After the staff briefing had concluded, Ford returned to the armory. He gathered his thoughts for a moment before he hit the com switch on the wall.

=^= Ensign Bolurson, NE Smith, NE Wesson, NE Adams, report to the armory. =^=

He flipped the switch back off and entered the weapons hold itself, staring at the type 3 rifles. The copper coils gleamed in the transparent aluminum housing. He ground his teeth a few times, considering, before he finally walked back out to wait for his crew.

COS Ford