[b]Lionel[/b]

Fully dressed in the urban combat outfit along with his vest, the Colonel was finishing an equipment check at one of the Armory tables. One of the iconic pieces of equipment that the troops would be carrying was the multi-purpose helmet. It was a ballistic helmet, combined with an armored gas-mask (which allowed some degree of face protection), as well as goggles attached to the top of it which had both zooming and nightvision capabilities. Slinging the helmet on his belt, he began checking his weapons and ammunition. He made sure to keep 5 magazines each for his HK416 and Berretta. Aside from these two weapons, he carried along a small, high-powered revolver armed with 6 bullets. He always carried it on assignments, though he never really used it as a weapon before. It was more of a "good-luck charm" for him.

Aside from the Incendiary grenades, he also took a matchbox, and a flare gun with 3 flares. Though he'd mainly use the flare gun for signalling. Everything else he needed (from a water canteen to rappel lines) were already stored in the numerous pockets of his uniform. The amount of equipment the soldiers were to be carrying made them cumbersome, but Lionel knew they would need every last item if they were going to last long inside that Hell-hole of a city.

Once he was satisfied with his equipment, he made his way to the helicopters where a few officers and volunteer soldiers had gathered. The officer called Lionel over. "Colonel, a word with you please?" He shouted over the sound of spinning chopper blades. "What is it, sir?" Lionel asked as the man approached him. "Just wanted to make sure you weren't going to change your mind about going in there first." He said. Lionel shook his head. "I'm the field commander, so of course I'd need to be there to direct the men when we first step foot inside." He responded. "That's true. But still, it would be a serious blow if we lost the field commander so soon into the operation. We're still not entirely sure of the amount of infected at the Alpha landing-zones, so it would be best to exercise extreme caution.... Just a reminder as an old friend, Lionel." The officer finished saying.

The Colonel nodded. "Thank you, Gray. I'll take care of myself. You just make sure the people around here don't panic too easily." He said, half-jokingly. "I'll try my best. And I hope the next time I see you isn't inside a coffin." Gray replied with a small smile before heading off. With that, Lionel checked his watch, [i]"Almost time... I'll brief the team on the situation once they're here, and then hope they'll remember it one were above Valhalla..."[/i] He thought as he stood at the occupied helipads.