Updated: 28 MAY 16 Articles CONTACT!		CON-096

OPERATION LEWES
18-19 JUN 16

Original Chain of Command & Operational Schedule * NB; This section is always amended to the actual Schedule and Chain of Command, and is therefore different from the document that was issued at the time of the operation, unless the term "Original" is used, as the file has yet to be updated. NB: Each listed name serves as a link to that individuals 201 Personnel File. The data was extracted from Active & Reserve Duty Roster. CHAIN OF COMMAND NAME RANK # NAT. BLOOD GEN. BOS NOTES Flight Crew KING. Elizabeth. MAJ (Major) 105170 GB D UNO F Infantry Field Medic Class C OP-OC/S3 OC CHARLIE SQUAD BAUER. Richard. SSGT (Staff Sergeant) 191015 GB D UNO M Infantry Field Medic Class C OC DELTA SQUAD 1200 ~ 2100 18 JUN 16 PETERSEN. Kathlene. CPL (Corporal) 106183 GB/NO A POS F Infantry 2IC DELTA SQUAD 1200 ~ 2100 18 JUN 16 OC DELTA SQUAD 2100 18 JUN 16 ~ 19 JUN 16 LUTHER. Leroy. PFC (Private First Class) 115216 GB/SA D UNO M Infantry 2IC DELTA- SQUAD 2100 18 JUN 16 ~ 19 JUN 16 [ 1 ] FUCHS. Helena. PVT (Private) 116217 GB A POS F Infantry CHARLIE SQUAD [ 1 ] BATEMAN. Toby. PVT (Private) 116218 GB D UNO M Infantry CHARLIE SQUAD Ground Crew * COURTNEY. Alastair Robert. BGEN (Brigadier General) 191001 GB A POS M Cavalry S1@RGHQ-51 Field Medic Class L CO RGHQ-51 MPC BEAUMONT. Rosalyn. LTC (Lieutenant Colonel) 191002 GB O POS F Cavalry 2IC RGHQ-51 MPC 19 JUN 16 STOKES. Bradley. SFC (Sergeant First Class) 198078 GB D UNO M Medical Chief Medical Officer (CMO) ON ATTACHMENT WOLFE. Carl. SGT (Sergeant) 100125 GB D UNO M Infantry ON ATTACHMENT SWEETWATER. Jason. PFC (Private First Class) 115215 GB D UNO M Infantry ON ATTACHMENT * See note #4 below the next table. CHAIN OF COMMAND BY SQUAD NAME RANK # NAT. BLOOD GEN. BOS NOTES CHARLIE SQUAD KING. Elizabeth. MAJ (Major) 105170 GB D UNO F Infantry Field Medic Class C OP-OC/S3 OC CHARLIE SQUAD [ 1 ] FUCHS. Helena. PVT (Private) 116217 DE A POS F Infantry DELTA SQUAD [ 1 ] BATEMAN. Toby. PVT (Private) 116218 GB D UNO M Infantry CHARLIE SQUAD DELTA SQUAD BAUER. Richard. SSGT (Staff Sergeant) 191015 GB D UNO M Infantry Field Medic Class C OC DELTA SQUAD 1200 ~ 2100 18 JUN 16 PETERSEN. Kathlene. CPL (Corporal) 106183 GB/NO A POS F Infantry 2IC DELTA SQUAD 1200 ~ 2100 18 JUN 16 OC DELTA SQUAD 2100 18 JUN 16 ~ 19 JUN 16 LUTHER. Leroy. PFC (Private First Class) 115216 GB/SA D UNO M Infantry 2IC DELTA- SQUAD 2100 18 JUN 16 ~ 19 JUN 16 NOTES 1. Personnel who's names are marked with a superscript #1, e.g. "[ 1 ] DOE", are Privates participating in their first operation. 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. 3. Officers on Attachment from outside units, serve in an advisory capasity only. 4. Ground Crew, with the exception of the Chief Medical Officer and his staff, have no authority over flight operations, being solely responsible for base security and the conduct of perimeter patrols, or other administrative and support services. See the UNMC Abbreviations, Acronyms & Glossary of Terms as an additional aid. NB: Staff Sergeant Bauer, is required off base as of 2100 18 JUN 16, and will not be returning during this operation. Corporal Petersen will take over DELTA, and PFC Luther will serve as her 2IC. CON-96 Schedule NB: the alicated blocks of time are to be considered as approximate and therefore flexible. They are subject to omission or extension according to the tactical situation. Please be alert for updates during the operation. 18 1000A JUN 16 (Saturday) 18 1000A - 18 1230A: Arrive, Deploy & Pre-Op Prep. 18 1130A - 18 1230A: Range Work. 18 1230A - 18 1300A: SG Team Mission 1 Briefing. 18 1300A - 18 1330A: SG Team Mission 1 Gear Up & Pre-Flight Checks. 18 1300A - 18 1500A: MPC Briefing & Perimeter Patrol for Mission 1. 18 1330A - 18 1500A: SG Team Off-World Mission 1. 18 1500A - 18 1530A: Medical/Post Mission R&R. 18 1530A - 18 1600A: Mission 1 Debriefing. 18 1600A - 18 1700A: Dinner. 18 1700A - 18 1730A: SG Team Mission 2 Briefing. 