Chapter Seven
A Command Base
Tuesday, 3/25/2465@0600
Two more Transporters arrived this morning from Mars with five hundred Rangers aboard along with three offices and several months of supplies. After they were settled in their quarters; a war council was conducted with Colonel Duran giving the first brief. Geography of islands in the Pacific Ocean was studied and the pros and cons of launching an attack, on this island or that one, were discussed in great detail.
After several hours of debate, it was decided to focus on a small island in the South Pacific that was once owned by the twentieth-century actor Marlon Brando. Although the island was small, there were living quarters, a small radio station, a warehouse type building, and a short runway. It was perfect for a headquarters on
