Wednesday, November 30, 2016

"You and your unit will report to Hanger Thirteen C"


“Captain, at 0600 hours, you and your unit will report to Hanger Thirteen C.  We will have the layout of the compound as far as we know it, painted on the floor.  You and your men will run drills over it until you have every step memorized.  You will have twenty hours to make it perfect.  I apologize for the time restraints, but we do not have the gift of time on our side.  On Monday at 0200 hours your transport will depart for the desert.  Everyone else in this room, right now, will be staying here until your boots are safely back on American soil.”

The Colonel begins showing drone surveillance footage of the compound.  He points out key features around the complex, and then moves around showing the perimeter.  As he finishes, he explains that there will be a gunship overhead and that as soon as they are clear, that gunship will make it “rain”.  After two hours of briefing, the conference is adjourned.  The audience quickly and quietly exits the theater.  Jayce and his men are the last to remain seated.  Stan, still at the podium, reorganizes his notes.  Jayce is the first to stand and his men follow.

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