CH-47 Seahawk Helicopter (USS Monterey)

Rotors thump urgently over darkened waves as the CH-47 Seahawk helicopter—steel frame bristling with military utility—streaks from USS Monterey toward the Sudanese tanker's deck. Seamen barricade hatches, unleash AK-47 bursts; the chopper banks hard, retreating without landing. Mark Chase relays the abort to Leo, whose jaw sets in grim certainty.

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Purpose

Military transport for personnel boarding and seizure operations

Significance

Ignites escalation in the sanctions crisis: repelled gunfire marks failed enforcement, propels F-18 overflights, and crystallizes Leo's fatalism—'There's no way this ends well'—bridging Situation Room tension to presidential command.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S2E7 · The Portland Trip

Leo Skeptical of Navy's Failed Boarding and F-18 Escalation

CH-47 Seahawk helicopter, dispatched from USS Monterey, is detailed in the briefing as attempting deck landing on the tanker but forced into retreat by seamen's freight barricades and AK-47 fire, heightening the event's sense of failed enforcement and escalating brinkmanship.

Before: Launched and approaching tanker's deck

After: Retreated safely to carrier group

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