Director of the NSA United States Air Force Buy More manager (cover)
Significant other
Roan Montgomery (longtime lover)[1][2]
Brigadier General M. Diane Beckman, USAF[3] is a fictional character in the NBC television series Chuck. Beckman is a senior official of the National Security Agency, working within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She holds her rank of brigadier general in the United States Air Force. She revealed that she spent a significant amount of time and resources hunting Orion, the Intersect's chief designer,[4][5] before he re-appeared and made a deal with the government.[6] Little information about her personal life and past service has been revealed. She first entered the military prior to August 14, 1974,[7] and fought in two battles during the Gulf War.[8] She has had a non-exclusive romantic relationship with Roan Montgomery for more than 20 years (see "Personality" below). Beckman also maintains a close friendship with Dr. Condoleezza Rice.[9]
^NBC.com: Chuck's Chart Archived 2010-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
^"Chuck Versus the Seduction Impossible"
^Although consistently identified in dialogue as Diane Beckman, her identification card reads "M. Beckman", as shown on Chuck's Chart Archived 2010-10-22 at the Wayback Machine originally seen in the second season of the series, and which notes Beckman's relationship with Roan Montgomery.
^"Chuck Versus the Predator"
^Spy Dossiers, nbc.com/chuck
^"Chuck Versus the Ring"
^Her National Defense Service Medal bears two service stars, denoting three periods of eligible service. The three most recent periods of eligible service are the War on Terrorism (Sep. 11, 2001 - ), Gulf War (Aug. 2, 1990 - Nov. 30, 1995), and Vietnam (Jan. 1, 1961 to Aug. 14, 1974).
^Two campaign stars are on her Southwest Asia Service Medal.
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asset than a liability, leading Beckman to reinstate Sarah's position. At the end of "Chuck Versus the First Kill", Beckman orders Sarah to lure Chuck to...
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escape before the bomb explodes, incinerating Morimoto. At Castle, General Beckman realizes that the satellite must be shot down. Chuck proposes the alternate...
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operating system is to be released, which Chuck flashes on. At Castle, Beckman briefs the team. Chatter has led them to believe a virus is being released...
on, but arrive only to find an abandoned drive-in theater. At Castle, Beckman promotes Casey to Colonel and orders him to bring Chuck and Sarah in dead...
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Keller leave, and finds Casey's behavior suspicious. Later at Castle, Beckman issues the team their orders to test the security at a secret government...
elections and Beckman is adamant he survive. At the hospital, Devon arrives in the ER to find that his patient is the Premier. Both Chuck (by Beckman) and Devon...