USCMRPG

James watched the skies and listened intently as if he could hear the sound of his fellow company mates dropping through brush from over head. He remembered fondly that first day of waking up in charge of 1st Squad and the attitudes that were presented to his hard balled approach. Hell he was new to...

Date: 17th August, 2080AD, 2100 UT Location: Barnard's Star, PT-554 (In Bush) Operation: Training Op Mission timer: 03:20:00 James listened to his squads equivalent to a computer tech tell him that he didn’t really have a clue. His face muscles tightened slightly as he heard the marine using his s...

“November-Five-Five to Papa Bravo, we have a situation here we have encountered a UA571 Sentry gun with live ammo. It will either open fire on us or it will give our position away to our ‘enemy.’â€

"Live sentry guns, everyone down NOW!"
James heard the words before it registered in his mind what the words were actually saying. “November-Five-Five, we have live sentry guns in our vicinity. Remain calm and do not move.â€

"Alpha to Beta. Visibility 2 meters, unable to complete assignment without risking detection. Advise." James sat back for a moment and rehashed things in his mind. He made up his mind as he recalled something a Spec Forces drill instructor had drilled into his head concerning leading the ops and ac...

Date: 17th August, 2080AD, 2114 UT Location: Barnard's Star, PT-554 (In Bush) Operation: Training Op Mission timer: 03:20:00 "Alpha to Beta. Unable to complete assignment in 10. Advise." "Roger that Alpha!!! Be advised we are revising the the mission parameters. Radio in when you have made the outsi...

Current Marching Order Dar – Point (Alpha) Screaming Eagle – 2nd (Beta) Bojan – 3rd (Gamma) Bob - Tail Gun Charlie (Omega) Date: 17th August, 2080AD, 2100 UT Location: Barnard's Star, PT-554 (In Bush) Operation: Training Op Mission timer: 03:06:00 "First, find yourself a position to observe th...

Date: 17th August, 2080AD, 1820 UT Location: Barnard's Star, PT-554 (In Bush) Operation: Training Op James heard the tell-tell click of his radio coming to life in his ear. Eileen took a seat at the console and opened the channel, "November Five Five this is Vincent, report." "Bravo Papa this is Nov...

Date: 17th August, 2080AD, 1747 UT Location: Barnard's Star, PT-554 (In Bush) Operation: Training Op "Okay men we have under fifteen minutes to get the area scouted and send in for the rest of the boys. Remember the only live ammo we have available is in our sidearms which are in your backpacks righ...

Date: 17th August, 2080AD, 1745 UT Location: Barnard's Star, PT-554 (In Bush) Operation: Training Op James looked back down the line at his unit. They were sitting deep in the boonies awaiting the arrival of the rest of the Eights. They had been inserted here two standard days earlier and had scoute...

James dreamed. There was an intense burning sensation, like a flaming brand had been stabbed into his chest and then slowly extracted cauterizing the wound as it was extracted. He felt pressure working its way from the inside out in his chest region. The last thing in his mind's eye was the image of...

James moaned in his drug induced sleep as the gear from the locker slammed into his body. A few odds and ends bumped the queens tail causing him discomfort. "No ma, I don't wanna get up just yet. Let me sleep some more," he mumbled.

With a clonk and slight jerk the ramp locked in position the Drop Ship accelerated. It was mere moments until the ship was going to blow, would they make it? James briefly came to and felt the sudden pressure of weightlessness as the Drop Ship accelerated away from the impending blasts. Through dru...

"Self destruct sequence initiated. Self destruction...three...minutes...forty...eight...seconds. Abandon ship. Abandon ship. Warning self destruct sequence initiated. Self destruct in...three...minutes...forty...two...seconds. Warning..." They were not half-way yet and it became more evident for ea...

James grimaced at the pulling he felt on his chest. He felt a warm sticky substance leaving a trail as it ran down his chest and toward his leg. "We need to hurry, I don't know how much longer I can stay awake."