A Time for Patriots

A Time for Patriots

Dale Brown

Dedication

This novel is dedicated to the volunteers: the ones who support their communities and fellow citizens in thousands of different ways with no thought of remuneration. It is the ultimate gift to society: the gift of selfless service.

Contents

Cast of Characters

P
ATRICK
M
C
L
ANAHAN
, Lieutenant-General (retired), U.S. Air Force, and Mission Pilot, Civil Air Patrol (CAP)

R
OB
S
PARA
, CAP Lieutenant Colonel, Battle Mountain CAP Squadron Commander

D
AVID
B
ELLVILLE
, CAP Captain, Squadron Vice Commander, Commander of Cadets, and Ground Team Leader

M
ICHAEL
P. F
ITZGERALD
, Ground Team Deputy Leader

B
RADLEY
J
AMES
M
C
L
ANAHAN
, Cadet Captain, CAP

R
ON
S
PIVEY
, Cadet First Lieutenant, Ground Team Member

R
ALPH
M
ARKHAM
, Cadet Technical Sergeant, Ground Team Member

L
EO
S
LOTNICK
,
CAP Mission Scanner

J
OHN DE
C
ARTERET
, CAP Mission Observer

K
ENNETH
P
HOENIX
, President of the United States

A
NN
P
AGE
, Vice President of the United States

J
OCELYN
C
AFFERY
, Attorney General of the United States

J
USTIN
F
ULLER
, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

S
PECIAL
A
GENT
P
HILIP
C
HASTAIN
, FBI

S
PECIAL
A
GENT
C
ASSANDRA
R
ENALDO
, Department of Homeland Security

A
GENT
R
ANDOLPH
S
AVOY
, FBI, Cybernetic Infantry Device (CID) Pilot

L
IEUTENANT
C
OLONEL
J
ASON
R
ICHTER
, U.S. Army, CID Engineer and Pilot

C
HARLIE
T
URLOCK
, CID Engineer and Pilot

W
AYNE
M
ACOMBER
, Tin Man Commando

B
RIGADIER-
G
ENERAL
K
URT
“B
UZZ
” G
IVENS
,
Base Commander, Joint Air Base Battle Mountain

D
ARROW
H
ORTON
, Former Attorney General of the United States

T
IMOTHY
D
OBSON
, Central Intelligence Agency

J
UDAH
A
NDORSEN
, Nevada Rancher

R
EVEREND
J
EREMIAH
P
AULSON
, Leader of the Knights of the True Republic

Weapons and Acronyms

AGL—
Above Ground Level

AN/UWQ-1—
Avenger optionally manned mobile air defense unit

ARCHER—
Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance—aerial imaging system used by the Civil Air Patrol that assists visual searches

ATC—
Air Traffic Control

Avenger—
mobile optionally manned air defense vehicle, carrying both Stinger surface-to-air heat-seeking missiles and a 20-millimeter Gatling gun

BAM—
aviation identifier for Battle Mountain

C-57 Skytrain—
advanced blended-wing transport plane

Cessna P210 Centurion—
single-engine pressurized light airplane

CFI—
Certified Flight Instructor

C-Four-I—
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence

CID—
Cybernetic Infantry Device, a large manned robot

DF—
Direction Finding, following a radio beacon to its source

Dimenhydrinate—
over-the-counter drug to relieve airsickness

ELT—
Emergency Locator Transmitter, a radio beacon that activates after a crash to help locate an aircraft

ETA—
Estimated Time of Arrival

EWO—
Electronic Warfare Officer

FAA—
Federal Aviation Administration

GA—
General Aviation, dealing mostly with aircraft below twelve thousand pounds gross weight

GED—
General Education Diploma

G-loads—
Gravity forces, a measurement of how many times over or under the force of gravity is being exerted on a body

GPS—
Global Positioning System, satellite navigation

Hazmat—
hazardous materials

HRT—
Hostage Rescue Team

IC—
Incident Commander

IFR—
Instrument Flight Rules

IMSAFE—
Illness, Medicines, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Emotion—a checklist to judge whether a crewmember is fit to fly

I-O—
Input-Output

L-Per—
a device used to home in on a radio beacon

Medevac—
medical evacuation

MRE—
Meals Ready to Eat

MSL—
Mean Sea Level, the elevation above sea level

NextGen—
Next Generation, a GPS-based air traffic control system

NORDO—
No Radio, an aircraft that has lost its ability to communicate

NTSB—
National Transportation Safety Board, a government agency that investigates accidents involving aircraft, cars, trains, etc.

