Mr. David Shanks

Mr. Tom Colgan

Mr. Michael Ovitz

Mr. Chris George

Ms. Sandra Harding

Mr. Robert Lang

Mr. James Ide, chief warrant officer, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Major Mark Aitken, U.S. Army

Mr. Randy McElwee, master sergeant, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Major William R. Reeves, U.S. Army

Major Craig Walker, U.S. Air Force

Mr. Jean-Louis "Dutch" DeGay, Natick Soldier RDEC, U.S. Army

Mrs. Carole McDaniel (carole.mcdanieldesign.com)

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Epigraph

I had rather have a plain, russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a gentleman and is nothing else.

--Oliver Cromwell

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundless-ness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

--Sun Tzu

Minimal consumption--use the least amount of combat resources sufficient to accomplish the objective.

--Colonel Qiao Liang and Colonel Wang Xiangsui, Unrestricted Warfare

PERSONNEL LIST

Ghosts

Operation War Wraith

Alpha Team

Captain Scott Mitchell

Master Sergeant Jose "Joe" Ramirez

Sergeant First Class Paul Smith

Sergeant First Class Alex Nolan

Bravo Team

Master Sergeant Matt Beasley

Sergeant First Class Bo Jenkins

Staff Sergeant John Hume

Sergeant Marcus Brown

Charlie Team

Sergeant Alicia Diaz

Ghost Command

Lieutenant Colonel Harold "Buzz" Gordon

Major Susan Grey, D CO. 1st BN. 5th SFG

General Joshua Keating, Commander of USSOCOM

Dr. Gail Gorbatova, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

Spring Tigers

Operation Pouncing Dragon

Major-General Chen Yi (Target Alpha)

Colonel Xu Dingfa (Target Bravo)

Vice Admiral Cai Ming (Target Charlie)

Major-General Wu Hui (Target Delta)

Deputy Director Wang Ya, CMC Political Department

Captain Fang Zhi

USS Montana Control Team

Commanding Officer Captain Kenneth Gummerson

Lieutenant Commander Sands, Executive Officer

Master Chief Suallo, Chief of the Boat

SEAL Chief Tanner

SEAL Chief Phillips

Lieutenant Jeff Moch, Predator Support

Lieutenant Justin Schumaker, Predator Support

ONE

ONE

BASILAN ISLAND
SULU ARCHIPELAGO, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
AUGUST, 2002

Master Sergeant Scott Mitchell blinked at the sweat in his eyes and pushed on through the rubber plants, their leathery leaves brushing against his boonie hat and cheek. Ahead lay a slight clearing in the otherwise dense, twilit jungle, and Mitchell used his M4A1's barrel to lift a thin branch as he hunkered down at the edge.