Act I “Pilots sit in the back.” The Major General stood beside the command chair at the front of the military aviation briefing room, looking down at…

Act I “Clear the pier.” The Rear Admiral’s order cut through the noise of the naval installation as sailors prepared a submarine for departure. A few yards…

Act I “Shut it down.” The woman’s voice cut across the explosive ordnance disposal training range as the bomb-disposal robot approached the next stage of its assigned…

Act I “Pull the dog.” The woman’s voice cut across the military K9 training yard, calm but unmistakably firm. A German Shepherd stood at the edge of…

Act I “I haven’t finished.” The woman’s voice was calm, but it stopped the conversation at the long table inside the military administrative hearing chamber. Across from…

Act I “Staff sits in the back.” The Colonel stood beside the center chair of the military disciplinary boardroom, his silver eagle insignia gleaming beneath the overhead…

Act I “Delete that record.” The Major General stood inches from the secure evidence terminal, his two-star insignia catching the fluorescent light. The woman beside him did…

Act I “Give me the file.” The Brigadier General blocked the hallway outside the military courtroom, his eyes fixed on the sealed folder in the woman’s hands….

Act I “Rescue flight goes first.” The woman stood in the pouring rain beside a military helicopter, her boots sinking into the muddy ground as she pointed…