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OPERATION SUMMARY
Operation Designation TROPICAL SPLIT
Tasking Division (REDACTED)
Field Team Captain Secretary with Operative Blackwood
Primary Location Jungle shoreline compound on a small equatorial island under Chaos Insurgency control
Mission Type Joint infiltration and hostage extraction
1. Objective
Recent intelligence confirmed that a Chaos Insurgency splinter cell had seized four Foundation researchers and two civilian contractors from an offshore survey vessel. Hostages were held inside a fortified villa complex hidden beneath dense coastal palm. Captain Secretary and Operative Blackwood were assigned to infiltrate the compound, secure the prisoners, neutralize armed resistance where necessary, and exfiltrate before dawn.
2. Insertion
Time Action Observation
2203 hours Offshore approach by inflatable craft Surf moderate, moonlight minimal
2217 hours Silent breach through storm culvert Guards rotated every seven minutes. Pattern memorized
2234 hours Interior power junction sabotaged Compound lights failed, emergency floodlamps active
Blackwood provided forward scouting while Secretary set charge timers and prepared medical triage kits for extraction.
3. Hostage Recovery
2246 hours
The pair located first holding cell. Two researchers restrained but unharmed. Secretary administered stimulant spray and instructed them to remain silent.
2251 hours
Blackwood neutralised a patrol of three CI operatives near the generator shed using suppressed fire and a garrote withdrawal technique learned during Operation VIP.
2304 hours
Final cell held the civilian contractors under guard by the squad leader. A brief exchange ended when Secretary used a flash baton to disorient the captor, allowing Blackwood to subdue him. No shots fired.
All six hostages gathered at extraction waypoint Bravo inside an abandoned banyan root cave.
4. Exfiltration
2337 hours
Evac team signalled. Secretary guided hostages to the beach while Blackwood set a delayed thermite charge on the villa armoury to deny materiel.
0006 hours
Evac helicopter lifted with full complement. Two CI boats attempted pursuit but withdrew after thermite detonation ignited visible secondary explosions.
Mission considered flawless. Zero friendly casualties. Compound rendered inoperable.
5. Post Mission Dialogue
After extraction Captain Secretary and Operative Blackwood watched sunrise over the waterline as medics treated freed captives.
Secretary
"I have been thinking. After debrief I am filing retirement papers. My wife needs me now more than this war does."
Blackwood
"You always said the mission chooses the moment. Maybe this moment chooses you."
Secretary
"Take what you learned. Sharpen it. Lead with it. I would like that to be the imprint I leave."
Blackwood nodded, words caught behind a dry throat. Secretary placed a weathered hand on his shoulder before walking toward the medevac ramp.
6. Operative Reflection
Blackwood Private Log
"He walked away into the rotor wash, back straight, never looking smaller even as the blades took him. I used to see only the hard edges in him. Tonight I saw the weight he carried and understood how it shaped mine. If duty is a mirror he taught me to stand still and face it. I owe him every steady breath between fear and action."
7. Results
Item Status
Hostages All six recovered, stable, en route to rehabilitation
Chaos Insurgency cell Command structure eliminated, compound destroyed
Team losses None
Captain Secretary status Pending retirement request, commendation filed
Operative Blackwood status Transfer to Omega-1 under review with personal endorsement from Captain Secretary
Filed by Operative Blackwood
Reviewed by Acting Division Chief
Clearance Level 5
Addendum
During compound cleanup teams found a painted inscription on an interior wall behind the armory racks. Crimson letters read
No split lasts forever. Someone always follows the seam.
All evidence archived. Captain Secretary departure ceremony scheduled.
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