The captains gaze was shifting from Hansen, to the distance bush, and back again. Hansen had begun heading off. Vaughn remembered to give him the ROE and told him what he is to do when he reaches he position. "Hansen, we are to keep things quiet, return fire only. I need you to give us eyes on the target area and rely the intel back to us. We will head off toward the bush dead ahead, you box around and Lie up... The ERV is here, any drama, give it a quick burst and fall back to this location, from here you radio in every hour on the hour until we are all here. Got it?" The Captain ordered.
Looking back at his team, he gave them the same brief. Turning back to face the distant bush, he gave the order to move out. Fan out, Three metre spread. Keep 'em open." Once again the captain raised two fingers to his eyes in a gesturing motion.
The team mobilised, the blanket of darkness that covered the sky above had now taken full affect. Visibility fell dramaticly, keeping each soldier alert and on their toes.
Vaughn scanned the horizon before looking to his right.
She was always proffesional always had been, even all those years ago, when she was still green. Now was no different, her eyes fixed on the surroundings, alert and watchful. Her posture, strong and powerful, yet she still had that feminine feel about her. Thats what Vaughn liked about her, this proffesionalism wasn't an act to fit in with the lads, it was who she was. "How're we doing Alice?" He asked, as the team slowed a few feet shy of the bush.
Vaughn held up his closed fist once again, halting the team. He edged forward by himself, scoping out the immediate area. The smoke from earlier now invisible through the dense barrier of trees and shrubs.
Standing a short way in, he turned to his team, and gave the order to move up. "Alice, break out the comms, get Hansen on the net, i want a sitrep" He ordered. "Tell him we have just made the bush and are slowly tabbing forward... The rest of you get a brew going"
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