The level opens with Bravo-One Charlie in a UH-60 Black Hawk. Marlowe narrates that the squad was in a bit of trouble for their actions, but he says the Army always has a hidden agenda. He adds that even though Serdaristan is neutral, intelligence didn't believe that and was suspicious, so they decided to send Bravo-One in for a closer look, mentioning that the officially AWOL squad "just happened to fit the bill". He says that instead of sending them to prison, the army gave them an offer they couldn't refuse.