AAR Arma Reforger | Firefight Friday (March) | Firefight Friday 007

[Rodahl.S]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Name of Combat Mission: Firefight Friday 007
Campaign of Combat Mission (If applicable): Firefight Friday (March)
Number within campaign: 3
Game: Arma Reforger
Server Hosted on: Event server
Date of Combat Mission: 22MAR25
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2200
Mission OIC: First Lieutenant Hilberg.A
Mission Controller: Sergeant First Class Geki.T / Captain Rodahl.S

Number of Attendees: 54

7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:
Major General Tharen.R
Brigadier General Wildfire.N
Lieutenant Colonel Beiter.A
Major Grgich.A
Captain Berg.J
Captain Rodahl.S
First Lieutenant Hilberg.A
Second Lieutenant Albright.J
Second Lieutenant Corbin.R
Second Lieutenant Davis.D
Second Lieutenant Whitsel.M
Master Sergeant Westcott.R
Master Sergeant Wiseman.L
Sergeant First Class Geki.T
Sergeant First Class Willson.JA
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mullins.R
Staff Sergeant Blake.H
Staff Sergeant Crowley.T
Staff Sergeant Lucander.P
Staff Sergeant Mazinski.H
Staff Sergeant Taylor.C
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Peterson.L
Sergeant Holiday.T
Warrant Officer 1 Ratliff.B
Corporal Jones.RH
Corporal Kastor.K
Corporal Lothar.S
Corporal Spice.M
Corporal Winters.R
Specialist Casey.W
Specialist Clay.L
Specialist Jones.JR
Specialist Molitor.K
Specialist Snow.B
Private First Class Easy.G
Private First Class Hudson.B
Private First Class Kovacic.C
Private First Class Mack.A
Private First Class Mendoza.R
Private Bishop.B
Private Bittrich.D
Private Colwell.J
Private Denis.D
Private Dolby.W
Private Henry.T
Private Johnson.D
Private Juenemann.D
Private Rockwell.D
Private Russell.JG
Private Thomas.K
Private Truppo.C
Private Van Auken.P
Recruit Imier.V
Recruit Mors.V

 

[Ratliff.B]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
​

Element Callsign: Buffalo-1
Element Leader: Warrant Officer 1 Ratliff.B

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Warrant Officer 1 Ratliff.B
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Peterson.L
Corporal Kastor.K
Private First Class Mendoza.R
Private Bishop.B


Pros:

• Excellent work by all during the entire operation
• Communications inside the aircraft were fantastic
• Buffalo-1 engaged and destroyed 4 BTRs and several light vehicles.
• Buffalo-1 engaged an MI-8 and did a dogfight with them. The MI-8 was KIA in conjunction with the rest of the aviation element and ground forces.
• Buffalo-1 was damaged a few times and the crew of the aircraft recognized and reacted to damage appropriately.
• Landing at base during emergencies were done well with good coordination with crew members and other aviation
• Overall a fun time was had by all

Cons:

• A little disorganized at first but the flow started to make sense
• Deconflict with other aviation was also lacking, individual effort to avoid collisions needs to be trained and drilled on
• Radios are still difficult to manage, I had three radios and did not actively assign radio roles to crew members

 

[Hudson.B]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: BUFFALO-2
Element Leader: Private First Class Hudson.B

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Lieutenant Colonel Beiter.A
Private First Class Hudson.B
Private First Class Kovacic.C
Private Rockwell.D


Pros:

• Well organized OP. This one took off and overall ran much smoother than the last PvE OP, and it was very, very fun.
• Plenty of tasking was requested for BUFFALO flight. This was a lot of fun and amazing to see.
• Communications between ground/Pegasus and Pegasus/buffalo flight was very well done and coordinated.
• HELIOS seemed to be well organized as well, and it was very enjoyable to fly in supplies to their last FOB with the tight landing zone.

Cons:

• In my opinion, there weren't any cons that I can think of for this operation. Only thing is maybe... I wanted to play longer!!
• I will piggyback off of Ratliff that the radios do pose a problem at times with the lack of range.
• With no FAC course/training in Reforger yet, deconfliction is up to pilots which just adds to the workload of navigating/communicating/aviating, but this isn't a huge deal IMO
• More/better use of smoke would be helpful for marking targets for CAS. Additionally, the use of M203 Smoke Grenades for range could be a huge benefit as well [Comment by DG]

(Potentially more to add as my crew submits their AAR thoughts to me)

 

[Taylor.C]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: Viking-3
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Taylor.C

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private Denis.D
Recruit Mors.V
Private Juenemann.D
Recruit Imier.V
Specialist Casey.W
Private Henry.T

Pros:

• The start was much smoother than before, rolling passwords, auto gen radios and the simplified squad groupings was the move.
• great objective density and difficulty, awesome use of additional assets to enhance areas for the operation.
• good use of operational tempo, we completed our objectives within a reasonable time frame.

Cons:

• No VoIP UI
• No Radio Transmission UI
• Folks crashing did not return to their characters instead they respawned.
• Humvees with our spare ammo and equipment despawned resulting in viking 3 not having some equipment during objectives.
• Reorg operations were subpar with the assets. (no arsenal trucks)

Suggestions:

• Utilize an Arsenal Truck.

 

[Grgich.A]

Element Callsign: HELIOS-2
Element Leader: Grgich.A

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Wildfire.N
Mullins.R
Dolby.W


Pro's:

• Big improvement in coordination at start
• OP was fun for logi

Con's:

• One PRC-77 per squad might be needed for logi / radio's where not working as they should.
• We should consider info-graphics for simple things like moving supply.

