AAR Arma Reforger | Firefight Friday (May) | Firefight Friday 018 | Operation Nest Egg

[Blake.H]

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

Name of Combat Mission: Firefight Friday 018
Campaign of Combat Mission (If applicable): Firefight Friday (June)
Number within campaign: 1
Game: Arma Reforger
Server Hosted on: Tac 2
Date of Combat Mission: 06JUN25
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2200
Mission OIC: Captain Lewis.A
Mission Controller: Staff Sergeant Blake.H / Private First Class Van Auken.P
Winning Side: n/a

Number of Attendees: 44

7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:

1. Specialist Mooser.G
2. Specialist Bull.T
3. Corporal Corbin.R
4. Specialist Mack.A
5. Private First Class Vandal.T
6. Private First Class Valiante.M
7. Private Nance.T
8. Specialist Easy.G
9. Private First Class Adler.L
10. Private Kron.D
11. Sergeant Burton.P
12. Captain Lewis.A
13. Private First Class Bishop.B
14. First Lieutenant Grgich.A
15. Specialist Miller.JH
16. Specialist Flint.J
17. Specialist Russell.JG
18. Private First Class Ruiz.E
19. Private First Class Cartel.D
20. Private First Class Atlas.M
21. First Lieutenant Hilberg.A
22. Lieutenant Colonel Beiter.A
23. Master Sergeant Westcott.R
24. Master Sergeant Wiseman.L
25. Specialist Bosley.B
26. Private First Class Juenemann.D
27. Private First Class McGahan.L
28. Private First Class Truppo.C
29. Private First Class Kelso.H
30. Private Hartshock.P
31. Sergeant First Class Willson.JA
32. Sergeant Apollo.R
33. Specialist Bahr.K
34. Specialist Casey.W
35. Specialist Mendoza.R
36. Specialist Molitor.K
37. Specialist Murdock.T
38. Specialist Randolph.R
39. Specialist Rockwell.D
40. Staff Sergeant Lucander.P
41. Staff Sergeant Mazinski.H

 

[Mooser.G]

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

Element Callsign: Bandit-7
Element Leader: Specialist Mooser.G
Team: USA

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Bull.T
Pros

• good op lots of fun
• good attendance
• not enough medics for the amount of troopers
• doing medic isn't that enjoyable because of the short amount of stuff we can do without ace medical
• First time doing platoon medic and i think i lacked some coordination with platoon net (50.0)

 

[Burton.P]

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

Element Callsign: Bandit 3
Element Leader: Sergeant Burton.P
Team: USA

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Corbin.R
Specialist Mack.A
Private First Class Vandal.T
Private First Class Valiante.M
Private Nance.T
Specialist Easy.G
Private First Class Adler.L
Private Kron.D

Pros

• Everyone seemed to have fun and echoed the sentiment that they had a blast.
• Lot of contact, lots of bodies.
• Squad moved and functioned and adapted very well to terrain and situations.

Cons

• Incomplete OPORD (due to last-minute OIC volunteer, not his fault)
• Late start (Recommend taking the time and getting everything set up before or during briefing)
• Overall disorganized due to lack of a clear plan.
• Medical rolled into our lines a couple times (recommend setting up CCPs)

 

[Lewis.A]

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

Element Callsign: Bandit-6
Element Leader: Captain Lewis.A
Team: Bandit Platoon Headquarters

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private First Class Bishop.B

Pros

• Thanks to excellent Squad Leadership, the Task Force (Platoon) was able to accomplish three out of the four planned objectives.
• Squad leaders coordinated well with their "sister" squads.
• Heilos was able to resupply.
• We made it as fun as possible for everyone.
• Bishop was an excellent RTO and pulled double duty by filling in as Bandit-5.

Cons

• As Bandit-6, I was unable to update the OPORD before the operation, so I had to rely on in-game graphics.
• Rolling the map at start time forces a rushed planning process when developing the graphic overlays on the map, while also trying to coordinate PCCs and staging for movement. This becomes even more rushed when no "five" is present to assist with staging and comms.
• I didn't establish a convoy net and instead kept us on Platoon net to coordinate movement from the Assembly Area to the first dismount point while we were motorized.
• Bandit-7 seemed to be off comms and running around without coordination.
• A Construction Truck was not brought into the fight.
• We used Platoon Net to coordinate an impromptu mortar team (Gunslinger-1), which made it much harder for maneuver elements to coordinate.
• As it was a public operation, I called Endex for Squad AARs. However, half of those in attendance wanted to continue playing, so I didn't follow up with in-game or Discord AARs to allow those who wished to continue in-game to do so.

Areas of Improvement

• Enable the OIC to edit slides at least 48 hours before commencement.
• Roll the map at least 15 minutes before start time to allow OIC to develop graphic overlays.
• If doing impromptu things like bringing in a mortar tube, be sure to adjust comms.
• Better coordination with Bandit-7.
• Conduct an in-game Leaders AAR after Squad AARs, before disconnecting.

 

[Truppo.C]

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

Element Callsign: Bandit-2
Element Leader: PFC.Truppo.C
Team: Bandit Platoon Headquarters

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
1LT.Grgich.A
SPC.Miller.J
PFC.Flint.J
PFC.Russel.JG
PFC.Ruiz.E
PVT.Cartel.D

Pros: well organized, good teamwork with Bandit 3 our partner squad, well paced movement and good support from all support elements and SBF when assigned.

Cons: no desired movement of elements in stages was posted in slides for the OPORD briefing so it was all done by verbal commands.

 

[Murdock.T]

S1 Locked.

 

[Murdock.T]

S1 Operations Processed.

 

[Blake.H]

S3 Processed