<div class="floatright">(http://i39.tinypic.com/2nrpv6p.jpg)<br/></div><br/>"And, here I was, hoping no one would notice the complete lack of useful intelligence in that briefing."  Captain Finn chuckled a bit, and gave a slight shrug.  "To be honest, we're not very sure about what you'll find.  The nearest Army post was Fort Meade, which we know took a big hit in the strategic exchanges.  There was a unit there- the..." He pauses to flip through some papers, "228 Signal Brigade, but they mutinied sometime last year.  For all we know, they went back home, where ever that is."  He closed a ratty folder on the podium, then talked a bit further.  "This is speculation, not an official estimate.  In theory, we could find anything from a brass band and a grateful populace of Baltimore to a Soviet Motor Rifle Division occupying the former Capitalist Running Dog City of Baltimore.  I doubt that either will be the case.  If the Soviets really laid a citybuster pattern on Baltimore, we won't be there long enough to see anyone.  If they didn't I suspect that we'll find some brave souls who are willing to poke around the ports to see what they could see."<br/><br/>He glanced over at the others, and First Sergeant Bartley spoke up. "From a logistical standpoint, there's not a lot at any of the ports, other than Curtis Bay, to support a large population.  I don't think people will have moved their once the main city became uninhabitable.  If there is some sort of government in Baltimore, and the docks are intact, they may have militia patrols there.  Even if there isn't one, looters and pickers could be going through the port.  If it's intact, I'd be ready for some sort of contact, and they may or may not be hostile."<br/><br/>The XO picked up on the obvious follow on.  "If you do encounter other people, then obviously, act as you see fit to protect yourselves and complete the mission- but keep in mind, this is Baltimore, not Warsaw.  In theory, the people there should be on our team."<br/><br/>He paused, giving Lee the chance to follow up if he wanted.