Author Archives: jackballs57

            As soon as I walked into the meeting room Senator Williams said, ’’It took you long enough to come talk to us.’’             ‘’After the EPA fiasco Saturday morning, the B21 bomber fiasco Friday night and the Navy fiasco … Continue reading →

Book 3 Chapter 43             Troy changed over to a G5 at Morton. He was off for several weeks’ vacation at East Water Cay. Troy and his wife and his adult son with several children were staying in one of … Continue reading →

I picked the captain’s brain for over an hour over coffee. I had a whole new understanding of submarine construction and operations. It was a much different beast than I had imagined.             The crew training was more intense because … Continue reading →

            Frank and I talked for close to an hour before I decided to call Russian President Orbatch, even though it was 5 AM there.             ‘’Good morning President Orbatch, this is Jones. I know it’s early, but I need … Continue reading →

            I walked to the door of Marine One and had a change of mind.             ‘’Its going to be a few hours, you can leave it here or take it back to Andrews,’’ I said.             In the White … Continue reading →

I went into the passenger area lounge where I could hear the radio transmissions with the Orbatch’s presidential plane. Even though Andrews was a military base, there were many VIP passenger flights in government and military planes. The Air Force … Continue reading →

The ride back to Washington in the G5 was quiet and fast. Troy and I talked about today and how things went. We were both happy but the Secret Service not so – much – they felt they had given … Continue reading →

After the looks of surprise, ’’Hello Boss, we never expected to see you here,’’ Jerry Collins said.             I remembered Jerry from the hiring – training sessions; he spent a lot of time picking himself up off the mats in … Continue reading →

            I had a restless night and was eating breakfast at 0600. At 0700 I received a text from Marcy that negotiations were going well, and they would do a VCATS from there at 1600 their time (that was 0900 … Continue reading →

Book 3 Chapter 35             There were startled faces all around the table as I stood and walked out into the hall. I leaned against wall waiting for the complete conversation.             I listened while Vicky explained that Marcy, Jenny, … Continue reading →