in the swift passage of the Trade Reform Act, which would later cause war between the United States and Japan. The Central Intelligence Agency John Clark: Operations officer Domingo "Ding" Chavez: Operations officer Mary Pat Foley: Deputy Director (Operations) Chet Nomuri: Field officer of Japanese descent working in Japan The United States military Bart Mancuso: Rear admiral and commander of submarine forces in the Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) Robby Jackson: Rear admiral (lower half) working as Deputy J-3 in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, later Commander of Task Force 77 (CTF-77) during the retaking of the Marianas Rear Admiral Mike Dubro: Commander of the and carrier battle groups in the Indian Ocean Rafael "Bud" Sanchez: Commander of the Carrier Air Group (CAG) on Lieutenant Commander Wally Martin "Dutch" Claggett: Commander of the , an Sandy Richter: Chief Warrant Officer 4 and one of the test pilots for the U.S. Army Comanche helicopter program that later becomes central to the plan to retake the Marianas Captain Diego Checa: Leader of a squad of United States Army Rangers who establish a mountaintop helicopter base in Japan Julio Vega: Senior non-commissioned officer in the squad of Rangers assigned to Japan Japan Raizo Yamata: Chairman of a large conglomerate in Japan and leader of the zaibatsu. He is the sole architect behind the war between the U.S. and Japan, which is motivated by revenge for the suicide of his family on Banzai Cliff in Saipan in an effort to evade capture by American forces during World War II. He underestimates both U.S. resourcefulness and his own nation’s willingness to engage in hostility and is ultimately captured after an attempt to flee to the People’s Republic of China fails. Hiroshi Goto: Japanese politician who is aggressive towards the U.S. Controlled by Yamata, he becomes prime minister of Japan for most of the war between his country and the U.S. Mogataru Koga: Prime minister of Japan who resigns in disgrace due to his country's economic situation, which paves the way for Goto's ascension into power. He becomes a bargaining chip in the diplomatic negotiations, as he is a potential opposition leader to Goto, but he is kidnapped by Yamata in an effort to silence him. After being rescued by Clark and Chavez from Yamata's men, he resumes his position as Japan's leader at the conclusion of the hostilities. Rear Admiral Yusuo Sato: JMDSF fleet commander associated with