User blog:Bzero/General G.I. Joe: Current operations

To: G.I. Joe Personnel From: General G.I. Joe Subject: Current operations

Joes, the snakes have been digging their tendrils even deeper into the world following the worldwide flood, and in many ways we’re limited in what ways we can combat them. However, that doesn’t mean we just sit on our hands and let them quietly take over the world. Security starts at home – we have no way to prevent US citizens from exercising their rights to join Cobra and hand out supplies, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to let Cobra run sorties over American airspace.

Ace, get your ass back to the US with your team, and if a Cobra jet so much dips a wing into our territory, give them one warning and then shoot them down. I’m done shamming. Payload, I want high-altitude reconnaissance over Cobra Unity – I want to know what they’re building, and what they’re up to. I’ve transferred Hawk to Africa Command in Germany, and Colonel Courage to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti for local support. Scarlett remains commander for field operations.

I want a focus on both intelligence and counter-intelligence: if we’re forced to work with Cobra in Asia and Africa, I want to find out as much as we can about their forces and technology, while preventing them from doing the same to us. The truce with Cobra doesn’t include wanted criminals – if you get a chance to capture or eliminate Major Bludd or other known terrorists, take them out if you can do so without endangering an excessive amount of collateral damage. I’ll take care of opposition at home.

Stand tough, Joes. Peace doesn’t mean capitulation. Use Cobra to assist our humanitarian operations, but never trust their motives or turn your back to them.

General Joseph “G.I. Joe” Colton, US Army “retired”

AV/jc