18 1730A - 18 1800A: SG Team Mission 2 Gear up & Pre-Flight Checks. 18 1730A - 18 2000A: MPC Briefing & Perimeter Patrol for Mission 2. 18 1800A - 18 2000A: SG Team Off-World Mission 2. 18 2000A - 18 2030A: Medical/Post Mission R&R. 18 2030A - 18 2100A: Mission 2 Debriefing. 18 2100A SSGT Bauer departs, CPL Petersen assumes command of DELTA. 18 2100A - 18 2130A: SG Team Mission 3 Briefing. 18 2130A - 18 2200A: SG Team Mission 3 Gear Up & Pre-Flight Checks. 18 2130A - 19 0000A: MPC Briefing & Perimeter Patrol for Mission 3. 18 2200A - 19 0000A: SG Team Off-World Mission 3. 19 0000A JUN 16 (Sunday) 19 0000A - 19 0030A: Medical/Post Mission R&R. 19 0030A - 19 0100A: Mission 3 Debriefing. 19 0100A - 19 0900A: Time Out, R&R/Bed. 19 0900A - 19 0930A: Reveille. 19 0930A - 19 1000A: Breakfast. 19 1000A - 19 1030A: SG Team Mission 4 Briefing. 19 1030A - 19 1100A: SG Team Mission 4 Gear Up & Pre-Flight Checks. 19 1030A - 19 1330A: MPC Briefing & Perimeter Patrol for Mission 4. 19 1100A - 19 1330A: SG Team Off-World Mission 4. 19 1330A - 19 1400A: Medical/Post Mission R&R. 19 1400A - 19 1430A: Mission 4 Debriefing. 19 1430A - 19 1500A: Operational Debriefing. 19 1500A - 19 1700A: Pack. 19 1700A - 19 1800A: Depart (latest). 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. When written in full a 3 letter month and 2 digit year are appended. For UK forces the time Zones are either ZULU (GMT) or ALPHA time (BST/CET) as listed. Please be aware that friendly forces off world, maybe operating to a different time zone. See also the Military Time CON-096 GATEWATCH REPORT Issued by the RGHQ-51 GATEWATCH @ 17 0300A JUN 16 Projected Flight Conditions General Overview: This is the second of the 2016 Tour of Duty's Flight Operations, the last being CON-95 Operation CHESTER 19-20 MAR 16. Like that operation the Ground Crew will have 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, 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 Black Hole at the Spline Root at P567 (SG51P0567) and or the interference of the alien infestation (AS#2) 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 just 30 and 50% of 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 through CON-90 to -95 also indicates a resurgence of anti-T2 activity, see below. Alien Biological Contaminent (ABC) Levels Click the link above to see the full report and both charts, or for quick view see the CON-096 ABC EXTRACT which does not include the Bar Chart. Like at CON-93, the M1 ABC once again increased at CON-95. Whereas the M2 type appears to be in a sharp decline, probably as a result of the rise in M1 ABC. 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 T1 EPW's (Enemy Prisoners of War). Special effort must be made to collect air, water, rock, soil and foliage samples, plus Enemy Prisoners of War (EPW's), during CON-96 OPERATION LEWES 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-96 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! CON-96 will like CON-95 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. Arising out of CON-095 all SG Bases are reporting a significant enemy interest in P617 and P731 as visited by teams from RGHQ-51 at that time. The data recovered during both actions on P731 and the nightime raid on P617 was heavily encrypted and has proven difficult to decrypt. However, it is clear that some kind of major action is being planned, possibly for the autumn cycle. The captured T1 who identified himself as Samuals, whose true identity still remains obscure despite DNA testing, has however provided excellent intelligence, and a rough idea of the content of his folder. The T1 command group is of the opinion that P731 is intended to be a T2 Assembly Area, potentially for a major attack upon P617. The T2 operations on P731 as evidenced by the destruction of the village, they believe is intended to clear the planet of all T1 activity, thus leaving them blind on that planet. This belief by Samuals has been born out by the data recovered from the material brought back by SSGT Reynolds during