OPERATIONS ORDER
Operation Fulcrum (2013), A break in the clouds

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Situation

Background Information
With the area immediately east of FOB Heartland secure and a potential IS/Taliban truce thwarted by our SF team the time has come to rescue the embattled ANA under siege to the east.

Friendly Forces
1x Motorised Infantry Platoon (Dragonfly) 2x Coyotes (Blackbird) 1x Medical Landrover (Phoenix) 1x Command Vehicle (Dragonfly Actual) 1x Logistical Support / transport Truck (Eagle)

Supporting Assets
ANA are present at the FOB to East Ensure these are ID'd and treated as friendly

Enemy Forces
TALIBAN PROBABILITY OF CONTACT: HIGH INSURGENTS TECHNICAL'S & MAKESHIFT WEAPONIZED VEHICLES APC'S AA VEHICLES AND MANPADS UNCONVENTIONAL TACTICS ISIS PROBABILITY OF CONTACT: High ORGANISED INFANTRY INSURGENTS TECHNICAL'S ARMOURED HUMVVEES AND OTHER ARMORED TRANSPORTS APC'S TANKS CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE TACTICS AA VEHICLES AND MANPADS

Mission

Tasking
BAF are tasked with breaking out the ANA forces, and defending against any ongoing attacks from both Taliban and ISIS forces. The ANA don't have much left in them and are held up in a old disused patrol base. Once the ANA are freed the BAF forces in thr field have discression to act as required to eliminate threats from the ISIS/Taliban forces

End-state
ANA freed and the hostile forces dealt a damaging blow.

Execution

Commander's Intent
The purpose of this mission is to extract all surviving ANA forces, gain any available intel about insurgent activities in the area and exfil having rescued as many ANA as possible.

Tasks and Sequencing
AO Overview: Phase 1: Dragonfly 1 will mount the coyotes of callsign blackbird. Dragonfly 2 will mount the transport truck driven by eagle. All callsigns will proceed into the AO via the purple route. Convoy order will be Blackbird, then Eagle, then Dragonfly actual, then Phoenix. Speed and spacing will be issued in mission. All callsigns should remain aware of the potential for ambushes, even within areas believed to be under friendly control. Phase 2 will commence with all callsigns reaching WP7. Phase 2: All callsigns will proceed to dismound Apples or Bananas. Following dismount Dragonfly 1 should push along the road north towards the encircled ANA forces while dragonfly 2 approaches and secures the ANA FOB. Unless otherwise tasked Blackbird should support Dragonfly and provide security for Eagle and Phoenix. Phase 3 will commence with the FOB secure. Phase 3: With the FOB secure Eagle, assisted by Phoenix, will load up as many ANA personnel as possible and RTB escorted (at least into friendly territory) by Blackbird. Dragonfly callsigns should prepare for counterattacks from the taliban to the north west and IS from the south east. Additional tasking may be provided based on intel passed on by the ANA commander. Phase 3 will end with Eagle returning to friendly territory with ANA onboard. Phase 4: Blackbird and dragonfly callsigns should repel any counterattacks while searching for any ANA not accounted for. Eagle should return to the FOB with a logpak (again, escorted through OPFOR territory bt blackbird). Further tasking will be given in the field. ENDEX will occur when all ANA forces have been safely RTB.

Administration/Logistics

Resupply
Dragonfly callsigns have embedded engineers should there be a need to defuse IEDs Eagle should return during phase 4 with a logpak, other essential supplies should be loaded into blackbird callsigns at the discretion of Eagle.

Medical
Medical support is provided by phoenix who have a medical vic.

Rules of Engagement
EPWs should be surrendered to Phoenix for processing.

Fire Support Plan
In accordance with SOP

Close Air Support
In accordance with SOP

Command/Signal

Communications Plan

Callsign	Primary Frequency	Superior Frequency	ACTUAL
DRAGONFLY 9	45mHz	37mHz	2Lt Aiedail Platoon Leader
DRAGONFLY 1	250mHz	40mHz	2Lt Zuka Squad Leader
DRAGONFLY 1-1	251mHz	250mHz	SSG Hrusi Fireteam Leader
DRAGONFLY 1-2	252mHz	250mHz	PFC ryyszla Junior Team Leader
DRAGONFLY 2	260mHz	40mHz	SP2 Taru Squad Leader
DRAGONFLY 2-1	261mHz	260mHz	SPC William (Ret.) Fireteam Leader
DRAGONFLY 2-2	262mHz	260mHz	SP2 Sean Fireteam Leader
BLACKBIRD 9	361mHz	37mHz	SPC Aynzerwulv Light Vehicle Section Commander
EAGLE 4	70mHz	43mHz	SSG Kevin Logistics Support Chief
CROSSROAD H	87mHz	37mHz	MSG Crossy Senior Game Master

Considerations
Platoon command net is 45 with Dragonfly 9, 1 and 2. Blackbird should monitor this channel. Support command net is 50 with Dragonfly 8, Blackbird, Eagle and Phoenix.