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| - Master Sergeant MacDonald James "Mack" Gerhardt (United States Army, callsign: Dirt Diver) is a fictional character on the CBS television series The Unit. He is portrayed by Max Martini. Is a former Army Ranger, air assault trooper with the 101st Airborne and a senior Unit operator. He holds the rank of Master Sergeant (E-8). His wife, Tiffy, and he have two daughters. Gerhardt worked with Jonas Blane and his team on the recovery of a radioactive component of a Chinese satellite, rescuing the drug minister of Mexico, the assassination of a terrorist financier in Spain, the bugging of an Iranian official's car at their embassy in Beirut, the recovery of seven Stinger missiles from Brazilian arms dealers, and the apprehension of a Serbian war criminal in The Balkans. While in The Balkans, the war criminal Gerhardt's apprehended got a good look at Jonas Blane. When the criminal escaped from UN custody, he tracked Blane back to Fort Griffith, the 303rd's headquarters. When Alpha Team went off post to celebrate the marriage of Unit commander Colonel Tom Ryan, the war criminal struck, killing a few workers and injuring Mrs. Ryan and Jonas Blane. A few months later (during Season 2), Gerhardt prepares to leave the Unit, but Tiffy decides to rescind her request, ripping up Gerhardt's transfer papers. Since then, he has helped take down the world's foremost weapons dealer, and has helped taken out a rebel leader in Paraguay.
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