The trees were tall and so thick at the canopy that they blocked out most of the sunlight, which was in the team’s favor as they crept through the woods. Weapons drawn and suppressors attached they made their way deeper into the forest. “Yuri, radio check.” Coffin took his finger off his comlink and placed his hand back on the Bravo Company vertical grip of his MK18. “Reading Lima Charlie tovarich.” After two hours of slowly creeping through the woods the two man team came to a stop. Coffin pointed at his eyes and motioned his hand towards the rear. Yuri nodded and monitored towards their six o’clock. All was quiet except for the soft wind and sound of birds chirping. The two Operators kept their heads on a swivel, watching all possible approaches to their position. Coffin reached over and patted Yuri on the back and motioned them forward.

Night had descended upon the forest, the two men pulled on their AN/PVS NVG Monocles and activated them. The terrain in front of them lit up in multiple green hues, some light some dark depending on the light exposure. Coffin held up his hand, he looked at Yuri and point at his eyes, held up two fingers and gave a thumbs down indicating Hostiles. Yuri nodded and flicked the selector switch from safety to kill on his rifle. Coffin went prone onto his stomach and began a low crawl. Going back to his training Yuri took off his pack, laid it in front of him and rested the M110 on top of the pack. He clicked on his throat mic, “Set, standing by for target.” Coffin continued crawling forward with his MK18 tucked between his arms.

Once he made it to the brush line, Coffin clicked on the PEQ-15 IR laser on his MK18 and lased the hostile on the right. Yuri activated his mic, “Copy, I got the one on the left. Three.” Yuri steadied his breathing. “Two.” He placed his finger on the trigger. “One.” With a gentle squeeze, a round was sent out the barrel and entered the bad guy’s head. Once the right man saw his buddy go down Coffin dropped him with a double tap to the chest. He clicked on his mic “All targets down, pushing forward.” As Coffin propped himself into a crouch and continued moving forward, Yuri grabbed his pack and followed suit. It wasn't long till a building of sorts covered in camo netting came into visual. The two Operators came to a stop and took a knee next to each other. Coffin hooked his weapon onto to his rifle sling and rested the rifle onto his lap. “If that isn't a target building bud, I don't know what is.” Yuri nodded, “Too right tovarich, single entry, no windows. Not an easy breach.” Coffin let out a sigh, “Well buddy, seems we only got one choice.”

The two men moved up and stacked on the door, Yuri switched to his USP .45 as Coffin pulled out his Breacher 870. Yuri shifted over to the left side and nodded at Coffin. He nodded back and pressed the muzzle of the shotgun against the doorknob housing and pumped two shells into it followed by a kick against the door’s right side. As it swung open Yuri entered the building and pushed into the right side of the room with Coffin pushing left. “Clear, door right.” Coffin said as he readied his MK18. The two men stacked on the right side of the door, Yuri twisted the knob to check for a lock and gave a thumbs up. Coffin patted Yuri on the shoulder, giving him the go ahead. He pushed the door open and swung left with Coffin swinging right. “Room clear.” They looked around checking for any additional entry ways. All they saw were empty chairs, tables and shelves, in a nutshell jack shit. Yuri shook his head as he holstered his sidearm. “I don't get it, why would anyone go through the trouble of hiding an empty building in the middle of the forest.” Coffin wasn't convinced the place was empty, so he started knocking on the walls.

Then someone knocked back, “Here!” someone shouted. Coffin pulled out a breach charge and placed it on the wall. “Stand back!” After about twelve seconds he pressed the clacker causing the charge to detonate and fill the room with dust. As two figures emerged from the hole both Coffin and Yuri un-holstered their sidearms and aimed at the figures. “Get on your knees and show us your hands! Hands god damn it, show us your hands!” The two figures kneeled and raised up their hands as they whimpered in fear. As the dust cleared it revealed the two to be females, they were both in ragged clothes and covered in dirt. Coffin holstered his sidearm and knelt down to the girls. “My name is Coffin, you ladies are safe. I’m gonna look you over and check for injuries.” As he began to examine them Yuri holstered his USP and stood by the doorway. “Th.. Tha… Thank you…” one of the girls said softly. Coffin nodded as he checked her arm. “Minor bruising, no breaks or fractures. Nothing a little ice and sleep can't fix. Overall you girls are ok.”