AAR A/1-7 CO FTX | Operation Final Stretch | 25OCT26 | 1930z - 2130z

[Dread.M]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
ALPHA COMPANY 1-7
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

A/1-7 CO FTX | Operation Final Stretch
Date: 25OCT26
Time (Zulu): 19:30-22:00
Server: Training Server 1
GM:
Major Dread.M
Major Rodahl.S
First Sergeant Summerfield.P


Attendance:
First Lieutenant Carr.W
First Lieutenant Mobius.T
Master Sergeant Mazinski.H
Staff Sergeant McAllen.J
Sergeant Giordano.C
Sergeant Bolte.D
Sergeant Grey.T
Sergeant Howe.T
Sergeant Reddick.A
Warrant Officer 1 Bloggins.R
Corporal Chisum.J
Corporal Spice.M
Corporal Woodford.F
Corporal Harrel.R
Corporal Fougere.J
Corporal Yota.G
Corporal Weather.J
Corporal Winters.R
Corporal Russell.JG
Corporal Rozhkov.P
Corporal McGahan.L
Corporal McKinley.K
Corporal Vara.J
Specialist Juenemann.D
Specialist Facklam.E
Specialist Burns.J
Specialist Riley.K
Specialist Moore.P
Specialist DeCann.A
Specialist Sawyer.H
Private First Class Blackburn.DZ
Private First Class Gonzalez.J
Private StClair.Z
Private Hubbeling.Q
Private Frohreich.J
Private Flame.M
Private Walls.L
Private Vega.B



If you were in attendance and your name doesn't appear on this list please contact your CoC.

 

[Weather.J]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
ALPHA COMPANY 1-7
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: Prionner-7 / Helios-2
Element Leader:
Corporal Weather.J
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Staff Sergeant McAllen.J
Corporal Winters.R
Corporal Rozhkov.P

Pros:

• Casualty Count: X6 Red, X3 Yellow, X4 Black
• Good buddy aid done by all squads

Cons:

• Step off could have been quicker.
• Platoon Movement felt slow and clunky when crossing ODAs and LDAs.
• The platoon felt super congested throughout the Op, spacing wasn't really happening which caused a lot of OpFor GL fire to be effective today.
• Poor turnout from the medic section as this FTX happens during our SP time.

 

[Spice.M]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
ALPHA COMPANY 1-7
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
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Element Callsign: Flight Element (Raider-1, Raider-2, and Buffalo-1)
Element Leader: Corporal Spice, Marvin
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Warrant Officer 1 Bloggins, Roy - Raider - 2 PIC
Corporal Spice, Marvin - Raider - 1 PIC
Specialist DeCann, Aidan
Specialist Sawyer, Huley - Buffalo - 1 PIC
Private Hubbeling, Quintin
Private Walls, Lee


Pros:

• Good Operation
• Fun Operation with Squad Members
• Crews worked well together
• Good Coms for A2A and decent coms G2A

Cons:

• Coms could be more stream lined in places
• Better Type 3 Controls
• Allowance for Emergency Engagement Protocols
• Allow PIC's more lateral movement to designate targets and choose engagement
• Change from Primary Element to a support element caused growing pains and caused issues with us being able to shoot priority targets.

Admin Notes;

When building the Operational plan, I had built a stand off distance that should be called continued Type 3 Control to protect Troops on the ground. I was allowing a stand off distance of 300+ meters from friendly movement lanes that would keep it just outside of danger close. There appeared to be a miscommunication between Flight Ops and Ground Teams caused delay in actions taken by Raider to engage enemy Armor.

It was great to bring Raiders back into the Operation. The issues really lied within ArmA Reforger and Mods. We could not look through the tree canopy and were not able to really support the ground teams with the view distance. Forcing Raiders to get too close and camp just at the edge of view distance and engagement distance ideals.

 

[Howe.T]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
ALPHA COMPANY 1-7
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
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Element Callsign: Prionner-3
Element Leader: Sergeant Howe.T
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Russell.JG
Corporal Vara.J
Corporal Fougere.J
Private First Class Gonzalez.J
Sergeant Grey.T
Corporal McKinley.K
Corporal Chisum.J
Corporal Winters.R

Pros:

• Ability to move and control the battle space allowing the rest of Pioneer to transition safe through our gate.
• Movement to contact was fluid
• Giving the maneuver elements the ability to take charge when the time arose.
• Utilizing a different approach to gates allowing for a smoother transition and continue movement without delay.
• Smooth and fast transition of secession of command from Actual going down to 2 IC.
• Fast and smooth resupply from Helios.

Cons:

• Adhering to 7 Cav SOP on enemy weaponry.
• Take the time to relay all information when resequencing command back to Actual.

 

[Harrel.R]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
ALPHA COMPANY 1-7
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
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Element Callsign: Prionner-1
Element Leader: CPL.Harrel.R
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
SPC.Riley.K
CPL.McGahan.L
CPL.Woodford.F
CPL.Lucander.P
PVT.Flame.M
PVT.StClair.Z
SPC.Blackburn.Z
SPC.Juenemann.D


Pros:

• Lots of fun breaching with helios
• great squad movements
• Great FTL leadership, made things very easy for SL
• Good LDA reports

Cons:

• Final building was rough, took a mas cass and would have liked to approach it slower
• Fire team bounding