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Mystery
(Fic)
Love's Critical Ground: Team Reliant
by L.K. Thompson, LTC (Ret.)


A team of Army Intelligence Operatives is ordered to find and thwart a North Korean sneak attack aimed against US Army installations in South Korea. The strange love story is set against the sometimes-terrifying efforts of a US Army Special Forces team and the lone woman on the team. Initially the attraction that Aleumdaun, the female of the team, feels for the selfish, self-gratifying Slover moves forward with bumpy moments while they work with the other team members to eliminate their North Korean nemesis. The team commander and the woman are concerned about the man’s wayward, ideas. "Sounds interesting!"

Prologue

OPSEC: Operations security is a process that identifies critical information to determine if friendly actions can be observed by enemy intelligence, determines if information obtained by adversaries could be interpreted to be useful to them, and then executes selected measures that eliminate or reduce adversary exploitation of friendly critical information.



Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

The Pe...



Chapter 1

2nd Infantry Division

Camp Casey, 15 km from the DMZ

Army Intelligence Detachment CQ Shack

Near Dongducheon, South Korea

0100 hours Sierra, Current Date

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Both missions are very dangerous, and could mean fatalities.”

 

 

Camp Casey cantonment area consisted of three thousand five hundred ...



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Chapter 4

2nd Infantry Division

Camp Casey, South Korea

Middle of the Night War Alert

CQ Shack, Near Dongducheon

0130 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Let’s see how far this penetration of security goes.”

 

 

Spence’s group roused themselves to exit the secure room. Outside near the parade grounds, an alert siren began blaring. Its ...



Chapter 5

2nd Infantry Division

Intelligence Detachment B

Mungo’s Under-Eye Mission

CQ Shack, Dongducheon, South Korea

0200 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “I’ll stab your eyes out.”

 

 

Mungo commanded, “Everyone at ease, shut the...



Chapter 6

2nd Infantry Division

Camp Casey

Spence and Mungo’s Co-meeting

Secure Room, Camp Casey, South Korea

0210 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Worse than that, much worse than that, how do they know about our newly formed detachment?”

 

 

<...



Chapter 7

CONUS

Army Intelligence Detachment

LTC Spence’s Mission, Over-Eye

Fort Lewis, Washington State

0700 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “What the heck does that mean?”

 

 

Spence, Harvey and Williams flew from Camp Hovey to Fort Lewis, Washington, on a 13-hour MAC Flight...



Chapter 8

In a Desert Area

Communications Van With Computer Screens

Electronic Surveillance of the Fundamentalists

Northern Mexico

1700 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Find out, now!”

 

 

Khadim, the technician turned from his bank of monitors, picked up his Satphone, and dialed the number he had b...



Chapter 9

2nd Infantry Division

Camp Casey, 15 km from the DMZ

Mungo’s Detachment, Under-Eye

Dongducheon, South Korea

0700 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: Slover screamed, a terrified “Eyah!”

 

 

On the morning agreed upon, Mungo’s crew had finished breakfast and ha...



Chapter 10

Pyongyang

North Korean Capitol

DPRK Army Intelligence HQ

Monitoring Center For Tunnel Infiltration

0710 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “It would be better for you to die a heroic death killing Americans.”

 

 

Sergeant Gisulja turned from his bank of flat screen monitors and wrote a note on a slip of paper...



Chapter 11

2nd Infantry Division

Camp Casey, 15 km from the DMZ

Army Intelligence Detachment HQ

Dongducheon, South Korea

0800 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “We had a two-hour window. It’s been thirty minutes since the cave-in.”

 

 

At thirty minutes after SFC Slover had gone ...



Chapter 12

CONUS

Army Intelligence Detachment A

LTC Spence’s Mission, Over-Eye

City of Alpine, Brewster County, Texas

0900 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “How much worse is this going to get?”

 

 

As Spence, Harvey and Williams drove into the city of Alpine, Harvey was pointing out different things about the c...



Chapter 13

In a Desert Area

Communications Van With Computer Screens

Electronic Surveillance of the Fundamentalists

Northern Mexico near The Big Bend

1000 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “I have sent Rayiysi Qatal Mustajir to assassinate him.”

 

 

Khadim, the technician turned some dials. He slid some switches back ...



Chapter 14

Pyongyang

North Korean Capitol

DPRK Army Intelligence HQ

Monitoring Center For Tunnel Infiltration

2000 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Why are our fundamentalist patrons asking about batteries?”

 

 

The monitoring technician, Sergeant Gisulja, turned from his work, picked up his notepad, and wrote a mess...



Chapter 15

Pyongyang

North Korean Capitol

DPRK Army Intelligence HQ

Monitoring Center For Tunnel Infiltration

2359 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “It’s past midnight, and we’re not to disturb him unless we’re being attacked.”

 

 

The hour was late when the communications expert, Sergeant Goejja, fi...



Chapter 16

CONUS

Army Intelligence Detachment A

LTC Spence’s Mission, Over-Eye

Library, City of Alpine, Brewster County, Texas

1000 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Why would he have a bomb out here in the middle of nowhere?”

 

 

Spence acknowledged, “Okay, I sent the e-mail to the General, explaining the...



Chapter 17

2nd Infantry Division

Camp Casey, 15 km from the DMZ

Army Intelligence Detachment Under-Eye

Near Dongducheon, South Korea

0830 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: Mungo stiffened and said, “Sir I can neither confirm nor deny that information.”

