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Mission Mission FTX #6 - Squad Evaluations - Dismounted formations, movement with vehicles
Situation
"Widowmakers" Platoon, Alpha Company 1-30th Infantry Regiment will move back into Fort Stewart to conduct the first week of their Team level training and evaluations. This phase of the training will cover essential tasks, tactics, and drills for any team (and ultimately squad) to become competent and effective for our future deployments.
Week 6 will focus on dismounted formations and vehicle utilization. Platoon and Company staff will evaluate each Squad and their individual teams on these tasks during a live fire exercise to ensure the Saturday training is adhered too. Each Squad will be given objectives and will move on foot from the COP using the techniques they trained on the day prior to display and rehearse their TTPs and internal SOPs.
Mission
"Widowmaker" Platoon conducts dismounted defensive operations in the training area of Ft Stewart on 15 JAN 23 during operation times in order to display their competency, skills, and rehears their internal SOPs to the evaluators. Once complete evaluators will meet with their individual Squads to conduct formal AAR's in order to identify strengths and weaknesses in the tasks of dismounted formations, movement with armor.
General Instructions
All information is covered in the Joint Squad SOP at the below link.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V9CQNjU6kUbTyOKV0PCGszaHQ_zLn3OwATMgS73Xp8c/edit#
In addition, below are the excerpts specifically covered in the training.
Special Instructions
(a) MINE DETECTORS: Squad and Fireteam Leaders should use mine detectors at all times due to the risk of anti-personnel mines, IED, and UXO.
(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: WIDOWMAKER 6, WIDOWMAKER 7, PLATOON HQ PERSONNEL (PRIMARY EVALUATORS)
(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS: WAREAGLE 6, WAREAGLE 7 (ALTERNATE EVALUATORS)
(c) CLOSE AIR SUPPORT: WIDOWMAKER 6, MONEYSHOT
(d) AIR ELEMENTS : FALCON 6 / FALCON 7
Coordination
(a) GROUND-TO-AIR: FREQ LR CH 60, AIR-TO-AIR: FREQ LR CH 61
(b) COMPANY NET: HANDHELD OR LR FREQ 30
(c) PLATOON NET: HANDHELD OR LR FREQ 31
(d) SQUAD NET: HANDHELD FREQ 110/120/130/140
(e) CONVOY NET: FREQ LR CH 33
Intel
Below is the training schedule until deployment:
Situation
"Widowmakers" Platoon, Alpha Company 1-30th Infantry Regiment will move back into Fort Stewart to conduct the first week of their Team level training and evaluations. This phase of the training will cover essential tasks, tactics, and drills for any team (and ultimately squad) to become competent and effective for our future deployments.
Week 6 will focus on dismounted formations and vehicle utilization. Platoon and Company staff will evaluate each Squad and their individual teams on these tasks during a live fire exercise to ensure the Saturday training is adhered too. Each Squad will be given objectives and will move on foot from the COP using the techniques they trained on the day prior to display and rehearse their TTPs and internal SOPs.
Mission
"Widowmaker" Platoon conducts dismounted defensive operations in the training area of Ft Stewart on 15 JAN 23 during operation times in order to display their competency, skills, and rehears their internal SOPs to the evaluators. Once complete evaluators will meet with their individual Squads to conduct formal AAR's in order to identify strengths and weaknesses in the tasks of dismounted formations, movement with armor.
General Instructions
All information is covered in the Joint Squad SOP at the below link.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V9CQNjU6kUbTyOKV0PCGszaHQ_zLn3OwATMgS73Xp8c/edit#
In addition, below are the excerpts specifically covered in the training.
Special Instructions
(a) MINE DETECTORS: Squad and Fireteam Leaders should use mine detectors at all times due to the risk of anti-personnel mines, IED, and UXO.
(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: WIDOWMAKER 6, WIDOWMAKER 7, PLATOON HQ PERSONNEL (PRIMARY EVALUATORS)
(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS: WAREAGLE 6, WAREAGLE 7 (ALTERNATE EVALUATORS)
(c) CLOSE AIR SUPPORT: WIDOWMAKER 6, MONEYSHOT
(d) AIR ELEMENTS : FALCON 6 / FALCON 7
Coordination
(a) GROUND-TO-AIR: FREQ LR CH 60, AIR-TO-AIR: FREQ LR CH 61
(b) COMPANY NET: HANDHELD OR LR FREQ 30
(c) PLATOON NET: HANDHELD OR LR FREQ 31
(d) SQUAD NET: HANDHELD FREQ 110/120/130/140
(e) CONVOY NET: FREQ LR CH 33
Intel
Below is the training schedule until deployment:
CPL Donnelly had birthday a week ago and even tho late its time to celebrate, with nothing else but FunOp!
