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M1A1 — U.S. Army main battle tank

M-60 — U.S. Army main battle tank

MFD — Multi Function Display, electronic information system

MP7 submachine gun — German-made compact personal defense weapon

MQ-55 — American unmanned combat aerial vehicle

MRAP — Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, American heavy armored personnel carrier

NEXRAD — Next Generation Radar, American weather radar system

NSA — National Security Agency, American global electronic surveillance agency

NSC — National Security Council, American national defense and foreign policy group

PR — public relations

PSS — Russian silent pistol

PZL SW-4 — Polish light utility helicopter

RKU — Razresheniye Konfliktov Uslugi, Russian mercenary group

RP — reporting point; also rendezvous point

RPG — rocket-propelled grenade

S-19 Midnight — American single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane

S-300 SAM — Russian surface-to-air antiaircraft missile

S-400 TRIUMF — advanced Russian surface-to-air antiaircraft missile

SAM — surface-to-air missile

SOCAL — Southern California Air Route Traffic Control Center, American air-traffic-control agency

SOCOM — Special Operations Command, American military special operations headquarters

SPEAR — Self-Protection Electronically Agile Reaction, American advanced electronic warfare system

Spetsnaz — abbreviation for Voyska Spetsialnogo Naznacheniya, Russian special forces

Spike — Israeli antitank missile

Stinger — American shoulder-fired antiaircraft missile

STOL — Short Takeoff and Landing

Su-27 — Russian multirole tactical fighter

Su-34 — Russian tactical bomber

Su-35 — Russian multirole tactical fighter

Su-50 — Russian advanced air superiority fighter

SUV — sport utility vehicle

T-72 — Russian main battle tank

T-90 — Russian advanced main battle tank

Tu-160 Blackjack — Russian advanced supersonic strategic bomber

Tu-22M-3 Backfire — Russian supersonic strategic bomber

Tu-95 Bear — Russian strategic bomber

UAZ-3163 Patriot — Russian SUV

Udav — Russian 9mm pistol

UH-60 Black Hawk — U.S. Army medium utility helicopter

V-22 — American tilt-rotor aircraft

VC-25B — U.S. Air Force highly modified version of the Boeing 747-200B, known as Air Force One when the U.S. president is aboard

VH-92A — U.S. Marine Corps VIP transport helicopter, known as Marine One when the U.S. president is aboard

Walther P99 — German-made 9mm semiautomatic pistol

XB-1F Excalibur — American optionally manned modified B-1B Lancer strategic bomber

XCV-62 Ranger — American experimental tilt-rotor transport aircraft

XF-111 SuperVark — American optionally manned modified F-111 strategic bomber

XV-40 Sparrowhawk — American experimental unmanned tilt-rotor aircraft

About the Author

DALE BROWN is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, beginning with Flight of the Old Dog (1987) to, most recently, Price of Duty (2017). A former U.S. Air Force captain, he can often be found flying his own plane in the skies of the United States. He lives near Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

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Also by Dale Brown

Price of Duty

Iron Wolf

Starfire

Tiger’s Claw

A Time for Patriots

Executive Intent

Rogue Forces

Shadow Command

Strike Force

Edge of Battle

Act of War

Plan of Attack

Air Battle Force

Wings of Fire

Warrior Class

Battle Born

The Tin Man

Fatal Terrain

Shadow of Steel

Storming Heaven

Chains of Command

Night of the Hawk

Sky Masters

Hammerheads

Day of the Cheetah

Silver Tower

Flight of the Old Dog