In our campaign I am working on this storyline
The SoD is visiting Panama while the USOUTHCOM is moved to Panama en force.
There his party is attacked by SPETSNAZ supported Colombian FARC forces, and holds SoD McGregor for roughly 2 years while US Forces in Panama conduct a intelligence war to find him.
He is freed roughly 9/2000 and initiates OpOmega through JSC Cummings.
But in our campaign we have a "Morrow-like" catch and have SoD Samuel McGregor and the new Commander of the 7th Army Jonathan Starks, who are brother in laws, work to rebuild the US while fighting Soviet influence in Central and South America.
Among other lines....