FunOp happens on 17.02.2023 at 1700est at Public server 1, load in time will be 30mins before FunOp start at 1630est
Briefing will happen at the start of the FunOp, untill then what mission, will be a mystery.
Only need to stress the fact birthdayboy wishes to suffer.
Map will be Takistan.
FunOp happens on 17.02.2023 at 1700est at Public server 1, load in time will be 30mins before FunOp start at 1630est
Briefing will happen at the start of the FunOp, untill then what mission, will be a mystery.
Only need to stress the fact birthdayboy wishes to suffer.
Map will be Takistan.
On the 18th of February, 2023 at 1200 EST, 2LT Vandle will be hosting a sensing session with the Platoon in order to create transparency between leadership and the members, discuss issues, suggestions, and concerns among all Soldiers.
What's a Sensing Session = Sensing sessions promote empathy for others' viewpoints by encouraging mutual engage on these challenging topics. Active listening helps us gain understanding of others' perspectives, get clarification where needed, and find common ground with those who think or believe differently on various issues.
This will be only Platoon leadership and below at this meeting. The following topics will be discussed
1) The introduction of the new Squad and the future of the unit now that we will be up to 5 Squads.
2) The direction of the Platoon Training plan and feedback on the new system.
3) Anything in the upcoming training schedule the members would like to see.
4) Rebuilding the community with roles in the discord as well as games the unit would want to have to play with one another.
The discussion is not limited to these topics, but they will be mentioned during the meeting.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please reach out to 2LT Vandle on Discord personally or pass the information up your chain of command.
Respectfully,
2nd Lieutenant Alexander Vandle
What's a Sensing Session = Sensing sessions promote empathy for others' viewpoints by encouraging mutual engage on these challenging topics. Active listening helps us gain understanding of others' perspectives, get clarification where needed, and find common ground with those who think or believe differently on various issues.
This will be only Platoon leadership and below at this meeting. The following topics will be discussed
1) The introduction of the new Squad and the future of the unit now that we will be up to 5 Squads.
2) The direction of the Platoon Training plan and feedback on the new system.
3) Anything in the upcoming training schedule the members would like to see.
4) Rebuilding the community with roles in the discord as well as games the unit would want to have to play with one another.
The discussion is not limited to these topics, but they will be mentioned during the meeting.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please reach out to 2LT Vandle on Discord personally or pass the information up your chain of command.
Respectfully,
2nd Lieutenant Alexander Vandle
FTX #7 - Squad Evaluations - BD1, BD2, BD5
Situation
"Widowmakers" Platoon, Alpha Company 1-30th Infantry Regiment will continue in Fort Stewart to conduct the 7 week of their Team level training and evaluations. This phase of the training will cover essential tasks, tactics, and drills for any team (and ultimately squad) to become competent and effective for our future deployments.
Week 7 will focus on battle drill 1,2 and 5. Platoon and Company staff will evaluate each Squad and their individual teams on these tasks during a live fire exercise to ensure the Saturday training is adhered too. Each Squad will be given objectives and will move on foot from the COP using the techniques they trained on the day prior to display and rehearse their TTPs and internal SOPs.
Mission
"Widowmaker" Platoon conducts dismounted defensive operations in the training area of Ft Stewart on 19 FEB 23 during operation times in order to display their competency, skills, and rehears their internal SOPs to the evaluators. Once complete evaluators will meet with their individual Squads to conduct formal AAR's in order to identify strengths and weaknesses in the tasks of formations, spacing, individual movement techniques, and LDAs.
General Instructions
All information is covered in the Joint Squad SOP at the below link.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V9CQNjU6kUbTyOKV0PCGszaHQ_zLn3OwATMgS73Xp8c/edit#
In addition, below are the excerpts specifically covered in the training.
