Richard Humenuck

Broschiertes Buch

Not On My Watch

Beschreibung

It's the year 2000 and two suicide pilots in a bomb-laden boat just attacked the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole in the port of Yemen, killing 17 U.S. sailors and injuring 39 others. Gowan's fictional account based on real events picks up right after the Al Qaeda bombing. The U.S. Navy scrambles to protect its warships in the port of Jebel Ali in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Navy Reservists from a little-known community called the Naval Coastal Warfare and Coast Guard Reservists get the urgent call to serve in Dubai, the biggest and busiest port in the Middle East and only 1,500 miles away from the USS Cole attack. "My goal is to humanize the enlisted Sailors and Coast Guardsmen who mobilized and deployed for a singular-focused mission with huge consequences," said Gowan, who served on active duty in the U.S. Navy for 6 years with three deployments to the Middle East and later joined the Naval Reserves. "They fought and won the battle against an evil, ever-present but invisible enemy planning to attack U.S. shipping with the big prize being an aircraft carrier. This is their story." "MC's story perfectly captures the steely resolve of these brave Reservists to defend the sailors and ships in their battlespace during the turbulent days after the USS Cole attack," said Chris Schafer, CEO at Tactical 16 Publishing. "This book is a must read to understand how terrorism started and the evil forces that continue to wreak havoc worldwide."

Autor

The author, a retired Navy Captain, was assigned as Mission Commander of Commander, Task Group 53.8 for the initial deployment of Naval Coastal Warfare and attached active-duty forces in the Arabian Gulf following the bombing of the USS Cole. A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, he was a surface warfare officer and spent over half his career in Naval Coastal Warfare engaged in anti-terrorism/force protection, port security, counterdrug, and other high-profile operations and exercises. Additional notable recalls to active duty included Operation Desert Storm, and Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom which followed the terrorist attacks on 9/11. For over 26 years of combined active and reserve service, he was privileged to have both multiple commanding officer tours and detachment assignments as the mission commander. He currently works as a contractor for consulting support to the Department of Homeland Security. For the Not On My Watch play, his character is portrayed as 'Captain H'. The author, a retired Navy Captain, was assigned as Mission Commander of Commander, Task Group 53.8 for the initial deployment of Naval Coastal Warfare and attached active-duty forces in the Arabian Gulf following the bombing of the USS Cole. A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, he was a surface warfare officer and spent over half his career in Naval Coastal Warfare engaged in anti-terrorism/force protection, port security, counterdrug, and other high-profile operations and exercises. Additional notable recalls to active duty included Operation Desert Storm, and Operations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom which followed the terrorist attacks on 9/11. For over 26 years of combined active and reserve service, he was privileged to have both multiple commanding officer tours and detachment assignments as the mission commander. He currently works as a contractor for consulting support to the Department of Homeland Security. For the Not On My Watch play, his character is portrayed as 'Captain H'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tactical 16 Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 706g
• ISBN-13: 9798869214300
• Artikelnr.: 70239475