Chapter 18STANDING IN THE HALL outside Fritz's classroom, the president asked General Beech to make the call. When the base commander answered, the general told him to lock his office door. The commander requested not to be disturbed. Fritz pulled the door, and the president and General Beech stepped through the portal. The admiral would be included in a select group, requiring absolute secrecy and an oath to the president.
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IN THE ROOM across the hall, Colonel Mitchell's team waited in full gear. Their orders were clear: find and hold anyone not in uniform, stop all civilian traffic, especially commercial vehicles. They were running out of time.
The president and the general returned from Great Lakes with maps of the base. In ten minutes, two busses would transport the team to the
