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Mission 1

OPERATION ROUNDWAY DOWN

22-23 MAR 14

Issued by the RGHQ-51 GATEWATCH 22 1000Z MAR 14

Operations Order

Projected Flight Conditions

General Overview: Gate behaviour for the 2014 tour of duty is, for the first time becoming less iratic. There are three roughly equally spaced Flight Operations (plus the intelligence conference and dinner Service Operation), a 50% increase on 2013. However, the general decline over the past few tours in associated numbers of stable wormhole connections, concentrated in the near and far Gate numbers, continues. As does the likelyhood of extremely turbulent and dangerous conditions both in flight and off-world, as evidenced by the situation experienced by all Regiments during CON-89 during November last year, wherein there were only a limited number of actual missions. This appears to be due to the increasing influence of the systems Black Hole root at SG51P567 and or the interference of the alien infestation currently under way in the mid part of the spline. 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.

CON-90 Specific: The signal strengths for planetary target acquisitions on the system are highly varriable, ranging from as low as just 0.5× and 35×, "normal", which is much the same as CON-89. Again we have a small number of stable Gates as listed below, possibly associated with the passage of peak sunspot activity. The Gate Tower's Gravity Wave detector is as ever continuing to pick up strong signals of a similar magnitude, which means that the Gate is once again "leaking" gravity. Thus as per CON-89 we can not garuntee crew safety within the Gate tower or any resulting wormholes. During CON-89, G-forces were similar to CON-86, that is as high as 8.5G, resulting in a number of injuries, but fortunately no fatalities at RGHQ-51, namely Captain King and SFC Ward, who both suffered broken noses during the outbound flight of Mission #1.

As per Standing Orders (SO), 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 be Grounded and be asigned to Ground Crew duties, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties. Be aware that a Russian Marine drowned in flight during CON-89, as having been rendered unconscious due to G-LOC, he vommited inside his respirator, and was unable to clear the obstruction. It is vital that you ensure that you have reported in to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for pre-flight innoculations versus motion sickness.

Alien Biological Contaminent (ABC) Levels

General: The aggregate post CON-89 M1/M2 ABC level stood at 760 units, that is a 99U increase above those recorded at CON-88 (571U). This is almost seven times the volume detected prior to CON-52 OPERATION BANNOCKBURN 04-06 MAR 05. 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.

M1: The post CON-89 total of M1 type ABC recovered from equipment deployed off-world, achieved a total of 280U, being the fifth recorded decrease in the type. A reduction of -18U, slightly more than the -15U detected at CON-88, compared to the -22 decrease over CON-86.

M2: As with CON's -88, -86, -84, 83, -77, -74 and -73 there was another marked increase in the volume of recovered levels of the M2 type of ABC at CON-89 when compared to CON-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-88 the M2 level reached 363U, and at CON-89 480U, that is an increase of +117U, which means the type is now clearly in the majority at 63.15% of the total 780U of ABC levels. See the ABC Report . Quite what this reversal of the balance between the two types of ABC will actually mean in practise, we do not yet know. However, it is clear that this achievement of "dominance" is crucial to those that benefit from their presence in the environment. We need more information, that means EPW's.

ABC Chart [EXTRACT]
FOR CON-90 OPERATION ROUNDWAY DOWN

Click the link above to see the main ABC page. See the "Legend" below the table, and the UNMC Abbreviations & Glossary of Terms .
CON# Operational Code Name Date(s) ~Days~ M1 +/-u Total M1 u/% M1 +/-u Per Day M2 +/-u Total M2 u/% +/-u M2 Per Day Total ABC +/-% = Total ABC u
88 Op. STIRLING BRIDGE 03-04 AUG 13 247 -15u 298u 45% -0.061u +202u 363u 55% +0.818u +16% = 661u
298u = 45% M1 M2 363u = 55%
CON# Operational Code Name Date(s) ~Days~ M1 +/-u Total M1 u/% M1 +/-u Per Day M2 +/-u Total M2 u/% +/-u M2 Per Day Total ABC +/-% = Total ABC u
89 Op. VERULAMIUM 30 NOV - 01 DEC 13 118 -18u 280u 37% -0.153u +117u 480u 63% +0.992u +15% = 760u
280u = 37% M1 M2 480u = 63%

Legend

  • Column 1: the operation's "CON" number.
  • Row 1, Column 2: the operation's code name.
  • Row 1, Column 3: the operations dates
  • Row 1, Column 4: the number of days between the end dates of this and the previous off-world operation.
  • Row 1, Column 5: the total rise or fall of M1 ABC since the previous off-world operation.
    • Row 1, Column 6: the total M1 ABC and its percentage, at the end date specified.

