"Raptor this is Fire Team Beta, do you copy?"
"Roger that Fire Team Beta, this is Raptor."
"Raptor, we are ready to move in to the village. Satellite surveillance shows its abandoned."
"Roger that Fire Team Beta. I will be providing you with electronic support throughout the mission."
"Affirmative Raptor. Thanks for the assist."
"Don't thank me yet. We still have a mission to do,"
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The radio cut off quickly, signaling the advancement of Fire Team Beta. The night had enveloped the five man squad in a matter of minutes, the only light source being the full moon that glowed off in the distance, casting long soft shadows against the desert sand.
The men of Fire Team Beta advanced quickly and quietly, weapons at ready, across the rough sand towards the small abandoned village that lay waiting for their approach.
"Lock and load your weapons. Keep your eyes and ears open," said one of the men to the rest of the squad. They all carried either the standard issue M4A1 or the M16A4, each holding three magazines carrying 5.56x45mm NATO rounds.
"Benseti, move up and check the area," ordered the squad leader as the group finished checking their weapons.
"Roger," replied Benseti as he moved in a low crouch towards a broken wall. He crouched near it before slowly peeking up from the cover, quickly scanning the area with his weapon at ready. Silence filled the deserted town, interrupted only by the slight howling of the wind.
Benseti moved his hand up to his left ear and keyed the rest of the squad. "All clear up here."
"Lead, this is Trace. All clear on the south side."
"Lead, this is Vanf. East side is clear."
There was a short silence over the radio.
"Charley this is Lead. What is the situation?"
Another radio silence, making Benseti feel uneasy.
"Lead, this is Charley. All clear up here," came a reply from the other end of the transmission. Benseti let out a long sigh of relief.
"Everyone, back on me," said Lead with authority. "Benseti, activate your HUD Live Video Feed. Command wants to know whats going on."
"Roger that lead," replied Benseti as he activated the Live Video Feed just as the rest of Fire Team Beta had arrived at Lead's location.
"Alright Fire Team Beta. We need to secure the rest of the village from any possible hostiles that might be in the area," said Lead as he motioned his team to move out farther inside the village.
The team moved weapons at hand, slowly scanning the surrounding buildings and alleys for any sign of activity.
"No contacts in sight," said Charley.
"Negative on contacts here either," continued Vanf.
Benseti looked around the buildings, carefully watching the windows and doors. "This place gives me the creeps," he said to himself in a nervous tone as he looked on at the moon lit buildings.
They all suddenly stopped at the sound of Raptor providing them with intel on the area. "Fire Team Beta this is Raptor."
"Go ahead Raptor," replied Lead
"I'm reading multiple fast moving heat signatures in the building ahead of your location."
"Affirmative Raptor. We are moving." Lead turned to the rest of the squad. "We will be headed to that building up ahead of us. Enable night vision and check your fire"
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