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CIA Wet Team

Description

Admiral Fitzwallace includes the CIA wet team in the Task Force Dawn Sky assault package during the Situation Room briefing. He describes their role bluntly: 'because it's bloody.' Deployed alongside Delta Force—Comanches, Blackhawks, 20 perimeter securers, and a six-man snatch team—they target hostage extraction in 47 minutes from President Bartlet's 'Go' order. This specialized CIA unit executes lethal covert actions, fusing agency capabilities with military precision to shift from containment to kinetic assault amid hostage crisis urgency.

Event Involvements

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S4E17 · Red Haven's On Fire
Order Given: Task Force Dawn Sky Deploys

The CIA wet team is invoked as a covert lethal element attached to the assault — its mention underscores that the operation anticipates close-quarters, bloody engagement requiring deniable, lethal expertise.

Active Representation

Manifested by Fitzwallace's blunt explanation and the President's clarifying question; represented as an attached capability rather than a visible unit.

Power Dynamics

Operates in the shadows of military action; exerts forceful, deniable influence but remains subordinated to the overall mission authority.

Institutional Impact

Its involvement signals the blending of CIA covert action with overt military force, raising questions about oversight, accountability, and moral cost.

Internal Dynamics

Operates with compartmentalized authorization and tight secrecy; potential friction with conventional military rules of engagement.

Organizational Goals
Neutralize stubborn or inaccessible hostile combatants to enable hostage recovery. Provide lethal, precision-focused capability that regular forces may not execute as cleanly.
Influence Mechanisms
Covert operational tactics and specialized personnel. Institutional knowledge and deniability enabling politically sensitive actions.

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