At precisely five-thirty Mark spoke into his mike, “All teams, go.” The attack group consisted of seven teams of six, along with Mark and Captain Smith. One team remained in reserve with the medical team, stationed close by with the rest of the vehicles. Mark was in command of the four teams that quickly surrounded the training barracks. Captain Smith commanded the two groups that were to neutralize the ten men guarding the barn where the kids were held. The remaining team led by Sergeant James Fowler would take care of the occupants of the farmhouse. The plan was to try and secure the children before launching the attack on the barracks and farmhouse. This meant that the ten guards had to be dispatched swiftly and silently. Snipers took care of the six guards who were in plain view with

