Captain Lindell informs Lt. Davis that a position has opened up in Special Operations Command (SOCOM), but it would require her to relocate from Virginia Beach. SOCOM is a unified combat command and oversees the various special operations components of the United States Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy; it is headquartered at at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
The USS Keating has the hull number 22 which means it is being portrayed by the real life USS San Diego (LPD-22), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock and the fourth ship to bear the name.