CON-95.2, again to P731. It is to be regretted that the High Value Target (HVT), the object of that mission was not captured. The three living T1 EPW's brought back were of little use and they "shut down" during questioning, although they did express thanks for not killing them out of hand as well as providing medical attention. They have been transferred to secure facilities. DNA has as yet to provide their ID. However the decapitated T1 brought back by Reynolds from P617 has been identified as one BURGESS, Arther, aged 48, a former Recon Sniper of the US Marine Corps, who went MIA in 1996 from C-105 just prior to the SAR mission OPERATION HASTINGS CON-003. The extensive data recovered from P617 during CON-095.3 are details of radio traffic conducted by one of the T1 factions. So far little actionable intelligence has been recovered, but it has proven highly informative about the state of play between the various T1 factions. Despite PERCY's assertions that the T1's remain split and at war with one another, this would appear to be incorrect. According to the records their differences were resolved over 18 months ago. We cannot help but conclude that PERCY is not what he claimed to be, and that in some fashion our desire to deal a significant blow to the T1 community has been exploited. Therefore PERCY, is like the PREACHER, now number 1 and number 2 on our Most Wanted List respectively. Consequentially we have made in known via other STAR GATE bases, that they're SG Teams should during CON-096 make any T1's met, that we wish to re-establish contact with Mr. Percy, with a view to closer co-operation. This will we hope provide an opportunity for his capture. Linked to here is the CON-095.3 Map (PDF) that PERCY provide for our team to carry out their mission on P617. It may prove of use during CON-096. 2. A SAR request has been recieved by RGHQ-51 to recover a missing man from P731 where a Russian SG Team was operating during the early phase of this operation. See their E-MAIL. It is possible that their activity is related to the T2 interest in P731. 3. Operation LINEBACKER continues, CLEGG teams may be encountered especially on P731. See note 5 below. 2. Be advised that once again our intelligence archives have suffered a major loss of critical data, which is having to be rebuilt. However, at present there is no evidence of off-world hostile intent. A second virus was propergated across several stand-alone systems, implying an internal security breech, which is currently under investigation. How long and to what degree the lost data can be recovered is questionable. 3. As this is only the fifth mission cycle of the last 18 months from RGHQ-51, 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-95) that T1's were moving through the system away from the Black Hole at the Root 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 (US) on P661 (SG51G-0799) near Fort Bifrost (UK). 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. 4. It is believed but not yet confirmed that the nuclear detonation on or near the enemy position known as Fort Apache on P31 some miles from the old off-world base at New Greenham Common (aka C105), 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. 5 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. Current and outstanding units will be using the following Authentication Codes: CON-90   "BLACK DIAMOND" CON-92   "HIGH GUARD" CON-93   "ARKLIGHT" CON-96   "GREENBACK" NB: All CLEGG teams from CON-95 returned safely to Earth at that 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 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. 7. 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. Bearing in mind how long they have been off-world, it is unlikely that any of them remain uncontaminated. 8. At the times specified in the operation schedule 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 recovery flight to or from a target Gate of your choice (subject to technical issues), see below. 