ARC Angel (ARC Angel Series Book 1) by Toby Neighbors

Author:Toby Neighbors [Neighbors, Toby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Publisher: Mythic Adventure Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-05-28T22:00:00+00:00

24

Task Force Olympus,

Mars Orbit, Sol System

The trip from Earth had been difficult for Angel. She wanted to reach the Apollo and find out exactly what she’d be doing, but the hours seemed to drag on and on. When the fast mover had finally reached the task force, it had taken another hour to maneuver into position to dock with the flagship Apollo. Angel spent her time learning as much as she could about the various ships in the group.

The largest ship was the Apollo, a fleet carrier with two entire wings of Air Force ships and drones. There was also room on the huge spacecraft for a full battalion of CSF Marines. Traveling with the task force were also three destroyer class ships, the Leonidas, the Bellona, and the Minerva. Each of those ships carried two platoons of marines, a flight of single-pilot fighters, and a host of weapons for ship-to-ship combat. The final ship in the group was the Taft, a huge freighter class ship that not only had rations and resupplies for all four of the other ships in the task force, but also a variety of vehicles for the marines as well as tugs for loading and unloading the massive vessel.

Major Dixon was in charge of the special op groups and Colonel Connor Hale was the commander for the marine battalion. Angel felt self-conscious wearing her uniform. She had a single silver bar on her collar, and a lone marksmanship ribbon on her chest. Never in her life had she felt so ill prepared, but when the transport finally docked with the Apollo she found Major Dixon waiting for her.

“You must be second Lieutenant Murphy,” he said without smiling as he returned her salute.

“Yes sir, reporting for duty with Staff Sergeant Cashman and our ARC suits,” Angel said.

“Very well,” Dixon said. “Staff Sergeant, it’s good to see you again. I thought you might have gotten soft down in Nevada. Did you make it out to sin city?”

“No sir, we were pretty busy,” Cashman said.

“Pity,” Dixon said. “Well, get this gear stowed, then join the rest of your platoon in ready room 287. I trust you can find your way?”

“Yes sir!” Cashman replied.

Dixon nodded then turned and made his way out of the hangar with Angel walking quickly to keep up. They entered a long hallway, then took a lift up two floors. Angel did her best to take everything in. The ship had six levels, each labeled from the top down, alpha through foxtrot. On delta, she saw mostly officers. They passed doors with company names and staff offices. Dixon led Angel into a suite of offices surrounding a single reception room.

“Murphy, this is Staff Sergeant Callahan,” Dixon said, introducing a woman behind a large desk. “She keeps Spec Ops on our toes. This is your office. You’re the junior officer of this company, and your ARC team is highly specialized, so bear with us if we take a minute to figure out how you fit in exactly.

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