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Mission Debriefings & After Action Reports

OPERATION OTTERBURN

07-08 FEB 15

ORIGINAL BRIEFING DOCUMENT

Issued by the RGHQ-51 GATEWATCH @ 07 1000Z FEB 15
Updated: 23 2100Z MAR 15

Operations Order

1. Muster
2. Appointments/Confirmation of Posts
3. Logistical Support phase, issue of in base Sidearms & Op/Mission Specific Kit.
4. Issue of Gatewatch Report/Data Stick & Operations Orders.
5. General Intelligence Review & Mission Warning Orders
6. Battle Practise, SOP Training/Reviews & Mission Rehearsals
7. Mission Briefings, Missions, Post Mission Medical Support, Debriefings & After Action Reports
7. Final Post Operation Debriefings & After Action Reports
8. Disperse

Projected Flight Conditions

General Overview: This is the first of the 2015 Tour's Flight Operations, the last being CON-90 Operation Roundway Down 22-23 MAR 14. Like that operation the Ground Crew will had to force both outbound and inbound Gates, as there are no naturally occuring ones. This is a situation even more serious than the conditions previously experienced at CON-89 Operation Verulamium, where there had been a general decline over the preceding tours in associated numbers of stable wormhole connections, concentrated in the near and far Gate numbers, together with the likelyhood of extremely turbulent and dangerous conditions both in flight and off-world. All 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. Finally the massive increase in the M1 type of ABC during CON-90 also indicates a resurgence of anti-T2 activity, see below.

CON-92 Specific: The signal strengths for planetary target acquisitions on the system are highly varriable, ranging from as low as just 0.7× and 36×, "normal", which is much the same as CON-89. However like CON-90 we have no actual stable Gates. 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-90 we can not garuntee crew safety within the Gate tower or any resulting wormholes. During CON-90, G-forces were similar to CON-89, that is as high as 8.5G-9G, again resulting in a number of injuries, but fortunately no fatalities at RGHQ-51. However the 50^TH Regiment (USA) reported the death of an operative due to excessive G induced whiplash.

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. Please note that as once before another Russian Marine drowned in flight during CON-90, 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-90 M1/M2 ABC level stands at 1,051u, that is a 291u increase above those recorded at CON-89 (760U). This is almost a one third increase, the bulk of which is Type M1. Overall this is over ten 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-90 total of M1 type ABC recovered from equipment deployed off-world, achieved a total of 532u, being the first recorded increase in the type since CON-77 (27SEP09). This is an unprecedented and enormous rise of +251u, especially when compared to the -18 decrease of CON-89.

M2: As with CON's 73~89, there was another marked increase in the volume of recovered levels of the M2 type of ABC at CON-90, achieving 519U, that is an increase of +39U over CON-89. 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 surge to re-establish M1 "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-92 OPERATION OTTERBURN

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%

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 M1+M2 +/- u (%) = M1+M2 u

90 Op. ROUNDWAY DOWN 22-23MAR14 111 +252u 532u 50.62% +2.270u +39u 519u 49.38% +0.351u +291u (+37.3%) = 1,051u

532u = 50.62% CON-90 M1

M2 519u = 49.38%

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 1, Column 11: the percentage increase of the aggregate ABC over the previous off-world operation, and the resulting total in ABC units.
Row 2: a bar chart as a visual aid to understanding the above data.

IMPORTANT

Special effort must be made to collect air, water, rock, soil and foliage samples, plus Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW's), during OPERATION OTTERBURN 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 Type 1 and Type 2 EPW's.

