Act I Scene II Charlie Don't Surf

"Marines! Spotters have a possible fix on Al-Asad in a building at the west end of this town. We're gonna secure the perimeter and grab Al-Asad. Oorah? Lock and load!" said Lt. Vasquez.

Dozens of Blackhawk helicopters lifted off from the carriers and headed inland to invade a city and capture Al-Asaad at a TV station.

Charlie Don't Surf

Day 2 – 13:45

Sgt. Paul Jackson

1st Force Recon Co., U.S.M.C.

Sgt. Jackson sat in on one of the outer seats as the Blackhawk flew inland. He could see the other choppers and, as they reached the docks of the city, RPG and machine gun fire coming up from the ground. He heard the pilots call out warnings to each other over radio.

"Shorline, coming into view." Said the first pilot

"Copy Striker 6-4" replied a female voice

"Feet dry in ten seconds."

"Copy."

"Taking fire here."

"Roger that. We've got RPGs down there."

The Blackhawks spread out a little and more RPGs and machine guns fired some of it got pretty close but thankfully none of the Blackhawks were shot down. Jackson's Blackhawk came to a hover near the edge of the city. The Marine in front of him dropped a coil of rope and repelled down from the helicopter followed by Jackson and others. As he repelled down he saw the other choppers deploying troops as well then Vasquez got his attention.

"2nd squad on me to the target building move!"

Jackson moved forward and turned left down an alleyway as Marines were setting up a blockading position with barbed wire on a street. He found 2nd squad along with Lt. Vasquez near the target building.

"There's the target building, left side door breach stack up!" said Vasquez

The squad formed up and a Corporal hung a breach charge on the door handle then blew the charge. The Marines rushed through the doorway and took down the two enemies in the first room. Vasquez nodded to him.

"Jackson, take point." He said

Jackson hurried down a staircase and tossed a flashbang through another doorway then rushed in and took down two fleeing enemies and a third behind a wooden container. Two more came from the room on the right and Jackson took them down as well. He investigated the room and discovered a laptop that the terrorists hadn't had time to erase.

"Lt. Vasquez, take a look at this."

Vasquez came up behind him. "Good find Jackson, Private Massey, take care of it."

"Yes sir." The private moved to attach a portable hard-drive then downloaded all the information from the laptop to the drive.

The Marines cleared the rest of the building but there were only two more Opfor in the building.

"All call-signs, check the bodies. We need a positive ID on Al-Asad." Ordered Vasquez.

The Marines quickly checked the bodies but there was no sign of their quarry. Vasquez contacted HQ for new orders.

"HQ, this is Red Dog. Target building is secure but we don't have Al-Asad, over...Roger that, HQ. Out...Heads up! I just got word Al-Asad is broadcasting half a click east of here at a TV station. We're gonna move out on foot and take down the package there. Move out." Said Vasquez

Jackson moved out of the building along with the team and moved to an intersection. Ahead was a cluster of enemy troops near a car. Jackson tossed a frag grenade under the car and it exploded taking the troops with it. He moved on past a courtyard of sorts with aluminum fencing. He turned right and gunned down and pair of enemies jumping off a nearby roof. He turned the corner and put a burst into another trooper behind a barrel. He moved around the next corner and gunned down the remaining enemies then reloaded. He moved on quickly taking down some Opfor on a pair of rooftops then came to a street. He was about to cross it when a white truck with a .50 caliber machine gun started spraying bullets everywhere. Jackson scrambled back behind a cinder-block wall and stayed there until the truck drove away. Jackson popped back out and aimed down his sight taking down the gunner. Then, on a roof to the right were three troopers with RPGs. Jackson tossed a flashbang followed by a frag grenade. He was across the street just before the grenade went off.

Jackson took cover near a staircase and laid down covering fire as the rest of the Marines moved up. Jackson moved up the staircase to clear the rest of the roof but there were no enemies there anymore so he moved back down. Opting to save his flashbangs, Jackson aimed quickly and carefully taking down Opfor troops with quick bursts. He moved forward while a pair of Marines behind him took a left. He ended up taking a left anyway as the street ended in a blockade. The next area held a series of broken concrete walls, the incomplete remains of a building yet to be built. Jackson took one trooper down directly in front of him then moved around the right hand side of the structure. He turned the corner and came face to face with an enemy trooper.

He fell back on training, instinct, he wiped his rifle up and hit the man with the butt of his rifle knocking him down, then pulled out his knife and quickly stabbed him while he was on the ground.

He wiped his knife off on the man's uniform and replaced it, then continued down as the Marines cleared the rest of the area. Jackson moved into a parking lot in front of the TV station. He could see more Marines stacking up near the entrance. He overheard a marine talking to Lt. Vasquez.

"We've got the TV station locked down and surrounded sir." He said

"Good, get in position to breach." Vasquez replied

Four Marines stacked up and a Sergeant hung a door breach charge on the handle and blew it. The Marines rushed in but there weren't any enemies in the immediate room. Jackson spotted a man coming out of a door at the end of a hall. He brought his rifle up, aimed down the sight and put a short burst into him. The man fell with a yell. Jackson moved up, through the hallway into the computer rooms and servers. He took out a pair of enemies in there then moved to the main area.

The main room had dozens of cubicles with desktop computers in them, on the wall were TVs. In the room itself were enemies, some were on the second floor. Jackson tossed a flashbang and sprinted to an office across the way and cleared that area while the other Marines cleared the main room. Jackson moved through some offices and emerged on the far side. There was Opfor on the main and second floor. He spotted one on the second floor with an RPG and shot him, then took down another Opfor in an office further away. Jackson tossed another flashbang followed by a frag grenade. The main room was cleared in short order.

"Room clear! Move up! Al-Asad should be on the second floor!" said Vasquez

Vasquez moved up to a double-door and opened it carefully. There were no enemies in the next area but they could see out the window as a Marine Abrams tank rolled by. Vasquez moved on toward a staircase with a door on their floor.

"Hold your fire, friendlies coming out." Said SSGT. Griggs

The door opened to allow a Marine fire team through it.

"No sign of Al-Asad sir." Said Griggs.

"All right. Fall in Marines, stay frosty." Said Vasquez

The Marines moved up the stairs and through a room with windows. They could see the alley they came through.

They could also see the Opfor pouring through said alleyway.

The Marines took up positions on the roof and helped the Marines in the parking lot hold off the enemies. Jackson spotted some RPGs nearby and picked one up and fired it at a cluster of enemies. The explosion took out the enemies and blew up a car. With the parking lot secure again the Marines on the roof moved on through the rest of the building.

They eventually found the last room and a Marine with a shotgun blew the hinges off the door and kicked it in and stepped aside while his fellow Marines rushed in…to find an empty room. Empty, except for the TVs playing on of Al-Asad's speeches.

"Clear!" called out a private.

"It's on a loop, broadcast as a recording." Said another.

"Yeah…score one for military intelligence!" said Griggs.

"Griggs, turn that off." Said Vasquez

"Roger that, I got something better anyway." Said Griggs as he stopped the broadcasted speech and played a rap song through the speakers.

"Command, this is Red Dog. The TV station is secure but there's no sign of Al-Asad. The broadcast is a recording, over... Roger that, Command. Out. Marines! Rally up! We got a new assignment. Get your gear, and get ready to move out! Let's go!" said Vasquez.