Seals (2005) (38 page)

^{"Ah!" Joplin exclaimed. "The Far Right enters the picture, hey? I am very familiar with Don Jose Maria and his political background. It appears you are having problems with neo-Nazis in your particular necks of the woods. Is this the case?"}

^{"Not neo-Nazis in the strictest interpretation of the term," Sanchez said. "In this case it is Falangistas, Dr. Joplin. El senor Castillo y Plato is a wealthy Spanish officer who had always dreamed of reestablishing a right wing dictatorship in his country. We believe his regime would be even more draconian than that of el Generalisimo Francisco Franco."}

^{"A moment please," Joplin said. "As I recall the Falangists were the political party that ran Spain under Franco:'}

^{"The same," Ludendorff said. "And since Castillo cannot realize his dream in Spain, he has chosen to establish a new fascist country he is calling Falangia. He has chosen South America for this dubious honor. To be more precise, he wishes to do this in an area where Argentina, Chile and Bolivia come together?'}

^{Joplin shrugged. "This is pretty far-fetched, is it not? The whole concept is preposterous."}

^{Sanchez shook his head. "I beg to strongly disagree, sir! Castillo has taken dissident officers and noncommissioned officers of the armed forces of the three countries into his movement. They have looted entire garrisons to get the material and weaponry they need. They are now well equipped, armed and have begun making raids against isolated military posts in the area. These Falangistas have hidden camps in the jungles and river country of the territories they occupy. The populations living there are under their command and control."}

^{"I would think," Joplin said, "that if you sent the armies of your nations against these rebels, you could easily crush them."}

^{Ludendorff looked at his two companions, then turned a sad expression on Joplin. "The Latin-American military has always been fond of political adventuring. Consequently, we do not know who to trust in our armed forces. We require outsiders to rid us of this problem."}

^{"To be more precise," Bonicelli said, "the situation requires fuerzas especiales--special forces to defeat the Falangistas."}

^{"Let's speak plainly, gentlemen," Joplin said. "You are requesting American military assistance in battling and destroying these fascist revolutionaries, are you not?"}

^{"Precisely," Ludendorff said.}

^{"Then we should get to the specifics and requirements of the situation," Joplin insisted. "Without a detailed analysis of our adversaries, I cannot forward your request to my government."}

^{"As of the moment," Ludendorff said, "they are no more than a detachment."}

^{"A detachment is an ambiguous military term," Joplin said. "It is impossible to determine the makeup of such an organization?'}

^{Sanchez sighed. "We do not know their exact numbers, Dr. Joplin. But they have the potential of growing strongermucho mas fuerte!"}

^{"I see," Joplin said. "In that case, I must insist that you pass on to me all the intelligence you have on these fascists. I cannot possibly bring this matter up with my government with no more than sketchy details."}

^{All three South Americans reached under the table for their briefcases crammed with data. Now they could get down to business.}

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^GLOSSARY

^{2IC: Second in Command}

^{AA: Anti-Aircraft}

^{AFSOC: Air Force Special Operations Command}

^{AGL: Above Ground Level}

^{AKA: Also Known As}

^{ARG: Amphibious Ready Group}

^{ASAP: As Soon As Possible}

^{ASL: Above Sea Level}

^{AT-4: Anti-armor rocket launchers}

^{Attack Board (also Compass Board): A board with a compass, watch and depth gauge used by sub-surface swimmers}

^{BOQ: Bachelor Officers' Quarters}

^{Briefback: A briefing given to staff by a SEAL platoon regarding their assigned mission. This must be approved before it is implemented.}

^{BDU: Battle Dress Uniform}

^{BUD/S: Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL training course}

^{C4: Plastic explosive}

^{CAR-15: Compact model of the M-16 rifle}

^{CATF: Commander, Amphibious Task Force}

^{CNO: Chief of Naval Operations}

^{CO: Commanding Officer}

^{Cover: Hat, headgear}

^{CP: Command Post}

^{CPU: Computer Processing Unit}

^{CPX: Command Post Exercise}

^{CRRC: Combat Rubber Raiding Craft}

^{CS: Tear gas}

^{CSAR: Combat Search and Rescue}

^{CVBG: Carrier Battle Group}

^{DPV: Desert Patrol Vehicle}

^{Det Cord: Detonating cord}

^{Draeger Mk V: Underwater air supply equipment}

^{DZ: Drop Zone}

^{E&E: Escape and Evasion}

^{FLIR: Forward Looking Infrared Radar}

^{MC: Field Training Exercise}

^{GPS: Global Positioning System}

^{H&K MP-5: Heckler & Koch MP-5 submachine gun}

^{HAHO: High Altitude High Opening parachute jump}

^{HALO: High Altitude Low Opening parachute jump}

^{HE: High Explosive}

^{Head: Navy and Marine Corps term for toilet; called a latrine in the Army}

^{HSB: High Speed Boat}

^{JSOC: Joint Special Operation Command}

^{K-Bar: A brand of knives manufactured for military and camping purposes}

^{MA: Killed In Action}

^{LBE: Load Bearing Equipment}

^{LSSC: Light SEAL Support Craft}

^{Light Sticks: Flexible plastic tubes that illuminate}

^{Limpet Mine: An explosive mine that is attached to the hulls of vessels}

^{LZ: Landing Zone}

^{M-18 Claymore Mine: A mine fired electrically with a blasting cap}

^{M-60 E3: A compact model of the M-60 machine gun}

^{M-67: An anti-personnel grenade}

^{M-203: A single-shot 40-millimeter grenade launcher}

^{MATC: A fast river support craft}

^{MCPO: Master Chief Petty Officer}

^{Medevac: Medical Evacuation}

^{Mk-138 Satchel Charge: Canvas container filled with explosive}

^{MRE: Meal, Ready to Eat}

^{MSSC: Medium SEAL Support Craft}

^{NAS: Naval Air Station}

^{Intelligence staff}

^{Operations staff}

^{NAVSPECWAR: Naval Special Warfare}

^{NCP: Navy College Program}

^{NFL: National Football League}

^{NVG: Night Vision Goggles}

^{OA: Operational Area}

^{OER: Officer's Efficiency Report}

^{OP: Observation Post}

^{OPLAN: Operations Plan. This is the preliminary form of an OPORD.}

^{OPORD: Operations Order. This is the directive derived from the OPLAN of how an operation is to be carried out. It's pretty much etched in stone.}

^{PBL: Patrol Boat, Light}

^{PC: Patrol Coastal vessel}

^{PDQ: Pretty Damn Quick}

^{PLF: Parachute Landing Fall}

^{PO: Petty Officer (e. G., PO1C is Petty Officer First Class)}

^{PT: Physical Training}

^{RIB: Rigid Inflatable Boat}

^{RPG: Rocket Propelled Grenade}

^{RPM: Revolutions Per Minute}

^{RTO: Radio Telephone Operator}

^{SCPO: Senior Chief Petty Officer}

^{SDV: Seal Delivery Vehicle}

^{SERE: Survival, Escape, Resistance and Evasion}

^{SITREP: Situation Report}

^{SOCOM: Special Operations Command}

^{SOF: Special Operations Force}

^{SOLS: Special Operations Liaison Staff}

^{SOP: Standard Operating Procedures}

^{SPECOPS: Special Operations}

^{Special Boat Squadrons: Units that participate in SEAL missions}

^{SPECWARCOM: Special Warfare Command}

^{UN: United Nations}

^{Watch Bill: a list of personnel and stations for the watch}

^{WIA: Wounded in Action}