Chapter 15 – Riflemen
Captain Dean Riverside watched the altitude decrease according to the indicator on the bulkhead. They were almost to the surface, and he was glad. Combat drops were the worst part about being a Rifleman, even worse than vacuum assault. Walking the black at least gave you the opportunity to shoot back. But when you're stuck in a box, there's nothing you can do.
ITL 2 touched down and settled in on its landing struts. The two large doors of the main hatch hissed open, inviting in a gust of cool air and beams of bright sunlight. Riverside activated his comm and opened the channel for his lieutenants. “Take us out.”
They passed the order down, and the sergeants gave the commands to their squads. The men were already aboard their troop trucks, and the vehicles' powerful
