AFRICOM—American centralized military command and control for the African continent.
Atoll—A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral.
Baker Compound—The Slingshot facility on Baker Island.
BatCap—Power source for the Pulsed Energy Weapon, a unique marriage of a 3-D battery and a thin, large-surface-area flexible capacitor that the SWIC member wears on his back. The capacitor supports twenty rapid-release lethal laser bursts and recharges in less than a minute from the 3-D battery, or it can continuously support a lethal laser burst every five seconds. The 3-D battery needs recharging every five thousand bursts.
BUDS—Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training.
CS Platypus —Cruise Ship Platypus
Cumulonimbus calvus—A moderately tall cumulonimbus cloud which is capab
