Eric Blackburn

**Eric Blackburn**, is a Navy SEAL who served as the Commanding Officer of Bravo Team until Season 4, when he was promoted to Commander and assigned as Executive Officer of DEVGRU.

## Personality

Eric Blackburn is an intelligent, conscientious man and therefore he is respected within the Military, particularly by the members of Bravo Team. Blackburn always puts his team first, at times bending the rules in order to do so. Eric Blackburn often shows good humor, often joining in the team banter, finding particularly hilarity in teasing Sonny Quinn.

Blackburn and Jason Hayes are close friends, despite Blackburn being the boss. Eric Blackburn is often seen to make Jason see sense, particularly in times of personal revenge. Jason trusts Blackburn's decisions and is seen standing down when he is ordered to do so.

## Season 3

Bravo Team is in Serbia and what is supposed to be a simple stakeout turns into a dramatic car chase with three dead in connection to *Vadim Tarasov* but are able to bring in *Viktor* alive. Back at HQ everyone lightheartedly makes fun of Lisa Davis and her new position before debriefing and heading to bed. While the room is empty, Eric uses this time to tell Rey that he is on track to become Master Chief. Days later they are all cralled far away, and after multiple car rides and a boat ride, find themselves at a shipping dock. Everyone watches Trent Sawyer's back as he places the tracker on the truck. Clay Spenser shoots a beer bottle in distraction to help Trent make his escape. Much later, Jason Hayes makes the call to infiltrate the building in order to find *Bojinka*. However, after cornering him, he blows himself up.  Everyone returns to HQ safe, except for a few scratches on clay and Jason from the bomb. After their de-briefing, Sonny goes on about how he is excited to watch a UT football game. When he leaves the room Brock informs everyone the game has already taken place, and the gang decides to mess with him. Later Mandy Ellis sends them out to capture *Peter Malkin*. once he's interrogated, they head home. Sonny's bet with everyone turns into a drinking game. And it isn't until the next night does he find out he has been duped. Bringing this up on their walk over to *Vadim Tarasov*. Once inside the Team goes room to room, only to find *Vadim Tarasov* in a final secret room. He reaches for the gun and Jason shoots him. While returning back Eric informs everyone that Jason has signed on for two more years as their Master Chief. He then recites his oath in front of everyone aboard. Only to go home to his empty apartment.

Jason is in a mood and running drills over and over again during their training session. Afterward,s they are introduced to their new commanding officer Captain Greyson Lindell. The next day they are called in for quick mission in Azerbaijan. They're there to help maintain the peace only to find out the power station has been taken over by Iranian mercenaries. They retake control and head home.

Bravo team is looking over new candidates to add an additional member to their team. Days later, Jason introduces Vic Lopez to the team.

Blackburn informs the team of their upcoming three-week mission to Yemen, Where there will be protecting Ambassador Nicole Marsden. Bravo arrives while the city is under attack, but not allowed to enter until they get permission.  He and the rest of the home base try to find a way to navigate them out of the city.

Weeks later, the team travel to Iran in order to find and retrieve missing Air Force pilot, *Capt. Brie Campbell.* There is an extremely tense while, that both Brie and Sonny are pinned down under enemy fire.

The team is sent on a public mission to protect a doctor while he collects Ebola samples. The next day they are sent to track down a pure form of the disease that has been stolen. Clay questions the politics behind the mission, and he tells him to mind his business.

Eric was part of the review board looking over at Lisa's case that involved her night in jail after punching a police officer. He beat her privately reprimanded for not defending herself and she explained she had been aggressively hit on before defending herself. He was later again on the review board when the rest of driver team entered to give a positive review on her character.

The team is called to Niar, Africa to protect a bridge from rebels, and return after Trent calls in an airstrike.  Sonny is in a mood, he is being sent to Texas for punishment after punching someone. He picks a fight with everyone at the team barbecue two days before they shipped off.

