Joe Ga went early the next morning to check on 'Tracker' Ronnie, only to find him still in the throes of post-surgery pain, not quite lucid in consciousness.
He had wanted to pry into why the guy ended up like this,
and then try to concoct a new scandal to see if there was anything that could be used to his advantage.
But seeing him in this state, Joe Ga decided to wait until the man was more coherent before broaching the subject.
By the time Joe Ga returned to the base, six Black Hawks had already been prepped for action.
Jazz Squad, Dagger Squad, and twenty 'Ant Eaters' were gathered, waiting there.
As soon as Joe Ga stepped out of the vehicle, he saw the two old timers 'Spider' and 'Leech' waiting; he shrugged helplessly and obediently boarded the aircraft in their company.
It wasn't until the aircraft took off that Joe Ga saw two smoking Sukhoi Su-25s parked on the airstrip of the air force base; one of them had its left engine so badly hit it seemed to be scrapped...