  • Row 1, Column 7: the M1 rate of change in Units per day.
  • Row 1, Column 8: the total rise or fall of M2 ABC since the previous off-world operation.
  • Row 1, Column 9: the total M2 ABC and its percentage, at the end date specified.
  • Row 1, Column 10: the M2 rate of change in Units per day.
  • Row 2: a bar chart as a visual aid to understanding the above data.
  • Row 1, Column 11: the percentage increase of the aggregate ABC over the previous off-world operation, and the resulting total in ABC units.

    • Special effort must be made to collect air, water, rock, soil and foliage samples, plus Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW's), during OPERATION ROUNDWAY DOWN 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 and T2 EPW's.

    The precautionary principal dictates that CON-90 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-90 will like CON-89 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

    END OF ALERTS & SPECIAL ORDERS

    The XAD1471

    The XAD1471 is part of the Gatewatch system, enabling very limited control of the Star Gate by the Ground Crew, originally designed to permit emergency recovery of off-world teams. The system will only function during a "natural" Gate cycle, which occur in blocks of about 1~3 days, approximately 3~5 times a year, and require circa 72 hours of pre flight charging. The Ground Crew can then force up to two Gate activations during that cycle, to or from a target of the operation's commander's 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. Be aware that the earlier the Ground 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.

    Chain of Command
    FOR CON-90 OPERATION ROUNDWAY DOWN

    See the Notes below the table, and the UNMC Abbreviations & Glossary of Terms .
    Flight Crew
    Officers NCO'S & Other Ranks
    1. CPT KING. ELIZABETH. (CO/S3)
    2. ILT OWEN. U. NICHOLAS.
    		 3. SFC WARD. CHRISTINE.
    4. SSGT STOKES. BRADLEY. (CMO)
    5. SSGT CARTER. GEORGE T.
    		 6. CPL WOLFE. CARL.
    Special Attachments Ground Crew
    Officers NCO's &: Other Ranks
    NONE 1. BGEN COURTNEY. ALASTAIR R. (S1/4/5)
    2. LTC LAW. JAMES T.
    3. MAJ FROST. JOHN. (MO)
    4. CPT GILMARTIN. LUCY.
    		 NONE

    NOTES
    1. The presence or absence of those who's names are marked with an asterisk * are subject to outside circumstances.
    2. 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, recent service, and finally 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.
    3. Also see the UNMC Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary of Terms as an additional aid.

    CON-90 OPERATION ROUNDWAY DOWN
    GATEWATCH Chart

    • GATEWATCH reports that as of 1000Z there are NO stable Outbound and Inbound Wormholes for CON-90.
      During this GATE cycle it will be necessary for the CO, S2 and S3 to select the destinations and use the XAD1471 to "force" the OUTBOUND and INBOUND GATES.
    • The mission was designated as a Pathfinder.
      Gates #1, #2 & #3 were "Forced" activations using the XAD1471 device.
    • Gate #3 shown in red was NOT used.

    See the "Legend" below the table, and the UNMC Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary of Terms .
    22 MAR 14
    22 1000Z Base Activation
    22 1000Z - 22 1300Z Operations Orders & Battle Practise Preparation
    22 1000Z - 22 1600Z Mess Hall Open (for hot food)
    22 1000Z - 22 1830Z XAD1471 Unavailable (Still in power-Up-Phase) 22 1830Z - 23 0200Z XAD1471 Available
    Expert Infantry Course & SOP Review

    CURRICULUM:

    22 1300Z - 22 1630Z
    1. Range Work: Weapons testing & sighting in.
    2. Medical & Casualty Handling Drills.
    3. Off-World Landing & Off-World Launch Drills.
    4. EPW handling.

