Zona hostil

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BASED ON TRUE EVENTS

RESCUE UNDER FIRE

Abda, cut his shirt.

Yes, ma'am.

He's not breathing.

Sh*t.

Damn it!

- IV ready.

- The Guedel won't go in.

He's full of shrapnel.

First get him breathing.

We'll check inside after.

- We'll do a crico.

- Okay.

We're taking fire!

- Isabel, hurry up!

- One second, please.

Sobrino, talk to me!

I can't see anything, damn it!

Sh*t.

Hold on!

I'm cutting.

Let's go!

Give me a minute, Luis.

We're leaving!

Hold on, please!

Quickly!

F***!

Now, Isabel!

Captain! Captain!

Hold on, hold on.

I've got it.

Come on.

No, no, no.

Sh*t.

Come on.

He's a wreck.

He's not breathing, he's too messed up.

Sh*t!

- Abda, with me.

- Yes, ma'am.

Yeah.

Let's both calm down,

I'm not upset.

Yeah, but I say no to buying him

a cell phone until he's 12

and you go and buy him one.

No, look, anything

can be justified.

Whatever you want.

Okay, I will.

Your sister sends you a hug.

Fine with me.

What time did we land?

At 14:
03.

Go get some rest,

I still have a while left.

I'll wait for you.

No, don't wait for me.

See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

HERAT MILITARY BASE

AFGHANISTAN, AUGUST 12TH, 2012

Good morning, Captain.

Good morning.

Thank you.

Captain.

Captain.

This is the new nurse,

Private Sanchez.

- Morning, Captain.

- Welcome.

- When did you arrive?

- One hour ago.

We were expecting you

yesterday.

Your first mission in Afghanistan?

Yes, Captain.

What experience do you have?

As a civilian I worked at a clinic

in Borne, in Barcelona,

and when I enlisted they sent me

to Intensive Care.

- Good place to learn.

- Morning, Captain.

Private Sobrino, gunner.

Private Sanchez, nurse.

- Welcome.

- How are you?

Medical experience in combat?

No.

Do you have any other name

besides Private Sanchez?

Raquel, Captain.

Have you had breakfast,

Raquel?

- Yes, on the plane.

- Good.

Because our shift

has already begun.

F***ing Ledesma.

CANTINA:

"THE BULL RING"

Major, you're out of your mind!

Yeah, but now we have somewhere

to grab a few beers.

- And these won't eat themselves.

- After my shift.

After your shift?

There won't be any left!

What's going on here?

Vital signs monitor,

respirator connected

to the oxygen tank below,

the perfusion pump,

suction apparatus,

intravenous fluids

in those bags, the defibrillator

under that bench...

Abda handles it.

All small material and instruments

always ready in your vest.

Isa, excuse me, can we talk?

Not now, Luis.

I'm with Sanchez.

Any questions?

Yes. When we have to operate,

where do you want me?

Always behind us.

I'm here by the patient's head,

Lieutenant Abda on this side

with the IV

and you pass us materials

from those bags.

Okay?

Always have everything ready

because out here nothing ever happens

until it happens.

SOMEWHERE NORTH OF BALA MURGHAB

17:
00 H

Greyhound, this is Falcon.

How do you copy?

Over.

This... Greyhound...

Signal's weak, you're breaking up.

Clean the mike and try again.

Falcon, this is Greyhound.

How do you copy now?

Now it's loud and clear.

Falcon to all units.

Stay on the Husky tracks.

I repeat, nobody leave the tracks.

Falcon to the whole convoy.

IED, prepare for complex attack. Acknowledge.

Greyhound, copy that.

Mao, Hook, Puma, fall out.

All units, station the snipers

on the hills.

Lynx, take a higher position.

- Copy that.

- Angulo, that hill.

Snipers, watch out

for booby traps up there.

Pea, are you okay?

I'm okay, sir.

It's nothing.

Falcon to all unit leaders.

Situation report.

Head of the convoy is clear.

No attack over here.

This is Falcon.

Copy that.

POI (POINT OF INCIDENT) 17:15 H

Conte, find a landing zone

for the MEDEVAC.

I'll give you a platoon,

a sniper team and the interpreter.

- Rashid.

- Yes, sir.

Sergeant Aguilar will stay for support

with his platoon.

Yes, sir, Lieutenant.

Once they evacuate the wounded,

get your ass out of here.

- Understood?

- Yes, sir.

Ready.

No need to tell you

who that is, right?

General Conte's son.

Who was also a lieutenant

at one point.

Give him a hand.

We have two injured

American soldiers.

One seriously with a chest

contusion and difficulty breathing

and another less serious

with facial injuries.

Bruised thorax?

Asymmetrical breathing?

Affirmative.

Sounds like a pneumothorax.

Lie him down

and elevate his head.

Copy that.

More information.

A Spanish soldier

with a rock impact on his helmet

and sand in his eyes.

Doesn't look serious, over.

So he's still conscious.

Dizziness, disorientation?

Negative.

Keep him awake.

I'll pass you

- to the captain.

- What's the terrain like?

Irregular and very dusty.

I need you to secure

a landing zone.

Copy that.

ETA in 9 minutes, over.

Isabel, go to channel 2.

Channel 2.

I had to find out from your sister

that you're going back to Madrid.

That's why I didn't tell you,

so you wouldn't give me sh*t.

Why do you want to leave?

Give me a break, Luis.

I'll draw you a map later,

I have to prepare the evacuation.

Changing to channel 1.

Ready to land.

Cover the other flank.

Spread out.

I can't see anything, damn it.

Go, go, go!

- Changing to Fast Reduction, Luis.

- Okay.

Hold on, we're tipping!

Hold on!

Watch out for the blades!

F***ing great.

Jesus!

Everybody okay?

Fine.

- Abda?

- Yes, Captain.

- Sanchez?

- Yes, Captain, all good.

Let's go.

What the f*** is this?

What the f***?

What a shitty landing zone!

It's not so hard, damn it!

We could have all been killed!

Is everyone okay?

Who are you?

At your service, Captain.

Lieutenant Conte.

Come on, move it!

Damn, what a hard landing.

Get all the gear.

Yes, sir.

Is everyone okay?

Where are the wounded?

Over there, Captain.

- Get the gear.

- Let's go!

Excuse me, Captain.

It's a pneumothorax.

Sanchez, the gear.

Here.

Let's lower him.

One, two...

Needle.

Herat, do you copy?

Captain Torres.

What? A rollover?

The American convoy

continued its journey.

The legionnaire escort

went with them

and left five vehicles behind

at the POI.

25 men, the two wounded Americans

and the crew of the crashed MEDEVAC.

Lieutenant Conte is waiting

for orders.

General, the Chinooks are ready

to fly and pick them all up.

When could they leave?

In 20 minutes, General.

Inform Conte that we're on our way.

General.

Yes?

If we bring back the helicopter on the

same mission, we won't have to return.

You want to bring back

the helicopter?

We can't leave it there...

Ledesma, we'll blow up

the MEDEVAC.

Just evacuate the crew

and the wounded Americans.

Colonel, if the helicopter only tipped over,

it can be recovered for service.

It can still save many lives.

The Super Puma is at the limit

of what a Chinook can carry.

Yeah, 7,900 kilos.

But it's lost its blades,

which is 250 kilos less.

I'm sure Captain Torres

can take off the rest.

They'd have to spend the night there.

General,

we'd be turning a routine

rescue mission

into a complex operation

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