No traffic,
no complaints,
no noise.
Traitors, troublemakers, and Ambassadors
all tucked snugly in their little beds.
I love this time of night.
There's no night in deep space,
and time is a meaningless concept
when you stop to think about it.
Commander, the jumpgate's on-line.
I read six ships.
They're Earthforce.
I'm receiving a code 10,
ultraviolet docking request.
Inform Captain Sheridan immediately
and alert the dockers guild.
There's always something.
Sir.
Captain John Sheridan,
Commander of Babylon 5.
Welcome aboard, sir.
General Richard Franklin, 356th infantry division.
I'm sorry for the delay in docking, sir.
No one told us you were coming.
This operation's classified.
I'll brief you at 0900.
In the meantime, I'll need billets
for myself and my people.
Just how many people are we talking, sir?
25,000.
25,000?
I don't have nearly enough space for--
well, find it. We'll be here for several days,
and I don't intend for my troops
to be sitting aboard transports that whole time.
Yes, sir.
Uh, we have a Dr. Stephen Franklin
on the station.
Any relation?
He's my son.
I'll let him know you're here.
That won't be necessary.
I'll attend to it
when I'm sure that my people are settled.
You may carry on, Captain.
Yes, sir.
25,000.
Oh, man.
The Babylon project was our last,
best hope for peace--
a self-contained world 5 miles long
located in neutral territory...
A place of commerce and diplomacy
for a quarter of a million humans and aliens...
A shining beacon in space, all alone in the night.
It was the dawn of the third age of mankind,
the year the great war came upon us all.
This is the story
of the last of the Babylon stations.
The year is 2259.
The name of the place is...
Captioning made possible by Warner Bros.
Keep it movin', space grunts,
and bite the chatter.
This ain't no church social.
Where you goin', Ellison?
You're with green squad. Step out.
Move up!
Keep it rollin'!
Private nahzim, ahkmed.
Serial number-- 87953.
Private Durmond, Elizabeth.
Serial number-- 56927.
Yeah. That's me.
Fall in over there.
Someone will take you to your billet shortly.
We need more personnel here, and I mean fast.
Commander.
Oh, Commander.
What the hell is this?
Earthforce calls it a classified operation.
I call it a nightmare.
Briefing's at 0900, if we survive all this.
Well, leave it to the infantry to ruin's a guy's morning.
Hey, complain later. Right now,
I need you to seal this area off.
Nobody gets in except military personnel.
You got it.
Ok, people, move it. Keep it orderly.
What's our status?
We've doubled, tripled, and quadrupled up,
and we're still 400 billets short...
Which is nothing compared to what
this little surprise has done to our docking schedule.
Well, if you think we've got problems now,
just wait until those ground-pounders
start hittin' the rec area.
Lay on more security.
Post the more colorful spots
off-limits.
I want no incidents.
Well, it's already done,
not that I think it's gonna do us very much good.
You know, if you ask me,
I think someone in Earthdome
has gone completely mental.
That's an interesting opinion.
At ease.
Sir, this is Commander Ivanova,
my second,
Mr. Garibaldi-- chief of security.
I had an Alfredo Garibaldi under my command
during the Dilgar invasion.
Excellent soldier.
That was my dad.
So much for genetics.
Now if you'll all take a seat,
we'll begin.
Frank, if you will.
This is Akdor,
the third planet
in the Shilassen triumvirate.
As you're no doubt aware,
Akdor is currently engaged
in a bloody civil war.
The Shilassen government has asked for aid,
and Earth has agreed to provide it.
There must be some mistake, General.
The Shilassen embassy
asked me for aid a week ago.
Earthdome ordered me to turn them down.
And until the senate officially announces
our involvement in the Akdor crisis,
those are still your orders.
What exactly is your mission?
Operation sudden death
is a surgical strike
on the rebel stronghold at Matok.
That's why Babylon 5's been chosen
as our staging area.
It's the closest Earth-alliance jumpgate
to the Shilassen sector.
When the senate makes its announcement,
we'll jump immediately
and end the war in one swift move.
With all due respect, General,
I spent time at Matok
during the Kurani expedition.
It's more than just a fortress.
It's a deathtrap.
And that's another reason
for choosing this station.
I'm counting on you
to help me finish planning the assault.
With your knowledge of the layout--
and our new weapons--
we can catch the rebels leaders
completely by surprise.
25,000 gropos aren't exactly inconspicuous.
