Editing The Hunt for Red October (section)

===The Americans and the British===
* '''Dr. [[Jack Ryan (character)|John Patrick "Jack" Ryan]]''': [[Central Intelligence Agency]] liaison to the [[Secret Intelligence Service]]; [[United States Marine Corps|former Marine]] lieutenant
* '''Commander Bartolomeo Vito "Bart" Mancuso, USN''': Commanding officer of the {{Sclass|Los Angeles|submarine|2}} {{USS|Dallas|SSN-700|6}}
* '''Sonar Technician 1st Class Ronald "Jonesy" Jones, USN''': Sonarman aboard ''Dallas'' who first identifies ''Red October'' and its silent drive.
* '''Vice-Admiral John White, 8th Earl of Weston''': [[British Royal Navy]] officer commanding the aircraft carrier {{HMS|Invincible|R05|6}}; also a personal friend of Ryan.
* '''Lieutenant Owen Williams, RN''': British Royal Navy lieutenant serving aboard ''Invincible'' who accompanies Ryan to ''Red October'' because of his Russian language skills.
* '''Oliver Wendell "Skip" Tyler''': Instructor at the [[United States Naval Academy]] in [[Annapolis, Maryland]] who does consulting work for the US Navy. A former naval officer, he was tasked by Ryan with identifying the construction variations in ''Red October'', which he determines to be housing a new, silent propulsion system.
* '''Commander Robert Jefferson "Robby" Jackson, USN''': Commanding officer of [[Squadron (aviation)|Fighter Squadron]] VF-41 out of the [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|John F. Kennedy|CV-67|6}}
* '''Dr. Jeffrey Pelt''': [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] to the US President
* '''Arthur Moore''': [[Director of Central Intelligence]]
* '''Vice Admiral James Greer, USN''': CIA [[Deputy Director for Intelligence]]
* '''Robert Ritter''': CIA [[Deputy Director for Operations]]