Operation Sea Ghost

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Thanks to NCIS Special Agent Chris Ahr and the real pirate hunters of Combined Task Force 151, USS Mason, DDG–87, and to Al Picardal and everyone at CENSECFOR, LS Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

The C-130 cargo plane took off in a violent rainstorm.

It was 2350 hours, almost midnight, and the monsoon that had battered Southeast Asia all day was still intense. The wind was fierce and lightning flashed everywhere. The thunder was like artillery booming in the distance. This was dangerous flying weather, but the C-130’s mission was a top priority. It was going to fly no matter what.

The aircraft rose from its secret base on the eastern edge of Thailand and turned north, over Laos, heading toward Vietnam. The four-man crew was wearing standard U.S. Air Force flight suits, each with his name tag attached — DAVIS, LEE, RUBY and JOHNSON — but the crew members were not military personnel. They were civilian employees of the CIA.

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