OSI—
Office of Special Investigations, the Air Force's investigation agency

OTM—
Other Than Mexicans, illegal aliens from countries other than Mexico

PDA—
Personal Data Assistant

PETN—
Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate, a powerful high explosive

PIREPS—
Pilot Reports, weather and flight condition reports given by pilots

PT—
Physical Training

PTSD—
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

R&D—
Research and Development

RDX—
Research Department Explosive (cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine), a powerful high explosive

RPG—
Rocket-Propelled Grenade

RQ-15 Sparrowhawk—
unmanned reconnaissance aircraft

RTB—
Return to Base

SAREX—
Search and Rescue Exercise

Scopolamine—
an antiairsickness drug

SIGMET—
Significant Meteorological, a report of possibly hazardous weather conditions

SQTR—
Specialty Qualification Training Record

Technicals—
homemade attack vehicles

UAV—
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

VFR—
Visual Flight Rules

VoIP—
Voice over Internet Protocol, a way of using the Internet for voice communications

Wilco—
“will comply”

WMIRS—
Web-based Mission Information Reporting System, the Civil Air Patrol's computerized reporting system

XS-19A Midnight—
single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane

Zulu—
Greenwich mean time, used as a universal time reference

Real-World News Excerpts

EXTREMISTS TO GOVS: RESIGN OR BE REMOVED
: FBI Warns Letters Could Provoke Violence—Devlin Barrett, Associated Press—April 2, 2010—WASHINGTON—The FBI is warning police across the country that an anti-government group's call to remove governors from office could provoke violence.

The group called the Guardians of the Free Republics wants to “restore America” by peacefully dismantling parts of the government, according to its Web site. It sent letters to governors demanding they leave office or be removed . . .

As of Wednesday, more than 30 governors had received letters saying if they don't leave office within three days they will be removed, according to an internal intelligence note by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. The note was obtained by The Associated Press . . .

. . . The FBI associated the letter with “sovereign citizens,” most of whom believe they are free from all duties of a U.S. citizen, like paying taxes or needing a government license to drive. A small number of these people are armed and resort to violence, according to the intelligence report.

Last weekend, the FBI conducted raids on suspected members of a Christian militia in the Midwest that was allegedly planning to kill police officers. In the past year, federal agents have seen an increase in “chatter” from an array of domestic extremist groups, which can include radical self-styled militias, white separatists or extreme civil libertarians and sovereign citizens.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SEARCH
: Update on Nebraska Plane Crash—Krystle Kacner, KDLT, Sioux Falls, South Dakota—November 27, 2010—Earlier this week, the Civil Air Patrol found a missing single engine plane that took off from Chamberlain, headed for Omaha.

The plane that crashed Sunday night was found in northeastern Nebraska, and resulted in the death of the two people on board. But before the aircraft was found, a lot of people put in a lot of work.

“At first it was a little nerve wracking, because it was my first mission, but then as I came here and started doing everything we were supposed to, it wasn't really thinking, it was just doing,” said Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Elizabeth Foy.

Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Elizabeth Foy got the call early in the morning, right before she headed off to school at O'Gorman High School.

But, once she arrived at the Sioux Falls Civil Air Patrol headquarters, all her training started to kick in.

“It's more of you need to get it done faster, there's no goofing off . . . As part of the ground team, it was making sure we were looking at all times outside the window making sure all the leaders stayed on track,” said Foy.

. . . “Yes I'm a sophomore in High School but I can make a difference, so that's really the greatest part for me,” said Foy . . .

ANOTHER SAVE FOR NEVADA WING!
—gocivilairpatrol.com—December 11, 2010—Congratulations are due to all who participated in mission 10M0964A, resulting in the location of a lost hunter in Lincoln county. N9459M, piloted by Rick Parker and crewed by Clyde Cooper and Bill Petersen, spotted the 83 year old man and talked in a Sheriff's ground team.  The man was airlifted by helicopter to medical facilities.

Eleven total personnel and two aircraft were involved in the search.  AFRCC [Air Force Rescue Coordination Center] has officially awarded Nevada Wing its second find and save for this fiscal year.