, ▁saying ▁that ▁"[ Capt ain ] ▁su its ▁him ▁better "; ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁mentioned ▁that ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁current ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁C AP T ▁Ch and ler ▁serves ▁as ▁President ▁Mich ener ' s ▁de ▁fact o ▁military ▁commander . ▁ ▁He ▁re to ok ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Nathan ▁James ▁in ▁" Sh anz hai " ▁after ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁C AP T ▁Mike ▁Sl atter y ▁and ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁crew ▁and ▁names ▁L T ▁Grand erson ▁acting ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁over ▁L T ▁Camer on ▁Bur k , ▁a ▁senior ▁lieutenant ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁conn ▁while ▁C AP T ▁Sl atter y ▁was ▁off - ship . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁rescue ▁of ▁the ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁" D og ▁Day ", ▁C AP T ▁Ch and ler ▁returns ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁C AP T ▁Sl atter y . ▁ ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁his ▁mission ▁to ▁prevent ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁All ison ▁Shaw ▁( El is abeth ▁Rö hm ) ▁and ▁the ▁regional ▁leaders ▁from ▁dissol ving ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁C AP T ▁Ch and ler , ▁ha unted ▁by ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁crew ▁since ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁virus , ▁Rach el , ▁his ▁wife , ▁President ▁Mich ener , ▁his ▁father ▁( who ▁was ▁killed ▁when ▁Shaw ▁kid n apped ▁his ▁children ), ▁and ▁Tex ▁( who ▁gave ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁show down ▁with ▁Shaw ), ▁res igned ▁his ▁commission . ▁▁ 1 6