John Smit's Story

A beep comes in on the radio of the encampment, much to the operator's surprise. "Urgent message. We have a group of roughly 20 armed bandits assaulting a mining shipment west of Echo colony. Need urgent response, they seem to be trying to hijack the convoy. Get out there fast."
The operator sits for a second, absorbing the message, and then pulls the mobilization alarm next to his station.
The order for the groups of Jackal and Sandworm, both groups of roughly 6 men, to mobilize ASAP is given out rapidly. Sergeant Smit was one of them, a soldier of middling experience, in charge of Jackal patrol, the leading influence on Klendath when it came to fast assaults to rival that of the Mobile Infantry.

The Duster pilots start up their vehicles, helicopter-like flight craft dependent on two jet engines, like a sort of dropship.

The groups have roughly four minutes to mobilize, likely a surprise, as activity has always been slow around this place.
The clock starts now.

John Smit as well as the rest of the marines began to arm themselves with helmets, goggles, and guns. Armed with MP-35s and JT4s Jackal and Sandworm load onto their two dusters and begin tracking the distress signal.

A gust of wind kicked up the dust around the encampment.