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As they initiated their mission, the crew began scanning the area for potential enemy movements. Given the darkness and uncertainty in Afghanistan at the time, any moving vehicles were suspect. During a routine observation, they detected an approaching vehicle and, while relaying the information back to ground forces, received clearance to engage. The officer, notably one of the first female aviators to speak on the radio during such missions, meticulously reported the details, cognizant of the major implications her communications bore.