9. Be advised that as Lieutenant Colonel James T. Law who, as many of you may remember was recalled from his assignment as the Commanding Officer of BASE-56 in New Zealand, to resume his position as the UNSGC Auditor, and asigned to serve in this Regiments Military Police Company, being still on other duties until September, his immediate superior Roger Schmit of the U.N. Audit Division, will possibly be attending Op.LEWES to carry out an interim report for GHQ. 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 late 2016, subject to UNSGCHQ adjudication. Thank you for your cooperation. END OF ALERTS & SPECIAL ORDERS Re The XAD1471 & STAR GATE Operations 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 eight (8)* safe Gate activations during that cycle, to or from a target of the operation's Officer's choice. It can only be safely used by prior arrangement at a specified time or when the inter-planetary Regimental Level 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 new increased standard safe limit of eight (8) 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 additional flights. You are reminded that Gates remain open for precisely 120 seconds ONLY, commencing with the specified launch/landing time. WARNING: in any GATEWATCH chart providing launch and landing data, 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 GATES Event Horizon. 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 in the Chain of Command & Operations Schedule. If you desire to use the XAD1471, then you MUST notify the Star Labs engineers at your earliest to ensure a safe flight. Any specified mission types and numbers are for guidance only and are subject to change by the S3. Where known, planetary ID's are given. CON-096 ABC REPORT ABC [EXTRACT] READINGS FROM  CON-95  OPERATION  CHESTER See the Legend below the extract. Click the link above to go to the main ABC reports. 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 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 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 Total ABC 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% 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 92 Op. OTTERBURN 07-08FEB15 321 +34u 566u 51.5% +0.09657u +14u 533u 48.5% +0.0436u +48u (+4.567%) = 1,099u 566u = 51.5% CON-92 M1 M2 533u = 48.5% 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 93 Op. BEAUMARIS 06-07JUN15 118 +15u 581u 56.2% +0.12712u -81u 452u 43.8% -0.6864u -66u (-6.005%) = 1,033u 581u = 56.8% CON-93 M1 M2 452u = 43.8% 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 95 Op. CHESTER 19-20MAR16 293 +10u 591u 70.19% +0.017u -201u 251u 29.81% -0.686u -191u (-18.49%) = 842u 591u = 70.81% CON-95 M1 M2 251u = 29.19% Legend Left Hand Column: the operation's "CON" number. Upper Row, Column 1: the operation's code name. Upper Row, Column 2: the operations dates Upper Row, Column 3: the number of days between the end dates of this and the previous off-world operation. Upper Row, Column 4: the total rise or fall of M1 ABC since the previous off-world operation. Upper Row, Column 5: the total M1 ABC and its percentage, at the end date specified. Upper Row, Column 6: the M1 rate of change in Units per day. Upper Row, Column 7: the total rise or fall of M2 ABC since the previous off-world operation. Upper Row, Column 8: the total M2 ABC and its percentage, at the end date specified. Upper Row, Column 9: the M2 rate of change in Units per day. Upper Row, Column 10: the percentage increase of the aggregate ABC over the previous off-world operation, and the resulting total in ABC units. Lower Row, a bar chart as a visual aid to understanding the above data. CON-096 SAR REQUEST MNSi E-MAIL TRANSFER: CON-096_SAR_REQ_162322ZJUN16#0017 TO: BGEN COURTNEY. A. R. @ RGHQ-51 (UK) CC: ALL STATIONS SUBJECT: CON-096 SEARCH AND RESCUE REQUEST FROM: LGEN FEDOROV. V. L. @ SITE-54 (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) DTG: 17 1121M JUN 16 -------------------- EMERGENCY SEARCH AND RESCUE REQUEST GOOD MORNING ALASTAIR, AFTER RETURN @170942MJUN16 