3/1/A-CO, 1-2IN - Alpha Company, First Platoon, Third Squad

After action report

Objectives:

Capture 'the one eyed' and find and rescue captured doctor

Accidents:

4x WIA

Areas of Strength:

fire support, spotting enemies, 1/1 successful mortar fire mission , squad communications,

Areas of Weakness:

ammo management with M240B's without a vehicle (normal if carrying mortars)

Suggested Improvements:

Overall Outcome:

Positive

Summary:

Spartans was briefed at 1430 by Widowmakers 6 and 7 together with the rest of the platoon to assault 'Obj Red Hare' find and rescue the doctor as well as to capture 'the one eyed' enemy commander.

The platoon split up in 2 CH-47 chinooks, one chinook with Air Assault qualified that rope dropped in and one without that landed.

Both air assault and non air assault elements  regrouped at RP1 and setup at PL Alpha . Once the platoon was set Widowmakers moved in a line formation towards PL Bravo. Spartans was tasked to provide overwatch and had a really strong position over the area. Spartans held fire until green light was given by Widowmaker 6 to engage. Spartans took out most if not all contacts in their line of sight. Spartans took one WIA during this and while patching up spotted an enemy squad moving in the valley , Spartans engaged and took out all contacts without any more injured. Once the area was secure, Spartans was tasked to move back west and pull security , while reaching the top of the valley Spartan 2's fireteam  got caught by surprise and took 3x WIA with only spartan 2 remaining conscious. The rest of Spartans moved in to support Spartan 2 and pushed the enemy back. As the close around area was secure 3CAB's bird with re-inserts was shot down at LZ Bumrush, Spartans rallied the remaining forces , left a small team behind to treat and secure the wounded, and moved in towards the crash site, Spartans after taking out some more flanking forces reached 3CAB , secured the area, linked up with the re-inserts and moved back to Obj Red Hare. Spartans linked up with the (now stable) wounded soldiers and started carrying them towards RP2. Once there all soldiers were combat effective again and moved through the tunnel east.

Coming out of the tunnel Spartans set up on top of the southern hill facing east towards the enemy compound as well as pulling security around itself. Scorpions and Ghosts moved towards and into the compound while phoenix and Spartans assisted with taking out reinforcements. Spartans took out multiple enemy fireteams as well as flanking elements without taking injuries. Spartans then was tasked to move towards the compound and pull security from there. Spartans at time time was Red on Ammo, Green on Casualties, and Orange on equipment(no maaws , almost out of medical). the platoon took more contacts from all locations at this time and held ground, Spartans was then tasked to provide cover for Scorpions and Phoenix who both where moving back towards the tunnel to extract the doctor found in this compound. Once the entire platoon linked up again at the tunnel entrance we all moved through it again towards our next and last objective , taking a quick 10min stop to resupply and re-insert some soldiers at LZ Bumrush , Spartans held security to the south and took contact multiple times. 

Spartans then got tasked to provide mortar support coordinated with Ghost Actual. 1x Successful fire-mission was provided to take out 1x technical. the rest of the platoon moved into the camp secured it and waited for extract , Spartans closed the distance and extracted when the chinook arrived.

Widowmakers arrived at base and debriefed at 1800.