How do you expect to keep this little party a secret?
As far as anyone's concerned,
we're relief troops for io.
Even my own soldiers
don't know any differently.
And by the time the truth comes out,
we'll already be in striking position.
How long before
the announcement is made?
Oh, a few days--
long enough for us to get our gifts in place.
Gifts?
New weapons systems
for your defense grid--
the very latest
from Earthforce R&D.
When they're on-line,
Babylon 5 will have enough firepower
to take on a warship.
Are you sure this is wise?
Babylon 5 is supposed to be devoted to peace.
If we begin arming heavily--
the galaxy's changing, Captain,
and Babylon 5 must change with it.
With the Narn and Centauri at war,
the other alien worlds
are bound to become more aggressive,
and Earth must keep pace.
And if all doesn't go well at Matok,
my people may need a fallback position.
My techs will begin installing the new grid
as soon as possible.
Commander Ivanova will handle your end.
I'll meet you here at 1100
to discuss the battle plan,
and outside of you three,
no one is to be told of this.
Understood.
Very well.
Dismissed.
This is not good.
Yeah, tell me about it.
What the hell is Earthcentral up to?
Something I hope we never hear again--
the rattling of sabers.
[Whistling]
There we were,
facing a whole squad of bolis.
I couldn't--hey, buddy.
How's it hanging?
I couldn't believe what was goin' on.
Who are you?
Well, they call me large,
and this half-pint rook is Yang.
Hey.
What are you doing in my quarters?
This is where they assigned us.
Yeah, it looks like
we're going to be bunkies a while.
Here, have a nip.
Look, I don't know what lamebrain
came up with this idea,
but there's no way you two are staying here.
You got some kind of problem here, boy?
[Cough]
Yeah, I got a problem.
Just give me a minute to find a ladder,
and we'll hash it out face-to-face.
Ha ha ha!
He's all right.
You all right, baby.
Come on, let's sit down.
That's great. Sit down.
Here,
have a stogie.
Ha ha ha ha!
So, anyway,
the whole Buffer opens up
and frags that pointman.
Oh, man, all hell breaks lose.
So, how are mom and the girls?
Well, juanita is due for a promotion.
Kathy's working on her third doctorate.
Well, good for them.
And Marie and Celia?
Oh, about the same.
If you called your mother more often,
of course, you'd know that.
So...
Do I pass?
Yeah. I made sure
you could always spit-shine a billet.
Here you go.
Uh, I'm on duty, Stephen.
No, no, no, no.
This is fruit juice.
The marcab call it orcha.
You'll like it. Go ahead.
No. I like orange juice.
Try it.
Hmm.
So they got you back in the saddle again, huh?
Well, I wouldn't call it so much of a saddle.
It's more like a coffee-and-cake run.
Good, good. Dodging massive explosions
is inimical to the health at your age.
Mom won't have to worry.
Your mother worries if I eat a hamburger.
You know what they say
about old soldiers, don't you?
No. They still kick butt
with the best of 'em.
Whatever happened to just fading away?
Well, that's not an option at present.
So, how are you, Stephen?
Busy.
Babylon 5 is always bringing me something new.
I suppose that's good.
It's more than good.
This station is a xenobiologist's dream.
You know that there are over 20 different species
of aliens living on Babylon 5
and more passing through every day?
I could get you posted to Bethesdadome.
And with the Narn and Centauri at war,
they need people with your kind
of knowledge and experience.
I'm needed here.
I spent time in that type of research
during the last war, remember?
I didn't like it.
"Like" has nothing to do with it.
You have a duty to the force.
What duty? What? What?
Coming up with new and better ways
to wipe out life?
I'm a doctor. My duty is to heal.
Then heal humans.
Stephen, I know you're fascinated
by these alien creatures,
but they're a threat to humanity,
and they always will be.
Help your own kind.
Life is life--
whether it's wrapped in skin, scales, or feathers.
Now if you respected these beings
instead of constantly trying to murder them,
you'd appreciate that.
I've got to get back to my duties.
I'll, uh-- good to see you again.
I'll give your love
to your mother and your sisters.
Damn.
Dr. Franklin.
Yes.
We're short of space. I'm afraid we're gonna
have to billet these people in the infirmary.
Absolutely not.
This is a medical facility,
not a damn barracks.
Uh, sergeant, would you please
take your people through there?
I'll be with you in a minute.
Yes, ma'am.
You heard the Commander, star-butts.
Get it in gear!
