by Rosone,James
At first the sight of military vehicles driving around inside the port did not attract attention; the few workers slogging it out during the holiday had seen this before. What attracted attention was the markings on some of the vehicles and uniforms. Many of the vehicles and soldiers had Japanese flags identifying them, which made sense, since Japan was an ally. However, some of the vehicles had the Chinese flag on them, and America was at war with China. So why would Chinese vehicles be inside the port?
Some of the port security guards moved towards the soldiers to identify who they were and ask their intentions…they were quickly shot and killed. Once the first shots were fired, the on-scene Japanese Commander ordered his forces to move quickly to secure the rest of the port and prepare to move to their secondary objectives.
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Port of Oakland
An Army officer who was assigned to the Port of Oakland to assist with the loading and offloading of military equipment was flagged down by some port security officials.
“Hey, are we expecting any Japanese soldiers and equipment to arrive?” they asked.
. Surprised and caught off guard, the Captain responded, “I was not made aware of any Japanese military forces heading to the U.S. We had better go check it out.” He strapped on his side arm, got into the port security vehicle, and drove with them to the location where they had sighted the Japanese soldiers.
When he arrived, he was amazed at how many soldiers had landed, and how quickly they had established a perimeter. They had cut off a large portion of the port with concertina wire, stationed several light armored vehicles at various points, and had begun to set up a number of anti-air guns and missile systems. Not sure what was going on, he quickly tried to place a phone call to his superiors to report what he was seeing…only, his cell phone gave him nothing but, “Sorry, we are unable to complete your call at this time. Please try again later.” The network was down.
As he approached one of the entry points, he saw the soldiers manning it quickly raise and point their weapons at him. The Captain quickly raised his hands up in a show of peace, hoping to not get shot. As he stood there, several Japanese soldiers advanced towards him quickly. One of them yelled at him, “Get on the ground with your hands on your head! Get down and don’t move!”
In shock, he stood there for a moment, unsure what to make of the request. Japan was supposed to be an ally, not an enemy. The Japanese soldier shouted the order a second time. The Captain quickly complied with their request, and within seconds soldiers were on top of him, taking his weapon and zip-tying his hands together before they brought him to his feet and marched him off.
The Captain made several angry pleas, “Please, what is going on? Why are you doing this?” When he wouldn’t be quiet, he was hit in the stomach with the butt of a rifle.
The Trojan Horse had arrived.
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Acronym Key
AAB Air Assault Brigade
AFC America First Corporation
AMRAAM Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
AR Armor Regiment
AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System
BC British Columbia
CENTCOM Central Command
CMC Central Military Commission
CNO Chief of Naval Operations
CP Command Post
CW4 Chief Warrant Officer 4
DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DFAC Dining Facility
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DIA Defense Intelligence Agency
DoD Department of Defense
ECM Electronic Countermeasures
EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
EU European Union
FDC Fire Direction Control
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FIST Fire Support Team
FTX Field Training Exercise
HE High Explosive
HQ Headquarters
HUD Heads Up Display
HUMINT Human Intelligence
IC Intelligence Community
ICE Interrogation Control Element
ID Infantry Division
IDF Israeli Defense Force
IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle
IIR Intelligence Information Report
IR Islamic Republic
JCTF Joint Counterterrorism Task Force
JDF Japanese Defense Force
KIA Killed in Action
LAV Light Armored Vehicle
LDT Light Drone Tanks
LNO Liaison Officer
LT Lieutenant
LTC Lieutenant Colonel
LTG Lieutenant General
MBT Main Battle Tank
MEF Marine Expeditionary Force
MI Military Intelligence
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MNF Multi-National Force
MG Major General
MRE Meals Ready to Eat
NAD New American Dollar
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NCDC National Control Defense Center (Russian Pentagon)
NCO Non-commissioned Officer
NORTHCOM Northern Command (covers North American operations and nuclear defense)
NSA National Security Agency
NSC National Security Council
OC Operations Center
PAA Pan Asian Alliance
PC Platoon Commander
PFC Private First Class
PLA People’s Liberation Army (Chinese Infantry)
PLAAF People’s Liberation Army Air Force (Chinese Air Force)
PLAN People’s Liberation Army Navy (Chinese Navy)
PM Prime Minister
POW Prisoner of War
PRC People’s Republic of China
PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
QRF Quick Reaction Force
RPG Rocket Propelled Grenade
RTR Royal Tank Regiment
SACEUR Supreme Allied Commander Europe
SAM Surface to Air Missile
SAMF South American Multinational Force
SDF Self Defense Force
SFC Sergeant First Class
SSG Staff Sergeant
SUD Swordfish Underwater Drone
TC Tank Commander
TOC Tactical Operations Center
UHF Ultra-High-Frequency
USF University of South Florida
VA Department of Veterans Affairs
WP white phosphorus
XO Executive Officer
2AD 2nd Armored Division
12AD 12th Armored Division
66th AR 66th Armor Regiment Commander
Table of Contents
Triumphant Landing
Walls and Trenches
Battle at Anchor Point
Changing Tactics
British Situation Room
Red Square
Tank Pressure Cooker
Brains of the Operation
Sky Full of Drones
Killjoy
Decisions in the Dark
Occupation Offer
Unintended Consequences
A Problem with Math
Raptor Rapture
DARPA
Smart and Bored
Trying to See Eight Moves Ahead
F41 Flight
HULK
Interrogator
Teach and Train
SecDef Pow-wow
Peddling a Pan Asian Alliance
Bait and Switch?
Russian Reset
Alaskan Autumn
Too Little, Too Late
European Tide Shifts
Grid Attack
Fighting Retreat
Plans of Betrayal
Thor and the Bodark
Sinking SUDs
Mirages
A Day to Live in Infamy
West Coast Landing
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