Character

Army Officer (Situation Room Briefer)

precise professional calm under pressure fact-focused

An Army officer serving as a Situation Room briefer who channels tactical sensor data into the President's decision loop. He delivers measured, technically specific reports — citing NATO and AEGIS tracking (an AEGIS pick-up reported by the USS North Dakota) and identifying the Fourth Corps of the Iraqi Republican Guard on the Fao Peninsula south of Basra. He operates as a factual conduit between military collection and civilian leadership, prioritizing clarity and timeliness while the administration weighs rescue options and escalatory political choices.

5 appearances

Also known as: Unidentified Army Officer, Army Briefer, Army Intelligence Officer

Army Officer …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S1E22 · What Kind Of Day Has It Been

Pilot on the Line — Bartlet's Ultimatum

Controlled professionalism; focused on delivering verified data rather than commentary.

The Army officer supplies the tactical provenance of the sensor cue—attributing the pick-up to NATO/AEGIS on the North Dakota and specifying the Fao Peninsula location—framing the geographical and sensor certainty …

View full event

S1E22 · What Kind Of Day Has It Been

Get Him Back — Bartlet Personalizes the Rescue and Issues an Ultimatum

Clinically calm with implicit urgency; focused on delivering unembellished facts to inform decisions.

The Army officer supplies the sensor-origin detail (AEGIS/North Dakota) and identifies enemy formation presence, grounding the Situation Room's conversation in specific geospatial and threat data.

View full event

S2E14 · The War At Home

Bartlet Overrides Dissent and Greenlights Cassiopeia

Steady and procedural amid tension

Army Officer rises at 'Ten hut!', then briefs Bartlet on C-141's 85-minute airborne status with Delta teams and imminent Colombian airspace entry, providing clipped foundation for raid mechanics amid escalating …

View full event

S2E14 · The War At Home

Mickey's Dissent Ignites Raid Delay Debate

Briefs Bartlet on the C-141's status and that Delta Force will enter Colombian airspace upon order.

View full event

S2E14 · The War At Home

Bartlet Issues the 'Go' Order Amid Dissent

Stoic professionalism under tension

Army Officer delivers clipped briefing on C-141's 85-minute flight with Delta Force teams, poised for Colombian airspace entry upon Bartlet's order, anchoring operational precision amid political debate.

View full event

Affiliation

Drug Enforcement Administration