Move it, you mutant maggots.
No half-steppin' here.
Earthforce has no right to come in here
and disrupt my operation.
I have sick people in those beds.
According to the records,
there are only three patients in the infirmary--
none of them too ill to be moved.
Is that your medical opinion, Commander?
No. Yours--
exactly as stated in the medical log.
What's the matter with you, Stephen?
I've never seen you like this before.
[Sighs]
It's my father.
The General?
Yes, the General--
old Firestorm,
hero of the Canal wars
and liberator of the African block,
and scourge of Janos 7.
His record is impressive.
Yes, yes, yes, as a soldier,
but as a father...
He always brings out this anger in me I can't control.
No matter how I try,
I always seem to want to hurt him.
You know, the funny thing is, I do love him.
I just can't talk to him.
My father brought out
much the same feelings in me.
I mean, there were so many things
that I wanted to say to him. I just--
yeah, I feel the same way.
[Beep beep]
Ivanova.
They want you on the dome, Commander.
On my way.
I-I'm sorry.
We're up to our butts in jarheads.
Look, I should be free by 1800.
You want to meet me at the Eclipse?
Yes.
We really do need that infirmary space.
I will do what I can.
Thanks.
And over the years, I never stopped trying.
But with my father,
it's always the force first.
Everything else-- a distant second.
When we were kids,
my sisters and I,
we weren't treated like members of the family.
We were treated like soldiers.
And he used to say,
"you should be intelligent enough
to let someone else tell you what to do."
Well, he sounds like a bit of a tyrant--
hmm. Making him
the perfect material for a General.
Exactly.
If you did something wrong,
or if you questioned his orders,
and you were afraid he'd boot you
out of the platoon
and never let you back in.
Of course, that's when he was there.
And when he wasn't?
There was the waiting.
Terrible waiting.
We'd see newsvids from the front
and wonder whether he was alive or dead.
After a while, i--i couldn't bear the pain,
so I left..
Lost myself out in the stars.
He wasn't happy about it,
and he didn't talk to me for years.
When I joined Earthforce during the war,
he finally came around for a while.
And now?
I don't know.
We don't talk much.
Even when we do,
we only end up hurting each other.
Oh, maybe it's better I just let it go, huh?
Talk to him, Stephen.
Tell him what you feel,
no matter how hard it is.
I didn't, and I lost the chance.
Don't make the same mistake.
Wait a minute. What are you saying?
These troops are bound for io,
aren't they?
I have to go back on duty.
No, but, w-wait a minute now.
Mr. Garibaldi,
there seems to be an unusual number
of Earthforce soldiers about this evening.
They're relief troops for our colony on io.
Came in this morning.
They'll be gone in a few days.
Good. I would not want to think
that Babylon 5 was becoming an armed camp.
The way things are going lately,
we need to have someplace devoted to peace.
I take it there's been no progress
in arranging peace talks?
Londo and G'Kar refuse to even speak to each other.
It's as if they desired this conflict.
Well, a few hundred years of bad blood will do that.
We are all slaves to our histories.
If there is to be a bright future,
we must learn to break those chains.
The only thing you can count on
the Narn and Centauri to do
is break each other's heads.
I fear you're right.
Still, we must continue trying.
Well, for what it's worth, I hope you succeed.
[Screaming]
If you'll excuse me.
The natives are restless.
Is there something you want?
What are you?
I am a Minbari. Now please let me pass.
Minbari, huh?
Minbari don't have hair.
This is human hair.
Let go!
Please.
I have done nothing to you.
Your people killed my people on the line, honey,
now you parade around trying to look human.
What you need is a good lesson.
Back off, Kliest.
Get outta my way!
This Minbari freak is an insult to all us,
and I intend to do something about it!
In case you haven't heard, the war's over.
Get out of here. Go on. He's drunk.
I'm not finished with her yet!
Yes, you are! Fight!
Fight!
I'll see to it personally.
Mr. Garibaldi!
What the strokin' h is goin' on here?
Who started this dust-up?
Private Durmond.
No one, sergeant-major.
No one?
Are you telling me
this happened for no cause at all?
Yes, sergeant-major.
Well, in that case,
you four mutants can just follow me to the brig.
Sarge. Sarge.
Hold on a minute, will you?
[Whispering]
The chief has asked me
to overlook this little ruckus.
And as this is his jurisdiction,
I've agreed.
