The Juice=Juice Thread

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IZU-OSHIMA ISLAND, NAVAL PROVING RANGE

[A group of three extremely-attractive Flag Officers approach the Duty Officer office on the small island base. When the DO on duty, 2nd Lieutenant Irie Risa saw the svelte figures of her former senior officers, Rear Admiral Uemura Akari, Rear Admiral Miyamoto Karin and Commodore Inaba Manaka, she immediately sprang up from her seat, saluting them]



Risa: Welcome to Izu-Oshima, Admirals, Commodore!! Errmm..what brings you here, Ma'am? , [timidly] forgive me for asking...

RADM Uemura: Risa, its ok. Don't worry about it. [Akari used her name instead of addressing her by her rank, and was eyeing the Lieutenant she has previously trained closely for any signs of her panic attack returning at this moment]

Akari: Where is your Commanding Officer, Risa? Where is Captain Danbara?

Manaka: Are they still training? With the team

Risa: Ermm...yeaah...I think so.. they already started filming this training session on indoor range 4, Ma'am. I wish I could join them.

[As Akari, head of Special Warfare, offered a smiled in gratitude, Karin understandingly stroke the lower forearm of Risa empathetically. The head of Naval R&D have always been a calming source of comfort, having herself once being the sufferer of Risa's current affliction]

Karin: Don't worry...just take it easy..and don't think that far ahead...before you know it you will be back with them, Risa.

Akari: Well then, lets observe their training, shall we?!

A moment later....

Akari: Captain, we three have assessed your Team performance and of the opinion you are short of one more...

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First Lieutenant Honoka Hashida, the appointed Commanding Officer of Torpedo Frigate Rosie Chronicle, took the opportunity to learn some useful leadership tips from her senior, J=J's Captain Ruru Danbara.

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TSUBAKI FACTORY CRUISER CGN 78


2LT YOFU RUNO: Captain, Colonel Danbara's here.

CAPT TANIMOTO AMI: Attention on Deck! Welcome aboard again, Colonel! Always nice to have your team embarked on our cruiser again.

CAPT DANBARA RURU: It's always nice to be back, Skipper. Sorry we had to bring forward our deployment here, cos the 3flower trio have been bugging me constantly that they missed their Litocame counterparts, and are eager to meet them in this Hina Fes exercise.

AMI: We have a lot to talk about, Ruru. Runo, please get a cup of coffee for Colonel Danbara.

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CAPT Ruru Danbara: Eba, don't get ahead of yourself, ok? Watch your airspeed.

[RURU pulls her control stick of her F20 fighter jet, pulling 2G force with ease as she banked to starboard. On her radar, the J=J Captain monitored her junior officer's F20 jet flight path with interest, slightly concerned as the younger attempted to replicate her combat maneuver]

SLT Kisaki Ebata: I can't...I...

[Almost on the brink of blacking out, Ruru shouted stern commands on her comlink with Kisaki] PULL UP, EBA! WAKE UP!!
[Upon hearing the words, in particular of Bibimbap, Eba suddenly regained consciousness. Waking up with the ground rapidly approaching her, Eba executed a full burn, pushing the throttle full forwards and sharply banking towards her port side, narrowly escaping certain death at the deep canyons below]

Kisaki: Phew...I'm ok..I'm good skipper!

Ruru: RTB to the carrier now, Eba. Playtime is over.


ONBOARD MORNING MUSUME

[As Kisaki dismounts from her F20 cockpit, she suddenly heard the ship's PA system announcement]: Second Lieutenant Ebata, Report to the Flight Ops. Second Lieutenant Ebata, Report to the Flight Ops.

Kisaki: (to herself) I guess I'm done for, huh?


FLIGHT OPS

CMDR Rei Inoue: Hey, that's a close call you've had up there. What happened?

CAPT Ruru Danbara: [just walked into the room] She just executed a death-defying stunt, Rei. That's always been Eba, always so stubborn, always pushing her limits.

Kisaki: Captain, I know that I will never be as good as you, or Commander Inoue, but that will not stop me from trying again, Ma'am. Until I succeed.

