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My love and thanks to Felicity for her advice years ago that I should write what I know about. From her suggestion came the first manuscript for The Sixth Fleet.

This series would never have occurred without the sage advice and professional encouragement of Mr. Tom Colgan.

My thanks to my fellow classmates in the class of 2000 at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces who answered my myriad technical questions. I appreciate my friend Colonel “Slick” Katz, USMC, and the no-nonsense time he spent ensuring I understood the Marine Corps perspective on the Navy-Marine Corps team. Whew! Commander (retired) James Hamill, former commanding officer Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Two, provided technical support on EP-3E flight characteristics. And to CDR Joseph Beatles for his aviation experience. My thanks for the support and technical guidance provided by Ms. Sharon Reinke, Mr. Art Horn, and Lieutenant Colonel David “Skull” Riedel, United States Marine Corps, in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.

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