But let me catch one of you
stepping out of line again,
and you'll curse your own mothers
for ever bringing your strokin' butts
into the light of day! Is that clear?
Yes, sergeant major!
Now, you get the hell out of here
and clean yourselves up.
Move it!
Move on out of here! Clear it!
Hey!
Hey, chief!
Name's Garibaldi, Michael.
Oh, they call me dodger.
I just wanted to thank you
for what you did back there,
even though I can't quite figure why.
Ambassador Delenn told me what happened.
Who's Ambassador Delenn?
The woman you helped.
She's an Ambassador?
Yeah.
Oh, leave it to kleist to mess up big time.
Well, you almost messed up yourself.
Well, it wouldn't be the first time.
[Beep beep]
Garibaldi.
Chief, we got a 288 in brown 6. Another ground-pounder.
What a surprise.
I'll handle it.
I got to go. Stay out of trouble, ok?
Uh, hey!
I'll see you around...
Michael Garibaldi.
Nice butt.
They've got the western approach
covered by flanking fire,
and you're exposed.
What if we came in from the south here?
No, that whole area's mined.
You'll need sappers.
With luck, you could break through
before they bring their big guns to bear.
Even so, you're going to take heavy casualties.
The Shilassens assured us
this could be done with minimal losses.
General, they lied.
If Matok could be taken so easily,
they'd have done it themselves.
Now if you really want my advice,
call this whole thing off
while there's still time.
They will listen to you.
It's a trade-off, Captain.
We keep the Shilassens in power.
And they give us the right
to establish a permanent presence in their sector,
a sector which is strategically close
to the Narn and the Centauri.
Their war is going to tear this galaxy apart.
And it's just a matter of time
before Earth must choose sides.
So for better or worse,
my orders are to take Matok.
And I intend to do just that.
[Beep beep]
Franklin.
Your son is here, sir. He wishes to see you.
Send him in.
I can come back, sir.
Oh, no. This won't take long.
I'm very busy, Stephen. What do you want?
To talk.
We've already talked.
And I do not wish to continue that conversation.
What I said-- i--i didn't mean.
I didn't raise you
to say things you don't mean.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I've got work to do.
It's always later with you, isn't it?
You are dismissed, doctor!
Yes, sir!
General, maybe you should--
tell me something, Captain.
When you destroyed the black star,
did you feel like a murderer?
That's not an easy question to answer.
I suppose the Minbari consider me one.
But the Minbari are not your own flesh and blood.
There's only one truth about war.
People die.
Killing is part of a soldier's job.
We can't deny it.
We can only live with it
and hope the reasons for doing it are justified.
If only my son could realize that.
General, your son is one of the finest doctors
I have ever served with.
Why, he will bend or break every rule there is
if there's a life to be saved
or pain to be soothed...
And he's a holy terror
when his principles are challenged.
Good. A man who won't stand up
for his own principles
is not really a man at all.
Yeah, my father used to say the same thing to me.
Of course there were times
when my principles and his clashed.
Oh, we got mad. We-- we argued. We fought.
Finally one day, we both realized
that neither of us could be anything
other than what we were.
But we never stopped talking
or loving each other.
It's been a long day, Captain.
We'll take this up again tomorrow.
Yes, sir.
Hey!
Come on!
Whoa, what a circus.
You keeping a lid on?
Yeah, for now.
There's been a few fights, a few dips. Nothing major.
Oh, one of the dancers is missing from the dark star.
Hey, Garibaldi! Uh,
how about showing a gropo around
this pup tent, huh?
Uh, sorry. I'm on duty.
Oh, I can handle it for a while, chief.
Are you sure?
Sure. No sweat.
Anything happens, I'll link in.
Have a good time.
Thanks.
So, uh...
What would you like to see first?
Good restaurant.
Ok.
Then your quarters.
Lights.
Well, this is it.
Not bad.
Yeah.
It's neater than I expected.
Oh, oh, nice.
Yeah.
Mmm!
Listen, how about some caf?
Something hot would be nice.
Ok.
Although caf wasn't exactly what I had in mind.
Listen, uh...
I better check in with Lou, ok?
Ok. Garibaldi to Welch.
Welch here.
Hey, Lou, how's it going out there?
Oh, everything's nice and quiet here, chief.
Looks like everyone's going to bed.
I see it's a trend.
What was that, chief?
Uh, nothing. Stay in touch.
So much for duty.
Time for a little r&r.
Just a little.
Ooh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Wait one second. One second.
