THE NCIS TEAM INVESTIGATES THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A MARINE NEAR A MOSQUE, ON "NCIS," TUESDAY, DEC. 18

"Tribes" - The NCIS team investigates when a Muslim Marine is found dead near a mosque that is suspected by the FBI of terrorist recruitment. Their search is delayed when Ducky refuses to autopsy the Marine in deference to his family's religious beliefs, on NCIS, Tuesday, Dec. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Mark Harmon
NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Michael Weatherly
Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard: David McCallum
Abby Sciuto: Pauley Perrette
NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee: Sean Murray
Ziva David, Mossad Liaison: Cote de Pablo
NCIS Director Jenny Shepard: Lauren Holly

RECURRING CAST:

Jimmy Palmer: Brian Dietzen

GUEST CAST:

Khalid Mohammed Bakr: Shaun Toub
FBI Special Agent Brent Langer: Jonathan LaPaglia
Marine Capt. Jim Mills: David Haydn-Jones
Brian Sikes: James Parks
Dr. Donna Dunlap: Jennifer Hetrick
Marine Lance Corp. Abdul Bakr: Walid Amini
Sunni Man: Fred Toma

Directed by: Colin Bucksey

Written by: Reed Steiner

RATING: To Be Announced