Navy Commander William H. LaBarge, the son of Mrs. H.J. LaBarge of Dexter, and author of the successful “Sweetwater Gunslinger 201,” has released two new novels, “Desert Voices” and “Hornet’s Nest.”

“Desert Voices” is personal testimony from Gulf War combatants, what author LaBarge has described as “real stories of courage under fire in Khafji, Dhahran, Basra and the barren wastes of the Iraqi desert. These are stories of the career soldiers and citizen soliders of the reserves told in their own way.” It is expected to be released in early June.

Coming in July, “Hornet’s Nest” is a novel about the sinking of the Iranian frigate Sahand, and top-secret missions in the Persian Gulf. He describes it as “an aviation techno-thriller.”

LaBarge is the operations officer at NAS North Island in San Diego.