Bravo returns to The Middle East to Afghanistan for the start of their three-month mission. Michael Chen, a former Bravo member, is brought in from Charlie to replace Sonny while he's in Texas. The first three weeks are silent, much to everyone's annoyance. After Jason removes Clay from the team they set out on a mission with their new tentative allies, the Taliban. After a brief standoff, it's discovered Jack's team was ambushed and all their hands were cut off.  Bravo is sent in to break up a group of gathering extremists. The CIA interrogated all of some, however none have any useful information so are that go. Only for it to be discovered after the fact, one of them was the head of the new gathering group of fascists.  Bravo tracks down a gun for hire that has been jailed. Havic is cut off from Bravo, after a missile strikes there communications satellite. They and forced to wait for the next 35 minutes until communication is back online. Once back in contact, they are able to call in for backup.

## Season 4

In "All In", LCDR Blackburn is promoted to Commander and named the new Executive Officer of DEVGRU.

## Awards and decorations

Here is a list of awards and decorations worn by CDR Blackburn:

* Bronze Star, w/2 gold award stars (3rd award) and “V” device
* Defense Meritorious Service Medal
* Meritorious Service Medal
* Joint Service Commendation Medal, w/1 bronze oak leaf cluster (2nd award)
* Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal, w/1 gold award star (2nd award)
* Army Commendation Medal, w/1 bronze oak leaf cluster (2nd award) and “V” device
* Joint Service Achievement Medal
* Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal, w/2 gold award stars (3rd award) and “V” device
* Navy Presidential Unit Citation
* Joint Meritorious Unit Award
* Navy Unit Commendation, w/1 bronze service star (2nd award)
* Meritorious Unit Commendation, w/1 bronze service star (2nd award)
* National Defense Service Medal, w/1 bronze service star (2nd award)
* Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, w/1 bronze service star (2nd award)
* Southwest Asia Service Medal
* Afghanistan Campaign Medal, w/1 bronze service star (2nd award)
* Iraq Campaign Medal, w/1 bronze service star (2nd award)
* Navy Expert Rifleman Medal
* Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal

## Appearances

* Tip of the Spear
* Other Lives
* Boarding Party
* Ghosts of Christmas Future
* Collapse
* The Spinning Wheel
* Borderlines
* The Exchange
* Rolling Dark
* Pattern of Life
* Containment
* The Upside Down
* Getaway Day
* Call Out
* No Man's Land
* Never Get Out of the Boat
* In Name Only
* Credible Threat
* Takedown
* Enemy of My Enemy
* The Graveyard of Empires
* The Cost of Doing Business
* Fracture
* Never Say Die
* The Worst of Conditions
* All That Matters
* Say Again Your Last
* Hold What You Got
* Outside the Wire
* Parallax
* Santa Muerte
* Prisoner's Dilemma
* Backwards in High Heels
* Things Not Seen
* Time to Shine
* What Appears to Be
* You Only Die Once
* Dirt, Dirt, Gucci
* Paradise Lost
* Payback
* Medicate and Isolate
* Rock Bottom
* My Life for Yours
* Never Out of the Fight
* Welcome to the Refuge
* Ignore and Override
* Adapt and Overcome
* The Strength of the Wolf
* All Along the Watchtower Pt 1
* All Along the Watchtower Pt 2
* The Ones You Can't See
* Danger Crossing
* Kill or Cure
* Unbecoming an Officer
* Siege Protocol Pt. 1
* Siege Protocol Pt. 2
* Fog of War
* Objects in Mirror
* Rules of Engagement
* Last Known Location
* Drawdown
* Edge of Nowhere
* In the Blind
* No Choice in Duty

## References

1. ↑ Welcome to the Refuge
2. ↑ Ignore and Override
3. ↑ Adapt and Overcome
4. ↑ The Strength of the Wolf
5. ↑ All Along the Watchtower (Part 1)
6. ↑ All Along the Watchtower (Part 2)
7. ↑ Danger Crossing
8. ↑ Kill or Cure
9. ↑ Unbecoming an Officer
10. ↑ Siege Protocol (Part 1)
11. ↑ Siege Protocol (Part 2)
12. ↑ Fog of War
13. ↑ Objects in Mirror
14. ↑ Rules of Engagement
15. ↑ Last Known Location
16. ↑ Drawdown
17. ↑ Edge of Nowhere
18. ↑ In the Blind
19. ↑ No Choice in Duty