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SSSSSSSSSS// //SECRET// //FLASH//FLASH//FLASH// //180504Z MAY// FM COMUSNAVCENT// TO USS TOWERS// USS BENFOLD// USS INGRAHAM// INFO CTF FIVE ZERO// CHAPTER 25 SUBJ/USW TASKING/IMMEDIATE EXECUTE// REF/A/RMG/CNO/150744Z MAY// REF/B/RMG/CNO/180449Z MAY// NARR/REF A IS CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS TACTICAL SUMMARY OF LIVE-FIRE HOSTILITIES BETWEEN UNITED KINGDOM ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS AND FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY (LUFTWAFFE) AIRCRAFT APPROX 13MAY// NARR/REF B IS CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS TACTICAL SUMMARY OF LIVE-FIRE HOSTILITIES BETWEEN USS KITTY HAWK BATTLE GROUP AND FOUR DEUTSCHE MARINE TYPE 212B DIESEL SUBMARINES EARLIER THIS MORNING.// 1. (CONF) AS OUTLINED IN REFS A AND B, GERMAN NAVAL UNITS HAVE ATTACKED BRITISH ROYAL NAVY AND U.S. NAVY ASSETS TWICE IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS. IN MOST RECENT ENGAGEMENT, TWO U.S. NAVY HELICOPTERS DESTROYED, USS KITTY HAWK SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. PERSONNEL CASUALTIES HIGH. 2. (CONF) CURRENT THREAT EVALUATION HOLDS ALL FOUR DEUTSCHE MARINE SUBS AS UNDAMAGED AND UNRESTRICTED IN ABILITY TO FIGHT OR EVADE. 163
164 JEFF EDWARDS 3. (CONF) INTELLIGENCE SOURCES BELIEVE DM IS ATTEMPTING TO DELIVER SUBS TO SIRAJ IN VIOLATION OF STANDING UN RESOLUTIONS. 4. (SECR) USS TOWERS, USS BENFOLD, AND USS INGRAHAM ARE DIRECTED TO FORM A THREE-SHIP SEARCH ATTACK UNIT (SAU) AND PROCEED SOUTH AT MAXIMUM AVAILABLE SPEED. SUBJECT SUBMARINES ARE DECLARED HOSTILE. TOWERS, BENFOLD, AND INGRAHAM ARE DIRECTED TO ENGAGE AND DESTROY ALL DM SUBMARINES WITHIN COMMANDER U.S. NAVAL CENTRAL COMMAND S AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. 5. (SECR) COMUSNAVCENT WILL MAKE ALL EFFORTS TO LOCATE AN ADDITIONAL SURFACE ASSET TO REINFORCE SAU. IN THE INTERIM, USS TOWERS IS DESIGNATED AS SAU COMMANDER. 6. (SECR) AT LEAST ONE DM SUBMARINE HAS SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED AND DESTROYED CARRIER-BASED USW AIRCRAFT USING SUB-LAUNCHED SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES. TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PRECAUTIONS WHEN DEPLOYING AIRCRAFT IN THE VICINITY OF TARGET SUBS. 7. (SECR) ALL UNITS ARE ADVISED THAT DM SUBMARINES HAVE SHOWN EXCEPTIONAL TACTICAL SKILL AND CREATIVITY, HIGHLY PROFICIENT EXPLOITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND A PREDILECTION FOR DEPLOYING ELECTRONIC DECOYS. EXPECT COORDINATED, ZERO-NOTICE, MULTI-AXIS ATTACKS AND BE PREPARED TO DELIVER SAME TO DM SUBMARINES. 8. (UNCL) GOOD LUCK AND GOOD HUNTING! ADMIRAL ROGERS SENDS. //180504Z JUN// //FLASH//FLASH//FLASH// //SECRET// //SSSSSSSSSS//
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“A timeless warrior epic. Jeff Ed
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SEA OF SHADOWS Copyright © 2010 by
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to tha
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Roll on, thou deep and dark blue oc
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USS TOWERS (DDG-103) NORTHERN ARABI
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SEA OF SHADOWS 3 cruisers. But ther
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SEA OF SHADOWS 5 But that was in th
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SEA OF SHADOWS 7 duty was to steer
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SEA OF SHADOWS 9 to tell if they’
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SEA OF SHADOWS 11 He waited another
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WASHINGTON, DC SUNDAY; 06 MAY 8:27
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SEA OF SHADOWS 15 it was one that t
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SEA OF SHADOWS 17 As if in response
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CHAPTER 3 DEUTSCHE MARINE NAVAL ARS
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SEA OF SHADOWS 21 It was time to in
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WASHINGTON, DC SUNDAY; 06 MAY 8:45
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SEA OF SHADOWS 25 powerful men had
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SEA OF SHADOWS 27 mound, where the
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SEA OF SHADOWS 29 paused for a seco
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SEA OF SHADOWS 31 “Perhaps things
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SEA OF SHADOWS 33 “The Japanese p
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SEA OF SHADOWS 35 “And in this ca
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SEA OF SHADOWS 37 with grisly comme
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SEA OF SHADOWS 39 advanced diesel s
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SEA OF SHADOWS 41 dabbed it against
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SEA OF SHADOWS 43 She reached the d
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WASHINGTON, DC MONDAY; 07 MAY 2:46
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SEA OF SHADOWS 47 The vice presiden
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SEA OF SHADOWS 49 “No, sir. He’
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CHAPTER 7 TORPEDO: THE HISTORY AND
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SEA OF SHADOWS 53 invention of the
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CHAPTER 8 MARINE BARRACKS AT EIGHTH
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SEA OF SHADOWS 57 “CDC and USAMRI
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SEA OF SHADOWS 59 by two large carg
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SEA OF SHADOWS 61 training would do
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SEA OF SHADOWS 63 we could sit here
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SEA OF SHADOWS 65 Blossom and track
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SEA OF SHADOWS 67 behind the horizo
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SEA OF SHADOWS 69 level, so his tea
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SEA OF SHADOWS 71 not completely da
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SEA OF SHADOWS 73 In accordance wit
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WASHINGTON, DC THURSDAY; 10 MAY 7:2
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SEA OF SHADOWS 77 “Yes, Mr. Presi
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SEA OF SHADOWS 79 was blocked by cl
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R-92: CHAPTER 11 The signal rockete
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SEA OF SHADOWS 83 silence. They wer
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SEA OF SHADOWS 85 watch responsibil
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SEA OF SHADOWS 87 bring. He climbed
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SEA OF SHADOWS 89 Working farther d
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SEA OF SHADOWS 91 an outer pattern
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SEA OF SHADOWS 93 second of these c
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SEA OF SHADOWS 95 flinch. Some prim
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USS TOWERS (DDG-103) NORTHERN ARABI
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SEA OF SHADOWS 99 Hartford frowned.
