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Special Ops

U.S. Military Special Operations and Hostage Rescue Planning

Description

Special Ops functions as a U.S. military and intelligence unit that develops rescue scenarios and operational responses for hostage crises. They push to brief President Bartlet in the Situation Room on options to recover three Marines ambushed at Bitanga airport by Nzele-linked kidnappers demanding immunity and $500 million. Coordinating with Admiral Fitzwallace, Leo McGarry, and Marine personnel including two lance corporals and a PFC, they address the nine-hour ultimatum amid urgent diplomatic and military pressures.

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Events mentioning this organization

5 events
S2E13
Leo Verifies Hostages, Briefs Mickey, Orders Rescue Plans

Leo demands precise verification of the captured DEA agents from the DEA Rep to avoid misnotifying families, underscoring procedural rigor amid chaos. As Mickey arrives, …

S4E22
Bartlet Owns the Hit; Threat Con Bravo Raised

In the Oval, President Bartlet abruptly confesses he ordered a covert Special Ops strike that killed Abdul Shareef and acknowledges the administration masked the operation. …

S4E22
Confession, Commencement, and the Daughter's Detail

In the Oval, President Bartlet abruptly confesses to his senior staff that he ordered a Special Ops hit on Abdul Shareef, framing the political and …

S4E22
Bravo Raised — Sleepers Vanished, Pilot Traced

In the cramped privacy of the copier room C.J. informs Danny and Leo that the administration has elevated the Threat Condition to Bravo. Leo delivers …

S4E22
Three-Day Media Truce

In a locked copier room C.J. abruptly raises the stakes — the administration is at Threat Condition Bravo — and Leo and C.J. quietly negotiate …