OUR SG TEAM OF MISSION NUMBER ONE OF THIS CON-096 CYCLE REPORT THAT ENGLISH CITIZEN NAME MR. WHITEWAY VIP WHO NOT SERVING WITH UNSGC, BUT ATTACHED TO THE TEAM BECAME MIA AT TIME OF FIGHTING WITHDRAW TO THE GATE ON P731 GATEWATCH USE XAD1471 BUT EXHAUSTS, SO CANNOT RESCUE, NEED ASSIST. MR. WHITEWAY WENT TO GROUND BELIEVED HEADING FOR THE ALPHA GATE. PRESUMED STILL UNCAPTURED. ARM WITH HK PISTOL. ENEMY WILL NO DOUBT HUNT FOR HIM, RESCUE URGENT! MR. WHITEWAYS VIP 201 FILE HERE: 201_FILE_001078_WHITEWAY_J. HARD COPY BEING SENT BY CURIOR MOST VITAL THAT THIS ASET RECOVERS AND RETURN TO US AT SITE 54 PLEASE. ALL EQUIPMENT DATA IS PROPERTY OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND MUST BE RETURN INTAKT AND NOT COPY THANK YOU. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU CAN COMPLY. GROUND: ARBOREAL SITUATION: TEAM REPORTS ENEMY CONTACT T1 X6. NO CAS. NO EPW. 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(#)IC = Number (Ordinal) IN COMMAND - when prefixed with a number this is the appointed POST within the CHAIN OF COMMAND of a UNIT, e.g. an SG Teams "3IC". At the TACTICAL level, the authority of the POST surpasses that of other UNIT members, regardless of rank. Or when used as a prefix without a number to a UNIT designation, it identifies that unit's commander, e.g. IC ECHO SQUAD. See also CO and OC. AAR = AFTER ACTION REPORT - an operative's post operation written report, that is then uploaded to the unit website as a record of events. Contains concise details of what, where, when, who and why in each MISSION participated in, plus remarks and recommendations on the conduct and outcome of the operation. Where appropriate projections for future operations are included. It is always written in the format: AAR-CON###.Mission# e.g. "AAR-095.4". ABC = Alien Biological Contaminent - the off-world airbourne NANITE/virus like contaminent that over time converts regular human beings in to hostiles serving an alien agenda. The M1 series turns T0 to T1, and M2 turns T1 into T2. AS#1 is associated with the M1 series and AS#2 with the M2 series. See AS# and TYPE#. ACTUAL = this is the verbalised radio designation of the ACTUAL commander of a UNIT, which is a suffix to its CALLSIGN, e.g. "CHARLIE ACTUAL" or "954 ACTUAL", clearly identifying the speaker as the UNIT commander. ALPHA~ZULU (SQUAD) = the SQUAD designations "ALPHA" to "ZULU" used within the ad hoc Star Gate Team and other military formations. It is always fully capitalised in reports etc. to distinguish it from other text, e.g. "CHARLIE did X" or "CHARLIE did X", one is a specific person named CHARLIE, while the other is a unit. Sometimes abbreviated when suffixed to SG TEAM # e.g. SG TEAM 213A, that is the ALPHA SQUAD of the SG TEAM conducting the third mission of the 21st operation. See the UNMC Military References Charts for details of the NATO Phonetic Code and other useful data. AO = AREA OF OPERATIONS - the usually defined GROUND in which a given unit conducts its operations. This can be the size of an entire planet, or as small as the grounds of a single house. AS# = Alien Species # - Only one species AS#2 aka the "WORMS" has ever been encountered, and they appear to be a parasitical species exploiting the GATE network. AS#1 has been assigned to the GATE builders, who have yet to be encountered. The AS#2 is an extremely large and destructive species responsible for consuming the entire biosphere of numerous worlds in the GATE network. And so represent a clear and present danger to the existance of the human race and all other life. There appears to be a clear link to the two varieties of ABC and the two alien species. Evidence that AS#2 is the source for the M2 ABC has been collected. The GATES themselves, and by implicatation their builders are associated with the M1 class of ABC. AXIS OF MARCH, aka MLA (Main Line of Advance), the principle direction of travel of a unit. CO = either: COMMANDING OFFICER - a unit's officially appointed permanent commander. See also OC (OFFICER COMMANDING), (#)IC, and XO (Executive Officer). Or, COMPANY - a military UNIT. The symbol for which in tables of organisation or on maps is a single vertical bar: |. NB: the appropriate definition is context dependant. CON-# = A CONTACT Operation, one that is conducted either here on Earth (SUPPORT) for training etc., or off-world (FLIGHT). In formal records normally followed by a 2 or more commonly today a 3 digit number. DTG = Date Time Group - the format for recording military dates and times. EPW (#) = ENEMY PRISONER OF WAR, that is any potentially hostile or unknown person captured and retained by friendly forces. If they escape they once again become referred to as a TANGO aka a target. G-# = The numerical identification number of individual STAR GATES (4 digits) that gives the precise relationship of a Gate within a given SPLINE. The convention has been to arrange these numbers so that the largest number refers to the most distant STAR GATE. For example, the British SPLINE has 1,597 useable STAR GATES, the one on Earth being G-0006. However the geological evidence implies that these STAR GATES were in fact laid down in the reverse order. Please note that these designations are NOT the same as the PLANETARY ID#, as most worlds have multiple SPLINES with several Gates from the same SPLINE, permitting movement from one continant to another. Gate and planetary numbers are often suffixed with a letter indentifying a specific Gate on a particular planet. For example a letter "A" marks it as the first Gate to have been discovered on a given planet, but not necessarily the first one to be visited in a PATHFINDER MISSION. When written in full it includes the SPLINE number and planetary ID letter, e.g. "SG51G-0001A". See also P#. GATE = an abbreviation of the term STAR GATE commonly used in reports and other documents. Always capitalised to distinguish it from other text. See STAR GATE. GRID# = the term that prefixes a set of up to 10 digit map co-ordinats, that provide a terrestrial map location accurate to within 1m. IC = In Command, see (#)IC. KIA = KILLED IN ACTION - KIA is ONLY applied to personnel who's remains have been recovered. Otherwise they are listed as MIA (MISSING IN ACTION). See also WIA. MIA = MISSING IN ACTION - being listed as MIA presumes survival and is used even when personnel are reported as KILLED IN ACTION without evidence of remains. KIA is ONLY applied to personnel who's remains have been recovered, otherwise they are always recorded as MIA. The phrase "Believed Killed" or "Believed Wounded" can be added to an MIA listing if so reported. MLA = Main Line of Advance, that is the principle direction of movement for a unit also know as the AXIS OF MARCH. MSR = Main Supply Route, the planned route of all logistical supplies. NANITES = See ABC OC = OFFICER COMMANDING - the officer in temporary command of a standing or ad hoc unit, either because the CO (COMMANDING OFFICER) is absent, KIA, MIA, WIA or unappointed. See also (#)IC and CO. P# = The P# or PID# is the alpha-numeric registration for each PLANET and is common to all STAR GATE BASE GATEWATCH systems. Originally introduce during CON-84 (26 NOV 11). It comprises four parts: Starting with the SPLINE number on which it was first visited post CON-01 (14 JUL 96) e.g. "SG51". To this is added "P" for PLANET, "SG51P" The next 3 digits is the CON# during which a PATHFINDER MISSION was conducted, "SG51P084". Followed by the PATHFINDER MISSION number itself, "SG51P08402" If suffixed with a letter, this then becomes the address of a particular GATE on that world, e.g. "SG51-P0842A" Thus SG51-P0842A denotes the "ALPHA" GATE of the PLANET on SPLINE 51, which was first landed on as a part of Mission 2, during CON-84. NB: the "SG51-" and the intervening zeros between the letter "P", the CON-# and MISSION numbers propper, are normally omitted to render the ID more memorable. In our example the planet itself would be commonly written as "P842", while the ALPHA GATE address would be just "P842A". Only in those rare cases