Ghost Watch

Acknowledgments

I’d like to thank Lieutenant Colonel Mike ‘Panda’ Pandolfo (USAF, ret.) for his tireless support, wealth of knowledge and unerring eye while I was writing Ghost Watch. Panda has helped me considerably for the past couple of years. In fact, he has almost moved from ‘tech support’ to ‘co-collaborator’, and now I’ve said that, the guy will probably ask me for a raise. Panda recently retired from the Air Force. After so many years in uniform, that’s a big life change. I’d to take this opportunity to thank him publicly for the lifetime of service he has selfessly given (the guy flew in the Vietnam War, for chrissakes!).

Thanks also to Special Agent Elizabeth Richards, AFOSI, for assistance with OSI procedures, documentation and photo reference.

Thanks to Michael Jordan, USMC, ret., for technical support on weapons, ammunition, legal issues, and editorial assistance.

Thanks to Patrick Le Barbenchon from Eurocopter, and also Robert Holtsbaum and Loic Porcheron at Australian Aerospace, for help and technical support on the Puma SA360.

Thanks to Patricia Rollins for French lessons and editorial assistance.

Thanks to my attorney, Eric Feig, for keeping the dogs at bay.

Thanks to Emma Rafferty and Sarina Rowell, my editors at Pan Macmillan.

And thanks to Rod Morrison, my publisher at Pan Mac. It’d be amateur hour at snake gully without you all.