 

 

Aleumdaun stood in the semi-d...



Chapter 18

Pyongyang

North Korean Capitol

DPRK Army Intelligence HQ

Monitoring Center for Tunnel Infiltration

0830 Hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “His face nearly apoplectic, Jagwi shook his finger in Gisulja’s face and screamed at him.”

 

 

General Jagwi kicked open the door to the monitoring room. He marched...



Chapter 19

In a Desert Area

Communications Van Computer Screens

Electronic Surveillance of the Fundamentalists

Northern Mexico near The Big Bend

1845 Hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “He sat there wondering what the hell he had just heard.”

 

           &nbs...



Chapter 20

CONUS

Army Intelligence Detachment

LTC Spence’s Mission, Over-Eye

Library, City of Alpine, Brewster County, Texas

1100 Hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Are you kidding me? That’s all it takes to control four counties with about 15,600 square miles of land?”

 

 

Spence, Harvey, and Williams were...



Chapter 21

In a Desert Area

Communications Van with Computer Screens

Electronic Surveillance by Fundamentalists

Northern Mexico near The Big Bend

1000 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Ya Rayiysi, we have problems.”

 

                  &nb...



Chapter 22

2nd Infantry Division

Camp Casey, 15 km from the DMZ

Detachment Under-Eye In the tunnel

Tongducheon, South Korea

0845 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “From the markings on the outside, I’d say it has to be a nuclear device of some type.”

 

 

Mungo asked Aleumdaun, &l...



Chapter 23

Pyongyang

North Korean Capitol

DPRK Army Intelligence HQ

Monitoring Center for Tunnel Infiltration

1030 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “I can’t get him to respond.”

 

 

General Jagwi marched impatiently into the computer monitoring room. He marched directly to Sergeant Gisulja’s monitoring sta...



Chapter 24

In a Desert Area

Communications Van and Computer Screens

Electronic Surveillance by Fundamentalists

Northern Mexico near The Big Bend

1100 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Let the satanic infidels feel the sting of our righteous rage.”

 

             &n...



Chapter 25

CONUS

Army Intelligence Detachment A

LTC Spence’s Mission, Over-Eye

The Big Bend, Brewster County, Texas

1200 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: He said, “You will be beheaded tomorrow morning.”

 

 

Cruz said, “This is the pick-up point. We shouldn’t have to wait long.”

Harv...



Chapter 26

In a Desert Area

In the fundamentalist’s camp.

Sleeping area around the roaring fire

Northern Mexico near The Big Bend

0300 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “We have an opportunity to separate three Infidel heads from three satanic bodies.”

 

           &nb...



Chapter 27

2nd Infantry Division

Camp Casey, 15 km from the DMZ

In the tunnel

Near Dongducheon, South Korea

1030 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “He aimed his SAW at the machine gun crew and pulled the trigger.”

 

 

Mungo crept silently out of the chamber with Aleumdaun following. Slover followed her with Cowboy and ...



Chapter 28

In a Northern Mexico

In Benavidez

Detachment Over-Eye At the Jail House

0500 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: The man in the corner cried out, “Si, El Demonio.”

 

                          

The Smallish man...



Chapter 29

CONUS

Army Intelligence Detachment A

LTC Spence’s Mission, Over-Eye

City of Alpine, Brewster County, Texas

0800 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “He pulled the trigger.”

 

 

The three were in Alpine. They were parked across the street from the US Post Office. Spence said, “Let me go inside and p...



Chapter 30

In Brewster, County

Near Alpine

In the extremist’s Mobile Headquarters

0900 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “The only thing left of them will be memories of them.”

 

                          

Mukja...



Chapter 31

CONUS

Army Intelligence Detachment A

LTC Spence’s Mission, Over-Eye

Outside Alpine, Brewster County, Texas

0800 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Cruz said, “Thirty seconds before critical mass.”

 

 

Spence spoke hurriedly and briefly. He gave the password to call off the drone strikes. The voic...



Chapter 32

Pyongyang

North Korean Capitol

DPRK Army Intelligence HQ

Monitoring Center For Tunnel Infiltration

1330 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Sweat was forming on the General’s upper lip.”

 

 

Sergeant Gisulja sat at his monitoring station, his gut clenched, sweat rolling down his cheeks. Aleumdaun had ju...



Chapter 33

In Northern Mexico

Near Benavidez

In the extremist’s temporary Headquarters

1500 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “Cry havoc and unleash the dogs of war.”

 

                          

Mustajir spoke ...



Chapter 34

Panmunjom

The Peace Negotiation City

The International Negotiating Table

Representatives Of The DPRK, ROK, and USA

A Week Later at 1330 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “The CO USFK lost his temper. He shouted, “You’re a damned liar.”

 

 

The diplomats from the DPRK had entered the conference ro...



Chapter 35

CHAPTER 35

Chapter 35

Pyongyang

North Korean Capitol

The Glorious Leader’s HQ

1330 hours Sierra

 

 

Comment of the Moment: “General Jagwi, my first thought is to throw you in the dog pound. Those are also my second and third thoughts.”

 

 

General Jagwi stood firmly at attention. He da...



Retrreat

 

Retreat:

 

At 1700 hours, and sometimes at sunset, depending on the military installation, a detachment of military personnel assembles at the flag pole in front of the headquarters building of the military installation. They assemble to respectfully remove the flag of the United States of America from the flag pole.

A cannon fires a round. The detachment pulls the flag slowly down the flag pole. As they do this, they ...




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