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As the highest military staff body of the United States, two of the six members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are from the Marine Corps, and one of them is also the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. However, only one of the other two major armed forces of the United States, the Air Force and the Army, has a seat at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Two special detachments of the Marine Corps 'disappeared' in Somalia, such a big thing Africa Command Commander William? Ward, of course, will not fail to report. However, here he played a cautious eye, and did not report to 'Washington' alone, and both the Marine Corps headquarters and the Department of Defense received his confidential faxes.

Received a fax from Ward, Marine Corps Commander James? Amos was taken aback. I even asked the confidential secretary if it was April Fool's Day.

You must know that since the formation of the US special forces, they have experienced countless battles in the open and in the dark, but there has never been a situation in which two squads have 'disappeared' at the same time. According to the information from Ward, the place where the Marine Corps special forces disappeared this time was not Afghanistan, the base camp of 'Al-Qaeda', nor some military power, but in the inconspicuous place of Somalia.

James? Amos then wondered if these special forces soldiers had encountered the same incident in '93 again? Otherwise, how could he 'disappear' for no reason, what dissatisfied Admiral James the most was that he, the commander, did not know about the secret operation of the Marine Corps. It was only after the soldiers were 'missing' that he received news from the theater command, which was a 'great shame'.

But this matter was an order given directly to Ward by 'Washington' over the Marine Corps headquarters. James didn't know if the top brass of the Department of Defense knew; So even if he is dissatisfied, he can't find someone to vent to.

Soon, James? Amos received a phone call from the Department of Defense and told him to rush to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's office immediately.

After coming to Rumsfeld's office, James? Amos realized that he was not alone in receiving the order from the Minister of Defense. Waiting here is also CIA Deputy Director Jack? Dunlap, and even a staff member from Washington.

As the first person in the United States to serve twice as secretary of defense, Rumsfeld appeared very funny in both public and private settings, and never inherited the seriousness and rigidity of the Germans. Even in the face of an ordinary staff member, he can smile and chat.

Seeing James come in, Rumsfeld pushed the frames of his glasses and ordered the secretary next to him to close the door.

"This time we have gathered everyone to come here to solve the problem of the 'disappearance' of the marines of the two detachments. Here, let me start by saying one thing. Admiral James, this time the secret mission carried out by the special forces of the Marine Corps was directly ordered by the presidential palace. I am only aware of this situation, because according to the explanation of the Presidential Office, this mission is very urgent and there is some lack of preparation, so I have not informed you. Rumsfeld knew that this covert operation would definitely make James unhappy, and as Bush-appointed secretary of defense, Rumsfeld felt that he had a 'responsibility' to maintain the image of the presidential palace at such a time.

James? Amos didn't speak, just nodded to show that he understood, he knew that it would not work to care about this now, but would cause a stalemate with the presidential palace.

"Alright, let's talk about this covert operation now. According to the order of the presidential palace, two special forces detachments of the Marine Corps departed from the Djibouti military base at 12 o'clock last night to carry out a special mission for the Paramingchu Army, the de facto dominant force in the Lower Juba region in southern Somalia. This time, the task is to solve the main leadership body of the Paraminghao Army......"

"Wait...... Your Excellency, our army has no plans to conduct a military operation in Somalia at the moment, right? Why is it suddenly necessary to deal with a local armed force in Somalia this time? The more Admiral James listened, the more confused he became. When did the American political axe also act as a thug? Just to 'deepen' Kenya's relations, special forces need to be sent to help Kenya deal with their enemies?

Undenied that his speech had been interrupted, Rumsfeld glanced at the staff from the presidential palace and then at the deputy director of the CIA, and finally explained briefly, "The Paramingchu Army once put one of our spokesmen under house arrest, which made our plan to regain control of Somalia fail." ”

"Nono...... Your Excellency, Your Excellency, I think your explanation is appropriate to deceive children. While Somalia's geographical location is important, the most important thing is not the southern part of Somalia, but Somaliland. Only there is close to the Gulf of Aden. James retorted with a shake of his hand. His face was full of questions of 'are you stupid or am I stupid'.

"I don't think we're talking about why we want to carry out a covert operation against the Paramingchu Army, but how to find the 'missing' soldiers. Whether they are dead or alive we must have a clear answer. Also, why did the two special detachments 'disappear'? Was it the forces behind the Paramingchu Army? Who is this force? If we do not understand this, allowing this mysterious force to reach into Somalia will pose a great threat to our African strategy. The staff member from the presidential palace suddenly spoke. Although he appears to be an ordinary staff member, no one dares to underestimate him, and he is now representing President Bush. To a large extent, his words can represent what Bush meant.

