Arctic Gambit

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

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