Updated:
12/23/2013
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CON-088
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OPERATION STIRLING BRIDGE
08/03-04/2013
POST OP NOTE:
As due to flight conditions there was only one actual off-world mission, the majority of the time was use in Battle Practise on the Saturday and an Expert Infantry Course on the Sunday. Details are scant as NO debriefings or AAR's (After Action Reports) have been posted.
Operations Order
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1.
Appointment/Confirmation of Posts
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Operational Name Selection, Operations Briefing & Issue of Gatewatch Sheets/Data Stick.
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Logistical Support & Issue of Kit.
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Battle Practise & SOP Training
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Post Training & SOP Review
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Intelligence Review & Initial Mission Briefing
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Post Mission Medical Support, Debriefings & After Action Reports
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Post Operation 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 CON-86, conducted over the weekend of 11/24-25/2012, and known as "OPERATION X" as no operational name was assigned. CON-89 is scheduled for November 30th this year, and the forecast for nextyear is however for four operations. According to both 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.
Signal Spikes for planetary target acquisition on the system are extremely eratic, varrying between an energy level of 15× and 25× above the "normal" amplitude. This is an increase over the 14× recorded at CON-86. No stable Gates are listed at this time (see the chart below). 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-86 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-86 M1/M2 ABC level stands at 571 units, that is 75 above those recorded at CON-83 (496U).
This is almost six 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-86 OPERATION X (11/2444-25/2012) total of M1 type ABC recovered from equipment deployed off-world, achieved a total of 313U, being only the third recorded decrease in the type. A reduction of -22U was detected at CON-86, compared to the -20 decrease over CON-84.
As with CON's -84, 83, -77, -74 and -73 there was an extremely significant jump in the recovered levels of the M2 type of ABC at CON-86 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-86 the M2 level was 254U, which is now almost 45% 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-88 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 bio-safety post flight - WITHOUT EXCEPTION! The so-called "boot room" has been specially adapted for this purpose (Level 2, room #208). CON-88 will like CON-86 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
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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. It was noted at the previous operation that T1's were moving through the system away from the Black Hole end of all splines, and Gatewatch has registered that stable targets have recently all been in the lower digits, with no "hits" beyond Midguard (USA) on C068A (52G-CLASSIFIED) and Fort Bifrost (UK) at C068W (51G-0799). T2+ activity is also on the increase, following the movements of the T1's. Both hostiles are moving in numerous small groups, presumably to enhance their chances of avoiding or making contact as appropriate. Our #1 priority need is for living T1 EPW's for interrogation. The extremely unusual flight conditions at this operation demand additional caution in target selection and mission planning, see the Gatewatch Chart portion of this document.
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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.
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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.
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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 51ST 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.
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At the specified times (see chart) and between other Gate activations during CON-88, 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:
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G-0799 (aka C068W), the location of FORT BIFROST, and/or
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a target Gate of your choice (subject to technical issues).
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Be advised that Lieutenant Colonel 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, and who is now asigned to serve in this Regiments Military Police Company, is still undertaking
his report for GHQ 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 2013/14, subject to UNSGCHQ adjudication.
For this and the next operation LTC Law is temporarily on attachment to UNSGC GHQ, and will not be on base until mid December 2013
NB: Regarding the XAD1471, the 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 outbound and one inbound flight to another target of your choice. 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. For example, 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.
END OF ALERTS & SPECIAL ORDERS
CON-88 Chain of Command
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Flight Crew
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Officers
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NCO'S
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Other Ranks
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1. Captain KING. E.
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2. Staff Sergeant BAUER. R. (MO)
3. Corporal WOLFE. C.
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4. Recruit OSES. C
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Special Attachments
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Ground Crew
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Officers
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NCO's & Other Ranks
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NONE
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1. Brigadier General COURTNEY. A. R. (S1)
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2. Staff Sergeant STOKES. B. (CMO)
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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, Marine Recruits, Specialist Recruits and Civilian Recruits, 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-88 OPERATION STIRLING BRIDGE
GATEWATCH Chart
GATEWATCH reports that as of 09:30Z there are NO stable inbound or outbound wormholes for CON-88. Therefore the S3 must decide which targets they would like to attempt to make a connection with, using the XAD1471 system.
Notes:
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All times in this table are expressed in ALPHA Time (aka BST). Please be aware that friendly forces off world, maybe operating in a different time zone.
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Specified mission types and numbers are for guidance only and are subject to change by the S3.
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Where known, planetary ID's are given.
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You are reminded that Gates remain open for precisely 120 seconds ONLY, commencing with the specified launch/landing time.
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* 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.
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POST OP UPDATE: Gates #1 & #2 were "Forced" activations using the XAD1471 device
Activation
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In/Outbound | Target's
Gate ID# | Launch
Time | Landing
Time | In Flight
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08/03/2013
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10:00 Base Activation
XAD1471 Power Up In Progress
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13:00-23:59 XAD1471 Available.
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01 (F)
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OUTBOUND
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G-0736
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23:00A
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23:15A
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00:15
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Mission 1
RECON
SG51-PO393A
(VXC042A)
CON-39.3
(TD1471 Test Site)
CON-60.3 RECON
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23:17-00:00 XAD1471 Available
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08/04/2013
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00:17A XAD1471 Active Then Shut Down
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02 (F)
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INBOUND
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G-0736
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00:00A
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00:15A
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00:15
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Return from
Mission 1
1:15 Off-World Hours
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10:00 Mess Hall Opens
11:00 -15:00 Battle Practise & Expert Infantry Course Training
15:00 - 17:00 Base Locked Down
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CON-88 Roster
See Legend below:
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General
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SSGT |
BAUER. R. |
MO |
FC |
OOC Roster
1. Anderson. Simon.
2. Cockayne. Nicholas.
3. Furlong. Susan.
4. Mellor. Andrew.
5. Oses. Charles.
6. Wayland. Dean C.
Awards Granted:
The Good Conduct Medal:
BAUER. R.
