

The RH‑66 Comanche is invoked as the attack‑recon insertion platform for the Delta Force raid; its mention anchors the tactical feasibility of the plan and helps quantify Fitzwallace's 70% success estimate.

Before: Staged and rehearsing with Delta Force in Ghana, prepared but not yet committed to the mission.

After: Designated for use pending the President's order; moves from rehearsal asset to operational vehicle as the raid is authorized.

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