Maybe we ought to slow down here
for just a minute, ok?
What, did I miss something?
No, no. It's just, uh...
It's just, uh, look, my--
my personal life's been
a little strange lately.
Strange?
Uh, complicated is more like it.
Look, there was this woman on Mars--Lise.
We'd been a couple and, uh...
I did something stupid and blew it.
And next thing I know
she's married to somebody else
and she's having a baby.
It hit-- it hit me hard.
Then I met this other lady,
you know, the kind, uh,
the kind a guy like me
doesn't stand a chance with.
And, uh, new year's Eve
I got shot. I almost died
because I wasn't watching my back.
I have this habit of messin' up
when it's important.
Look, this isn't about relationships.
It isn't about you. It isn't about now.
It's about things that happen
that make you think.
Maybe, I don't know. Maybe you and me,
maybe we've got something.
Maybe it's me and somebody else.
All I know is, I don't want
to blow it again by moving too fast.
For once in my life,
I want to think things through.
Does this make any sense at all?
Oh, yeah. Yeah. I got the message.
Loud and clear. You know,
I didn't come here
expecting to set up housekeeping.
I'm a ground pounder.
I'm cleaning latrines one day.
The next I might be up to my hips in blood,
hoping that I don't hear the round
that takes me out. You got it?
In-between I like to try to see what I can get
to remind myself that I'm alive.
Right, it's not romance,
but it's all I got time for.
I'm so sorry it's not enough for you.
Hey, hey, dodger, dodger.
Spare me your pity!
[Chanting]
♪ Sound off ♪
♪ one, two ♪
♪ sound off ♪
♪ three, four ♪
♪ air force marine corps ♪♪
Jarheads.
We're back on schedule in the docking bays.
You know, Ms. Connolly is not happy
about the hours her workers had to put in.
See if we can get them some time off later with pay.
How's the new defense grid coming?
It should be fully installed by tonight.
It's quite impressive. Pulse cannons,
interceptors, mine launchers,
and a tracking system
three times faster than our old one.
The General wasn't kidding when he said
we could take on a warship.
Let's hope we don't have to test that.
[Knock on door]
Come!
Well, I didn't expect to see--
sit down, Stephen.
Yes, sir.
Now, I'm sorry for dismissing you
like I did yesterday, but i--
I was angry.
You know, that's the first time
that you apologized to me?
I'm not finished!
I have every right to be angry.
I know it's difficult
being the son of a career officer.
And, well, perhaps if I had been there
for you more often,
things would've been different, but...
That wasn't a luxury that I was afforded.
But nevertheless...
You have no right
to call me a murderer.
My god, Stephen, I'm your father.
And your superior officer.
Do you have so little respect for me?
It's not about respect.
Then what is it about?
Us. The way that we talk to each other.
Actually, the way that we don't talk to each other.
Nonsense.
I always listen to what you have to say.
Yeah, you listen, but you don't hear.
And it drives me crazy sometimes,
especially when...
When what?
When I don't know
if I'll ever see you alive again.
Every soldier lives with death, son.
But I suppose sometimes...
We forget that our loved ones
must live with it, too.
But believe me,
I never tried to shut you out.
Maybe that's just the way it is
between fathers and sons.
Or maybe just us.
Either way, I've always respected you.
You gave me strength...
Independence...
And courage.
And though you may not like how my life's turned out,
I couldn't have done what I've done without you.
And I owe you for that.
Stephen, you don't--
I'm not finished.
Over the years,
I've said a lot of things to you I shouldn't have.
But I never said the one thing I should have.
I love you, dad.
I always have and I always will.
And no matter how much we argue or we fight
or we talk or we don't talk,
nothing will ever change that.
So the whole jungle's on fire.
Lizzys are coming through the gap
like roach bats out of hell.
Buffer tosses me a rand notcher.
And I hit the Max button.
And the next thing you know--
[belches] Oh.
I knew I shouldn't have eaten all that yoktree.
Latrine time.
Man, does he ever stop telling war stories?
He's been a gropo over 30 years.
Guess he doesn't have any other kind.
Who's this Buffer he talks about?
Ah, it was his best friend.
They served together over 25 years.
Buffer bought it in the Mars rebellion.
What about you? Seen any action?
No, not yet.
I've only been in a couple months,
but I'm ready.
I guess.
You?
Sure.
Are you...
You know, scared?
You're always scared.
That's part of the job.
But you're gonna do ok.