KING. E.
OSES. C.
STOKES. B.
The Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal:
ALL
Astronauts Wings:
REC OSES. C.
Promotions:
PVT. Oses. C.
Available EICU =
TBA
Available BPU =
TBA
Other Notes:
TBA
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BGEN |
COURTNEY. A. R. |
MO |
GC |
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3 |
CPT |
KING. E. |
S2 |
FC |
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4 |
REC |
OSES. C. |
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FC |
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SSGT |
STOKES. B. |
CMO |
GC |
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CPL |
WOLFE. C. |
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FC |
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Legend:
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column 1 headed "#" is an ordinal for the purpose of performing a head count of the Flight Crew and critical Ground Crew personnel.
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column 2 is the operatives' rank.
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column 3 is the operatives' name and initial.
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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".
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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).
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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.
CON-88 Mission Log
See Legend below:
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Rank |
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Unit |
Post |
Status |
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1 |
CPT |
KING. Elizabeth. |
A |
1IC |
WIA |
1-1-0-0 |
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1 |
2 |
SSGT |
BAUER. Richard. |
A |
2IC/MO |
WIA |
1-0-0-0 |
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1 |
3 |
CPL |
WOLF. Carl. |
A |
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WIA |
0-1-0-0 |
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1 |
4 |
REC |
OSES. Charles. |
A |
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WIA |
0-1-0-0 |
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Total Wounds
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2-3-0-0
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Weapon Malfunctions:
?
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Other Notes:
?
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Legend:
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column 1 headed "M#" is the Mission Number.
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column 2 headed "#" is the personnel ordinal for that mission (head count)
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column 3 is the operative's rank
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column 4 is the operative's name & initial
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column 5 is the operatives' unit designation, A, B, C etc. "A" is the default, when the team is small.
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column 6 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.
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column 7 gives the operatives' post mission status, which will be either:
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OK Returned uninjured
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WIA "Wounded In Action", but returned to base.
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KIA "Killed In Action" and body recovered and returned to base.
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MIA "Missing In Action", operative has not returned and their status is unknown.
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MIA-PW "Missing In Action - Presumed Wounded", operative has not returned and they are believed to be wounded.
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MIA-PD "Missing In Action - Presumed Dead", operative has not returned, but they are believed deceased.
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MIA-WIA "Missing In Action - Wounded In Action", operative has not returned and they are KNOWN to be wounded.
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MIA-KIA "Missing In Action - Killed In Action", operative has not returned and they are KNOWN to be deceased.
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-POW "Prisoner Of War", suffix indicating the operative is believed captured by the enemy
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column 8 gives the severity and number of any wounds sustained during each mission, listed under four headings. NB: where necessary additional information regarding wounds is recorded in the Notes section below:
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A meaning the casualty has sustained an "Arm" Wound.
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L meaning the casualty has sustained a "Leg" wound.
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B meaning the casualty has sustained a "Body" wound.
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H meaning the casualty has sustained a "Head" wound.
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Below this is a total for the number of wounds sustained by all mission personnel.
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Finally at the bottom are two sections, one for a record of "Weapon Malfunctions", and the other for "Other Notes".
MISSION REPORTS
Mission 1
Mission Briefing:
TBA
Immediate Post Mission Debriefing:
TBA by 1LT B. Aitken.
Operational Overview & Supplementary questions:
TBA
END OF DEBRIEFINGS
After Action Reports:
Author. Captain Elizabeth King
Base: RGHQ-51
Date: 11/27/2013
Received: 11/30/2013
Added: 12/05/2013
Target Planet:
SG51-PO393A (prev. VXC042A)
Gate#: G-0736
SG Team:
Captain King (1IC)
Staff Sergeant Richard Bauer (/2ICMO)
Corporal Carl Wolfe
Recruit Charles Oses
Departure time to planet:
2300hrs
Arrival time to planet:
23:15hrs
Departure time to Earth:
00:00hrs
Arrival time to earth:
00:15hrs
Order out of gate:
Wolfe,
King,
Bauer
Oses.
Injuries:
King – Leg & arm
Wolfe – Leg
Bauer – Arm
Oses – Leg
Summary:
Journey through gate was very rough and disorientating also the unit exited in a different order to when they entered the gate.
Bauer got injured on right arm when he came out of the gate.
Exited the gate in a starburst.
King noticed lights in the trees. Went to investigate, climbed the hill and found no evidence of any lights only boggy ground.
Dropped back to the gate and proceeded in a westerly direction in a diamond formation.
Crossed two bridges, after the second bridge found a village.
Due to the darkness, both red and white light was used.
Whilst in village noticed two red lights heading towards village from the direction of the gate.
Due to time constraints, was unable to investigate.
Headed back to gate by skirting about the edges of the path.
As we got closer to the gate, the red light that was seen challenged us, unfortunately the SG unit didn’t respond, this resulted in gun fire, the team split and returned fire, injuring the hostile.
Proceeded to the gate, where barrels were noticed, both King and Bauer went to investigate, unfortunately a grenade was launched, luckily no one was injured. Then someone opened up, King was shot in the leg, but was still able to fire on the second hostile. Bauer was able to help Wolfe and Oses.
The hostile was like a Type 2, but seemed slower, they took a lot of fire; unfortunately the anti-type 2 weapon (T2ID), was not deployed as that was with King. Fortunately as the hostile ran out of ammo the gate opened and all personnel were evacuated.
The trip back was once again rough and once back at the SGC all injured personnel were sent to sickbay.