    22 1815Z - 22 2015Z
    5. Knife Fighting Course

    22 1600Z Mess Hall Closed (for cooked food)
    22 1630Z EICU Period Concludes - RTB (Return To Base)
    22 1700Z - 22 1800Z Dinner
    22 1815Z EICU Knife Fighting Training
    22 1830Z - 24 0200Z XAD1471 Available
    22 2030Z Mission Selections & Briefings
    22 2030Z Mission Prep. followed by move to READY LINE & PRE JUMP CHECKS
    Act.# In/Out Gate ID# Launch Landing Flight Notes
    1 OUTBOUND G-0824 22 2130Z 22 2110Z 00:10* Mission # 1
    PATHFINDER
    SG51-P0901A
    Act.# In/Out Gate ID# Launch Landing Flight Notes
    2 INBOUND G-0824 22 2330Z 22 2341Z 00:11* Return From
    Mission # 1
    PATHFINDER
    SG51-P0901A
    Act.# In/Out Gate ID# Launch Landing Flight Notes
    3 INBOUND G-0824 23 0000Z 23 0013Z 00:13* Return From
    Mission # 1
    PATHFINDER
    SG51-P0901A
    23 0000Z Mission/Op. Debriefing
    23 0100Z R&R/Bedtime
    23 0200Z XAD1471 Shut Down
    23 0930Z Reveille
    23 1000Z Mess Hall Opens (serving hot food)
    23 1000Z - 23 1045Z Breakfast
    23 1045Z Battle Practise Prep
    23 1130Z Battle Practise Training 23 1330Z End Of Exercise
    23 1600Z Mess Hall Closed
    23 1700Z Base Lock Down & End of CON-90 OPERATION ROUNDWAY DOWN

    Legend
    See the Notes below this Legend, as well as the UNMC Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary of Terms .
    • Column 1 "Act.#" is the "activation ordinal" as it was on the day. A number in brackets is the original ordinal, and indicates that this activation had had its ordinal changed by the insertion of a "forced" Gate using the XAD1471 system.
    • Column 2 "In/Out" is the direction of the wormhole in relationship to the Earth.
    • Column 3 "Gate ID#" is the individual target Gate's identification number. Remember that a Gate is on a "Spline", a linear set of Gates ONLY accessible via other Gates of the same Spline.
    • Column 4 "Launch" is the time the Gate opens for departure. See note 1.
    • Column 5 "Landing" is the time the Gate opens at the other end to enable arrival at your destination. See note 1.
    • Column 6 "Flight" is the duration of the flight. See note 1.
    • Column 7 "Notes" gives the Mission number and it's type: PATHFINDER, RECON, COMBAT, SAR or SPECIAL. Where known, the planetary ID is given here.

    NOTES:

    • 1. All times in these tables are expressed in accordence with the standard NATO Date Time Group (DTG) format. The first two digits are the Day Date, the following four are the time in 24 hour format, followed by the Time Zone letter. For UK forces these are either ZULU (GMT) or ALPHA time (BST/CET) as listed. Please be aware that friendly forces off world, maybe operating in a different time zone.
    • 2. You are reminded that Gates remain open for precisely 120 seconds ONLY, commencing with the specified launch/landing time.
    • 3. WARNING: an asterisk set against the stated flight times for a givven Outbound and Inbound Gate Activation to a particular Gate, marks it as "varriable", in that the flight times are different from one another, which indicates extreme conditions within the wormhole. It is essential that Flight Crews immediately begin Anti-G-LOC drill upon passing the Event Horizon.
    • 4. The CO, XO, S2 & S3 must decide if and which targets they would like to attempt to make an Outbound or Inbound connection with, using the XAD1471 system in the available slots listed. If you desire to use the XAD1471, then you MUST notify the Star Labs engineers at your earliest to ensure a safe flight.
    • 5. Specified mission types and numbers are for guidance only and are subject to change by the S3.
    • 6. Where known, planetary ID's are given.
    END OF BRIEFING

    CON-90 Roster
    OPERATION ROUNDWAY DOWN 22-23 MAR 14
    See the "Legend" below the table, and the UNMC Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary of Terms .
    # Name Rank Serial Number Unit Post(s) Status EICU/BPU Awards OOC
    1 CARTER. Thomas. SSGT 51154000 FC - - 3/1 KHSNBLSM SMITH. Trevor.
    2 COURTNEY. Alistair R. BGEN 78001077 MPC S1/4/5 - 5/1 - WAYLAND. Dean C.
    3 FROST. Jonathon MAJ 51144727 MPC - - 5/0 KHSNBLSM MOLLOY. John.
    4 GILMARTIN. Lucy. CPT 51158000 MPC - - 5/0 - BERRY. Susan.
    5 KING. Elizabeth. CPT 51170000 FC CO/S3 - 5/1 KHSNBLSM & MOB FURLONG. Susan.
    6 LAW. James T.. LTC 51074457 MPC - - 5/1 - BOOLEY. Christopher.
    7 OWEN. Ulysses. N. 1LT 51158000 FC - - 5/1 - STRATMAN. Gary.
    8 STOKES. Bradley. SSGT 78078666 FC GMO - 5/1 SFC ANDERSON. Simon.
    9 WOLFE. Carl. CPL 51125000 FC - - 5/1 PFB COCKAYNE. Nicholas.
    Other Notes: -

