On a routine patrol, an asteroid-sized bug is encountered. Scans reveal that a metal object is lodged inside it. Bugs are not known to build metal objects. Your team gets selected to investigate.
Sicon has discovered that an industrial planet is holding captured Citizens. Military Intelligence has decided to send a small stealth team to bring the hostages out of harms way.
You encountered some bugs, you were not prepared the last time. Sicon is reequipping you and sending you back in to eradicate them. Now commence OPERATION PEST CONTROL!!! How hard can it be?
A fleet ship has gone down in a hot zone of bug activity. The fleet has already scheduled to nuke the area. You need to get the pilots, and get out of the blast zone; before the strike happens.