The Campus was established by President Jack Ryan, Sr. with the help of Attorney General Pat Martin after the conclusion of The Bear and the Dragon and before the events of The Teeth of the Tiger, during which Ryan left the Presidency. Backed with one hundred blank presidential pardons, The Campus operates outside of any federal jurisdiction as it is not a formal member of the United States intelligence community. After the breach of The Campus by Chinese Special Forces operatives in "Threat Vector", Hendley relocated The Campus from West Odenton, Maryland to Alexandria, Virginia.