As if nothing had happened at the moment, Rumsfeld and Admiral James naturally turned the conversation to how to find the 'missing' soldiers.

"Let's see, the first detachment is going to the Soken border, which is the 5th Regiment of the Paramingchu Army to carry out the 'decapitation' operation. However, this team 'disappeared' most completely, and almost lost all contact with the base less than ten minutes after parachuting. The second detachment went here, the headquarters of the Paramingchu Army. After the detachment was airborne, it contacted the base once by satellite phone. Their commander, Captain Augustine, pointed out that there was a mistake in the intelligence, that they could not operate in stealth, and that they had to storm the place. Rumsfeld pointed to the map and finished speaking, glancing at the deputy director of the CIA, Jack? Dunlap.

The special forces are best at secretly carrying out missions, but once they switch from covert operations to forcibly attacking a certain stronghold, the difficulty increases several times. And the reason for this is the mistake of the intelligence services.

Jack? Dunlap coughed and said, "I think I can explain that." ”

Rumsfeld nodded, looked at him and said, "Of course." ”

"According to the intelligence file, starting in the second half of '03, we have a total of four excellent intelligence agents missing in the Lower Juba region. Wilson has repeatedly asked the bureau for support on this matter, but ...... But as we all know, Somalia has always been a region where the intelligence services have weak control, and in many places we simply cannot reach out. So far, we have only speculated that there is a mysterious force behind the Paramingchu Army. We also speculate on who this force is. ”

Admiral James had been uninterested in these things, but now that the Paramingchu Army, a non-political axe force, had caused the two Marine Corps special detachments to 'disappear', he couldn't help but pay attention to the matter.

"After a comprehensive analysis by our intelligence department, the forces behind the Paramingham Army may be the following four; The first is France. A retired soldier of the French Foreign Legion is currently the head of the Paramingchu Army. The soldier had previously been a think-tank in a small mercenary army in Africa. And according to our other sources, it seems that France is not satisfied with the fact that their influence is limited to North and Central Africa, and that they have the intention of extending their influence into the Indian Ocean through East Africa.

The second: Iran. In the Paraminghao Army, there are a large number of Arab-Somalis who also occupy major positions of real power, such as Hussein, the chief of staff of the Paraminghao Army? Root? Majid; There is also information that a group of Iranian military personnel appeared in Lower Juba State before the border clashes in Soken, but because our intelligence members have been affected by a lot of difficulties and influences in Lower Juba State, we are unable to know more and more detailed information.

The third: Russia. According to what we have received from other places, the Paraminghao army has a large number of Russian-made weapons. Many of them were the standard equipment of the Soviet army during the Soviet period. Such as the T-72 tank and the Mi-24 helicopter gunship. These are not export models, but models for the Soviet army's own use. Moreover, this Paramingchu Army has also sold large quantities of imitation AK rifles to other Somali forces. Or very close to the original weapons produced by the Russian military-industrial complex. I don't think they can get so many Russian-made weapons at all, except for Russia behind them.

The fourth, Huaxia. ...... "Wait, Deputy Director Jack, you said that this Paraminchu Army may be backed by Huaxia?" Are you fooling me? Although the Chinese political axe is very active in Africa, they will not support an 'arrogant' armed force. If there was no border conflict in Soken, I still believe that this armed force was backed by Huaxia. Because according to the information, this armed force was very low-key in the previous two years, which is in line with the principles that Huaxia political axe has always had. But the Soken border clash undoubtedly disproves this speculation. I don't know exactly how Deputy Chief Jack speculated, but I was skeptical about the capabilities of the intelligence services. "Because of the mistakes of the intelligence department, which caused the 'disappearance' of the two Marine Corps special detachments, James, who was already dissatisfied with the intelligence department, spoke mercilessly. I don't know, I think he is an undercover agent of Huaxia Political Axe in the United States.

But the other three people in the office understood that the Admiral James in front of him was a real hawk in the U.S. military. Otherwise he would not have become the commander of the Marine Corps.

"Admiral James, I think it's better to let Deputy Director Jack finish the intelligence department's analysis? What do you think? At this time, it was Rumsfeld's turn to speak. As James's 'top boss,' he still has to listen to Rumsfeld's words.

(To be continued)