Arctic Storm Rising: A Novel
Contents (55)
- In Memoriam
- Epigraph
- Cast of Characters
- Americans
- Russians
- Canadian
- Prologue
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Twenty-One
- Twenty-Two
- Twenty-Three
- Twenty-Four
- Twenty-Five
- Twenty-Six
- Twenty-Seven
- Twenty-Eight
- Twenty-Nine
- Thirty
- Thirty-One
- Thirty-Two
- Thirty-Three
- Thirty-Four
- Thirty-Five
- Thirty-Six
- Thirty-Seven
- Thirty-Eight
- Thirty-Nine
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Weapons and Acronyms
- Weapons
- Acronyms
- About the Author
- Also by Dale Brown
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
In Memoriam
Once again, this novel is dedicated to my son, Hunter Dale Brown. My fondest memories of him are when I gave him his first bath in my kitchen sink when he was about a week old, with his mom looking on in terror; his high school graduation party on the shores of Lake Tahoe; his Eagle Scout court of honor; and collaborating on my novel Strike Force when he was just nine years old, tossing ideas back and forth as I drove him home from school.
Like his old man, Hunter was quiet, a little shy, and fiercely loyal to those who got to know him. He was a hard worker, the go-to IT guy, a great teacher, and the best son Diane and I could have ever wished for.
Life is nothing but the soul’s never-ending journey through time and space, and I’m happy that Hunter’s came into our lives. We love and miss you, big guy. Enjoy the rest of your journey.
Epigraph
We had discovered an accursed country. We had found the Home of the Blizzard.
—Sir Douglas Mawson, polar explorer
I will find a way out or make one.
—Attributed to Robert Peary, Arctic explorer
Cast of Characters
Americans
captain nicholas “nick” flynn, U.S. Air Force intelligence officer, assigned undercover to Wizard One-One, an HH-60W “Jolly Green II” combat search-and-rescue helicopter
captain scott “fx” dykstra, U.S. Air Force, command pilot, Wizard One-One
technical sergeant carl “zee” zalewski, U.S. Air Force, pararescue jumper assigned to Wizard One-One
captain kate “ghost” kasper, U.S. Air Force, copilot, Wizard One-One
staff sergeant bill wade, U.S. Air Force, flight engineer and gunner, Wizard One-One
technical sergeant mike camarillo, U.S. Air Force, pararescue jumper assigned to Wizard One-One
“anderson white,” head of an OGA “Other Government Agency” (CIA) black ops team
sergeant first class andy takirak, Alaska Army National Guard, senior noncommissioned officer assigned to Captain Nick Flynn’s Joint Force security team
pete johansson, civilian maintenance supervisor, Barter Island Long Range Radar Site, Kaktovik, Alaska
smitty walz, civilian electronics technician, Barter Island Long Range Radar Site
marta mcintyre, civilian cook and “gofer,” Barter Island Long Range Radar Site
senior airman mark “m-squared” mitchell, U.S. Air Force, communications specialist assigned to Flynn’s Joint Force security team
private first class cole hynes, U.S. Army, assigned to Joint Force security team
trig jensen, hermit trapper working the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska
miranda reynolds, head of the CIA’s Directorate of Operations
jonas murphy, U.S. Director of National Intelligence
bill taylor, U.S. Secretary of Defense
rear admiral kristin chao, U.S. Navy, head of the Pentagon’s operations directorate
general frank neary, U.S. Air Force, Chief of Staff
staff sergeant peggy baker, 176th Air Defense Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, radar specialist, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
lieutenant colonel carmen reyes, 176th Air Defense Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, operations center supervisor, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
specialist rafael sanchez, U.S. Army, Carl Gustaf 84mm recoilless rifle gunner attached to Flynn’s Joint Force security team