During the 1980s and the War on Drugs, the US integrate the DEA and the US Coast Guard and give the latter F5s, nominally for reconnaissance but in reality equipped to strike at cartel leaders and attack cocaine plantations. With underwing tanks and flying out of Puerto Rico and/or the US Virgin...
I actually got the reference to the opening words of Capricorn One with the "Paul Cunningham" name without having to Google. 😀
As for the Turtledoves, well done. When you have finished, please don't forget to put the chapters in "Finished Timelines", as I think it would go quite well. Once...
May I ask why The President Lay Dying: A TLIAW is not in the list above please? I seconded it on 2023/02/26 10:42 PM UK time. Was that not before the deadline?
I second this nomination for Best Cold War to Contemporary Timeline: https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-president-lay-dying-a-tliaw.537505/ by Vidal
What's happened to the SLP posts? I used to check them out every week and there'd always be one or two new posts to read. Now nobody's posted anything since Dec 22nd. https://www.sealionpress.co.uk/