It is rare in the world that the Navy and Marine Corps do not deal with it, because in most countries, the Marine Corps is a subordinate of the Navy, but not here in the country on the top of the mountain.
Although the Marine Corps also belongs to the Department of the Navy, it is an independent service, and most importantly, the funding for the Marine Corps comes from the Department of the Navy!
In other words, the cake in the hands of the Navy Department is not only given to the Navy, but also a piece of it is given to the Marine Corps!
This kind of thing is a complete shame for the Navy, especially the top brass of the Navy. Therefore, the Navy has always made it its mission to find problems in the Marine Corps budget as much as possible. Otherwise, why would the Army replace 1 Abrams? Tank, why are the Marine Corps still using the old 60? It’s not because they have no money!
Therefore, when the old man knew that Shepard wanted the Navy Department to approve the budget for the Marine Corps' light tank project, he immediately jumped into action.
"That's the Marine Corps, not the Navy! As the commander of the Navy fleet, how can I speak for them!".
"It's the deputy commander!"
"That's Commander too!"
"You've given me a big problem!"
"Didn't you just say that there is nothing you can't do?"
The old man angrily slapped Shepard on the back of the head.
"I said so many things, how come you only remember this sentence?"
"I remember the rest too, but I've almost forgotten them all!"
"You bastard!"
The old man muttered and slapped him again, but this time Shepard dodged it.
"It's not that troublesome, but it's not that simple. And you're so sure that the light tank you built will be successful?"
"Very confident!"
Shepard said with great certainty, after all, in the previous life, the AAI company's project was like this. It passed the review of the Army, but failed the review of the Marine Corps. Shepard didn't know the reason, but it was definitely not because of funding issues!
That's why he thought about managing the Admiralty. He couldn't just rely on words, but he could also spend some money. After all, we are all human beings. We also have mortgages and car loans to repay, in addition to his wife's jewelry, children's new cars, etc. Even if the salary of a general is not enough to live on, it is great to be able to help out, just think of it as a pleasure to help others!
Old Shepard still has many good friends and old friends in the military, and he also has acquaintances in the Navy Department. His presence can at least have a positive effect on the approval process.
"Since you are so sure, then okay!"
The old man nodded. No matter what, this matter still concerns the family, especially when he learned that Shepard had already invested five million without blinking an eye, and might continue to spend money in the future.
"Don't feel bad about the money. I'll go to Africa to burn, kill, and loot again, and the money will come back!"
Shepard's straightforward words almost made the old man roll his eyes again. People always publicize good deeds when they do good things, but this guy does bad deeds and publicize them everywhere. You are really not afraid of Uncle Black giving you a manure fork, are you?
After staying in Naples for a few days, the old man also introduced Shepard to several promising naval officers. One of them, a guy named Tom Kazansky, impressed Shepard deeply. The latter was Forrest. The carrier-based aircraft pilot of the USS aircraft carrier, according to the old man, this guy is the best pilot he has ever seen, bar none!
"The future is bright, I might be able to become the commander of the Pacific Fleet in the future!"
Looking at the familiar face of the other party, Shepard almost burst into laughter. Iceman even appeared. Then the Lone Ranger is probably going to be fast too. I just don’t know if anyone will take a topgun shot in this life. If not, then he Maybe you can get another kick in.
"Then I'll lend you some good words!"
The promising pilot didn't know why Shepard was so optimistic about him, but if he stretched out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling man, and the other person sincerely praised him, he must also express his sincere thanks.
In addition to getting acquainted with several promising officers, Shepard also followed the old man to a few internal NATO drinking parties and met several Italian contractors who had a close relationship with the NATO garrison.
The cooperative relationship, whether it is in logistics or logistics, Shepard also specially advertised his several branches in Comoros, especially in terms of shipping guarantee, which really aroused the interest of many people.
"Mr. Shepard, you don't know that our ship has been robbed by pirates several times in the Gulf of Aden recently. Those crazy poor niggas even dared to use fishing boats with big knives to rob our cargo ship. !」
"Really, that's really appalling!"
Shepard suddenly became energetic and even wanted to laugh a few times. After all, if there is demand, there will be a market. But after all, he had to worry about his face. He could only suppress the joy in his heart and expressed his regrets to the other party with a solemn expression. Affection.
"Yeah, it's unheard of. I didn't even know pirates would pop up in that place!"
"That's probably because of the Ogaden War!"
An Italian man kept talking. His family has been operating a logistics route from Naples to Southeast Asia for many years. Before, this route was relatively calm. That is to say, some pirates would appear from time to time in Southeast Asia, but those pirates would not dare to hijack them. Their ship, but in the past year, pirates have been popping up in the Gulf of Aden. Although it did not bring him any losses, it also made his men panic and even wanted to give up the Suez Canal route.
And he was also the person most interested in Shepard's shipping security. He pulled Shepard and asked a lot of information about security escort.
And Shepard is no stranger to the appearance of those pirates. After all, to a certain extent, this is also a consequence of the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union for hegemony, because most of those pirates come from the chaotic Somalia. As for the reason, we have to start with it. Let’s talk about the feud between Ethiopia and Somalia.
Of course, the feud between Somalia and Ethiopia alone may not actually cause such serious consequences. The main driving force behind this must be the two leading brothers, yes, the Soviet Union and the United States, because if it were not for them, Ethiopia would There may not be much war with Somalia.
In mid-1978, when the conflict between the two countries ended, Somalia, which was defeated miserably in the war, lost everything before. The most serious consequence was that the Somalis, who were already crazy about poverty, began to desperately think of ways to make trouble. !
"If you are really worried about that place, you can consider our security service, Mr. Anthony! My people are extremely professional personnel. They have received various trainings and are more than adequate to serve as cargo ship guards!"
