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Eben
I don't know if this has anything to do with your friends father the Admiral or not, but around that time the military was conducting a nationwide "Battle experiment". The military has been working for a long time with joint operations. The exercise had to do with that and included all services. Very extensive stuff.
When military guys retire, we are not done. We get placed on "Fleet Reserve" and can get recalled at anytime. It's the price that we pay for our retirement check. It could be, that this Admiral had a particular expertise that was need for this exercise. When the attacks occured on 9/11 this exercise was cancelled. Just for your info, the military has been running terrorist attack drills for a long time and the attack on the USS Cole changed instantly the way your Navy does business.
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