28 SECONDS:
STRENGTH & HONOR
On 21 November 1977, The United States Congress authorized the formation of an Elite group of Special Forces soldiers that answer only to The President of The United States. They would be known as The Delta Force, or simply "The Unit".
13 years later, in September 1990, a young 2nd Lieutenant Anthony "Tony" Dominick DiNozzo Jr. would join these Elite ranks and begin one of the most highly decorated careers in history of the United States Military.
10 Years later, in June 2000, his son, Anthony "Three" Dominick DiNozzo III, would follow in his footsteps and joined The Unit's ranks.
These are their Stories
The Following takes place during The JAG Episode: "Legacy Part One"- (Season 6, Episode 1)
0945 hours, 24 June 2000, Tactical Operations Center, Unit Compound, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
It was a beautiful morning when Colonel Barrett called them in to the T.O.C. "Morning's here! Morning's here!" sang Chester as he walked in. Captain Bauer and Tony both stood up and double head-slapped Chester.
"Shut up!" they both yelled into Chester's ears. They each put a hand on both of Chester's shoulders and forced him down into a chair.
"Spoil sports" Chester muttered. Captain Bauer sat back down next to his me, Staff Sergeants Cole and Weston. Tony sat back down next to Billy, who was laughing. Tony gave him a head slap too.
"What was that for?" Billy moaned as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Encouraging him" Tony replied.
"All of you, please, just shut up!" ordered Barrett as he walked in. "We got us a big one boys, we're gonna be teaming up with the Spetznaz for this one" stated Barrett. "Several Russian Generals, old school Soviets, are plotting a Coup-de-etat against President Putin, and The Spetznaz has turned to us for help" he paused and looked over at Jack. "Jack, your team with be responsible for Putin's safety while he is in Chechnya"
"Chechnya?" asked Bauer.
"It's where the front is, so that's where he's going" said Barrett with a sarcastic smile.
"Terrific" said Bauer, replicating Barrett's smile.
"These Generals, one of them wouldn't happen to Colonel-General Arkady Krilov, would it?" asked Tony. "Commander of Russian Forces in Chechnya".
"How the hell do you know these things?" asked Barrett, who was stunned.
"He's part of Eli David's network of arms dealers. Krilov sells Russian arms, and Israeli arms and Intelligence, and kicks a tidy profit back to Eli" explained Tony. "We stop Krilov, we hurt Eli where he cares about most" Tony paused. "The pocket book" said Tony with a smile.
"That's all well and good, but there's a problem. Putin wants confirmation that Krilov is the one leading the Coup, before we take him out" explained EJ.
"Why are we doing this, doesn't Putin have his own people?" asked Billy
"We have a vested interest in Putin staying alive" said a voice from behind them. They all turned and saw C.I.A Agent Clayton Webb standing there.
"Oh terrific, Mr. Spook is back" said Tony jokingly.
"If Putin is killed, there is a great possibility Russia will either revert back to Communism or go Ultra-Nationalist" explained Webb.
"Fantastic" said Tony sarcastically.
"Ok, Mr. Webb and myself will be coordinating security with Putin's people, Bravo team will handle the actual security and Hitman is on Counter-Sniper Duty" explained Barrett.
"You're going too?" Billy asked.
"This one's too important for me to sit on the sidelines" explained Barrett. Then he turned to Tony. "Movie Buff with Join up with Captain Alexi Volcanoff and Sergeant Sergei Zhukov, Spetznaz. You will be investigating Colonel-General Krilov. Commander Rabb will help you with the actual investigation"
"What the fuck does Rabb have anything to do with this?" asked Tony.
"I don't know ask Webb" said Barrett, shrugging his shoulders. Tony turned to Webb.
"So what's the deal Spooky Boy, why's Harm n' Hammer coming with us?" Tony asked.
"2 reasons" said Webb holding up 2 fingers. "The 1st is, a man named Vasili Rogatov, he is a former KGB assassin who now works for Krilov. Rogatov is the assassin targeting Putin. Rogatov is wanted in the United States from a car bombing that killed a Navy Commander and 2 Marines" explained Webb.
"Ok, tragic, by why would that entail Harm going all the way to Chechnya?"
"Sergeant Zhukov is Harm's Half-Brother" explained Webb.
"How is that possible?" asked Colonel Barrett. Everyone else in the room looked very confused, except for Tony, who was very familiar with Harm's family history.
"So Hammer did escape" said Tony, referring to Harm's father's callsign. Webb nodded.
