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Tom Clancy's Op-Center
''Tom Clancy's Op-Center'' is a novel series, created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, though the first 12 books were written by Jeff Rovin between 1995 and 2005. The four books in the series reboot from 2014 are written by Dick Couch, George Galdorisi and Jeff Rovin. Main characters These characters are in most or all stories from the main series: *Paul Hood: The Director of Op-Center and former Mayor of L.A. *General Mike Rodgers: Deputy Director of Op-Center and STRIKER Commander *Bob Herbert: Chief of Intelligence *Matt Stoll: In-house computer genius *Darrel McCaskey: The FBI Liaison *Lowell Coffey II: Op-Center's lawyer *Liz Gordon: Op-Center's psychologist These characters are in the stories from the reboot series: *Chase Williams: The Director of Op-Center and a former U.S. Naval Admiral *Aaron Bleich: Geek Programmer and Data Analyst *Roger McCord: Intelligence Director *Brian Dawson: Operations Director *Jim Wright: Domestic Crisis Manager *Richard Middleton: Planning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Clancy
Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military science, military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of his novels have been bestsellers and more than 100 million copies of his books have been sold. His name was also used on movie scripts written by ghostwriters, nonfiction books on military subjects occasionally with co-authors, and video games. He was a part-owner of his hometown Major League Baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles of the American League, and vice-chairman of their community activities and public affairs committees. Originally an insurance agent, his literary career began in 1984 when he sold his first military thriller novel ''The Hunt for Red October'' for $5,000 published by the small academic Naval Institute Press of Annapolis, Maryland. His works ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1984), ''Patriot Games'' (1987), ''Clear and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Fire
Into the Fire may refer to: Film * ''Into the Fire'' (1988 film), a 1988 thriller film directed by Graeme Campbell * ''Into the Fire'' (1989 film), a 1989 Hong Kong film produced by Sammo Hung * ''Into the Fire'' (2005 film), a 2005 film directed by Michael Phelan * ''Into the Fire'' (2007 film), a 2007 documentary film directed by Bill Couturié *'' 71: Into the Fire'', a 2010 Korean War film directed by John H. Lee Television * ''Into the Fire'' (TV series), a 1996 British television series, written by Tony Marchant *''Into the Fire'', a food-based reality show airing on Food Network * "Into the Fire" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' * "Into the Fire" (''Babylon 5''), an episode of the science-fiction television series ''Babylon 5'' *''Into the Fire'', a 2018 documentary series following the varied callouts of West Midlands Fire Service Music * ''Into the Fire'' (album), a 1987 album by Bryan Adams, also a song on the same album * "Into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headquarters
Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility for managing all business activities. In the United Kingdom, the term head office (or HO) is most commonly used for the headquarters of large corporations. The term is also used regarding military organizations. Corporate A headquarters is the entity at the top of a corporation that takes full responsibility for the overall success of the corporation, and ensures corporate governance. The corporate headquarters is a key element of a corporate structure and covers different corporate functions such as strategic planning, corporate communications, tax, legal, marketing, finance, human resources, information technology, and procurement. This entity includes the chief executive officer (CEO) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SWAT
In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to handle riot control or violent confrontations with criminals, the number and usage of SWAT teams increased in the 1980s and 1990s during the War on Drugs and later in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. In the United States by 2005, SWAT teams were deployed 50,000 times every year, almost 80% of the time to serve search warrants, most often for narcotics. By 2015 that number had increased to nearly 80,000 times a year. SWAT teams are increasingly equipped with military-type hardware and trained to deploy against threats of terrorism, for crowd control, hostage taking, and in situations beyond the capabilities of ordinary law enforcement, sometimes deemed "high-risk". SWAT units are often equipped with automatic and specialized fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The power of the presidency has grown substantially since the first president, George Washington, took office in 1789. While presidential power has ebbed and flowed over time, the presidency has played an increasingly strong role in American political life since the beginning of the 20th century, with a notable expansion during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In contemporary times, the president is also looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. As the leader of the nation with the largest economy by nominal GDP, the president possesses significant domestic and international hard and soft power. Article II of the Constitution establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallout
