Tanaka was patrolling the crew decks when his radio buzzed to life with a message from the Major in charge of the marine contingent aboard the Nyx. He urgently rushed back to the briefing room where the major was waiting and ran him over the mission and told him to pick marines for his squad that was to make contact. He remembered two names from when he reviewed dossiers of the marine enlisted personnel aboard ship. “Sergeant Neilson, and Lance Corporal Mendoza report to the briefing room. “he Said over the  marines closed communication network, another marine Lieutenant was doing the same thing for the star gate defense team. The briefing room filled rapidly as Neilson a giant of a man with a Texan drawl and Mendoza a weapons specialist from Los Angeles. 

“Mendoza you got the M249 and will be bringing up the rear, Neilson you will be second and you bring along a zat and a stretcher, we don’t know what we will be facing out there so be ready for anything out there, from a mass casualties situation or Lucian alliance so were going in heavy and ready but don’t get jumpy.” Said Tanaka as he snapped on Kevlar helmet on the assault pack he had on. ”Standby here well I go fetch us a medic.” He walked down the hall in full kit as he entered a lift and went to the Crew deck. He walked through the crew deck until he found the sick bay. He walked into the sickbay seeing people ready and waiting. ”I wish to speak with your CO about mission down to the planet? “Asked Tanaka as he walked in.