Back in the early 1970's, a guy named Richard Davis went around marketing his Kevlar vests by shooting himself while wearing one. It was very dramatic. The guy had to like pain because the blunt force hurts like a b***h.
It would be impossible for Andrew to hold them off for long by himself, even with an airstrip. It will take every trick in the bag to pull this one off. At least they know where they are for now.
A gold plated dungpile is still a dungpile. The upwardly revised Spaceforce budget made everything worse, proving you can't solve problems by throwing money at them.
West is fighting off a siege at the British compound while Andrew and Will have fled one trap and into another. The colonel is much too canny in guessing their moves. I hope Andrew has a Plan B.
Both sets of the family are at risk, Andrew and Will the most.
I'm with West. Who puts windows in a special operations center? Are there flowers too? At least West is now in charge and weapons are free to engage.
It's fortunate the house is in such good shape. They have a lot of work ahead of them to prepare for winter. They need to cut and dry hay for the animals. Stock up what crops there are and cut firewood.