Event created by RET C.Brock
Event details
Situation
Alpha Company has completed an airborne drop into northern Iraq to support NATO operations against PKK/HPG insurgents. War Eagles are building a new FOB at the captured airbase overlooking Lagarak. The region’s population is majority Kurdish, but there are various ethnic, political, and religious factions within the AO, including Yazidis, Iranians, and Arabs.
Turkish Land Forces have established several checkpoints along the border to the northwest. Turkish Special Forces teams are also operating throughout the area. NATO IFC reports that Iranian Quds Force militants are increasingly active in the north.
Mission
Alpha Company “War Eagles” is ordered to patrol east of FOB Myamura to establish checkpoints, distribute humanitarian aid, and gather human intelligence on enemy forces in the AO.
Second Platoon “Griffins” is tasked with route reconnaissance and overwatch on PA Foreigner, a cluster of Yazidi villages through which several regional MSRs intersect. Company HQ is also seeking more information on POI Caravan, a suspected PKK/HPG cache site.
First Platoon “Widowmakers” is tasked with patrols of OBJ Janitor and OBJ Salesmen, which saw some of the heaviest fighting last week. Squads will distribute humanitarian aid bags, mark/clear UXO, and obtain additional intel on Kurdish insurgents that were operating in the city.
3CAB “Falcons” is tasked with general aviation support, including ISR, CAS, transport, and resupply. PKK/HPG insurgents are known to move via civilian vehicles, and SIGINT indicates large scale movement of insurgents and small cells following the airborne assault.
General Instructions
(a) SPECIAL TEAMS/TASK ORG
1. COMMAND ELEMENT - WAR EAGLE
2. 1ST PLATOON, WIDOWMAKER
3. 1ST SQUAD, SCORPION
4. 2ND SQUAD, GHOST
5. 3RD SQUAD, SPARTAN
6. 4RD SQUAD, PHOENIX
7. 5TH SQUAD, REAPER
8. 2ND PLATOON, GRIFFIN
9. 1ST SQUAD, WARLOCK
10. 2ND SQUAD, WIZARD
11. 3RD COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE, FALCON
(b) COMMON EQUIPMENT
1. STANDARD KIT AND LOADOUT
(c) SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
1. AH-64 APACHE x 2
2. UH-60 BLACKHAWK x 1
3. CH-47F CHINOOK x 2
4. AH-6 LITTLE BIRD x 1
5. MINE DETECTORS
6. DEFUSAL KITS
7. DEMOLITION CHARGES
8. FIM-92 STINGERS
9. FGM-148 JAVELINS
Special Instructions
(a) MINE DETECTORS: Squad and Fireteam Leaders should use mine detectors at all times due to the risk of anti-personnel mines and IED.
(b) DEFUSAL KITS: For defusing explosives noted above (Rangers only).
(c) DEMOLITION CHARGES: M112 Demolition Blocks for destroying enemy caches and other targets as needed (Rangers only).
(d) FIM-92 STINGERS: For destroying enemy aircraft.
(e) FGM-148 JAVELINS: For destroying enemy armor.
Chain Of Command
(a) MISSION: WAREAGLE 6 / WAREAGLE 5
(b) GROUND ELEMENTS: WIDOWMAKER 7 / GRIFFIN 6
(c) CLOSE AIR SUPPORT: WAREAGLE 6 / WIDOWMAKER 6 / GRIFFIN 6
(d) AIR ELEMENTS : FALCON 6 / FALCON 7
Coordination
(a) GROUND-TO-AIR: FREQ LR CH 60/61/62
(b) COMPANY NET: 152 CH 30
(c) PLATOON NET: 152 CH 31/32
(d) SQUAD NET: 152 CH 110/120/130/140/150/210/220
(e) CONVOY NET: FREQ LR CH 33/34
Intel
Map of AO:
