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Claudia was used to thinking in sorties. When the Marines went in somewhere heavy—where the lines were drawn and the troops engaged—helicopters flew sorties. Load up with ammo, fly in to provide close fire support, cycle back to the airbase or the ship when out of ammo or fuel, then repeat as often as necessary.
SOAR thought in strikes and operations. Need a hostage rescued? A bad guy targeted? Intel gathered? The 160th was your team. She knew her role during the first strike of this operation was to deliver and retrieve, assuming everything went according to plan, which it had.
Now the flying would become more interesting.
“We lost starlight. The storm front is moving in as predicted.” Claudia greeted Michael as he climbed aboard. “A night parachute jump, one kilometer sprint, and s
