OPERATIONS
Training Missions
Training flights are designed to familiarize you with the Commanche and its systems in a relatively safe environment. The training exercises consist of five missions on different types of terrain. This is where you will earn your wings.
Operation:Gallant Venture
Griffon squadron has been sent to the Black Sea port of Odessa as part of an American peace-keeping effort. This move has been made in response to Russian
attempts to destablize the Ukrainian Republic. The United Nations has asked that both sides put away their guns before somebody reaches for their nukes. It doesn't look as if that's going to happen, though. Columns of Russian tanks are reportedly heading for both Kiev and Odessa. Griffon squadron is tasked with carrying out missions ranging from escorting friendly forces to destroying enemy armor and command centers. The gently rolling hills of the Ukrainian steppe are beautiful to look at but they conceal trouble. You and the Griffons have a lot of work to do if a crisis is to be averted.
Operation:Frozen Friendship
Griffon squadron has been sent to a lonely group of Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) deep inside Siberia. Rebel insurgents have seized a number of Russian military bases north of Vladivostock. Along with scores of armored vehicles and tons of supplies, these rebel forces have also captured several nuclear warheads. Griffon squadron is to assist friendly forces belonging to the Russia Federation in putting down the rebellion and recapturing these bases. Although Siberia is known for its sub-zero temperatures and snow-covered landscape, with you and Griffon squadron on the scene, things are about to heat up.
Operation:Firm Resolve
Communism collasped in Cuba with the death of Fidel Castro in 2003. Bitter fighting has broken out on the island as various political groups seek to fill this vacuum of power. One of the more popular(and ruthless)groups to make a play for the island is the "Nuevo Dia"(New Day)party. It turns out, however, that this group is merely a front for the drug cartels of South America. With billions of dollars in financing, Nuevo Dia has bought itself an island and an army. You and the Griffons have been sent to Cuba as a show of America's determination to see democracy prevail. It's a good thing, too. This campaign begins with an all-out enemy assault on our base at Guantanamo.
Operation:Desert Endeavor
Iraqi forces have taken over Jordon and installed a puppet government in Amman. Saudi Arabia and the United States have once again formed a Coalition to oust the would-be conquerors. There will be no Desert Storm this time, however. Public opinion won't permit us to send large numbers of troops back into the desert. America's role in this new alliance is limited to a small, but highly sophisticated contingent of troops. The force includes the Army's latest M1A2 Abrams tank, the F22s of Storm squadron, and of course, the Commanches of Griffon squadron. You and the rest of Griffons have been sent to a remote base inside Saudi Arabia near Jordanian border. Here you will immediately begin flying missions designed to evict Iraqi troops from the Hashemite Kingdom.
