Stinger Operation Cyclone (A Cold War Adventure with Rick Fontain) - Hardcover

Fortin, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0996478639 ISBN 13: 9780996478632

Publisher: Cold War Publications, 2018

Synopsis

Rick Fontain is back.  "Stinger" is a Cold War adventurethat peers inside the exploits of Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA's TaskForce Chief Gust Avrakotos. Strange bedfellows they were.... Their allianceproved to be one of the most successful partnerships in the history of the CIA."Stinger: Operation Cyclone" centers on the results of their efforts.
 
The adventure begins with theelection of Ronald Reagan in 1979. This was the same year that the Soviet Unioninvaded Afghanistan. Early in 1982 POTUS called for a plan of action to arm andfinance the Afghan Freedom Fighters known as the Mujahideen. Operation Cyclonewas the code name assigned to this project.
 
CIA Officer Mike Vickers, not aparticipant in this story, was solicited by Avrakotos to help design and rollout the blueprint to equip the Mujahideen. Included in this Covert Actionprogram was the Stinger guided missile. This weapon system would be credited asthe major factor in the Russian withdrawal in 1989.
 
General Gerald Bushman returns asthe Director, Defense Intelligence Agency. Rick Fontain, who is now a Member,Technical Staff, of AT&T's Bell Labs, is brought in for his expertise withthe Stinger technology. His familiarity with the Russian gunship, the Mil Mi-24is just icing on the cake.
 
Rick is re-united with his Redeyeinstructor, Andy Davis, and together they lay out a plan to kill buku Russianaircraft. However, the operation stalls in 1982 and does not move forward untilRick thwarts an assassination attempt on one Maalouf Torki bin Taisei. Mr.Taisei is a Malaysian government official. He is also the largest arms dealeron the Pacific Rim.
 
The KGB gets wind that thePakistan ISI has agreed to support Operation Cyclone. Their attacks are fierce.However, the result is not what they expect. President Reagan issues a changeto the original operation requirements. The gloves come off. Rick Fontain istold to do whatever it takes to get Stinger into the hands of the AfghanFreedom Fighters.
 
In 1985, Pakistan's President Ziafinally OK's the American plan to provide the Stinger technology to theMujahideen. American Special Forces, the Green Beret and DELTA, are assigned tothe training center at the ISI's Ojhri Camp. The CIA's LTC Jim Pezlola and CWOGary Larson solicit the Mujahideen Command to provide students for the veryfirst class of Stinger shooters.
 

Rick takes thegraduating class into Afghanistan to the Russian airbase at Bagram. The rest, asthey say, is history. Operation Cyclone may not have ended the Cold War, but itcertainly weakened the Soviet Union's resolve. So much so, that in 1993 itfinancially collapsed.

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About the Author

Bill Fortin served in the United States Army, 3rd Armor Division, from April 1968 to the first part of 1970. Retired from Bell Labs in 2001,Former CEO of IBS, Inc. Presently the head of Cold War Publications. Earned a Master's in the Management Sciences from the University of Baltimore. My wife Judy, a gaggle of Border Collies, and other 4 legged and featured companions reside in the rolling hills of Westminster, Maryland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cold War Publications
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0996478639
• ISBN 13: 9780996478632
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 432