1LT J. Kauffman Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Operation Order Operation Enduring Freedom 001 Afghanistan - Tora Bora 2001 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OPERATION TIME: 1900 EST IN-GAME TIME: 0520 Z ORGANIZATION: 1. REGION: Clafghan 2. WEATHER: Clear, 45F (7C); Wind 5kn NNE; Dawn 0555 IGT; Dusk 1830 IGT 3. TERRAIN: Mountainous ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. SITUATION: On October 18th, ODA Teams 555 and 595, along with Air Force Combat Controllers were airlifted via Chinook from an airbase in Uzbekistan across the Hindu Kush mountain range into Afghanistan to link up with the CIA and Northern Alliance fighters. In the weeks following, the ODAs, fighting along side their Northern Alliance counterparts, captured several key cities from the Taliban, establishing a stronger foothold in the region. US Conventional forces, as well as more special operations forces began pouring into the country and supporting the invasion effort, expediting the downfall of the Taliban. a. 2000s - Rules of Engagement On order from your commander, enemy military and paramilitary forces are declared hostile and may be attacked subject to the following instructions: Positive Identification (PID) is required prior to engagement. PID is a reasonable certainty that the proposed target is a legitimate military target. If no PID, contact your next highest commander for decision. Do not engage anyone who has surrendered, or is unarmed or wounded. Any requests for fire support or close air support within 600 Meters of a civilian center must first get authorization from commanding officer. ***IMPORTANT*** AIR ASSETS WILL NOT BE USED TO DESTROY THE CAMPS UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN CLEARED! 2. MISSION 1st Platoon's objectives will be to locate and destroy three Taliban/Al-Qaeda training camps within the Dara-I-Pech Valley, kill or capture a known Taliban group commander (Mullah Abdul Zahir), and secure any intelligence within the camps. 3. EXECUTION MAP OF THE AO PHASE I - Infiltration a. At 0430 Zulu Time, Recon Team Alaska (Alaska 1-1) will move under the cover of darkness and set up at OP 1 or OP 2, where they will begin mapping enemy posititions. b. At 0520 Z, ODA 555 and 595 (Mako 1-1 and Mako 1-2) will mount up and move out from Haysad, driving south down Route Green. c. At 0530 Z, 1st Platoon will dismount at RP 1, hiding their vehicles in the vegetation and move southwest uphill, following Waypoints until reaching RP 2. 1st Platoon will link up with RT Alaska, and assess the situation. PHASE II - Observation a. From RP2, 1st Platoon will begin following the ridge south and set up multiple OPs to get better eyes on OBJ Diamond. b. 1st Platoon will locate an avenue of advance, and move south following the western slope of the ridge towards OBJ Diamond. PHASE III - Assault a. Once Reaching Waypoint 4, 1st Platoon will move to Assault OBJ Diamond. b. Mako 1-2 will move into sweep OBJ Diamond, while Mako 1-1 provides support by fire. c. Alaska 1-1, will begin engaging enemy positions atop Hill 2267 and call cordinated strikes on any fortified Taliban positions that could rake friendly troops with fire from across the valley. c. 1st Platoon and Alaska 1-1, will then continue south along the ridge and rally at RP 3. PHASE IV - Maneuver a. From RP 3, Alaska 1-1 and Mako 1-2 will move to OP 4 and begin engaging targets atop Hill 2267 (OBJ Doll House) while Mako 1-1 moves along the ridge east. At WP 6, Mako 1-1 will hold in place while Mako 1-2 moves east to SBF 1, where they will dig in. Alaska 1-1 will move to and merge with Mako 1-1 at WP 6. b. Once Mako 1-2 is dug in at SBF 1, Mako 1-1 will move east along the ridge and assault OBJ Controversy. c. Once clear Mako 1-1, will hold in place as Mako 1-2 maneuvers to establish a better fighting position uphill north east of SBF 1. d. From there 1st Platoon will assault OBJ Doll House together. e. ****** Lines C - D Subject to change throughout the course of the fight ****** Spoiler PHASE V - Search a. All teams will search the Taliban camps for intel and generate a BDA. PHASE VI - ENDEX a. Teams will call for extract. **Special Instructions** - All requests for fire will come to the Platoon Leader first. - Reinserts will be done via teleport. We will not have body armor so be very careful. If you die, it may be some time before you are returned to the fight 4. SERVICE SUPPORT 71st Company, 145th Combat Aviation Battalion 5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL Succession of Command: 1LT J. Kauffman > SSG D. Jordan > SGT B. Snurka Call Signs "Mako 6", CW2 T. Sadler "Mako 1-1", 1LT J. Kauffman "Mako 1-1C", SSG A. Cummings "Mako 1-2", SSG V. Handberg "Alaska 1-1", SP6 J. Tank "Rattler 1-6", N/A "Rattler 1-1", CW2 T. Sadler "Rattler 1-3", N/A "Rattler 1-4", N/A Radio FREQs "Command Net" - FREQ 60.0 "Aviation Platoon Net" - FREQ 50.0 "CAS/Dust off Net" - FREQ 45.0 "Infantry Platoon Net" - FREQ - 40.0 Hand Signals Control + Num 5 = Rally/Set//Affirmative Control + Num 2 = Halt/Hold/Stop/Negative Control + Num 6 = Engage Control + Num 4 = Go/Move/ Smoke Signals Green = Friendly/Affirmative Red = Enemy/Negative Purple = Mass Casualty/Medic Required Orange = Lost/Marking Current Position 6. COMMANDER'S NOTES SQUAD LEADERS, make sure your all of your men pack 1 x Personal Aid Kit, 1 x 500ml Blood Bag, 1 x Fortify tool. REQUEST FORM TRANSPORTATION (INFIL.): [X] Land [] Sea [] Air PAX: ~15 VEH. TYPE: Toyota Pickup TRANSPORTATION (EXFIL.): [] Land [] Sea [X] Air PAX: ~15 VEH. TYPE: CH-47 ADDITIONAL ITEMS: [] Resupply [] Fire Support [] Other: Medevac/Reinsert WILL CAS BE NEEDED?: [X] Yes [] No [] Emergency Only Any questions please send them to 1LT J. Kauffman inbox, I'll get back to you ASAP Link to comment
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