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JB nodded at the quite unusual looking Englishman was was to serve as his 2IC.
"Great to finally meet you Bastion, I reviewed your dossier just last night. Impressive resume you've got there, at least going off what's there to read. But so we're on the same level, I agree with you 100%, I have no idea where half these kids came from. JSOC saw something in them I suppose. So that leads me to the first favour I have to ask of you. Mind running things up front on this one? I'll keep close watch on the youngsters, make sure we don't have to carry any of em out in pieces on our first op"
The first few recruits were making their way back from the armory, he'd figured he'd have a few minutes of privacy with Merlin, but alas.

"I'll give em the full lowdown once we're in the air, just wanted to test their reaction time to a fast mobilization with little intel" he chuckled. "Once that's all done we can continue this conversation. Go into specifics and all that. We better get loaded up"

He nodded with a smile at the young recruits who had gotten back quickly "Alright, we may be shipping out a little early, if everyone else is ready as quick as you guys! Hang here for a minute while I grab my kit, be right back"

JB eventually decided on a tried and true M9 as his sidearm, and an M4A1 with M68 Close Combat Optics. Overly standard loadout, but given his decided role in this operation, he thought it best to roll light. After securing the rest of his gear and applying his own layer of facepaint, he headed back up to the muster point and called up to the tower, see when their ride would arrive.

[b][u]20 MINUTES LATER[/u][/b]

All loaded up and aboard the helo. JB distributed a box of earpieces.
"Here we go, non-standard issue, they're encrypted to a secure frequency just for us, multiple channels to use, also makes things hell of a lot easier trying to talk on one of these things. Now don't get too comfortable, we're gonna be at our first destination in about an hour, we'll unload onto another boat, a smaller cruiser, then grabbing a couple Zodiacs to head ashore. We got some shots from UAV recon of the area. Place looks pretty benign, hell, doesn't even seem like a spot worth defending, but we'll see that for ourselves once we get up close. The place is usually occupied by a militia group that goes by Valverde, or something to that effect, they're relatively small according to reports from local authority, numbering around 30. Those same authorities reported a dozen or so men that fit the description of the Valkyries. Command wants us to recon the site first, and if the intel was solid, move in to engage. If we can take one alive, we will, otherwise we'll scrub the site for additional intel once it's cleared. Wizard and I are gonna examine the layout and discuss the strategy, and decide the best way to tackle this. We'll continue this once we get boots in the sand."
He sat back down and handed off the photos to Merlin to begin discussing tactics.

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Once the Captain had taken his seat again, Adam noticed for the first time he was sitting next to a fellow Canadian. He had decided on a C7 for himself as well, though he also had a SPAS shotgun slung over his back, he like to keep it handy for the close encounters. He outstretched a hand to Blacktail.
"Adam Delgado" he said "Though I suppose once we land I'll be going by Joker. Whereabouts are you from?"