Jack of Harts

McAlester Army Ammunition Base became the first of its kind after the Convention of States reformed the federal government. It had been an American base before the Second Great Depression, and it remained an American base afterwards. Its munitions flowed to military commands all over America, and then to Australia and Indonesia as the Chinese invasion forces crushed one country after another. And they proved invaluable when it came to fighting the Singapore Collective. What made McAlester unique at first was its dual nature. It was officially part of the new United States federal government support structure, but surrounded by the new Republic of Texas. Rather than choose sides, it provided support to military forces serving either flag. They were all Americans after all. Other bases all over American quickly followed their example, and that duel nature provided a blueprint for the future of the reborn United States of America.