Updated: 11/23/2006		CON-021

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Gatewatch Report

OPERATION TEWKSURY
August 21-22 1999

This operation was the first with actual missions to take place at RGHQ-51. It coincided with the height of the enemies action known as Operation Clean Sweep, that caused the loss of the Vostok base in Antarctica.

CON-21 Roster

Mission 1

Intelligence Summary: See Con 60 Mission 8 for latest intelligence.

After Action Reports:

2Lt DeBeer, S

Notes for Official Report, mission field commander - 22/08/99

Rough notes, I’ll fix it up after the next mission.
As per priority orders reported to UK base RGHQ 5.1. Apparently the consistent problems at base 78 had caused it to be closed, the stargates moved to various locations of which RGHQ 5.1 is one. The locations of the other bases have not been disclosed to me for obvious security reasons.

Conditions are very chaotic, it is fairly obvious that the base staff and UNI personnel have not had much time to get the base up and running and everything is being done at an ‘only just in time’ pace. The only thing that seems to be running efficiently is the kitchen, much better food than we ever had at base 78.

Assigned position as head of the newly formed UNMC SG-14 unit. All members have completed boot camp, most having been transferred from Philips corporate teams. As UNMC is providing primary security for the base our first function was to confirm the IDs of all the personnel present and this was done while part of the team secured our kit room. During this time a small bomb went off destroying the internal communications set-up. A search of the complex discovered nothing suspicious, it has been assumed the bomb was left in advance of our arrival.

Mission team quite large. Not only the complete SG-14, but also a fire team of affiliated corporate operatives. The mission briefing was handled by UNI personnel. The briefing itself was quite chaotic, many of us only getting word of the briefing as it started. We did not have time to discuss mission protocols or even to co-ordinate tasks between ourselves and the corporate operatives. This would have to be done during the mission as the gate was opening as the briefing ended.

Basic mission parameters were simple. Contact had been lost with a corporate base, we were to go in and investigate the situation. The mission was considered to be of moderate risk, though the emphasis was on intel gathering. There would be two exit gate jumps, the first stable and the second less guaranteed.

Insertion was the first sign that this mission was FUBARed. Instead of coming out at the edge of a woodland area as expected we came out in dense woodland at the base of a cliff in a circle of (surprise, surprise) ionisation units similar to those used by Nakamura to disrupt gate activity. For added joy it was nighttime. Immediately came under fire as we took cover. While directing fire on our assailant I took a hit in the arm from behind.

Assaulting the cliff (which turned out to be a knife ridge as I proved by demonstrating the effects of gravity) we found some documents on our assailant’s body (see DSTL report). We also found a laptop attached to the ionisation units (see DSTL report). Retrieved this and the units before looking into the serious task of finding our location. Based on the assumption that we were indeed in the correct area of the planet I took us in a North Easterly direction, the theory being that if it did not lead us to the base’s location it would at least lead us to the edge of the woods so we could find the base. The team was split into three, the UNMC personnel forming assault and support teams, with the corporate operatives forming a second assault / reserve unit.

The climate was warm and humid and the terrain was exceptionally rough going. We had to take extra rest breaks and enforce water stops as people were showing signs of hyperthermia. By the time we reached the area of the base it was already dangerously close to the time of the first gate opening. The corporate team volunteered to take the intel we had already gathered back through the gate while the UNMC members all agreed to risk the second gate.

The base was yet another trap. It was rigged with explosives, with guards in a loose perimeter. As we approached the explosives were triggered, destroying the base. The firefight at the base was fairly short as we rolled the defenders up piecemeal.

In the ruins of the base we found the remains of a computer and quite a few disks(see DSTL report), although many of them were damaged. We gathered this all up and used the ionisation units and a flare to improve the chances of the gate opening successfully and returned to base.

While we were on-mission at least one more bomb was found and made safe, the base should now be considered an unsafe area. Spent rest of night (after debrief) helping the UNI personnel decode files on the disks we had retrieved (see DSTL report). Follow-up mission in the morning so I must go get some sleep now.

Thoughts for follow up:

Can we trust Nakamura? They often seem to be involved when there are problems.
The entire mission appeared to be a trap. Coming so soon after the problems at base 78 this is not good news. It seems more than likely that the agents on the target planet knew we were coming. Does this mean there is a leak or mole in RGHQ 5.1?Who shot me? (on reflection it would appear to have been from Brian, our ex-Nakamura representative, though there isn’t enough evidence to formally accuse him).

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Dr B.Stokes, SSI Medical Tech

Mission report from SSI

#Memo 
This document contains sensitive information. Please read immediately and respond as appropriate 
To SSI Mission Operative Control 
From B Stokes 
Date/Time 25/09/99 at 10:50 AM 

Subject Mission Report, 21st - 22nd August 1999 

Having reported to RGHQ 5.1 at 1700 hrs, in accordance with Base 78 Emergency orders, I found the new command structure somewhat in disarray - Basic security was in place, but the command staff were still 'finding their feet' as far as operating Stargate missions was concerned.

