Captain Steiner stood by and watched the DINN land smoothly on the catapult. They were getting ready to send a DINN AWACS into the air. Steiner had gotten reports from SUBCOMEE that an American Union fleet was closing in. There were still roughly four hundred nautical miles away, but best to get that bird in the air now and get a better picture. To his left, was the AEGIS cruiser "Par'ee" and to his left was another AEGIS cruiser and the Carrier "Rommel" trailed by three Transport ships. These ships combined to make up most of the 2nd Fleet. A large klaxon went off as the AWACS DINN locked onto the catapult. Steiner grabbed the rails and watch it take off into the sky until it was nothing more then a speck.

In the quarters, Wolfen and Weaver were suiting up. They had just been put on combat alert. This suited Wolfen just fine. Weaver was a different story. Weaver had only been on this submarine for two days, and he was still getting use to the way of life on a sub. After a few more minuted to get situated the two pilots made their way to the Command Information Center. The XO, Commander Glifreg, was waiting for them. "Ok you two, There is an American Fleet heading our way and sources say they are just under four hundred and closing. Rommel will commence air attack on them when they close to two-five-oh. Captain Steiner will come back down after our DINNs launch and our objective is ASW. We will launch you two while submerged, once the enemy closes in within forty. Your mission is to aid in ASW and also SSW. Our priority is enemy subs. I do believe we can handle that. Your primary target will be their Carriers and any large battleships. We want to devastate their fleet." Weaver looked at Glifreg with an arched eyebrow. "Destroy them all sir?" Glifreg nodded. "Yes, if you reach into the cookie jar and nothing happens, you grab more cookies. If you reach in, and your mother breaks your wrist. well then, you will no longer want cookies." Wolfen smirked at the analogy his Commander had used.

A seaman first class ran up to Captain Steiner and saluted. "Sir, Eagle eye, as the AWACS DINN was known, has reported a Large enemy fleet varying from medium to strong in strength." Steiner nodded and made his was to the hatch. "Seaman, secure all ties and hatches, prepare to dive." With that order given Steiner climbed down the ladder and was in the CIC. He looked over to the radio operator. "Tell the Rommel to expect enemy fleet....medium strength, and also tell them to prepare to receive phots from Eagle Eye. Also tell them we are breaking off and will now conduct Anti-Submarine patrol!" The technician nodded and opened a comm with the "Romel.