The precautionary principal dictates that CON-92 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-92 will like CON-90 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. This is only the second mission cycle of the past twelve months from RGHQ-51, 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 off-world operation (CON-89) 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 almost all been in the lower to further digits, with few "hits" in the centre of the Spline 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 evasion so as to make contact with friendly forces. 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.
2. 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. Enemy transports of nuclear materials must be intercepted and retrieved.
3 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. Be aware that you may encounter such personnel off-world. Units despatched during CON-89, will be using the authentication code "ANGEL FIRE", while those launched during CON-90 will be using "BLACK DIAMOND", while the code for CON-92 is "High Guard".
4. 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 Type 1 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. SG Teams should wherever possible get this message across to the T1's. Bring them back alive. The policy regarding T2 series hostiles remains as before, that is bring them back, dead or alive.
5. 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.
6. At the specified times (see chart) and between other Gate activations during CON-92, 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, with a high probability of success, and/or
- a target Gate of your choice (subject to technical issues), see below.

END OF ALERTS & SPECIAL ORDERS

Re 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 four (4* 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.

* Note that the standard safety limit of four (4) launch and recovery activations can ONLY be exceeded in an emergency situation. Be aware that there will be an increased probability of casualties or losses of personnel during flight.

Chain of Command
FOR CON-92 OPERATION OTTERBURN

See the Notes below the table, and the UNMC Abbreviations & Glossary of Terms .

Flight Crew
Officers NCO's Other Ranks)
1. 1LT OWEN. U. NICHOLAS. (OC & S3)
2. SSGT -BAUER. RICHARD. (2IC &MO)
3. SSGT CARTER. GEORGE T. (3IC)
4. CPL WOLFE. CARL.
5. PVT WELLS. JUSTIN. *
6. PVT BATEMAN. LIAM. *

* A recruit on their first operation
Special Attachments Ground Crew
Officers NCO's &: Other Ranks
NONE 1. BGEN COURTNEY. ALASTAIR R. (S1/4/5)
2. SFC STOKES. BRADLEY. (CMO)
3. SSGT JOHANSON. ANDREW.
4. SGT REYNOLDS. THOMAS. (S2 & MO)

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-92 OPERATION OTTERBURN
GATEWATCH Chart

GATEWATCH reports that as of 1000Z there are NO stable Outbound and Inbound Wormholes for CON-92.
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.

See the "Legend" below the table, and the UNMC Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary of Terms .

07 FEB 15
07 1000Z Base Activation 07 1000Z - 07 1300Z Operations Orders & Battle Practise Preparation 07 1000Z - 07 1600Z Mess Hall Open (for hot food) 07 1000Z - 07 1830Z XAD1471 Unavailable (Still in power-Up-Phase) 07 1830Z - 08 0200Z XAD1471 Available
07 1300Z - 07 1600Z Battle Practise & SOP Review DEFAULT CURRICULUM : 1. Range Work: Weapons testing & zeroing. 2. Medical & Casualty Handling Drills. 3. Off-World Landing & Off-World Launch Drills. 4. EPW handling. 5. Knife Fighting Practise Amend accordingly
07 1600Z Battle Practise Period Concludes - RTB (Return To Base) 07 1600Z Mess Hall Closes for cooked food 07 1630Z - 07 1730Z Dinner 07 1745Z Mission Selections & Briefings 07 c.1830Z+ Mission Prep. followed by move to READY LINE & PRE JUMP CHECKS
Act.#	In/Out	Gate ID#	Launch	Landing	Flight	Notes
1	OUTBOUND	G-XXXX	07 XXXXZ	07 XXXXZ	XX:XX*	Mission # 1 SAR SG51-Pxxxxx
Act.#	In/Out	Gate ID#	Launch	Landing	Flight	Notes
2	INBOUND	G-XXXX	07 XXXXZ	07 XXXXZ	00:XX*	Return from Mission # 1 SAR SG51-Pxxxxx 1:10 Time Off-World
Act.#	In/Out	Gate ID#	Launch	Landing	Flight	Notes
3	OUTBOUND	G-XXXX	07 XXXXZ	07 XXXXZ	XX:XX*	Mission # 2 COMBAT SG51-Pxxxxx
Act.#	In/Out	Gate ID#	Launch	Landing	Flight	Notes
4	INBOUND	G-XXXX	07 XXXXZ	07 XXXXZ	00:XX*	Return from Mission # 2 COMBAT SG51-Pxxxxx 1:10 Time Off-World
08 FEB 15
08 0000Z-08 0945Z XAD1471 Off-Line for Maintenence 08 0000Z Mission Debriefing 08 0030Z R&R/Bedtime 08 0700Z Reveille 08 0700Z Mess Hall Opens (serving hot food) 08 0730Z - 08 0800Z Breakfast 08 0830Z Mission Briefing 08 0845Z Mission Prep 08 0935Z READY LINE & PRE JUMP CHECK 08 0945Z XAD1471 On-Line
Act.#	In/Out	Gate ID#	Launch	Landing	Flight	Notes
5	OUTBOUND	G-XXXX	08 0945Z	08 1000Z	00:15*	Mission # 3 RECONNAISSANCE SG51-Pxxxxx
Act.#	In/Out	Gate ID#	Launch	Landing	Flight	Notes
6	INBOUND	G-XXXX	08 1140Z	08 1200Z	00:20*	Return from Mission # 3 RECONNAISSANCE SG51-Pxxxxx 2:15 Time Off-World
08 1200Z XAD1471 Shut Down 08 1200Z - 08 1300Z Mission & Operational Debriefings 08 1500Z End of CON-92 OPERATION OTTERBURN 08 1600Z Mess Hall Closes 08 1700Z Base Lock 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