Set-up for the non UNMC personnel was very chaotic, with little time allowed for familiarisation with the base layout & procedures, weapons and kit checks and 'settling in' - As a result, I am unable to comment on the quality of the pre-mission briefing, having received notification of the mission time only minutes before it took place. Only the UNMC teams seemed at all sure of the objectives once we were on the ground, leaving the associated corporate representatives trailing behind.
Our arrival did not go as planned - The arrival point was displaced somehow by enemy activity, leading to our team's arrival in a circle of flames, immediately coming under fire from an enemy sniper. Fortunately the cover of darkness allowed us to dazzle the enemy's night vision with torches, and the UNMC assault teams were able to storm the enemy position without losses. The body of one enemy soldier was discovered at the position, with no trace of reinforcements. Samples of the technology used to divert our team were passed on to the UNMC Intel branch, and seemed to resemble those used by Nakamura on previous occasions (see DSTL report).

Following the attack, the mission went entirely to pieces - We were unable to locate our position on the map, and wandered lost for some time. Having discovered our location, the non UNMC operatives decided to abandon the remainder of the mission in order to return to the extraction point in time, taking a disk recovered from the enemy operative (see DSTL report). UNMC assault teams were content to risk the later gate, which was reported as potentially unstable. The UNMC team later returned to the base, with 3 seriously wounded prisoners captured during the operation (see DSTL report). I was able to heal 2 of them with the V-Tech unit, while the other was treated using one of the base's Tiger medical units: These units no longer had the warning notices which were once issued with them, advising that they be placed in biohazard containers and returned for servicing if any faults were observed - I find this worrying in view of the number of malfunctions the other medical team experienced in trying to revive the enemy operative. Questioning of the enemy by the Intel team seemed to reveal little of value.

From the conversations I overheard while treating them, the enemy soldiers seemed to have been 'programmed' in some way, and could provide very little information. They were transferred off-base the following morning, and I accompanied them to monitor their condition while a second mission team was sent out to locate and destroy the base from which we believed them to have been operating. I returned to RGHQ 5.1 at approximately 14:30, and found the base in chaos - I was unable to locate any of the command structure until I reported to the armoury, where I was informed that the base had come under attack, and that the Intel team were now in charge. Having finally located the Head of the Intel Team (Jasper H.), I was still unable to ascertain what had happened, but I learned that the base commander (Gen. Courtney) had been killed in the firefight, and that his body was in sickbay.

The base commander had suffered massive injuries from gunshot wounds, requiring several operations of the V-Tech unit to restore his life. Unfortunately, not enough care had been taken to transport and store the bodies of the enemy operatives involved in the assault, and it seems that none of them were able to pass fully through the Gate due to the firefight. It seems that only one member of the UNMC force returned from the mission, all the rest being presumed dead - Gill only returned as a 'Human Shield' used by the attacking forces to aid their entry to the base.

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Sergeant Gill R.

Mission report 21/08/99 - Operation ?

Destination C126A. An archive facility, with which contact has been lost. 
Official designation "Minor off-world intelligence archive. Six Personnel. Operational"

Mission brief

Discover what has happened to the archives and personnel.

Additional

Additional material can be found in an interview with Jasper H.

Report

After arrival on the planet we were challenged by two unknowns, who did not appear openly hostile. We bluffed that we were a returning party, on our way to report in. An attempt to eliminate these two persons by stealth was unsuccessful and a gun battle ensued. This alerted further forces to our presence, and we were unable to continue our deception. Slow progress was made towards the archive bunker, meeting with occasional resistance. Once at the bunker a heavy fire-fight ensued, during which I was shot in the chest and rendered unconscious. 

From occasional lucid moments it became apparent that the rest of the team had moved off and were taking further casualties. I then blacked out for some time, awaking to find myself a prisoner of the enemy forces. The chest wound I had sustained had healed completely, although only approximately an hour had passed. 

From overhearing conversations between the enemy, it became apparent that for some reason they wanted to return me to the base, apparently as a warning to discourage further expeditions. I was then taken back towards the stargate location, and en route the remaining UNMC were encountered by our party and eliminated by my guards. 

At the stargate site an artefact of the wormhole operation allowed a fire fight between the enemy unit and base personnel at the gate entrance, and during the confusion I crawled through the gate. It is not known what happened to the bodies of the other UNMC personnel, who I believe to all be dead.

Comments

Our arrival at the archive did not arouse suspicion until a gunfight broke out. It can be concluded that there were sufficient enemy personnel at the site that not everyone was known by each other on sight. However, once alerted, the response was to shoot first and ask questions later. The enemy appeared to both well trained and well armed, with a recognisable command structure.

Recommendations

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Addendum

Since returning from C126A, I have suffered occasional blackouts and memory lapses, such as not being able to remember my actions over a period of time, or account for how I got to a location. It is theorised that this may be a side effect of persistent gate travel, and trials on a wider scale are to be carried out.

Report filed 25/08/99 by Sergeant Gill R. aka Mud Dog.

Mission 2

Intelligence Summary: No summary possible due to lack of data.

After Action Reports: No surviving reports for this mission.

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