 

[Albright.J]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
​

Element Callsign: HELIOS-6
Element Leader: 2LT.Albright.J

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
SSG.Blake.H (Helios-5)

Pros:

• A lot of fun, definitely a blast!
• Good planning, briefing and execution
• High attendance, all Helios slots were taken
• Good balance between logistics duties and engagement with enemies
• OP kicked off on time
• Observed public players interacted well with the rest of the cav

Cons:

• Some minor technical difficulties
• Honestly, nothing else on my end. This was a prime example for a high-quality OP on all levels I observed

 

[Whitsel.M]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: Bandit - 1
Element Leader:Second Lieutenant Whitsel.M

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Second Lieutenant Corbin.R
Corporal Marston.C
Specialist Snow.B
Private First Class Easy.G
Private First Class Mack.A

SUSTAINS:
Highly motivated troopers
Active security postures
Excellent CQB and MOUT
Thorough communication and active mission development by Viking-6 and those that covered down when he done did died
Fantastic first op for several troopers. Well made, contact had pressure but never anything crazy

IMPROVES:
Squad C2 is a bit awkward at times w/ 6 man squads and dual tasking as SL/FTL
Squad formations were loose at best (this is on me)
Spacing got tight when troopers got uncertain
Fumbling between squad/platoon radios diluted comms clarity
Step off to Pierres Pass felt long
3rd Person Enabled

 

[Lucander.P]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: VIKING - 2
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Lucander.P

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Staff Sergeant Lucander.P
Private Colwell.J
Private Van Auken.P
Major General Tharen.R
Stewart.B
Lewis.DK
Woodford.F


Pro:
Fun PVE Operation
Designated Arsenal areas
Squad Chain of command worked

Con:
Issue with radio communication
Too long re-spawn timer
Improve coordination
Reference points
Phase Line
Staging points
Mutual support

 

[Wiseman.L]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
​

Element Callsign: Viking-4
Element Leader: Master Sergeant Wiseman.L

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Master Sergeant Wiseman.L
Corporal Jones.RH
Specialist Clay.L
Private Russell.JG
Private Bittrich.D
Private Linder.J
Private Colwell.J


Pros:

• Coordination within the squad and the platoon as a whole was excellent
• Beginning was much more organized than last PVE
• Set squad roles within our squad was a plus and had the squad ready for any scenario

Cons:

• Waiting on orders and then it turning into a hurry up scenario
• Need more BRCC's for our guys to understand what's being said

 

[Westcott.R]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT​

Element Callsign: Viking-5
Element Leader: Master Sergeant Westcott.R

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Molitor.K

Pros:

• Staging area was 200% improved. Brief to step off went as smooth as it really could have.
• Excellent work with Buffalo flight tonight....despite comms issues the stuff just got done!
• Viking platoon was on point tonight, but special shout out to Viking-4 for exceptional work.
• Helios was quick with establishing the LRPs

Cons:

• Some server packet loss coupled with VON issues.
• 2 minute respawn timer then having to wait for re-insertion was a bit much.
• Lack of stereo adjustable comms (putting a certain net on either L or R ear) leads to a lot of comms confusion.

Notes:

• Consider attaching 1x Buffalo to Helios for supplies/reinserts
• Push A2G to Pegasus if they are going to be in OPs, especially as convoy OPs will lean heavily on -5.
• V-5 to Helios comms could be much improved...

 

[Davis.D]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT

Element Callsign: Pegasus
Element Leader: Second Lieutenant Davis.D

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:



Pros:

• Communication was excellent between Pegasus and Buffalo flight
• As a first time Pegasus, I had a lot of fun and a lot of the buffalo flight members had fun
• Air to ground was excellent and tasking was fluid causing almost NO down time.
• No birds were lost during the op as pilots and crew members recognized their situations
• Step off and lift off were very short and great to see especially when getting use to a new game for PVE
• Designated buffalo flights with tasking between CAS, Flex, and logistics and reinserts
• Felt Pegasus was better in the air to see what's happening and relay it faster to plt lead elements

Cons:

• Some server packet loss cause some rubber banding
• Blue on Blue incident when called in, lack of friendly and enemy mark methods used could've prevented it
• Respawn points were moved, and buffalo flight was unaware until called in for reinserts
• Radio comms between Helios and Pegasus lacked and led to supplies running low at last obj
• Having a DG and CC slot prevented the 3rd buffalo from being an unarmed buffalo allowing it to be used for full logistics capability

 

[Mazinski.H]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT

Element Callsign: Helios-1
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Mazinski.H

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private Thomas.K
Corporal Winters.R
Sergeant Holiday.T
Private Johnson.D

Pros:

• Lots of good construction work done
• Good logistics movement
• Good reaction to ambush and clearing of enemy positions

Cons:

• Logistics elements should not be sent ahead without infantry support to build fortifications

 

[Spice.M]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT

Element Callsign: Buffalo - 3
Element Leader: Captain Jaren Berg

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Marvin Spice
Staff Sergeant Tom Crowley
Corporal Stern Lothar

Pros:

• Really fun
• Great having Pegasus on flight
• Crew worked well together

Cons:

• When setting an LZ don't place it where we have to hover at 100 feet and then come down
• Wish radio com's weren't as spotty

 

[Rutkowski.P]

S1 Locked.

 

[Rutkowski.P]

S1 Operations Processed.