Various locations in Malaysia and the nearby waters; Washington, D.C. and environs.
Breanna Stockard, director, Department of Defense Office of Special Technology; Whiplash Director, DoD
Jonathon Reid, special assistant to CIA deputy director; Whiplash Director representing CIA
Colonel Danny Freah, U.S. Air Force; commander, Whiplash
Chief Master Sergeant Ben “Boston” Rockland, U.S. Air Force; senior NCO Whiplash military detachment
Captain Turk Mako, U.S. Air Force pilot, assigned to Office of Special Technology/Whiplash
Ray Rubeo, President and CEO, Applied Intelligence; key consultant and contractor to the Office of Special Technology
President Christine Mary Todd
Senator Jeff “Zen” Stockard, member of the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services committees (Breanna’s husband)
Vice President Jay Mantis
Defense Secretary Charles Lovel
Secretary of State Alistar Newhaven
White House Chief of Staff David Greenwich
Riyad Achmoody, team leader
Chris Bulgaria
Tony “Two Fingers” Dalton
Eddie Guzman
Glenn Fulsom
“Baby Joe” Morgan
Ivan Dillon
Captain Joe Thomas, head of ground protective forces, Temporary Task Force Tango-Bravo-Mary
Lieutenant Colonel James “Jocko” Greenstreet, commander, Temporary Task Force Tango-Bravo-Mary Air Squadron
Lieutenant Torbin “Cowboy” Van Garetn, pilot, executive officer, TTF Tango-Bravo-Mary Squadron
Lloyd Braxton, scientist
Thomas Fortine, naval expert, ship captain
Dietz Talbot, recruit