The officer standing behind the pedestal for the briefing crossed their arms and raised an eyebrow. The officer was Lieutenant Commander Micheal Rimorcite, the leader of Omega Platoon. "I trust you slept well lieutenant?" He asked before he turned to the screen behind him and took the tablet that was on the pedestal and began tampering with it, bringing the screen to life with a diagram of the continent. "It's no matter. Now that we're all here, I can actually begin the briefing." The screen zoomed in on the mountain range behind the city and behind the Macross Elysion. "For whatever reason, there's been some sort of jamming occurring beyond these mountains, and even the Elysion's sensors have been unable to sort it out. This is a bit more than a routine patrol people, and I expect you all to be ready in case combat ensues. Because of the mysterious nature of this, Gamma Platoon will also be joining us. As you know, they're much more experienced than us, as they've actually seen real combat, whereas we've only had patrol experience and the occasional minor Var Syndrome outbreak."<br/><br/>Micheal manipulated the screen to show the far side of the mountains, and the small city on that side. "We've lost contact with the town due to the jamming, and any infantry patrols that have ventured there have yet to return. In addition, our third Valkyrie production facility there has gone dark, and we want to know why. Our mission is to investigate, and if possible, remove all possible threats to our neutrality in Brisingr Global Cluster Civil War. Any questions?" Micheal stated as he lowered the tablet and placed one hand inside his uniform pocket.<br/><br/>One of the youngest of your squadron-mates, your wingma and probably the brightest of the whole squadron just behind you, raised his hand. His name was Emile Quartez. "Sir, have we been provided with any intel on any possible threats we may face?"<br/><br/>Micheal shook his head. "We can only speculate that there is a potential possibility that a valkyrie or two has been captured by some unknown force, but no one is certain of this."