where either the number of missions flown was 10 or higher, or there was some other registration conflict, is the full form normally used. SG# = either; a SPLINE number, defined by the number of a Gate controlled by the UNSGC here on the Earth, e.g. "SG51", being the 51st GATE within BASE-78 in Antarctica found in 1934. Or a STAR GATE TEAM with a 1 or 2 digit ID number. A permanently established formation, e.g. SG Team 18, often rendered as SG18. This latter is acceptable because the numbers are not permitted to exceed 49 so that it cannot be confused with a SPLINE number which start at 50. SALUTE = Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time and Equipment. A useful report writing aid. SG TEAM = either: a STAR GATE TEAM with a 3 or 4 digit ID number. An ad hoc unit assembled during an operation for the purpose of conducting off-world missions. Each time such a team is put together to carry out an off-world MISSION it's designation is achieved by the addition of its SPLINE, CON and MISSION number, e.g. SPLINE "SG51" CON-"21" MISSION "03" officially becomes in full "SG5102103" as this fully distinguishes that unit worldwide. However for local use this is usually truncated to "SG TEAM 213" or just "Team 213". But never T213 as this may cause confusion with hostile typology. Or a STAR GATE TEAM with a 1 or 2 digit ID number. A permanently established formation, e.g. SG Team 18, often rendered as SG18. This latter is acceptable because the numbers are not permitted to exceed 49 so that it cannot be confused with a SPLINE number which all start at 50. See SG#. SPLINE = a single "line" of STARGATES. An individual STARGATE can be likened to a slice of bread in a loaf which is the SPLINE. SPLINES cannot be linked together, hence the various nexus points on most planets wherein a nmber of GATES from several SPLINES meet, normally in the for of a large circle up to a 1.6km (1 mile) in diameter. STAR GATE = aka a GATE, never written as Stargate. Always capitalised to distinguish it from other text. In reports please specify the Gate by its letter prefix, as there maybe more than one Gate in the AO, e.g. "the ALPHA GATE". T1, T2 etc. See TYPE#. T2ID = TYPE TWO INCAPCITATION DEVICE - a Cylume like chemical light source designed to emit a mix of UV frequencies attractive to the T2 series of NANITES. When attached to an enemy T2 it's NANITES move towards the light and cease operating correctly, thus the hostile is for the duration incapacitated. If the T2ID fails, falls off, or is removed, the T2 will quickly return to normal hostile behaviour. TANGO = the standard "NATO" phonetic code word for the letter "T", used as a noun for any potential "target" hostile or not. Suffixed with a number, it identifies the individual target. A prefixed number indicates their numerical strength. For example "TANGO Two", or "Four unknown TANGOS". When taken as a prisoner they become an EPW. If they escape they are once again referred to by the term TANGO. THE BUILDERS = See AS# TYPE# = the typology of the various human hostiles encountered off-world, who with the exception of TYPE 0 have all been "converted" through ABC contamination. Usually written as T0, T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5. The list is as follows: TYPE 0 = Unmodified human. TYPE 1 = Human with modified objectives, hostile to T0, the T2 series and AS#2. Appears to have a friendly dissposition to AS#1. TYPE 2, 3, 4 & 5 = a human formally a T1 "converted" to serve it is believed AS#2. A series of increasingly dangerous hostiles. However they are primarily interested in capturing and "converting" T1's. WIA = WOUNDED IN ACTION - a living casualty. WIA is ONLY applied to casualties who have survived and returned from a MISSION, , otherwise they are always recorded as either KIA (KILLED IN ACTION), for when the MARINE has died and their remains have been recovered, or as MIA (MISSING IN ACTION) when the operative has not returned. See KIA and MIA. 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