"Harm's father was a Wild Weasel in Vietnam. He was shot down on 24 December, Christmas Eve, 1969. He was transferred from Hanoi to a Gulag in Siberia by The KGB where he was kept for 10 years until 1980, where he escaped into the Taiga, where he was taken in by a Gypsy woman. They had a son, Sergei, and well, you know the rest" explained Webb.
"Any questions boys?" Barrett asked.
"Can I stay home and watch From Russia with Love instead?" joked Chester, earning him a head slap from Lieutenant Colonel DiNozzo.
"Any real questions?" repeated Barrett.
"I get double miles for this right" said Tony. Chester moved to head slap Tony, but Tony got him first, giving him another head slap. "Don't even think about Master Sergeant" warned Tony.
"How come you get to crack jokes and I can't?" moaned Chester .Tony head slapped him a third time.
"I have the Medal of Honor, when you have one, then come talk to me" said Tony as he delivered a fourth and final head slap to Chester's noggin.
1900 hours local time, 24 June 2000, Liat DiNozzo's Apartment, Haifa, Israel.
It was late in the day, and the sun was just beginning to set below the horizon. "This is a beautiful Country" noted Three, who looking out of Liat's apartment window as he sipped his tea. He spit it out in disgusted. "Pity I can't say the same for this tea" he said as he dumped the contents to the ground. Malachi gave him a look.
"That was my Grandmother's recipe" he retorted.
"Then your Grandmother made some really shitty tea" said Three with a smile. Malachi shook his head.
"Like Father, like Son" commented Mal.
"Why? Did you serve this crappy tea to my dad too?" joked Three. Malachi laughed.
"I'm gonna kill those 2 for passing you through 'Selection'" said Malachi.
"Fuck you too, Uncle mal" said Three as he flipped him off. "When is my sister supposed to meet us?" Three asked. Malachi shrugged.
"Liat will get here when she gets here. Unlike your father, you lack patience" said Malachi.
"What do you think is so important that we had to come here in person in order for her to tell us?" Three asked his uncle. Malachi was not Three's uncle by birth, but Malachi and Tony had worked together now for nearly 10 years, and were like brothers, closer than 8 is to 9. this connection made Malachi, Three's de-facto Uncle.
"Three, if I knew, we wouldn't be here in this miserable country" said Mal.
"Some Patriot you are" said Three, who knew full well that Malachi was born in Israel.
"When your country has spawned evil like Eli David, Michael Rivkin, The Ben-Lev and Hadar families, you tend not to resent it" explained Malachi.
"I remember when I was 11, when John Hirsch died, I remember my parents preparing Hirsch's dress uniform for burial. It was him, Rivkin. He was the sniper that killed Hirsch" said Three.
"Yes it was" replied. The memories of that day still haunted him.
"Nice job boys" said Tony. As he did, Hirsch's Chest exploded. His blood flew everywhere, splattering over both Malachi and Tony. "JOHNNY!" Tony screamed. Hirsch's body went limp as it collapsed to the floor of the truck bed. Tony looked back to where the shot had come from. He saw Officer Rivkin, with a smirk on his face, lowering a sniper rifle. Tony was about to jump out of the Truck when Malachi grabbed him.
"Don't do it Tony. This team needs you" said Malachi. Tony face was blank and emotionless as he reached
"Marshlands, this is Movie Buff, precious cargo is secure, Alpha Team exfilling now. Have on addition to previous report. One Kilo Indigo Alpha, repeat one Kilo Indigo Alpha. I say again Backdraft Down" said Tony.
"Michael Rivkin is evil personified. He raped both Ziva and Tali when they turned 15, on Eli David's orders, just to prove how tough they were" explained Mal. In his head, Mal prayed Three would leave it that.
"Did he do the same to Liat?" Three asked, connecting the dots. Malachi remained silent. "Did the Mother-fucking, son of a bitch rape my sister?" Three asked again, raising his voice. Malachi took a deep breath.
"Yes" Malachi finally answered. Three clenched his fists. The tea cup he was holding shattered in his hand, collapsing under the pressure.
"I'm gonna kill him" said Three in a flat, serious tone. Three turned around when he heard a door slam behind him. He went to reach for his 45, but relaxed momentarily when he saw it was only Liat. She had tears in her eyes and her face was bright red. Someone had hit her. Seeing this, Three rushed over and enveloped his older sister in a huge, compassionate hug.
"Thank you" she murmured as she hugged him back. Three raised his hand to his sister's face. He gently rubbed a circle with his thumb over the red spot on Liat's cheek.
"Who hit you?" he asked, still trying to be compassionate.
"That is not important" she said, trying to brush him off.
"Yes it is" Three countered.
"Three, please, there are things at stake that are much more important than me" she said as she leaned forward and kissed him cheek. She broke away from the embrace and turned so that she was now facing both Three and Malachi. "Eli David has made a huge transaction in The United States. I don't know what he bought, or what he is planning, but the transaction is in the amount of $5,000,000 US" Liat explained. "Eli has dispatched one of his men, Illan Bodner to Detroit, to deliver the cash" she informed them.
"Is he just buying something, making a payoff, or simply planning an attack of some kind?" Malachi asked.
"I don't know, Eli is playing this one very close to the chest. his exact words were 'I do not wish for 'The Movie Buff' to interfere with my plan'" she said, quoting Eli.
"Well, looks like Eli has lucked out for the time being, as our Father is otherwise occupied" Three told Liat. "However, I wonder how Eli feels about 'Sky Train' and 'Golden Girl'?" asked Three with a smile on his face.
0745 hours local time, 25 June 2000, Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) Headquarters, Lubyanka Prison, Lubyanka Square, Moscow, Russia.
Captain Bauer, and Staff Sergeants Cole and Weston had setup a perimeter outside of FSB HQ. inside, President of The Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, was meeting with Clayton Webb and Colonel Barrett. 1st Lieutenant Billy Hazard, The Unit's Sharpshooter, had setup a counter sniper position on the roof. "All callsigns check it" said Bauer into his radio.
"This Phantom, left perimeter secure" replied Staff Sergeant Jonathan Cole.
"This is Shark Bait, Right side clear" replied Staff Sergeant Mike Weston.
"This is Hitman, everything looks clear from up here" said 1st Lieutenant Billy Hazard. Bauer nodded to himself.
"Ex-Caliber, this Bandit, Perimeter is secure" Bauer said into his radio.
"Copy that Bandit, Precious Cargo en route to street. Standby" ordered Colonel Barrett. Suddenly, Bauer radio cracked to life again.
"Bandit, this Hitman, I have activity on adjacent rooftop, 2 shooters, armed with Dragonov SVDs, request permission to fire" asked Billy, frantically.
"Rogatov?" Bauer asked.
"Negative. I say again, request permission to fire" repeated Hitman.
"Do it" replied Bauer.
"Do it" replied Captain Bauer over the radio.
"Copy that" said Billy as he flick the safety of his Karabiner K98 Sniper Rifle. He was already lying prone as he brought the sniper to his shoulder. He got the 1st shooter in his sights and he pulled the trigger. The rifle barked as the bullet flew from the barrel. The bullet struck the 1st shooter in the neck, throwing him backwards. Hazard quickly worked the bolt, ejecting the spent round and chambering the next round. He took the 2nd shooter in his sights and pulled the trigger again, perfectly replicating the 1st shot. With both hostiles down, Hazard let out a breath he forgot he was holding. "Bandit, this Hitman, 2 targets down" said Billy into his radio.
1045 hours local time, 25 June 2000, 35 miles southeast of Kamushev, Russia.
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony DiNozzo knew that Colonel-General Krilov was selling both Russian and Israeli weapons to the Chechnyan Rebels. He also knew that a large sum of the profits was sent to Eli David in Israel. He also knew that Krilov was the leader of a group of former Soviet Generals who were organizing against President Putin. What he didn't know was how Krilov was getting the weapons and munitions to the Chechnyans. Everyday, The Russians ran a weapons convoy from there Armory in Kamushev, to the front lines. The problem was, sometimes, the crates that arrived at the front, weren't always full. So Tony, Commander Rabb and Captain Volcanoff decided to stop there. Sergeant Zhukov had inserted the 3 men by Helicopter, before he was called away to provide Air Support for an Armored Column in Vamoot, 20 miles away. Every convoy was supposed to have an armored escort, but today, the convoy that Tony, Harm and Alexi were inspecting had none. "Anything?" Tony called out to Alexi and Harm.
"Nothing" replied Alexi. "The manifest reads 20 cases of Ak-47s, and they are all here. Same with the 5 cases of RPGs and 20 cases of 7.62mm ammunition" he said.
"Did Krilov know we were inspecting this Convoy?" Tony asked Alexi.
"Wouldn't surprise me. Why do you ask?" Alexi asked him.
"We're at least 35 miles from the nearest help. This convoy has no Air of Armor support, and completely undefended" Tony paused. "We've been setup" he said as he knocked Alexi to the ground. Gunfire rang out from all sides. Tony reached up and pulled down a crate of AKs. He grabbed one and slid it over to Harm. He grabbed another one and slammed into Alexi's chest before he grabbed one for himself. "Return Fire!" he ordered.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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