After retreating from an exposed operation, Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Bradley "Stalker" Rogers and his recon team made a hasty retreat to a small island just off the coast of an undisclosed location in the Southern Philippines nearthe edge of the South China Sea. Theisland wasdiscrete and almostcompletely covered by a thick fog that blanked the coastline.A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.


    "Crap luck!" said Sergeant First Class (SFC) Lucas Moore, the intelligencespecialist. "We weren''t meant to encounter any insurgent activity in this area".


    "Intel in this areais meant to becleared by AFPSOCOM*1! I''m surprised they didn''t pick up on the increased local activity", replied Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)Rogers.


    *1 AFP = Armed Forces of the Philippines; SOCOM = Special Operations Command