Hardy, Lowell, The President
Patterson, Dr. Joanna, The First Lady
Hyland, William, National Security Advisor
Peakes, Raymond, Director of National Intelligence
Richfield, Henry (Hank), Secretary of Defense
Lloyd, Andrew, Secretary of State
Gravani, Clifford, Secretary of the Navy
Schiller, Frank, GEN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hughes, Bernard, ADM, Chief of Naval Operations
Sanders, Mike, RADM, Deputy CNO for Information Warfare
Chatham, Russ, CDR, CNO Intelligence Staff
Dorr, Robert, CAPT, CO SUBRON 12
Gabriel, Bradley, CDR, Assigned to Deputy CNO for Submarine Warfare
Forest, Mark, LCDR, Assigned to Deputy CNO for Submarine Warfare
Bartek, Representative Steve, D-WI, Member of House Armed Services Committee
Emmers, Senator Tom, R-KY, Member of Senate Armed Services Committee
Hendricks, George, National Security Council Analyst
Sellers, Dwight, White House Chief of Staff
McDowell, Evangeline, President’s Personal Secretary
Brady, Melinda, Joanna Patterson’s personal secretary
Perry, Dr. James, Tensor lead analyst, Central Intelligence Agency
Cavanaugh, Dr. Daniel, Army explosives expert
Berg, Jane, Lenny Berg’s wife
Berg, Ethan, The Bergs’ oldest son
Sheridan, Chad, USS Shippingport (ARDM 4) dry dock supervisor
Ulrich, Dr. Mark, Expert from Council on Nuclear Weapons
Mitchell, Jerry, CAPT, Commanding Officer, DEVRON 5
Gustason, Dylan, CDR, Chief Staff Officer DEVRON 5
Matthews, Skip, LS2, DEVRON 5 staff, Logistics Specialist
Wheatly, Myron, LCDR, Maintenance Officer, DEVRON 5 staff
Mitchell, Dr. Emily, Mrs. DEVRON 5
Mitchell, Charlotte (Carly), Kid, DEVRON 5
Weiss, Louis, CDR, Commanding Officer
Segerson, Joshua, LCDR, Executive Officer
Gibson, Paul, ITCM, Chief of the Boat (senior enlisted man aboard)
Malkoff, Kurt, LCDR, Navigator
Norris, Tom, LCDR, Chief Engineer
Hilario, Hector, LT, Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA)
Owens, Kathy (Kat), LT, Weapons Officer
Ford, Benjamin (Thing 1), LT, UUV Officer
Lawson, Steven (Thing 2), LTJG, Assistant Weapons Officer (AWEPs)
DiMauro, Philip (Mario), LTJG, Sonar Officer (Sonar)
Truitt, James, ENS, Chem/RADCON Assistant (CRA)
Alvarez, Miguel STS2, UUV Sensor Operator
Frederick, Lionel STS1, UUV Sensor Operator
Fedorin, Ivan Olegovich, President of the Russian Federation
Trusov, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, GEN, Minister of Defense
Gorokhov, Nikolai Vasil’evich, VADM, Commander, Drakon Project
Apalkov, Sergei Ivanovich, CAPT 1st Rank, Construction leader
Kalinin, Boris Igorovich, CAPT 1st Rank, Chief of Staff to Admiral Gorokhov
Chekhov, Dmitry Mikhailovich, CAPT 3rd Rank, Meteorologist
Komeyev, Vladimir Olegovich, ADM, Commander-in-Chief, Russian Navy
Balakin, Viktor Yanovich, VADM, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Russian Navy
Lavrov, Vasiliy Vasil’evich, CAPT 1st Rank, Senior intelligence officer
Drugov, Pavel Antonovich, CAPT 1st Rank, Chief of Staff to Admiral Komeyev
Zhabin, LT, Sever acoustic array detachment officer-in-charge
Mirsky, Stepan, CAPT-LT, Ka-27M helicopter commander