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OPERATION X*

11/24-25/2012

Issued by the RGHQ-51 GATEWATCH @ 09:30Z 11/26/2012
Updated: 11/26/2013 @ 23:11Z

* OPERATIONAL NAME WAS NOT SET BY THE ATTENDING FLIGHT CREW

Operations Order

1. Appointment/Confirmation of Posts
2. Operational Name Selection, Operations Briefing & Issue of Gatewatch Sheets/Data Stick.
3. Logistical Support & Issue of Kit.
4. Battle Practise & SOP Training
5. SOP & Training Review
6. Mission Briefing(s) & Intelligence review
7. Medical Support, Debriefings & After Action Reports

Projected Flight Conditions

Gate behaviour continues in becoming increasingly iratic, with the distance between operational cycles becoming longer and longer. The last such operation, was conducted during the period 11/26-27/2011 CON-84 OPERATION YORK one year ago, and the forecast for the next is sometime during 2013. Both according to surviving records and the collective memory of the Gatewatch staff, these conditions have never been as serious before, and we conclude that they can only be associated with increasing influence of the systems Black Hole root at G-1597 and or the interference of the alien infestation currently under way. Likewise the enemies deployment and use of nuclear weapons in an attempt to sever the spline, cannot, we think, be completely ruled out as a causal effect upon the systems aborant behaviour. Nor can our approach to sunspot maximum, which in the past has caused similar problems in the cycle. This time it is running later than in previous solar cycles. Solar activity continues to varry between 30 and 50% greater than the previous sunspot maximum, that co-incided with the last drop off in Gate activations in 2000 ~ 2001.

All signal spikes on the system have stabalised at an energy level 14× above the "normal" amplitude. This means that there has been a further increase over the 8× recorded at CON-84. Therefore the Gate Tower's Gravity Wave detector is likewise continuing to pick up strong signals of a similar magnitude, which means that the Gate is once again "leaking" gravity. Thus as per CON-84 we can not garuntee crew safety within the wormhole. "Anti-G" suits will be issued to Flight Crews to aid in reducing the risks of G-LOC (Gravitationally induced Loss Of Consciousness) in flight. Please be aware these are standard USAF and RAF issue Anti-G suits which are rated to 9G (the max for fast jet aircrews). Civilians not rated for up to 9G, will like those personnel who fail their medical, will automatically lose Flight Status and be asigned to Ground Crew duties, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties. Please ensure that you have reported in to the CMO for pre-flight innoculations.

Alien Biological Contaminant (ABC) Levels

The aggregate post CON-84 M1/M2 ABC level stands at 496 units, that is 51 above those recorded at CON-83 (445U). This is almost five times the volume detected prior to CON-52 OPERATION BANNOCKBURN 03/4-6/2005. Wherein "100 units" was the base line reference figure for the M1, with M2's at trace levels, a value that had remained stable since 1947. The post CON-84 OPERATION YORK (11/26-27/2011) total of M1 type ABC recovered from equipment deployed off-world, achieved a total of 335 units,being only the secondrecorded decrease in the type. A reduction of -20 units was detected at CON-84, compared to the +53 increase over CON-77. As with CON's -83, -77, -74 and -73 there was an extremely significant jump in the recovered levels of the M2 type of ABC at CON-84 when compared to CON's -074 and -068 (wherein for the first time the M2 level had reached 3 units, whereas prior to CON-66 it was stable at c.0.34u). At CON-74 the level of the M2 type of ABC achieved 37u, almost double that of the previous reading, and post CON-77 the figure was 46. At CON-84 the M2 level was 161U, which is now almost one third of the total ABC levels. See the ABC Saturation Report by Major Kira Lewis (RGHQ-51). Special effort must be made to collect air, water, rock, soil and foliage samples, plus Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW), during OPERATION YORK to coroborate the data. Type 2+ EPW's are also vital to the ABC recovery program, without which we will eventually have no medical supplies or munitions. See the Alerts section below for the reminder on the policy regarding T1 EPW's.

The precautionary principal dictates that CON-86 will be subject to the EXTREME ABC Protection Protocol, as levels are expected to be dangerously high off world. Note that it will be necesary for all exterior gear to be removed for decontamination immediately upon return from off world missions, to ensure personal and collective safety post flight - WITHOUT EXCEPTION! The so-called "boot room" has been specially adapted for this purpose (Level 2, room #208). CON-86 will like CON-84 before it conclude with a 10 day mandatory "lock down" pending a full medical and equipment inspection/decontamination at each of our operational facilities. We at Gatewatch thank you for your co-operation in maintaining bio-security.

