The Crescent City is a popular nickname for New Orleans. During the nineteenth century, new neighborhoods expanded out from what is now known as the French Quarter. These areas followed the great curve of the Mississippi River, giving New Orleans the shape of a crescent.
First of a two part episode that was meant to introduce another NCIS spin-off series, NCIS: New Orleans.
When Gibbs meets Brody, he comments it's been a while. Pride asks if they know each other and Gibbs says it's classified. The actress playing Brody, Zoe McLellan, played US Navy Petty Officer Jennifer Coates on JAG (1995). She was in the 2003 NCIS (2003) spin off episode Ice Queen (2003) along with Mark Harmon as Gibbs, so they had not seen each other since 2003.
The Fed Five consisted of:
Dan McLane - Special Agent In Charge.
Michael Franks - Senior Special Agent.
Felix Betts - Junior Special Agent.
Dwayne Cassius Pride - Probationary Special Agent.
Leroy Jethro Gibbs - Probationary Special Agent.
In Abby's lab on the shelf behind her computer, we can see Ziva's Israeli flag.