User blog:Bzero/Stalker: Aden Explorer

To: Hawk CC: Flint, Duke Subject: Aden Explorer

Last Thursday I led a small team consisting of Beachhead, Chance, Gung-Ho, and Torpedo in an attempt to free the hostages held on America-registered old survey ship Aden Explorer. With air support from Mara in a SHARC and Wild Bill in a Tomahawk, we were able to retake the ship. The pirate leader, Abdi Ali, has been arrested, and his most high-profile prisoner, our own Dr. Adele Burkhart, was freed without harm.

The only troubling aspect was who was helping the pirates secure the ship. While on the ship we were attacked by red-uniformed troopers exclaiming, "Blood for the Baron!" They may be associated with European terrorist Baron Ironblood, who has been on our target list for quite some time. They also had a black-clad field commander who escaped in some sort of giant flying attack skull. It was a weird mission to be sure, and I’m available now for a more complete debriefing.

Sergeant Major Lonzo “Stalker” Wilkinson US Army Ranger G.I. Joe Command