Alerts & Special Orders

1. See the sealled orders related to SG51-P0617A (formally VP5106107A)
2. Only one mission cycle has been conducted from RGHQ-51 in the past twelve months, and so we are in effect blind as to the military and scientific situation off-world. Great care and effort must be made to secure intelligence for the CONTACT program, before any consistent plans for future actions can be made.
3. The former RGHQ-51 commanding officer LTC David Rhys is currently ungoing additional training (MA and PhD War Studies at Aberystwyth) and consequentially has been replaced by LTC Lara Tachikoma. This is a permenant appointment. At CON-86 her position will be filled by First Lieutenant Owen. Upon LTC Rhys' return, he will be assigned as the RGHQ-51 XO with special responsibility for strategic planning.
4. You are reminded that AREA-50 in the USA is once again on-line, and their CLEGG ("CONTACT Long Endurance Gate Group") program was reactivated during CON-83.
5. It is believed but not yet confirmed that the nuclear detonation on or near the enemy position known as Fort Apache (VXC105), durring the final mission of CON-74, may have cut the Spline at this point. Any intelligence that can confirm or deny this assessment is a priority at this time.
6. You are reminded that the policy on the recovery of Type One Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW) has been revised in light of intelligence gathered at previous operations. Secure accommodation has been created in inaccessible locations, wherein EPW's can enjoy a significant degree of personal freedom, without fear of M1 extraction (currently remains a fatal procedure). It is hoped that the less finatical personnel may choose to surrender rather than fight to the death when capture is inevitable. We are still seeking the missing UNMC Engineers from the 51^ST Regiment, for enterogation and custady. These 27 personnel remain listed as MIA as of CON-68. The unit's default Authentication Code was "ANGEL", but bearing in mind how long they have been off-world, it is unlikely that any of them remain uncontaminated.
7. At the specified times (see chart) and between other Gate activations during CON-86, the Starlabs engineers can, upon receipt of a written authorisation from the base's S3 (Operations Officer), delivered via the authorised channels, i.e. the base's senior ground crew officer (BGEN Courtney - S1), program the XAD1471 system for a launch and a retreval flight to/from:
- G-0799 (aka C068W), the location of FORT BIFROST, and/or
- a target Gate of your choice (subject to technical issues).
NB: the XAD1471 system will only function during a standard Gate cycle period (formally circa 3 days in 60), and require circa 24 hours of pre flight charging. The Ground Crew can then force the Gate to open to or from G-0799 and RGHQ-51 respectively on one or more ocasions. Or for one outbouncd and one inbound flight to another target.
It can only be safely used by prior arrangement at a specified time or when the inter-planetary comunications systems are working adequately, so that an authorised request by the off-world team can be processed to activate the Gate and open the iris to ensure a safe landing. For BIFROST a 35+ minute window of opportunity is required in the natural Gate cycle to allow for flight time, and the earlier the Gatewatch crew are advised of an intended launch or recovery mission the safer it will be for the SG team. NB: the short notice given by the surviving Engineers (OPERATION WINCHESTER, CON-68), resulted in losses during their return flight. Other targets will need their flight times to be assessed pre-launch.
8. Be advised that the former Lieutenant Colonel, now Major James T. Law who was recalled from his assignment as the Commanding Officer of BASE-56 in New Zealand, to resume his position as the UNSGC Auditor during CON-72, has now been assigned to serve in this Regiments Military Police Company as of CON-77. However his report for GHQ is still pending and it is required that ALL operatives cooperate with his investigations in to personnel performance, procedures, security, etc. An abridged edition of his report will be made available at the next Intelligence Conference scheduled for late 2012, early 2013, subject to UNSGCHQ adjudication.

