Opord

Situation

Time/Date : 0030 / 21 May 2024
Weather : Clear

Area of Operation (AO):

GOS Al Rayak ; Western Region

Forces in Play:

Opfor:

• Houthis

Most Likely Course of Action : OPFOR entrenches and reinforces areas of remaining leaders (HVT's). While being encircled, all that is left within enemy arsenals will be deployed to delay/stop Ranger assaults.

Most Deadly Course of Action : OPFOR utilizes AA networks to neutralize Ranger assaults while extracting remaining leaders out of remaining region

Blufor:

• 17th Ranger Battalion
• 160th SOAR
  

Greenfor:

• n/a

Engagement Criteria:

• Things are getting more complicated. The past few weeks have seen some civilian militias fighting the Houthis, and local police forces are beginning to organize again. The general populace are, on the whole, somewhat appreciative of our actions in country, despite a few hiccups. The enemy are still getting some recruits, including those whose houses were destroyed by IEDs we failed to adequately defuse, but their numbers are still low. The vast majority of civilians hold, at the very least, no ill will towards us.

Mission:

Execution:

Rangers will deploy at different LZ's (via Little Bird Assaults) to create multiple angles of attack for the remaining towns within OPFOR controlled areas. Within each area should be a final leader upon the Houthi forces, our goal is to eliminate each and every last member of OPFOR including these HVT's. With success of this mission, full victory will be taken within GOS Al Rayak.

The entire operation will consist of two phases, in between the phase switch, Rangers will return to base for a rearm and reassess before continuing. This will allow more time for forward recon and limit the amount of logistics being conducted throughout the operation. Rangers will air assault each town via Little Birds, primarily at different LZ's to allow quicker drop offs/extractions.

Objectives:

• Objective Bronco - Town of Mamitah - Ten of Hearts (Mahdi Ayesh)
• Objective Tundra - Building complex south of Izzra - Six of Spades (Abdo Zayed)
• Objective Ram - Northwestern House within town of Damnah - Jack of Clubs (Abu Ali Abdullah al-Hakem al-Houthi)
• Objective Frontier - Central building within town of Al Nabq - Queen of Diamonds (Abdul-Karim Badreddin al-Houthi)
• Objective Ridgeline - Central building within town of Al Dana - Ace of Diamonds (Adel Saif al-Houthi)
• Objective Silverado - Zone containing town of Barghab and town of Tybnah as well as a castle on the western side - Ace of Spades (Yahia Badreddin al-Houthi)

• Air assault each OBJ clearing out remaining OPFOR
• Kill/Capture designated HVT's

• Transport Rangers from objective to objective via Little Birds
• Provide CAS to aid battalion movements

• Secure and establish multiple LZ's for Ranger insertions upon each objective
• Provide forward reconnaissance of battalion maneuvers
• Eliminate immediate threats to battalion maneuvers via Reaper Drone

CONOP:

• Phase 0: Connect to Operations Server

  • Server will be going live earlier than normal to allow RRC to step off early and for Echo to organize vehicles. Everyone else will load in 15 minutes prior UNLESS told otherwise

• Phase I: Brief

  • Mission Maker/BCO will open up with a general briefing, followed by Alpha, Echo, and RRC with their overall movements

• Phase II: Prep

  • Conduct final preparation and last second planning. Make adjustments to the primary assault plan based on info from RRC. Rangers will then board their respective Little Boards and head to squad specific Landing Zones

• Phase III: OBJ Bronco/Tundra/Ram

  • Rangers will air assault respective areas within designated objectives in search of specified HVTs while also wiping out all remaining OPFOR.

• Phase IV: OBJ Frontier/Ridgeline/Silverado
  

  • Rangers will return to base for a battalion resupply then head back out starting off with OBJ Frontier. As well as previous phase, Rangers will air assault respective areas within designated objectives in search of specified HVTs while also wiping out all remaining OPFOR. Doing so will gain total control of GOS Al Rayak and declare victory for BLUFOR.

• Phase V: 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:

• MH-6M Transport = "Apollo"
• AH-6M Attack = "Artemis"
• OH-6M Scout = "Icarus"
• CH-47F Chinook = "Achilles"
• MH-60M (DAP) = "Hades"
• UH-60M Transport = "Griffin"
• UH-60M Medical = “Dustoff"
• Blackfish (support) = "Pegasus"
• Blackfish (attack) = "Chimera"
• AH-64D Apache = "Orion"
• A-10 Warthog = "Ares"
• A-29 Super Tucano = “Odyssey"
• C-17 Globemaster III = "Titan"
• C-130J Super Hercules = "Hercules"
• F/A - 181 = “Xerxes”
• AH-1Z Viper = "Athena"
• UH-1Y Venom = “Homer"
• CH-53E Super Stallion = "Atlas"

• M1165A1 Humvee = "Dagger"
• M1117 ASV = "Tanto"
• M1132 Stryker = "Katana"
• Badger IFV = "Rapier"
• M2A3 Bradley = "Sabre"
• M1A2 Abrams = "Claymore"
• Rooikat 120 = "Gladius"
• M142 HIMARS = "Halberd"
• M109 Paladin = "Glaive"
• Mk6 Mortar Team = "Hammer"
• 105mm Howitzer = “Mailman”

• MK.V SOC = "Poseidon"
• Speedboat Minigun = "Neptune"
• RHIB = "Trident”

Available Assets:

• Lynxes
• Polarises
• MRZRs

• Mk V SOCs

• AH-6 Little Birds
• OH-6 Little Birds
• MH-6 Little Birds
• MH-60M Daps
• Reaper Drones