    Legend
    See also the UNMC Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary of Terms as an additional aid.
    • column 1 is an ordinal for safety head counts.
    • column 2 is an alphabetical listing by operatives' name, in the order family name, given name and if appropriate middle initial(s). This order is done regardless of ethnic practise of the persons country of origin. NB: full stops are placed after the family name, forename or middle initial(s) for technical reasons.
    • column 3 is the operatives' rank, in standard UNMC abbreviated format.
    • column 4 is the operatives' UNMC 8 digit serial number.
    • column 5 gives the operatives unit asignment. "FC" = "Flight Crew", "GC" = "Ground Crew", MPC = "Military Police Company" and O for "Other", or see "Other Notes".
    • column 6 gives the operatives post(s) if one or more has been assigned.
    • column 7 gives the operatives post operation status.
    • column 8 lists any Expert Infantry Course Units (EICU) or Battle Practise Units (BPU) that were earned during the operation.
    • column 9 lists any decorations, special awards or promotions granted post operation.
    • column 10 gives the Off-world Operational Codename for each operative, in the order family name, given name and if appropriate middle initial(s). This order is done regardless of ethnic practise of the persons country of origin. NB: full stops are placed after the family name, forename or middle initial(s) for technical reasons. Any dates by a name indicates that this person was only present upon the stated day(s). An asterisk "*" marks this as their first operation.
    • At the bottom is a section for "Other Notes".

    CON-90 Mission Log
    OPERATION ROUNDWAY DOWN 22 MAR 14
    See the "Legend" below the table, and the UNMC Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary of Terms .
    M# # Rank Name Unit Post Status LA-RA-LL-RL-B-H
    1 1 1LT OWEN. Ulysses N. A 1IC OK 0-0-0-0-0-0
    1 2 SSGT STOKES. Bradley. B 2IC OK 0-0-0-0-0-0
    1 3 SSGT CARTER. George T. B - OK 0-0-0-0-0-0
    1 4 CPL WOLFE. Carl. A - OK 0-0-0-0-0-0
    Total Wounds For This Mission = 0-0-0-0-0-0
    Weapon Malfunctions:
    NONE     		Note:
    "Forced" Pathfinder
    Overall Wounds For This Operation = 0-0-0-0-0-0
    Comments: NONE

    Legend
    The table is divided in to mission blocks, with a section for an overall operational summary at the bottom. See also the:
    UNMC Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary of Termsm .
    • column 1 headed "M#" is the Mission Number.
    • column 2 headed "#" is the personnel ordinal for that mission (head count)
    • column 3 is the operative's rank, in standard UNMC abbreviated format
    • column 4 is the operative's name, in the order family name, given name and if appropriate middle initial(s). This order is done regardless of ethnic practise of the persons country of origin. NB: full stops are placed after the family name, forename or middle initial(s) for technical reasons.
    • column 5 is the operatives' unit designation, A, B, C etc.
    • column 6 gives the operatives post within the mission, and what kind of special weapons, if any, have been deployed.
    • column 7 gives the operatives' post mission status, which will be either: OK meaning returned uninjured, WIA, KIA, MIA or POW.
    • column 8 gives the severity and number of any wounds sustained during each mission, listed under six headings. NB: where necessary additional information regarding wounds is recorded in the Notes section below each mission block, the headings are:
      • LA-RA- for Left Arm and/or Right Arm wounds.
      • LL-RL- for Left Leg and/or Right Leg wounds.
      • B for a Body wound.
      • H for a Head wound.

    • Below this is a total for the number of wounds sustained by all personnel during that mission.
    • At the bottom of each mission block are two sections, one for a record of "Weapon Malfunctions", and the other for "Notes".
    • At the very end of the table are two more sections, one for a record of the "Overall" wounds for the operation as a whole, and another for final "Comments".

    AFTER ACTION REPORTS (AAR)

    MISSION 1

    TBA
    AAR#1
    POST MISSION DEBRIEFING:
    DEBRIEFING OFFICER: Captain Elizabeth King
    MISSION CON-090.1
    MISSION DATE: 22 MAR 14
    Mission to G0824 / P0901 / SG51P0901A

    Personnel:
    1LT Ulysses N. Owen
    SFC Christine Ward
    SSGT Bradley Stokes (MD)
    SSGT George T. Carter
    CPL Carl Wolfe

    Mission Type: Pathfinder

    Injuries:
    Owen - None
    Ward – None
    Stokes – None
    Carter - None
    Wolfe – None

    TBA

    END OF AAR#1

    SUMMERIES

    INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

    TBA

    SUMMARY OF RECCOMENDATIONS

    TBA

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