The 117th UAF (United Armed Forces) Division, 68th Battalion, 9th Platoon Alpha Squad, the squad I command. I'm Second Lieutenant Talisman One in the UAF. Our motto for our battalion is "Take to the skies, Live or die." We're a squad of 25 members, some heavy gunners and anti-tank riflemen. My squad focuses on heavy battle operations. We work together as a team to take down massive mobs of enemies. Today is our training mission. It's been the first one in a while, due to the UAF not issuing orders properly. My Captain has told me that war might come soon. We've got to stay ready and focused if we want to ever live to fight another day.
The soldiers in my battalion readied up to go through the training course. Most of them picked up an M4A1 with the Itech Holographic sight, and a S3 (which is what we called it since we didn't know the actual name of it) suppressor. Some of them took an MK. 48, and some of them picked up an L11A3. Most of them looked really tired and not able to focus. I'd help them wake up somehow. I grabbed an M4A1 SOPMOD, fitted with the ACOG that came with the package, and a suppressor. My pistol, the Mk. 23 fit into my holster, as well as a bowie knife in my knife sheath. This was my usual load out. I didn't plan on firing at the target range, but I needed the weapons in case of an emergency.
"Alright guys, I know you don't want to do this, but you guys are rusty and you haven't done this in a while. So ready up. Each man will take a firing station and you will fire down at the targets that pop up. If you're not firing, wait for them to finish. After that, we'll run a course so you guys don't get out of shape too. Count down starts in... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Now!"
The sound of gunfire everywhere rattled in my ears, as I watched the soldiers pick off the targets. Most of the soldiers' shots were placed in the chest and head area. I flicked a switch, bringing up the targets close to them. The soldiers fired at the targets in the chest, and some of them struggled to aim. Lastly, they fired at long range targets by aiming down the sight. Most shots hit the head, which is exactly what I wanted them. Even the Machine gunners hit the targets from afar. The soldiers stopped firing as I put the targets down. They got out of their firing zones and waited back at the main door. After the second group went, they all lined up at the door. I walked towards the door.
"Good job, guys. Alright, to the field course!" I said.
We ran together in a line, as we reached the field course. I walked out of the way, as the rest of them continued onto the course. The course consisted of a 100m dash from the starting line, a 20m wooden maze with only one way to navigate through, wooden logs to walk over past a small pond, a wooden wall to climb with a rope fence, and a house to breach and clear. The cameras on the light posts monitored everything there. I watched as soldiers navigated through the course, guns out in front. When they got to the wooden fence, some fell down trying to climb it, but got back up again and climbed it. They all reached towards the house to breach and clear. They knew that there were four teams they used to breach and clear, each team on the opposite side of a door, where there were two doors. He watched as two people threw flashbangs into the room. They moved in after the explosions. They shot targets that were in the room, as two of the four teams moved upstairs, clearing the area, scanning for targets. They shot more targets, and one almost pulled the trigger on the hostages, which were pictures of civilians. They finished the top floor and the four teams moved to the front of the house.
"Alright men, we're ready." I said on the comm system.