END OF ALERTS & SPECIAL ORDERS

CON-86 Chain of Command

Flight Crew
Officers	NCO'S	Other Ranks
1. First Lieutenant OWEN. U. (ACO/S3) 2. Captain AITKEN. B (S2/S4)	3. Staff Sergeant WARD. C. 4. Staff Sergeant STOKES. B. (CMO) 5. Staff Sergeant BAUER. R. (MO)	NONE
Special Attachments	Ground Crew
Special Attachments	Officers	NCO's & Other Ranks
NONE	1. Brigadier General COURTNEY. A. R. (S1) 2. Major LAW. J.T.	NONE

NB: Where personnel serve at the same rank, their seniority in the chain of command has been determined firstly by the holding of specific posts, time in post, then a comparison between their Promotional Points and their level of training (Expert Infantry Course Units & Battle Practise Units). New personnel, that is, Privates PV1, Specialists and Civilians, have had their seniority determined first by whether they are military, trained or untrained civilians, and secondly by date of enlistment, or in simple alphabetical order as appropriate. This latter point is for all practical purposes a purely administrative decision. In the field natural leadership skills would be more important, presuming that it should ever become relevant. Officers on Attachment serve in an advisory capasity only, and those listed in Support have authority with regard to base management and security issues only.

CON-86 OPERATION X*
GATEWATCH Chart

* OPERATIONAL NAME TO BE SET UPON COMMENCEMENT

GATEWATCH reports that as of 09:30Z there are a total of 5 inbound and 4 outbound wormholes for CON-86. This is a further reduction compared to those detected for CON-84. Of these developed signals only 3 as specified below are relevant to UNMC Flight Crews, see the sealled orders. There are no Pathfinder missions at this time.

Notes:

All times in this table are expressed in ZULU Time (aka GMT). Please be aware that friendly forces off world, maybe operating in a different time zone.
Specified mission types and numbers are for guidance only and are subject to change by the S3.
Where known, planetary ID's are given.
You are reminded that Gates remain open for precisely 120 seconds ONLY, commencing with the specified launch/landing time.
* * WARNING: The stated flight times for the Outbound and Inbound Gate Activations marked with an asterisk varry from one another, which indicates potentially extreme conditions within the wormhole. Flight Crews are reminded to immediately begin Anti-G-LOC drill upon passing the Event Horizon.
Gate activation entries shown in red were NOT used during this operation.
Gates #4, 5 & 6 were unused "Forced" activations using the XAD1471 device

Activation #	Gate Type In/Outbound	Target's Gate ID#	Launch Time	Landing Time	In Flight Time	Notes
11/24/2012
10:00 Base Activation XAD1471 Power Up Complete
12:00-19:34 XAD1471 Available.
01	OUTBOUND	G-0842	19:38	19:55	00:17*	Mission 1 to SG51-P0617A RECON SG Team Roster: 1LT OWEN. U. SSGT WARD. E. SSGT BAUER. R. CON-61.7 PF CON-84.1 RECON
02	INBOUND	G-0842	20:22	20:36	00:14*	Return from Mission 1 to SG51-P0617A RECON
03	INBOUND	G-0842	21:10	21:23	00:13*	Actual Return from Mission 1 to SG51-P0617A RECON Flight Hourss = 1:45
04	INBOUND	G-0842	21:40	21:56	00:16*	Proposed "Forced Gate" Return from Mission 1 to SG51-P0617A RECON
05	OUTBOUND	G-0842	22:25	22:36	00:11*	Proposed "Forced Gate" Mission 2 to SG51-P0617A SAR
06	INBOUND	G-0842	23:40	23:50	00:10*	Proposed "Forced Gate" Return from Mission 1 & 2 from SG51-P0617A RECON/SAR
21:52-00:00 XAD1471 Available
11/25/2012
00:00 - 02:00 XAD1471 Available 02:00 XAD1471 Shut Down
10:00 Mess Hall Opens 10:30 -16:00 Battle Practise 17:00 - 18:00 Base Locked Down

CON-86 Roster
REPORTS NOT SUBMITTED

Notes:

column 1 headed "#" is an ordinal for the purpose of performing a head count of the Flight Crew and critical Ground Crew personnel.
column 2 is the operatives' rank.
column 3 is the operatives' name and initial.
column 4 gives the operatives post within the overall operation: "CO" Commanding Officer, "XO" Executive Officer, "CMO" Chief Medical Officer, "MO" Medical Officer and "DI" Drill Instructor. "FO" is the appointed base Firearms Officer responsible for issuing firearms to in-base personnel. "S1" Administrations Officer, "S2" Intelligence Officer, "S3" Operations Officer, "S4" Logistics Officer and "S5" Civil Affairs Officer. An "A" in front of any of these means "Assistant".
column 5 gives any special notes concerned with particular personnel. "FC" = "Flight Crew", and "GC" = "Ground Crew" (the latter are usually, but not always members of the Regiment's Military Police Company).
column 6 gives any general information about the operation, including the OOC list (Ground Crew). A date by a name indicates that this crew person was only present upon the stated days. An asterisk "*" marks this as the person's first operation. Significant awards granted post operation are also listed, along with a note of any promotions and the total number of points available for any training.