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SEA OF SHADOWS 101 conference table
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SEA OF SHADOWS 103 map: six ships a
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SEA OF SHADOWS 105 “Jesus Christ,
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SEA OF SHADOWS 107 Whitehead called
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SEA OF SHADOWS 109 on the armed Tur
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CHAPTER 16 SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN S
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SEA OF SHADOWS 213 There was nothin
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SEA OF SHADOWS 215 fifty-one Zulu.
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SEA OF SHADOWS 217 “What do I tel
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SEA OF SHADOWS 221 A hostile-submar
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SEA OF SHADOWS 223 cruiser’s real
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SEA OF SHADOWS 225 The pilot stared
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SEA OF SHADOWS 227 Chief McPherson
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SEA OF SHADOWS 229 rescue operation
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SEA OF SHADOWS 231 could shift, ble
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SEA OF SHADOWS 233 trouble.” She
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SEA OF SHADOWS 235 “What if we do
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SEA OF SHADOWS 237 The sample valve
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CHAPTER 38 USS TOWERS (DDG-103) NOR
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SEA OF SHADOWS 241 “Bridge—TAO.
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SEA OF SHADOWS 243 The captain turn
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SEA OF SHADOWS 245 Ingraham acknowl
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Scorpion II (mid-flight) : SEA OF S
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SEA OF SHADOWS 249 The water was sh
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SEA OF SHADOWS 253 Out on the forec
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SEA OF SHADOWS 255 CIC was a shambl
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SEA OF SHADOWS 257 “SAU Commander
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SEA OF SHADOWS 259 “Miller Time,
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CHAPTER 39 USS INGRAHAM (FFG-61) NO
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SEA OF SHADOWS 263 damage reports s
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SEA OF SHADOWS 265 In AMR #3, the b
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SEA OF SHADOWS 267 “If they catch
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CHAPTER 41 U.S. NAVY CENTRAL COMMAN
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SEA OF SHADOWS 271 were fishing, th
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SEA OF SHADOWS 273 The XO nodded.
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SEA OF SHADOWS 275 Lieutenant (jg)
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SEA OF SHADOWS 277 close ties to th
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OVAL OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC MONDAY;
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SEA OF SHADOWS 281 The president cl
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SEA OF SHADOWS 283 “You sink that
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SEA OF SHADOWS 285 The pilot let ou
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SEA OF SHADOWS 287 Chavez thumped h
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CHAPTER 45 USS TOWERS (DDG-103) CEN
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SEA OF SHADOWS 291 Miraculously, th
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SEA OF SHADOWS 293 “We can cover
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SEA OF SHADOWS 295 “That’s the
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SEA OF SHADOWS 297 Captain Bowie wa
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SEA OF SHADOWS 299 The CNO took a b
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SEA OF SHADOWS 301 “Noisy and bli
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CHAPTER 49 U.S. NAVY CENTRAL COMMAN
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SEA OF SHADOWS 305 ears playing tri
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SEA OF SHADOWS 307 you, Jim, but th
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SEA OF SHADOWS 309 “Towers, this
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SEA OF SHADOWS 311 “Afraid so, si
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SEA OF SHADOWS 313 “Not necessari
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SEA OF SHADOWS 315 to say it, under
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SEA OF SHADOWS 317 “TAO—Weapons
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SEA OF SHADOWS 319 “There aren’
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SEA OF SHADOWS 321 The Sonar Superv
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USS Towers (DDG-103) : SEA OF SHADO
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SEA OF SHADOWS 325 A blue friendly-
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SEA OF SHADOWS 327 “TAO—EW. I h
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SEA OF SHADOWS 329 “Kapitan! All
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SEA OF SHADOWS 331 “Belay that or
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SEA OF SHADOWS 333 The gunfire incr
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SEA OF SHADOWS 335 Over the 29-MC,
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SEA OF SHADOWS 337 Chief McPherson
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OVAL OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC MONDAY;
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CHAPTER 53 USS TOWERS (DDG-103) CON
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SEA OF SHADOWS 343 Vice Admiral Dou
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