I love you, I won't kill you

Whether it's out of disdain for mercenaries and their security companies, or from the pure US Navy complex in the family, Amanda has to admit a fact.

The fact is that the use of well-equipped and high-quality private security companies in the Iraq War and the "War on Terrorism" in Afghanistan can indeed solve many difficult problems for the federal government.

For example, overcoming the shortage of U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan, avoiding the domestic political pressure caused by the excessive casualties of the regular army, and exempting the government from dealing with the aftermath of the casualties such as compensation.

Regarding these issues at the government level, Amanda does not want to pay too much attention to them.Now, she is a pilot of the Marine Corps Air Wing.An infantry brother who always covers the landing team and charges the air "machine gunner" at the forefront of the battle.

She must be loyal to the Marine Corps and loyal to the President of the United States as she is a member of the vanguard of the United States Federal Government to protect, seize, expand, and consolidate national and global interests.It doesn't matter if the president is the former Bush Jr. or the current Obama.

As one American commentator once put it: "The benefits of private security companies are obvious. With them, there would be no coffins of fallen American soldiers covered with the Stars and Stripes on the evening TV news coverage."

However, she was a little surprised that the friends she had known would also join this team of professional mercenaries.Ethan Hammond, a firearms trainer he met three years ago at the Naval Aviation School in Pensacola, Florida, was lying in a field hospital bed near a Marine Corps camp.

"Hey, how's your injury?" Amanda frowned, staring at the guy who was busy shopping online.

"Please, Amanda. The Taliban's marksmanship is so stinky, how could I be easily killed by them?" Ethan grinned, raised his head and said with a smile.

"So, you consider yourself lucky?"

"Well, maybe. I can do my job underwater, on the surface, on land, in the air."

"Okay. Don't say anything to me. You are the most elite soldiers in the United States who are armed to the teeth. You are snipers when you use rifles, and you are artists when you use machine guns. You are best at hand-to-hand combat and hand-to-hand combat. In this world, almost There's no problem that SEALs can't solve with dynamite and bullets."

"Purla...Purla...Purla..."

Amanda laughed softly when the guy who was shot twice shook his head and said, "Shut up! Am I not right?"

Ethan shrugged his shoulders and stared at the laptop screen, "No, you're right. It's just that you don't quite understand why I joined Brandon's company, do you?"

Amanda, who was wearing a green one-piece flight uniform with the rank of lieutenant on both shoulders, put her hands in her trouser pockets and paced around Ethan's hospital bed, "No. Although I don't know your family and life, I believe that You must have your reasons for working for Balfour."

"Amanda, you're a smart girl. Have you ever heard of people spending a month in Iraq or Afghanistan earning what they used to make in the previous year?"

"Are you kidding?! There will be so much salary?"

"Of course. Different ways of working, different bosses, but the ultimate goal is for the country, for the government. So why can't those senior officers or senior NCOs from special forces make their lives better?"

His words gave Amanda a moment of thought, but then she said, "Maybe you're right, but that's certainly not the life I want."

Ethan laughed, "Amanda, don't draw your conclusions lightly. My boss, what kind of conditions did you prescribe?"

"He told me that when I was promoted to captain and the pilot of the AH-1W helicopter, that contract would automatically come into force."

She added, "as the deputy captain of the air guard unit, with a salary of $20 a year, 90 days of vacation a year, and set up my tax-sheltered bank account in the Cayman Islands."

"Wow, Amanda, I'm really jealous of how my boss treats you."

"I didn't say yes to him, though. I mean, I wouldn't have signed that contract even if I was promoted to captain."

"Lieutenant, what do you think Lieutenant Billy McLaren would think if this contract was presented to him?"

The employee treatment that Brandon offered her was indeed very attractive.If it was replaced by any officer or sergeant of the Marine Corps, I believe it is unlikely that anyone would directly refuse it.

It should be said that he has done a more detailed background investigation on Amanda.Even if she will not choose to join the company in the future, she cannot guarantee that her father and two brothers will not be tempted by such an employee contract.

Since the president of the "Blackwater" company can pull people like the former head of the CIA (US Central Intelligence Agency) anti-terrorist center into the company, there is no reason why he can't persuade a few members of the traditional US Navy family to join the company to work for him.

Amanda was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized, "Wait, you mean Billy? Have you seen him?"

Ethan blinked, "Uh, no. All I know is that in April this year, he participated in the rescue of an American captain held hostage by Somali pirates."

"Hey, American, is this your girlfriend?" A female nurse with a British accent and a British uniform came over.

"No, she's a friend of mine." Ethan said with a smile.

"Uh, Ethan, I have to leave first." Amanda nodded to the female nurse and said something.

"You go. Hey, when I recover from my injury, I'll take you to eat Chinese food." Ethan said.

"Really? I think you're joking." Amanda shook her head and walked out of the ward.

What Ethan said was not a joke.The Aynak copper mine currently in Logar Province in eastern Afghanistan is indeed mined by the Chinese.However, the Afghan police protecting Chinese workers are often attacked by Taliban roadside bombs.

In order to eliminate the threat of Taliban militants to mine construction, the US military stationed in Afghanistan even deployed about 10 people from the 2000th Mountain Division to be stationed in Logar Province.In this way, even a private security guard like Ethan can enjoy authentic Chinese food.

It is a very happy thing to meet friends who have known each other in Afghanistan, where there are mountains everywhere, severe water shortage, few trees, and desolation like the surface of the moon.Unfortunately, Amanda has no extra time to eat Chinese food.

In February 2010, Amanda had been deployed in Helmand Province for almost three months.In four months, she will be able to return to the mainland of the United States smoothly.

At this time, she received an order from the four-star general McChrystal, the highest commander of the US military stationed in Afghanistan.Ordered all the Marine Corps pilots of the 367th Light Attack Helicopter Squadron to participate in a large-scale military operation code-named "Common Action" in the Marja region of Helmand Province in the early morning of the 13th.

In this military operation, a total of 1.5 troops from the US, British and Afghan forces of NATO forces will launch the largest offensive since the start of the Afghan War in 01 against the Taliban-occupied Marja region.

The time soon came to 13 am on the 2th, and the US military first fired a large number of flares into the city of Marja.Subsequently, a large number of helicopters sent soldiers of the US-Arab coalition forces to various locations in the city.

Before the Marines and other coalition forces launched ground operations, Amanda began to launch "Hellfire" missiles at some suspicious buildings in accordance with the target locking instructions to carry out targeted killings.

In the intelligence room of the squadron before, she heard from the commander of the squadron that there were about 2000 Taliban militants and more than 100 foreign militants hiding in the city of Marjah.

But when she finished launching the "Hellfire" missile, she saw from the night vision goggles she was wearing that the coalition troops on the ground and the Taliban militants were engaged in fierce firefights.So, how many Taliban there are in this area, and how many Taliban militants were killed by the missiles she fired, it is difficult for her to answer this question.

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