# Rank Name Post Personnel
Notes General
Notes

1 CPT AITKEN. B. XO/S2 GC OOC Roster
1. Anderson. Simon.
2. Booley. Christopher.
3. Foster. Patricia.
4. Grana-Priego. Anthony.
5. Mellor. Andrew.
6. Stratman. Gary.
7. Wayland. Dean C.

Awards Granted
The Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal:
ALL

Promotions
TBA
Available EICU = 0
Available BPU = TBA
Other Notes:
-

2 SSGT BAUER. R. MO FC

3 BGEN COURTNEY. A. R. MO GC
4 MAJ LAW. J. T. - GC

5 1LT OWEN. U. CO/S2 FC

6 SSGT STOKES. B. CMO GC

7 SFC WARD. C. - FC

#	Rank	Name	Post	Personnel Notes	General Notes
1	CPT	AITKEN. B.	XO/S2	GC	OOC Roster 1. Anderson. Simon. 2. Booley. Christopher. 3. Foster. Patricia. 4. Grana-Priego. Anthony. 5. Mellor. Andrew. 6. Stratman. Gary. 7. Wayland. Dean C. Awards Granted The Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal: ALL Promotions TBA Available EICU = 0 Available BPU = TBA Other Notes: -
2	SSGT	BAUER. R.	MO	FC
3	BGEN	COURTNEY. A. R.	MO	GC
4	MAJ	LAW. J. T.	-	GC
5	1LT	OWEN. U.	CO/S2	FC
6	SSGT	STOKES. B.	CMO	GC
7	SFC	WARD. C.	-	FC

CON-86 Mission Log
REPORTS NOT SUBMITTED

Notes:

column 1 headed "M#" is the Mission Number.
column 2 is the rank and name/initial of the operative.
column 3 is the operatives' unit designation, A, B, C etc. "A" is the default, when the team is small.
column 4 gives the operatives post within the mission: "1IC" First In Command, "2IC" Second In Command, "3IC" Third In Command and/or "MO" Medical Officer (Medic). Where an operative is armed with a Squad Automatic Weapon, then you will also find the label "SAW" in this entry.
column 5 gives the operatives' post mission status, which will be either "Returned", "Returned WIA" (Wounded In Action), "Returned KIA" (Killed In Action) or "MIA" (Missing In Action).
column 6 gives the number and severity of any wounds sustained from off-world munitions during each mission, listed under three headings:
- A for "Arm" meaning the casualty has sustained an arm wound.
- L for "Leg", meaning the casualty has sustained a leg wound.
- B for "Body", meaning the casualty has sustained a body wound.
- H for "Head", meaning the casualty has sustained a head wound.
  NB: Knife and conventional firearm injuries are recorded in the Notes section below.
Finally at the bottom is a section for notes, which may include Total ~Wounds/Deaths or MIA's, Weapon Malfunctions etc.

M# Rank & Name Unit Post Status A-L-B-H

1 1LT OWEN. U. A 1IC Returned 0-0-0-0

1 SFC WARD. C. A 2IC Returned 0-0-0-0

1 SSGT BAUER. R. A MO Returned 0-0-0-0

Total Wounds:
0
Weapon Malfunctions:
?
Other Notes:
-

M#	Rank & Name	Unit	Post	Status	A-L-B-H
1	1LT OWEN. U.	A	1IC	Returned	0-0-0-0
1	SFC WARD. C.	A	2IC	Returned	0-0-0-0
1	SSGT BAUER. R.	A	MO	Returned	0-0-0-0
Total Wounds: 0 Weapon Malfunctions: ? Other Notes: -

Mission 1

TBA

Mission Briefing:

TBA

Immediate Post Mission Debriefing:

TBA by 1LT B. Aitken.

Supplementary questions:

TBA

END OF DEBRIEFING

After Action Reports:

TBA

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