Everett grimaced when the Colonel mentioned their reduction in size. It was drastic, going from maybe fourteen pilots and aircraft to just a handful, and for a moment he wondered if they were going to be able to be of any use at all. However, he quickly pushed that thought to a small corner of his mind - he needed to be focused and confident for the next mission, and doubting his own squadron was not going to help at all. It was going to be a reconnaissance mission, nothing Everett or Zola had never encountered before, but in Everett's case, he had never been the one toting the recon pod or camera or whatever device that was to be used. He had either been the one suppressing the enemy air defenses or providing top cover.

"I have never flown slow and level through enemy anti-air before, but I will give it a try." Everett said dryly with a nod. They were going to fly in low under the cover of darkness, but that could only go so far. Once they were above the enemy's heads, they were probably going to come under intense anti-air fire. He made a mental note to load up the Ghost with more air-to-ground armaments. Even if they were supposed to only fly defensively, Everett wanted to have the capability to eliminate enemy air defenses if they proved to be a significant issue. 

"Oh, you would have hated my job." Zola said with a chuckle and shake of her head. "Flying slow, level and low through enemy air defenses. It was not fun at all."

She stood up and straightened out her clothes. They had ninety minutes to get everything sorted out and the first thing on Zola's list was to check the Ghost to ensure that everything was in perfect working order. She was sure that the ground maintenance crew on board the Nimue were skilled and certified, but it never did hurt to be extra careful. "I'll take my leave, then, Colonel. Going to give the Ghost a once over and check the ordnance." She said and offered a quick salute before leaving the barracks.

Everett remained on his bunk and picked up the tablet again. He wanted maps, even old ones, of the area, if only to get a feel for the terrain. He was going to have to fly the Ghost defensively, and the more he knew of any regions he could use to evade enemy fire, or even new avenues of approach, the better.