POST OPERATION DATA

CON-92 Roster
OPERATION OTTERBURN 07-08 FEB 15
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

01 BATEMAN. Liam. PVT TFS15216 FC - - 0/0 - BATEMAN. Liam.

02 BAUER. Richard. SSGT 78015730 FC MO - 0/4 - MELLOR. Andrew.

03 CARTER. Thomas. SSGT 51154000 FC - - 0/4 KHSNBLSM SMITH. Trevor.

04 COURTNEY. Alistair R. BGEN TFS91001 MPC S1/4/5 - 0/0 - WAYLAND. Dean C.

05 JOHANSON. Andrew. SSGT 51140556 GC - - 0/4 - BUXTON. Martin.

06 OWEN. Ulysses. N. 1LT 51158000 FC - - 0/4 - STRATMAN. Gary.

07 REYNOLDS. Thomas. SGT 51082655 GC MO - 0/0 - KELLET. Brian.

08 STOKES. Bradley. SSGT 78078666 FC GMO - 0/4 SFC ANDERSON. Simon.

09 WELLS. Justin. PVT TFS15215 FC - - 0/0 - WELLS. Justin.

10 WOLFE. Carl. CPL 51125000 FC - - 0/4 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-92 Mission Log
OPERATION OTTERBURN 07-08 FEB 15
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 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".

End of Original Briefing Document

POST MISSION DEBRIEFINGS

MISSION CON-092.1

DEBRIEFING OFFICER: ?
MISSION DATE: 07 FEB 15
MISSION TYPE: ?
MISSION PLANETARY/GATE TARGET#: P? G?

PERSONNEL ROSTER:
TBA

INJURIES:
TBA

DEBRIEFING TBA

END OF DEBRIEFINGS

AFTER ACTION REPORTS

AAR#1: by LT U. Nicholas Owen Received: 04 JUN 15

Mission 1

Scout/Recon
Arrived on world after rough but manageable travel.
Conditions: Temperate night
Standard starburst formation on slope of open ground rising to hilltop.
Formed line of march and proceeded uphill.
Found abandoned trench systems on brow and just over top of hill.
Part of patrol placed in defensive positions while others scouted the trenches.
Signs of hurried departure and possible combat.
Items found included discarded clothing, bandages and food packaging.
Maintaining line formation proceeded down slope of hill.
At the base of the hill found further entrenchments.
Part of patrol placed in defensive positions while others scouted the trenches apparently of greater age.
Again evidence of use then abandonment.
Noted that two trench systems appeared to face each other.
On world time was passing and decision was taken to return to gate.
Patrol moved back to gate and formed defensive perimeter to await gate activation.
Gate opened on schedule and return trip was uneventful.

Mission 2

Scout/Recon
Arrived on world after rough but manageable travel.
Conditions: Temperate night
Arrived adjacent to wooded area, adopted patrol formation and proceeded into woods.
Ground was very damp and movement difficult, especially in more exposed areas with heavy mud.
Encountered CLEGG operative who had become separated from his unit and was in a distressed condition.
Following identification, one member of the patrol was assigned to escort/guard CLEGG.
A damaged structure was found along with evidence of underground buildings.
While scouting the patrol came under fire from a number of assailants.
Defensive positions were taken and fire returned.
Enemy fire was sporadic and not accurate, however the number of attackers could not be clearly ascertained.
There were indications that return fire had had some effect but this could not be verified.
Time to gate activation was becoming a factor and rather than having to try and move rapidly over treacherous ground under fire the patrol was formed into two defensive squads and an ordered withdrawal to the gate position was commenced.
Each squad providing cover and suppressive fire for the other.
On the return journey the forward unit came under heavy fire from a previously undetected source.
Fortunately fire was inaccurate and no injuries were sustained.
Concentrated fire from the forward element was brought to bear and the attacker was hit and disabled.
Though still under sporadic fire from at least one other enemy combatant the squad was able to take the wounded man prisoner and the patrol reached the gate position without any injuries.
Defensive positions were taken and fire exchanged in the time up to gate activation.
One of the attackers made verbal contact and requested that the CLEGG operative be surrendered to him.
I engaged in conversation in attempt to obtain intelligence but the only information that I was able to obtain was an indication that he was part of a corporate group.
Sporadic firing continued and was returned without apparent effect.
As gate activation approached the patrol was formed up to provide prisoner and CLEGG escort and covering fire.
Grenades and smoke were used for further suppression immediately before gate activation and the patrol withdrew in good order.
Return journey was rough but manageable.

Mission 3

ReconPatrol (returned to world visited on Mission 1)
Arrived on world after rough travel, team members shaken but uninjured.
Conditions: Temperate day
Standard starburst formation on slope of open ground rising to hilltop.
Formed line of march and proceeded uphill to trench systems.
Examination in daylight revealed evidence of bombardment or explosions in the area of the hilltop trench system.
Patrol was split into a defensive element occupying the area of the hilltop trench and I led a scout unit moving downslope to investigate the second trench system.
The scout unit was moving down slope when it came under fire from two individuals.
Fortunately no injuries where sustained and the unit took immediate cover as far as possible on the slope and returned fire.
The defensive squad also laid down fire on the attackers in an effort to suppress them.
This created a momentary distraction which allowed the scout unit to advance and engage both attackers at closer range.
As they were taking fire from two directions and in an exposed position they were both disabled though in the course of the combat the initially injured attacker revived and resumed firing, indicating Type 2 attributes.
Fortunately as the distance had been closed, while the one attacker was being suppressed by the defensive squad the scout squad were able to place a suppression device on the other and secure him.
The second attacker was, by this time, disabled and was also suppressed and secured.
With two prisoners to manage the scouting of the second trench system was abandoned and the patrol withdrew to the gate location and took up a defensive position.
There were no further contacts prior to gate activation and the Patrol withdrew with the prisoners in good order.
The return passage was very rough and the patrol was very shaken on arrival.
Unfortunately one of the prisoners had lost the suppression device and they were able to loosen their bonds and attempted escape.
Fortunately I was armed with a knife and was able to subdue the prisoner but not without sustaining some minor injuries.

LT U. Nicholas Owen

End of After Action Report #1

End of After Action Reports

SUMMERIES

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

TBA

SUMMARY OF RECCOMENDATIONS

TBA

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