Having served in the military myself, it was a completely believable plot line that the government would have a secret mission. The fact that the secret mission was more sci-fi than reality would hopefully make this book a little more interesting. Unfortunately, for myself, that fell a little flat. It felt that more detail was thrown into describing statistics about certain events or locations in real world situations that it took away from the actual story. It felt more like that information was placed in there for the specific purpose of gaining a certain word content.
I would have much rather this book been shorter if it meant that the statistical information that I felt didn't really add to the storyline was removed.
I was a bit disappointed in the ending as well. This book could've been added to if there was a bit more explanation towards the end. Instead you are left to assume. Assuming in a storyline for me means there is another book in the series. If there is, great, maybe the ending will be explained a bit more. But, if my assumptions are correct, and I will keep those assumptions to myself to avoid any spoiler alerts, it leaves a lot to be desired.