Battle Drills
Battle drill 1 & 2
The Squad takes contact from the 12 o'clock, fire team closes to contact gets on line and returns fire, the 2nd team moves up to support the engaged fire team, BD 1 is now complete and the decision is made to attack the enemy
Figure 1- Execusion of battle drill 1 then moving into batlle drill 2
Battle drill 5
Figure 2- Execution of battle drill 5
Special Instructions
(a) MINE DETECTORS: Squad and Fireteam Leaders should use mine detectors at all times due to the risk of anti-personnel mines, IED, and UXO.
(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: WIDOWMAKER 6, WIDOWMAKER 7, PLATOON HQ PERSONNEL (PRIMARY EVALUATORS)
(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS: WAREAGLE 6, WAREAGLE 7 (ALTERNATE EVALUATORS)
(c) CLOSE AIR SUPPORT: WIDOWMAKER 6, MONEYSHOT
(d) AIR ELEMENTS : FALCON 6 / FALCON 7
Coordination
(a) GROUND-TO-AIR: FREQ LR CH 60, AIR-TO-AIR: FREQ LR CH 61
(b) COMPANY NET: HANDHELD OR LR FREQ 30
(c) PLATOON NET: HANDHELD OR LR FREQ 31
(d) SQUAD NET: HANDHELD FREQ 110/120/130/140
(e) CONVOY NET: FREQ LR CH 33
Intel
Below is the training schedule until deployment:
Situation
"Widowmakers" Platoon, Alpha Company 1-30th Infantry Regiment will continue in Fort Stewart to conduct the 7 week of their Team level training and evaluations. This phase of the training will cover essential tasks, tactics, and drills for any team (and ultimately squad) to become competent and effective for our future deployments.
Week 7 will focus on battle drill 1,2 and 5. Platoon and Company staff will evaluate each Squad and their individual teams on these tasks during a live fire exercise to ensure the Saturday training is adhered too. Each Squad will be given objectives and will move on foot from the COP using the techniques they trained on the day prior to display and rehearse their TTPs and internal SOPs.
Mission
"Widowmaker" Platoon conducts dismounted defensive operations in the training area of Ft Stewart on 19 FEB 23 during operation times in order to display their competency, skills, and rehears their internal SOPs to the evaluators. Once complete evaluators will meet with their individual Squads to conduct formal AAR's in order to identify strengths and weaknesses in the tasks of formations, spacing, individual movement techniques, and LDAs.
General Instructions
All information is covered in the Joint Squad SOP at the below link.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V9CQNjU6kUbTyOKV0PCGszaHQ_zLn3OwATMgS73Xp8c/edit#
In addition, below are the excerpts specifically covered in the training.
Battle Drills
Battle drill 1 & 2
The Squad takes contact from the 12 o'clock, fire team closes to contact gets on line and returns fire, the 2nd team moves up to support the engaged fire team, BD 1 is now complete and the decision is made to attack the enemy
Figure 1- Execusion of battle drill 1 then moving into batlle drill 2
Battle drill 5
Figure 2- Execution of battle drill 5
Special Instructions
(a) MINE DETECTORS: Squad and Fireteam Leaders should use mine detectors at all times due to the risk of anti-personnel mines, IED, and UXO.
(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: WIDOWMAKER 6, WIDOWMAKER 7, PLATOON HQ PERSONNEL (PRIMARY EVALUATORS)
(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS: WAREAGLE 6, WAREAGLE 7 (ALTERNATE EVALUATORS)
(c) CLOSE AIR SUPPORT: WIDOWMAKER 6, MONEYSHOT
(d) AIR ELEMENTS : FALCON 6 / FALCON 7
Coordination
(a) GROUND-TO-AIR: FREQ LR CH 60, AIR-TO-AIR: FREQ LR CH 61
(b) COMPANY NET: HANDHELD OR LR FREQ 30
(c) PLATOON NET: HANDHELD OR LR FREQ 31
(d) SQUAD NET: HANDHELD FREQ 110/120/130/140
(e) CONVOY NET: FREQ LR CH 33
Intel
Below is the training schedule until deployment:
This event began 03/14/20 and repeats every week on Saturday forever
Flight Drill Training of 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade "Falcons" Alpha Company.
When: Saturdays, 1500 EST
Where: Training Server 2
Who: Everyone assigned to 3CAB
When: Saturdays, 1500 EST
Where: Training Server 2
Who: Everyone assigned to 3CAB