Nuclear fallout is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave has passed. It commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash created when a nuclear weapon explodes. The amount and spread of fallout is a product of the size of the weapon and the altitude at which it is detonated. Fallout may get entrained with the products of a pyrocumulus cloud and fall as black rain (rain darkened by soot and other particulates, which fell within 30–40 minutes of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki). This radioactive dust, usually consisting of fission products mixed with bystanding atoms that are neutron-activated by exposure, is a form of radioactive contamination. Types of fallout Fallout comes in two varieties. The first is a small amount of carcinogenic material with a long half-life. The second, depending on the height of detonatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Of Duty
''Call of Duty'', also referred to as ''(COD)'', is a video game series and media franchise published by Activision, starting in 2003. The games were first developed by Infinity Ward, then by Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games. Several spin-off and handheld games were made by other developers. The most recent title, '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III'', was released on November 10, 2023. The series originally focused on the World War II setting, with Infinity Ward developing ''Call of Duty'' (2003) and '' Call of Duty 2'' (2005) and Treyarch developing '' Call of Duty 3'' (2006). '' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' (2007) introduced a modern setting, and proved to be the breakthrough title for the series, creating the ''Modern Warfare'' sub-series; a ''Modern Warfare'' remastered version released in 2016. Two other entries, '' Modern Warfare 2'' (2009) and '' Modern Warfare 3'' (2011), were made. The sub-series received a reboot with '' Modern Warfare'' in 2019, '' Modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Order
The Black Order or Black Order may refer to: * Ordine Nero, an Italian far-right organization * "The Black Order" (''D.Gray-man'' episode), a 2006 episode of the ''D.Gray-man'' * ''The Black Order'' (2006 novel), a 2006 SIGMA Force book by James Rollins * ''The Black Order Brigade ''The Black Order Brigade'' (1979; also published as ''The Ranks of the Black Order''; french: Les Phalanges de l'Ordre Noir is a political thriller graphic novel written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Enki Bilal. Plot outline A fascist ...'', a 1979 political thriller graphic novel * Black Order (comics), a fictional supervillain team appearing in Marvel Comics * "The Black Order", part III of "The Mystic Prophecy of the Demonknight" on '' Triumph or Agony'', a 2006 album by Rhapsody of Fire * Black Order (Satanist group), a satanist organization founded in New Zealand {{DEFAULTSORT:Black Order, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Of War
A god of war is a deity associated with war. God of War or Gods of War may also refer to: Books * ''The Gods of War'', a 1985 novel by historical author John Toland * '' The Gods of War'', a 2005 novel by Conn Iggulden and the fourth in the ''Emperor'' series * ''The God of War'', a 2008 novel by Marisa Silver * ''Gods of War'', a 2009 science fiction novel by Ashok Banker * ''God of War'' (DC Comics), a 2010–2011 limited six-issue comic book series published by WildStorm and DC Comics, based around the Greek era of the video game series. * '' God of War'', a 2010 novelization of the 2005 video game, ''God of War'', written by Matthew Stover and Robert E. Vardeman * '' God of War II'', a 2013 novelization of the 2007 video game, ''God of War II'', written by Robert E. Vardeman. * '' God of War – The Official Novelization'', a 2018 novelization of the 2018 video game, ''God of War'', written by James Barlog. * ''God of War'' (Dark Horse Comics), a 2018–2021 limited two- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sting Of The Wasp
Sting may refer to: * Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger * Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself Fictional characters and entities * Sting (Middle-earth), a fictional sword in J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' * Sting Oakley, a character in ''Gundam Seed Destiny'' * Peter Stanchek (comics), a character nicknamed "Sting" in the Valiant Comics universe * Trixie Sting, a character in the TV series '' Slugterra'' * Kamen Rider Sting, a character in the TV series ''Kamen Rider Dragon Knight'' Music * ''Sting'' (EP), 2016, by Stellar * "Sting" (Eric Saade song), 2015 * "Sting" (Fletcher song), 2022 * Sting (musical phrase), a short sequence of music used in films and TV as a form of punctuation * Sting (percussion), a brief burst of percussion to punctuate a joke * "Sting" (Stellar song), 2016 People * Sting (musician) (born 1951), English musician and ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (of 1962) ( es, Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, the Caribbean Crisis () in Russia, or the Missile Scare, was a 35-day (16 October – 20 November 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, which escalated into an international crisis when American deployments of missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of similar ballistic missiles in Cuba. Despite the short time frame, the Cuban Missile Crisis remains a defining moment in national security and nuclear war preparation. The confrontation is often considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. In response to the presence of American Jupiter ballistic missiles in Italy and Turkey, the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961, and Soviet fears of a Cuban drift towards China, Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev agreed to Cuba's request to place nuclear missiles on the island to deter a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