That's right. The man's right.
Like old Buffer used to say...
Any gropo who ain't scared
is either dead or stupid.
Don't worry about it, kid.
It's what keeps you going
when you're in it, huh?
Hey!
Here's to you, Buffer.
Wait.
Here's to all of us.
Dodger?
Hey, Garibaldi.
I, uh...
Um, about last night, I, uh...
I'm sorry.
I...
I was out of line.
It's just, sometimes...
I just want things too bad.
I guess you know.
Especially when...
When what?
I just have a bad feeling
about this tour, you know?
I mean, they say we're going to io,
but I don't believe it.
I mean, old firestorm
would never lead a coffee-and-cake run.
What, you know something?
Me? No.
Garibaldi, for a security slug,
you are a lousy liar.
Yeah.
Look, I just--
no.
No, it's all right.
I don't want to know.
How about I buy you a drink?
I'll let you buy me a water.
You really know how
to live it up, Garibaldi.
Yeah.
So these Minbari fighters are coming right at us,
15 clicks a second.
The Captain's telling us to hold our fire.
Now I tell you, I'm sweating.
All of a sudden--
what the hell you doing, air boy?
Oh, hey, I'm sorry. Let me buy you another one.
I don't take drinks from air boys.
Hey, it looks like you got an attitude problem.
Want to do something about it?
Back off.
I can handle this.
Now, look...
I said I was sorry.
If that's not good enough,
we can take this outside.
[Sighs]
Why wait to go out?
Hey!
Battle call!
Garibaldi to security. Major 415, casino!
I'm getting too old for this crap.
Atten-hut!
All right, you ground-pounders!
If it's fighting you want,
then you're about to get your share.
Sergeant Major, move these people out!
You heard the General!
The balloon's going up!
Get back to your quarters,
grab your gear,
and be at launch point at 2200.
Move it!
Hey, you all right?
It's the best thing next to sex.
You're all right.
I'll see you.
Looks like you're going to see
your first firefight, kid.
I know this sounds nuts,
but I'm actually gonna miss you guys.
Take care of yourselves, ok?
Will do, air boy. Will do.
Move it!
I'm sorry about this unfortunate display.
Captain, if you prepare a list of charges,
I'll see that those responsible
are punished and reparations made.
I'll take the reparation,
but as far as punishment,
frankly, I'd rather have this bunch with you
than in the brig.
Besides, I don't think we have the room.
Good luck, sir.
I hope I was wrong about Matok.
Well, these are good men and women. Brave people.
So one way or the other, we'll get the job done.
Captain, thanks for all of your help.
Commander.
General.
Frank, give us a moment.
Take care of yourself, dad.
You, too, Stephen.
And for whatever disagreements we may have,
you're your own man.
And for that,
I'm very proud.
And when I get back,
I promise we'll talk.
But in the meantime,
please call your mother and sisters occasionally, hmm?
Yes, sir.
Anybody seen dodger?
Have you seen dodger?
Have you seen--
hey, hey, hey, hey!
You stay low and keep your ears open.
I expect you back.
And then, uh...
Well, we'll see what happens.
It's a date.
Ok.
Private Durmond.
Would you care to join us?
Yes, sir.
Private Durmond!
Never know what you missed.
Move it.
Since last night's surprise announcement
that the senate was officially giving military aide
to the planet Akdor,
we've learned that the first phase of this mission
dubbed operation sudden death, is complete.
We go now to a report taped earlier on Akdor.
This is Tonya Wallace reporting from Akdor,
where the 356th infantry division
is assaulting the rebel stronghold in Matok.
The fighting is reported to be very intense.
That was the scene four hours ago.
We go live to Akdor.
I'm here with General Richard Franklin,
Commander of the 356th.
General, can you tell us the results of the battle?
Our troops have gained control
over the fortress at Matok.
Most of the leaders of the rebellion
have either been killed or captured,
and we expect a complete surrender
of all the rebel forces very shortly
[cheering]
Then you consider this a victory?
Yes, but at a very high--
General!
I'm needed elsewhere.
We will be continuing live coverage
throughout the day.
For now, this is Tonya Wallace,
ISN, signing off.
Chief.
Yeah?
The first casualty reports
are in from Akdor.
You said you wanted to see them.
Yeah.
President Clark is expected
to congratulate General Franklin
on this spectacular victory.
Meanwhile, preparations are under way
for yet more Earthforce divisions
to join the 356th on Akdor.