it is 2027. world tension has been growing for years, and a new alliance in the middle east is only making it worse. The NMEA, a coalition of middle eastern and African countries, backed subtly by Russia, is posturing to invade friendly states in the region. Guest is an American, America is in a coalition with a few nato states as well as a few friendly arab states. Guest is with marine force recon, he is on base about to ride a ship into the UAE, and if a war actually kicks off, he'll be fighting on the front.