Principal Characters
The Family
First Lieutenant (1Lt) Bruce Steele, USAF (ASSASSIN)
Ashley Woodman—Bruce’s ex-wife
Joe Steele—Bruce’s father
Cheryl Steele—his mother
Fred Steele—his (deceased) younger brother
The Boys and Girls
Captain Charlie Fargassa (FOGGY)—Bruce’s backseater
CATMAN (1Lt Ed Holstrom)—F-15E pilot, Maddog 3
ROBIN (2Lt Steve Garcioni)—CATMAN’s backseater
SKIPPER (Capt Thorin A. Olsen)—”Maddog” Flight Commander, Maddog 1
PANTHER (Capt Enriqueta Y. Bonita)—SKIPPER’S backseater
REVLON (Capt Heather Rheinquist)—F-15E pilot, Maddog 2
DIGGER (1Lt Lucius Brown)—REVLON’s backseater
Clark Air Base (reopened after U.S. departure in 1991)
Lt. Col McConnell—Squadron Commander, 333rd Fighter Squadron
Ms. Hosteader—Housing counselor
Capt. Richard Head—MH-60G helicopter pilot (FOX 1)
Capt. Bob Gould—MH-60G co-pilot
Tech. Sgt. “Mooselips” Noresteader—Bruce’s crew chief
Principal Characters
CMSGT Grune—Instructor, Jungle Survival School
Abuj Qyantrolo—Negrito jungle survival instructor
SSgt “Zaz” Zazbrewski—MH-60G flight engineer
SSgt Hank McCormack—MH-60G gunner
SSgt Sal Flores—MH-60G gunner
Maj Gen Peter Simone—Commander, Thirteenth Air Force
Major Stephanie Hendhold—his aide
Col William F. Bolte (LIGHTNING)—Commander, 4th Fighter Wing
Michele Bolte—his wife
Nanette Bolte—his daughter
SSgt Evette Whiltree—Air Traffic Controller
CMSGT Figarno—her supervisor
Major Brad Dubois—4th Fighter Wing Flight Scheduler
TSgt Merkowitz—Gate Guard
Col Ben Lutler—Commander, 353rd Special Operations Group
Juanita Sanchez—Major General Simone’s secretary
Other Locations
Major Kathy Yulok—SR-73 pilot, Kadena AFB, Okinawa
Major Ed Prsybalwyki—SR-73 co-pilot, Kadena AFB, Okinawa
Admiral Greshan, USN—Fleet Admiral 7th Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan
Gen Westschloe—Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, HI
Chaplain (Commander) White, USN—Base Chaplain, Subic Bay
Taco Charlie—Okinawan restaurant owner
Oniksuki—Taco Charlie’s grandson
Sabine Aquinette—Agency operative, South Korea
Roger Epstein—Agency Station Chief, South Korea
Yan Kawnlo—North Korean terrorist
Minister Ieyasu—Japanese Minister of Trade
Col Alan Merke—Division Vice-Commander, Kadena AFB
President Rizular—President of the P.I.
Col Pat Wingate—Aircraft Commander, Air Force Two
Colonel Rader—Deputy for Operations, 313th Air Division, Kadena AFB, Okinawa
Angeles City
Yolanda Sicat
Pompano Sicat—her father
Lucila Sicat—his deceased wife
Cervante Escindo—New People’s Army (NPA, or “Huk”) cell leader
Barguyo—Huk terrorist
Edgar—Huk terrorist
Julio—Huk terrorist
Tanila—Bruce’s father’s girlfriend
Emil Oloner—black market runner
Washington, D.C.
Lucius K. Longmire—President of the U.S. (MAVERICK)
Robert E. Adleman—vice president of the U.S. (LONESTAR)
LtCol Merke, USAF—VP Adleman’s aide
Harley Dubois—Secret Service agent
Cyndi Fount—Director, CIA
Francis Woodrow Acht—Secretary of State
Jerry Weinstein—Chairman, National Democratic Party
Ensign Julia Clounch—President’s nurse
Captain (Dr.) Barnett—Commanding Officer, Bethesda Hospital
Ebert Zeringue—Secretary of Defense
General David Newman, USAF—Chief of Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Juan Salazar—White House Press Secretary
Mr. Kelt—State Department Philippine Specialist
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