Ruru [smiling contentedly]: Oh, yeah [fishing something out of her flight suit pocket]. I almost forgot. You dropped this while you're getting off your plane.

Kisaki: [receiving] That's not mine. This is a rank insignia of a Full Lieutenant. See? 2 Silver Bars.

Ruru: Well, I guess that makes you a full Lieutenant, wouldn't it?

Kisaki: Seriously, skipper?! [Tears started appearing in her eyes]

Ruru: Hey, you're not the only one who's promoted today. Meet Lieutenant-Commander Matsunaga Riai, Deputy Operations Officer.

[Riai appeared sheepishly after opening the door, dressed in her dress blues with her new rank sewed on her sleeves]

RADM Akari Uemura: You know, I've never been prouder of you guys. Even though we the Original Members have left Juice, you still took the best of what we taught you to heart, and paid it forward by teaching those training lessons to your juniors.





Source:

https://imgur.com/a/captain-danbara-trainer-4lTKlae

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THE ANGERME, SPECIAL OPERATIONS READY ROOM

[LCDR Tamenaga Shion entered the noisy room, saluting CAPT Danbara Ruru. The J=J skipper then motioned for her team, who is still euphoric after a victorious mission, to quiet down and sit on their chairs]

LCDR TAMENAGA: Evening, Ma'am. Fleet Admiral of 5th Fleet is online. She'll be addressing your Team now.

CAPT DANBARA: Thank you, Commander. Just patch it through.

[Shionnu then pressed the button on the video screen. Flashing an image of Uemura Akari]

VADM UEMURA AKARI: Job well done, JUICE!

EVERYONE: Evening, Admiral!

CMDR INOUE REI [pointing towards her own shoulder]: And Admiral, Congratulations!

VADM UEMURA: Oh...you mean these 3 stars? Never mind these..I'm just temporarily taking command of 5th Fleet for the next few months, since Admiral Miyazaki has now gone on maternity leave, she requested me to be her Acting Fleet Commander. It's not like I wanted a promotion anyway.

CAPT DANBARA: How can we help you, Admiral? What brings you to call us?

VADM UEMURA: Listen, minna. You're gonna have a new member assigned to JUICE. Please train her and take good care of her, ok? Hey, I gotta go now...ciao!!


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k1lAQzPXsTo


LCDR KUDO YUME: Wow...that's quick. She didn't even let us ask who the new member is.

A few hours later, as ordered by the Admiralty....CAPT Danbara took a SH33 Helicopter and flew to Aichi Prefecture:


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JxDSv9z_Lu4

While Vice-Admiral Uemura gave her warm endorsement of J=J's new addition:









https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1JzKYz4Eb7/

Congratulations, Lance Corporal Niina Hayashi on her selection into the Special Warfare Community, and into the JUICE elite family!

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Folks, we just got a rare glimpse of Team JUICE planning their missions together in their campaign, collectively together!

Captain Danbara, highlighting the critical phases in each of their missions, including strategic objectives:




True to Special Forces tradition of her predecessors, the J=J skipper opened the floor for her team member's opinions and contributions:




Once the mission details are confirmed, its time to select the member roles in the mission




The J=J Commanding Officer always enjoys eliciting shocks among her members



Explaining the sub-team roles and what each member has to do.



Finally, the Assault Teams and the members have been confirmed:




Ground Assault Team (Quartet)
1) Captain Danbara Ruru (leader, also in overall command of the operation)
2) Lieutenant Irie Risa
3) Warrant Officer Ishiyama Sakura
4) Staff Sergeant Kawashima Mifu

Submarine Crew and Underwater Interdiction Team (Trio)
1) Lieutenant-Commander Matsunaga Riai (leader)
2) Lieutenant Ebata Kisaki
3) Senior Staff Sergeant Endo Akari

Air Defense & Close Air Support (Fighter Aviation) (Duo)
1) Commander Inoue Rei (leader, also 2nd in overall command of the operation)
2) Lieutenant-Commander Kudo Yume

Drone Operations & Cyber Warfare (Solo)
1) First Lieutenant Arisawa Ichika

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