Rocket Mom

"Badger 6, Wolf 09, Roger that, one truck, one guy, waving his AK in the air like he's going to bring down a B-2 bomber. No friendlies, no structures, no pets, no houseplants, no frickin' anything, he was headin' south to Baghdad on the Jihadi Highway since zero-three-frickin' hundred, but has pulled off along the road. No, no other passengers in the vehicle. We have had eyes on for a good forty-five minutes. We'll be Bingo on fuel soon. Who else do you need to ask anyway? Action, yes or no? Wait a minute. Hold on. The guy just set somethin' big on the ground. From the back of the truck. Could be an IED. About that large. This meets the Rules of Engagement Badger 6."The pilot of the Apache helicopter was watching the scene, with mixed interest, from four miles away. His experience was much the same as that of LCDR Juana Lamour; rarely cleared to use live ordnance. Wolf 09's role in the war had also been to sporadically fly impotent sorties over enemy held territory; in a threatening manner, but without ammunition. However, on this particularly night, he was fully loaded: a lethal 30 mm M230E1 chain gun, and a dangerous mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles, and Hydra 70 general-purpose unguided 70 mm rockets."Wolf 09, Badger 6, you are cleared hot. Repeat cleared hot! Go get 'em, over."The Hamishes find themselves in another pickle: Bigfoot, Grey Aliens, Reptilians, OBE's and jicama are just a few of the diabolical forces they must confront in order to uncover the truth behind Rocket Mom.