Opord

Situation

{Placeholder}Insurgent groups have been occupying the Fallujah Industrial Park area. Intelligence reports suggest enemy forces are actively guarding a prisoner of war (POW) facility within the park. The enemy is expected to be light infantry, equipped with small arms and light vehicles. They may have fortified positions and are likely to employ indirect fire weapons. Their awareness of the POW’s location suggests a heightened state of alert.

Area of Operation (AO):

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Forces in Play:

Opfor:

• {Placeholder}Various Insurgent Groups (3CB MIddle eastern insurgents/MIlitia)
  
• Iraqi MIlitary (3CB Takistan Army)

Most Likely Course of Action:
OPFOR is fortified in the industrial park with weapons emplacements presenting a danger to vehicles and infantry.

Most Deadly Course of Action:
It's a trap.

Blufor:

• {Placeholder}RCT 6 (RHS USMC)
• RCT 9 (RHS USMC)
• 1st Recon BN (RHS SOCOM)
• Kurdish Freedom Alliance (3CB Kargizstan Royal Gaurd)

• 17th Ranger Battalion
• 3ID (RHS US ARMY D)

Greenfor:

• {Placeholder}n/a

Engagement Criteria:

{MostEngage likelyany Causearmed of Action}

{Most Deadly Course of Action}individual.

Mission:

Execution:

The 17th is responsible for rescuing and bringing home at least 2 POW's from the industrial district of Fallujah following a tactical error during the previous operation caused for the capture of our recon team.

Objectives:

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  • Search for and extract US POWs (at least two) from the Fallujah Industrial Park

Relevant AO, Industrial Park

Responsibilities:

• Assaulting and destroying hostile forces within the AO
• Raiding and clearing structures and searching for POWs
• Securing extraction points for POW extraction

• Support Alpha with additional ground forces
• Provide CAS and intelligence through gunship aircraft
• Provide logistics via helicopter to sustain the mission
• Potentially provide air extraction for POWs

• Convoy commander will be designated at briefing
• 50/50/50 convoy rules unless otherwise specified by convoy commander
• Push through contact until reaching the industrial park

• Coordinate with JTAC for standard strike missions
• Free fire targets may be designated by command
• Call JTAC to request permission to strike weapons emplacements that present a threat to ground forces
• Free fire on any threats to aircraft if safe distance from friendlies

CONOP:

• Phase 0: PreOp 1730 CST

  • COs/XOs finalize remaining details if any
  • NCO meeting to disseminate plan
  • Slotting

• Phase I: Brief 1900 CST

  • BCO will give final overview and expectations
  • COs will brief vehicle commanders and squad leaders of final tweaks and expectations/needs

• Phase II: Prep 1905 CST

  • Alpha kits up for CQB and night ops
  • Echo preps and loads vehicles

• Phase III: Stepoff and OBJ Michigan 1915 CST

  • Move to the Industrial Park and begin searching for the POWs

• Phase IV: Extraction
  

  • After POW's have been retrieved and/or extracted and all points of interest have been investigated and cleared, mount up and return to base for debrief. Be mindful of remaining hostiles in the AO that may pose a threat while leaving

• Phase V:

• Phase VI: RP/AAR

  • All units prepare for debrief.

Imagery:

Timeline (in CST)

Command and Signal

Long Range Frequencies:

• Command 45
• RTO 45, 35
• Alpha Lead 40
• Flight Lead 45, 30
• Pilots 30, 35
• Echo Lead 45,80
• RRC 69
• Convoy 50

Nonverbal Coordination:

• Green: This is used to mark friendly positions on the field.
• Blue: Marking suitable locations for Landing Zones.
• Red: This is used for marking enemy positions for all units to reference.
• Yellow: This is used to inform friendly forces that Immediate medical support is needed.
• Purple: This color represents a friendly position with enemy units danger close, Anyone outside of 100 meters away from the smoke should be assumed hostile.
• Orange: This tells anyone in the air that a friendly unit is in desperate need of resupply.

Call signs for Supports: