LEPC Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC) are quasi-governmental bodies, generally at the county or municipal level that do emergency planning.
M11 United States military designation for the SIG P228 pistol. See SIG P228.
M2 The M2 is a Browning .50 caliber machine gun.
M4 The M4 is a common U.S. military magazine-fed, selective fire, rifle with a telescoping stock.
M9 The M9 is a semiautomatic, 9mm, pistol in common use by the United States military.
M35 A military truck in the 2½ ton weight class, often referred to as a “deuce and a half.”
MOPP Level MOPP is an acronym for “Mission Oriented Protective Posture” and as used in the book it refers to the level of protective gear used by military personnel in a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear combat situation. MOPP Level zero means gear will be carried, but not worn.
MRE Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) are self-contained, individual military field rations.
MURS Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS) is an unlicensed two-way radio service similar to Citizens Band (CB).
Recon Military slang for reconnaissance.
ROTC The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is a college program for training commissioned officers.
SIG P228 A compact pistol in use with many law enforcement agencies and the military where it is designated as the M11. Caden is given a M11, 9mm .40 S&W, in Chapter 13 along with two 15 round magazines. Caden refers to the M11 by the SIG name.
SINCGARS Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) is a combat radio currently used by United States which handles voice and data communications.
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About the Author
Kyle Pratt is the bestselling author of three books. The latest, Through Many Fires, is a post-apocalyptic thriller released in paperback and on Kindle in early August 2013. Within two weeks it appeared on both the Kindle Science Fiction Post-Apocalyptic list, reaching #10, and the Mystery, Thriller and Suspense list, reaching #39.
Kyle grew up in the mountains of Colorado and earned an Associate in Arts degree from Mesa State College in Grand Junction. When money for college ran low he enlisted the United States Navy as a Cryptologic Technician. “I thought I would do four years and then use my veteran's benefits to go back to college,” he once said.
His first assignment was with a U.S. Navy unit at the Royal Air Force base in Edzell, Scotland. While on leave in Israel he met Lorraine from Plymouth, Devon, England and married her the next year. Together they spent the remainder of his twenty year naval career traveling around the world from Guam to Japan, Hawaii and other places.
Even before he retired from the service he wrote short stories. In July of 2012 his debut novel, Titan Encounter, a science fiction space opera, came out on Kindle and later in paperback. His second book, Final Duty — The Alien War Anthology, a military science fiction short story collection, is out on Kindle since January of 2013. Through Many Fires was released both on Kindle and in paperback in August of 2013.
Today, Kyle and Lorraine live on a small farm in Western Washington State. Kyle firmly believes the future of leisure writing is digital. You can easily find and follow him online.
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Through Many Fires
Camden Cascade Publishing
Copyright © 2013 Kyle Pratt
Paperback ISBN: 0615808387
Kindle Version 1.51 — November 2013
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Cover design and cover art by Micah Hansen
Editor Barbara Blakey
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