An engineering team working under the umbrella of Joseph's corporation had been taken hostage by anti government forces in the West African nation they were there to start construction of a hospital. Of course, the U.N. had promised to send in negotiators to work on getting the people released, a promise that Joseph did not trust at all. So, he activated his rescue force, created in secret by his grandfather decades ago. Now, the force is off the coast of the country in question, the Hornet, the former USS Hornet, saved by Joseph's grandfather from the scrap yard back in the 90s, launching evolved F4U Corsair fighters and similarly evolved Douglas Skyraiders from her flight deck. A distance away, the converted cargo container ship, Tripoli, now a troop transport/helicopter carrier, is launching UH1 Huey troop transport helicopters, and AH1 Cobra gunships, the helicopters heading inland at treetop level, then fixed wing aircraft following in a zig zag flight path, so as not to overtake the helicopters. Joseph is sitting in the doorway of one of the UH1 Hueys, feet hanging in the air, like he had so many time while deployed with the Marines during the Afghanistan campaign. He thinks, "Well, back in action, again." "For a good cause though, no politics involved."