Kate asks Major Aspinal if he wants another Ruby Ridge. Ruby Ridge was the site of an eleven-day siege in 1992 in Boundary County, Idaho, near Naples. It began on August 21, when deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) initiated action to apprehend and arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant after his failure to appear on firearms charges. Weaver refused to surrender, and members of his immediate family, and family friend Kevin Harris, resisted as well. The Hostage Rescue Team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI HRT) became involved as the siege developed.
During the USMS reconnaissance of the Weaver property, six U.S. Marshals encountered Harris and Sammy, Weaver's 14-year-old son, in woods near the family cabin. A shootout took place. Deputy U.S. Marshal William Francis Degan, Sammy Weaver, and the Weavers' dog, Striker, all died as a result. In the subsequent siege of the Weaver residence, led by the FBI, Weaver's wife Vicki was killed by FBI sniper fire. All casualties occurred in the first two days of the operation. The siege and standoff were ultimately resolved by civilian negotiators. Harris surrendered and was arrested on August 30, while Weaver and his three daughters surrendered the next day.
During the USMS reconnaissance of the Weaver property, six U.S. Marshals encountered Harris and Sammy, Weaver's 14-year-old son, in woods near the family cabin. A shootout took place. Deputy U.S. Marshal William Francis Degan, Sammy Weaver, and the Weavers' dog, Striker, all died as a result. In the subsequent siege of the Weaver residence, led by the FBI, Weaver's wife Vicki was killed by FBI sniper fire. All casualties occurred in the first two days of the operation. The siege and standoff were ultimately resolved by civilian negotiators. Harris surrendered and was arrested on August 30, while Weaver and his three daughters surrendered the next day.
CINCPAC stands for Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, specifically the Pacific Fleet in the region between the continental US and Hawaii. it is used to refer to both the actual admiral that holds the position and also the staff that works in the officer under that admiral. The Pacific Fleet as a whole is divided into three regions: Far East Command (CINCFE) and covers the areas of Japan, Korea, the Ryukyus, the Philippines, and the Mariana and Bonin Islands and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Pacific Command (CINCPAC) is headquartered in Oahu, Hawaii. Finally Alaskan Command (CINCAL), which is the U.S. forces in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska.
A submarine named the Batfish is mentioned, which is/was an actual submarine, in fact there have been two submarines with that name in the history of the U.S. Navy. The first U.S.S. Batfish (SS-310) was a Balao-class, diesel powered attack submarine launched in May of 1943 and decommissioned on November 1, 1969; the Batfish is known for the impressive feat of sinking three Imperial Japanese submarines within a 76 hour period in February of 1945. The second U.S.S. Batfish (SSN-681) was a Sturgeon-class nuclear powered attack submarine launched on October 9, 1971 and decommissioned on March 17, 1999; this Batfish became well known as well because of Operation Evening Star. Beginning on March 17, 1978 the Batfish was patrolling the Norwegian Sea, about 200 nautical miles above the Arctic Circle, when she detected another submarine on passive sonar. The CO of the Batfish, Commander Thomas Evans, ordered his helmsman to slowly and quietly move closer to the submarine in order to identify it, once close enough the sonar officer was able to identify the sonar contact as a Soviet Yankee-class ballistic missile boat. The Batfish moved into the Soviet boat's baffles (the wake from its screws) where it couldn't be detected and began tailing it, collecting valuable data on Soviet naval tactics and submarine operation, including the Soviet maneuver that became known as a Crazy Ivan, where a submarine suddenly turns to see if they are being followed. The Batfish was able to follow the Soviet boat for an impressive amount of time, 50 days, without being detected.
Lt. Austin states that Naval Base SEATAC carries a lot of heavy ordinance, including Poseidon's and SADM's. The UGM-73 Poseidon missile was a nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile system (SLBM) used from 1971 to 1992. It was used on the Lafayette, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarines over the course of its life span, each missile carried 14 Mk-3 W68 nuclear warheads with a yield of 40 kilotons each. With the end of the Cold War, and the launch of the new Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, the Poseidon started to be phased out and by 1992 was completely replaced by the newer, more advanced variable yield UGM-133 Trident missile.
SADM is short for Special Atomic Demolition Munition, also known as the XM159 Atomic Demolition Charges, was a portable tactical nuclear device, sometimes also called a backpack nuke. First produced in 1964 the unit was 12 inches in diameter, 18 inches long and weighed 58.5 pounds, it had a variable yield warhead that could be set between 0.1 and 1 kiloton. The SADM was discontinued in the late 1980's, and with the end of the Cold War was removed from service. So SEATAC would not of had either of these weapons on base.
SADM is short for Special Atomic Demolition Munition, also known as the XM159 Atomic Demolition Charges, was a portable tactical nuclear device, sometimes also called a backpack nuke. First produced in 1964 the unit was 12 inches in diameter, 18 inches long and weighed 58.5 pounds, it had a variable yield warhead that could be set between 0.1 and 1 kiloton. The SADM was discontinued in the late 1980's, and with the end of the Cold War was removed from service. So SEATAC would not of had either of these weapons on base.