Nightwatch

Acknowledgments

This novel would not have been possible without the invaluable assistance of the following:

Donald De Line and Jordi Ross of Disney’s Touchstone Pictures, who helped generate the creative spark that got this project off the ground;

Lou Aronica and Stephen S. Power of Avon Books;

Robert Gottlieb, Matt Bialer, Alan Gasmer, and Steven H. Kram of the William Morris Agency;

Philip M. Strub, U.S. Department of Defense;

Charles “Lucky” Davis of the U.S. Air Force;

General Eugene E. Habiger, Vice Admiral Dennis A. Jones, Captain Robert Pritchard, and Captain John Kennedy of U.S. Strategic Command;

Major General John G. Meyer Jr.” Colonel Robert E. Gaylord, Colonel Mark Brzozowski, and Lieutenant Colonel Richard Breen of U.S. Army Public Affairs;

Major General Bob Flowers, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rego, and G. Michael Warren, my hosts at Fort Leonard Wood, MO;

Brigadier General David W. Foley, Colonel Wcs Cox, and H.M. Chapman, my hosts at Fort McClellan, AL;

Captain Harold Christy and Robert Aylward of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit;

Terry Miller, Charlotte Wiggins, Ben Wyatt, Al Stevens, Jody Eberly, and Ron Asplin of the U.S. Forest Service;

Charles Jaco — my key to the Irish Wilderness;

Lieutenant Colonel Stu Pugh;

AFSOC’s Captain Ty “Monzo” Alexander;

Keith O’Leary;

Director John McGaw and Assistant Director Patrick D. Hynes of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms;

Bruce Blair, senior fellow, the Brookings Institution;

Commander Strategic Communications Wing One;

Lieutenant AA. “Flex” Plexico, USN;

The men and women of the 55th Air Wing and 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron;

And last, but definitely not least, my dearest Carol Frances, for her patient love and constant support.

To all of you, my heartfelt thanks for sharing your fascinating worlds with me and my readers!