OPERATIONS ORDER
Operation Herrick (2009), Day 2

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Situation

Background Information
SETTING UP KEY CHECKPOINTS IN THE LOCAL AREA TO ADD FURTHER SECURITY TO COP ROCCO AND TO START CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH. TO GAIN TRUST WITH THE LOCALS AND ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ELDERS.

Friendly Forces
ROYAL MARINES INFANTRY SQUAD CONSISTING OF TWO, SIX MAN FIRE TEAMS. ALONG WITH THE SUPPORT OF AN ENGINEER SQUAD MADE UP OF FIVE SUPPORT ENGINEERS WITH 1x SUPPORT WEAPONS TEAM.

Supporting Assets
ARMED LOCAL MILITIAS CURRENTLY ACTING AS SECURITY FORCES.

Enemy Forces
TALIBAN INSURGENTS CONSISTING OF LIGHT VEHICLES AND INFANTRY. UTILIZING GORILLA WARFARE; IED'S, AMBUSHES AND HIT - AND - RUN TACTICS.

Mission

Tasking
KILO is a squad of Royal Engineers. KILO's main tasking will be to set up 2x checkpoints on the crossroads next to COP ROCCO. This will help us secure all traffic heading all over UZBIN. As this crossroad next to COP ROCCO links North to South and East to West. This will also help with security to COP ROCCO. These can be seen on the map South of COP ROCCO marked as KILO OBJ. KILO’s second tasking will be to audit COP ROCCO, while it was in the control of the French there were many breaches that happened and were never fixed. This leaves us open and vulnerable to further attacks if we do not secure the base. Once the full base has been audited KILO is to carry out the repairs with the supplies we brought in on the trucks.

End-state
ONCE ALL CHECKPOINTS ARE BUILT AND, A SHOW OF FORCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN THE LOCAL TALIBAN TOWNS WE ARE TOO RETURN TO COP ROCCO FOR DEBRIEF.

Execution

Commander's Intent
TO ESTABLISH A FOOTHOLD IN AND AROUND COP ROCCO TO PREVENT FURTHER ATTACKS TO THE BASE. IN DOING SO, THIS WILL PROVIDE SECURITY TO THE LOCALS.

Tasks and Sequencing
BRAVO will be acting as force protection to escort KILO on the route that ARCHER just cleared. This OP is based minutes after the last OP ended. Once KILO has arrived safely at COP ROCCO they will be splitting off to meet the elders of the local town. They will then be moving further WEST to scout the surrounding towns.

Administration/Logistics

Resupply
In accordance with SOP

Medical
SQUAD MEDIC WILL USE 1X HUSKEY IN ORDER TO MEDEVAC SERIOUS CASUALTIES TO COP ROCCO FOR TREATMENT. IF YOUR TEAM SUSTAINS AN IMMEDIATE CASUALTY THEY ARE TO PULL THE WOUNDED BACK TO THE ANNOUCED CCP AND REPORT ON SQUAD NET.

Rules of Engagement
ROE MUST BE FOLLOWED AT ALL TIMES. THIS WILL BE SET PERMANENTLY TO - ORANGE. JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GUN DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE HOSTILE. CIVILIANS ARE CURRENTLY PERMITTED TO OPEN CARRY FIREARMS.

Fire Support Plan
In accordance with SOP

Close Air Support
In accordance with SOP

Command/Signal

Communications Plan

Callsign	Primary Frequency	Superior Frequency	ACTUAL
BRAVO 9	40mHz	37mHz	1Lt Ben (Ret.) Squad Leader
BRAVO 1-1	251mHz	250mHz	SFC Skelly (Ret.) Fireteam Leader
BRAVO 1-2	252mHz	250mHz	PFC Trifle (Ret.) Fireteam Leader
KILO 2	260mHz	40mHz	SP3 Link (Ret.) Squad Leader
KILO 2-2	262mHz	260mHz	SPC Deksterus (Ret.) Fireteam Leader

Considerations
In accordance with SOP