Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia. There is a very large airport by the beach about five or six kilometers to the north.
The Mogadishu Airport built by the United Nations is actually a comprehensive military base.
The U.S. Army Joint Operations Command Center is located in this airport, as is the headquarters of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Somalia "UFT", and the operational base of Operation Erin is also here.
Since the new airport was built here only after the establishment of UFT, the construction time was very hasty.
Therefore, the conditions of this airport-type military base are far worse than those of the US military base in Afghanistan, and there are almost no living and entertainment facilities.
There are basketball courts and football fields, but they are filled with various helicopters.
The special incident emergency response team composed of Long Zhan, Sonny, Clay and Brian arrived at this "military base" after nearly ten hours of flight.
When they landed, a sergeant came to pick them up and took the four of them to the dormitories that had been prepared in advance.
A simple container house.
Long Zhan and the other four people had already expected before setting off that this country, which had fallen into severe famine due to war, would be relatively short of all kinds of materials and life would definitely not be too comfortable, so they were "prepared to endure hardship."
I didn't mind that there were no special lockers, and even the iron frame bed I slept on was almost rusty.
After putting down the large and small bags that I had brought, I immediately found a military policeman from the base to help lead the way to the person in charge of Operation Erin to report.
The soldiers I saw along the way were very interesting.
After superiors and subordinates finish working exchanges, they will shout a slogan when saluting each other.
The subordinates would shout: "Rangers, be the vanguard."
Superiors would respond: "Keep going."
If there are more than two people, the slogans between the two parties will change again, and the superiors and subordinates will shout a strange "Hu~ha."
"You may find it strange, but this is the etiquette of the Rangers. Just get used to it."
The military policeman who led the way saw Long Zhan and others whispering, discussing these unusual and strange military characteristics, and made a special trip to explain them to everyone.
Apart from the different salutes and slogans, the most interesting thing about the Rangers is their hairstyles.
Everyone is highly unified and highly identifiable.
The hair on the sides and back of the head was completely shaved, leaving only the hair in the middle of the head, and it was cut very short, leaving only an inch.
Basically, anyone who sees this hairstyle is 100% from the Rangers.
Long Zhan and the others looked at the rangers along the way, and the rangers on the road also looked at Long Zhan and the other four, feeling that the four of them were equally strange.
The four of them basically have long hair and beards, and they look very slovenly.
None of their rangers were clean-shaven at all, and all of them had very short hairstyles. They looked so clean and energetic.
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If it weren't for Long Zhan, all four of them would be very tall.
In particular, Long Zhan walks like a dragon and a tiger, which gives people a strong sense of oppression.
These rangers will probably go up and stop these four sloppy guys who suddenly appeared here, and check their identities.
certainly.
Among the many rangers encountered here, there were some experienced veterans who had worked for many years, and they vaguely guessed the identities of Long Zhan and others.
People who think of Long Zhan have a ceiling, and the envy and awe in their eyes cannot be concealed in their hearts.
After all, more than 90% of the Rangers dream of joining the Delta Force. Even if they fail the selection, they will have no regrets if they have the opportunity to sign up.
SEAL Team 6 is as famous as Delta and is known as the three ace forces in the United States. Valley
For the Rangers, he is also a king who needs to look up to him.
In addition to encountering these various rangers, before Long Zhan arrived at the "JOC (Joint Operations Command Center)", he saw a relatively familiar guy——
Hut!
"Black Hawk Down" is an ensemble drama with no particularly prominent protagonist.
When I watched Dragon War, I was still "foreign face blind". I felt that all the supporting characters looked the same, and I basically couldn't tell which one was which.
There was only one person who could count his hands, which made a deep impression on Long Zhan.
Huth is one of them.
This guy is very arrogant in the base. He never queues up for meals. Although he only has the rank of sergeant, he is completely different from the Ranger company commander.
He didn't take the Rangers seriously at all.
The reason why he can be so "maverick" is that he is the captain of the Delta Force, an existence above the Rangers.
Both personal ability and work ability are very strong.
Long Zhan glanced at Hu Te for a few times, and Hu Te, who was wearing casual clothes, also looked at Long Zhan. Maybe they felt that they were the same kind, and nodded to each other.
It's like saying hello.
The joint operations command center was also very simple. It was converted from a hangar. The military police sent Long Zhan and the others to the door and left alone.
Sonny walked in with Long Zhan's people, and soon met the "top person in charge of Operation Erin"——
From the Ranger Task Force commander, Maj. Gen. William Garrison.
He is about 60 years old, tall and thin, with gray hair on his back. He is wearing desert camouflage and has a cigar in his mouth. He gives off a very aura.
"Sir, the special incident emergency response team is here to report to you." Sonny saluted.
"Very good, you are welcome to join."
General Garrison returned the military salute and spoke with a unique Texas accent.
Then he took the initiative to shake hands with Long Zhan and others one by one, gave Sonny a mission file bag, and arranged for a logistics sergeant to take Long Zhan and others to collect supplies.
Although the conditions at Mogadishu Airport are poor, all necessary supplies are available.
After Long Zhan and others completed the registration and received their respective identity tags, they received a lot of various daily necessities and daily necessities.
After finishing all this, it was already past 6 o'clock in the evening, and Long Zhan and his party came to the restaurant.
The restaurant is also a converted hangar, and the dining mode is different from the Fenty Forward Operating Base, adopting a smaller self-service mode.
Various cuts of meat, fried chicken, salads, bread, etc. are placed in pots on long tables lined up in a row.
All diners took stainless steel plates from the entrance and lined up in two queues one by one along the left and right sides of the long table where the food was placed.
While taking food from the table, walk to the right.
You can take whatever food is on the table along the way, but if you pass it or want to add more, you have to queue up all over again.
This was the first time Long Zhan had eaten this kind of dining style. Clay and Brian had eaten it in society, but it was also the first time they had seen it in the army.
The three of them lined up in the queue with great interest, watching the long queue slowly move forward.