USS Eisenhower (Aircraft Carrier)

A verbally invoked Nimitz‑class style aircraft carrier: imagined as a massive steel‑hulled warship with a broad flight deck and island superstructure, bristling with aircraft and crew though never shown on screen. The name drops into the room like a detonator; staff reactions snap sharp — voices cut off, posture tightens, and options are reframed around the vessel's implied scale and lethality. Characters treat the ship as an outsized, actionable asset rather than a prop, responding to the idea of its deck, aircraft and command capability.