SQUAD | Operation "Nightfall" 14 June 2025

[Ryan.BF]

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
S3 OPERATIONS STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT
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Name of Combat Mission: Operation "Nightfall"
Game: Squad
Server Hosted on: =7Cav= S3 Operations
Winning Team: Team 2 (PLAMC)
Date of Combat Mission: 14JUNE25
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 0100-0200
Mission OIC: Second Lieutenant Fisch.Z & Sergeant Hatchet.WX
Mission Controller: Major Ryan.BF

Attendees: 42
Major Ryan.BF
First Lieutenant Moe.J
Second Lieutenant Fisch.Z
Second Lieutenant Keif.A
Second Lieutenant McKinley.S
First Sergeant Barr.D
Sergeant Hatchet.WX
Sergeant Moskal.C
Sergeant Knight.H
Sergeant Miya.M
Warrant Officer 1 Blackwater.N
Corporal Wolfe.MY
Corporal Blackburn.Z
Corporal Grey.T
Corporal Samson.C
Specialist Loyalty.J
Specialist Woods.A
Specialist Miller.M
Specialist Jerkins.R
Specialist Grey.W
Specialist Murdock.T
Specialist Alexander.N
Specialist Malave.N
Specialist Arco.A
Specialist Lethbridge-Stewart.J
Private First Class Germano.E
Private First Class Nunez.M
Private First Class Sosa.C
Private First Class ORegan.D
Private First Class Lewicki.S
Private First Class Lake.W
Private First Class Cold.J
Private First Class Wilkes.O
Private First Class Eldridge.C
Private First Class Gurney.R
Private Quicke.R
Private Rodriguez.R
Private Sassagima.S
Private Frankling.J
Private Hartshock.P
Private Holmes.GS
Private Rowes.J

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S3 BATTLE STAFF
Headquarters
7th Cavalry Regiment
COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT[/B][/CENTER]

[B]Element Callsign:
Element Leader:

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:


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[B]Cons[/B]
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[Barr.D]

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

Element Callsign: Eagle 2
Element Leader: Sergeant Major Barr.D

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Second Lieutenant McKinley.S
Specialist Grey.W
Private First Class Gurney.R
Corporal Wolfe.MY
Private Hartshock.P
Corporal Samson.C
Specialist Alexander.N
Sergeant Major Barr.D
Specialist Murdock.T

Pros

• Op was fun
• Some troopers enjoyed the night time.
• Troopers enjoyed PvP

Cons

• 3 troopers couldn't see well even with Nods on.
• 3 troopers could not respawn, didn't have spawn buttons.
• Capture points not showing if an area was capturing or not was frustrating.

 

[Hatchet.WX]

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

Element Callsign: Bear HQ
Element Leader: Sergeant Hatchet.WX

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Second Lieutenant Keif.A
Sergeant Moskal.C
Private Rowes.J

Pros

• Great Op
• Solid Mission Planning
• Lots of Action / Hard Fight

Cons

• NVGs + PLA Scopes = No Go. Could not effectively use scopes.
• We should review our use of rallies.

 

[Blackwater.N]

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

Element Callsign: Bear 2
Element Leader: Warrant Officer 1 Blackwater.N

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private First Class Lake.W
Private First Class Cold.J
Private First Class ORegan.D
Specialist Woods.A
Specialist Miller.M
Sergeant Knight.H
Sergeant Miya.M
Pros

• Fun and engaging operation overall.
• Leadership and tactics were well received.
• Communication improved as the op progressed.
• Reorganization after a rough start was effective.
• Condensed battle area provided intense action.

Cons

• Start of the operation was disorganized.
• PLA sights were difficult to use with NVGs.
• Some blue on blue incidents in low visibility.
• Condensed map was challenging at night.
• Additional night operations training requested.

 

[Fisch.Z]

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

Element Callsign: Bear HQ
Element Leader: Second Lieutenant Fisch.Z

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
First Lieutenant Moe.J
Second Lieutenant Fisch.Z

Pros

• Fun operation
• liked use of NVG

Cons

• Capture points were buggy

 

[Blackburn.Z]

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

Element Callsign: Bear 1
Element Leader: Corporal Blackburn.Z

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Grey.T
Specialist Jerkins.R
Private First Class Sosa.C
Specialist Loyalty.J
Private First Class Lewicki.S
Private First Class Rodriguez.J
Private Sassagima.S
Private Quicke.R

Pros:

Fun
Enjoyed Night time
Leadership and tactics were well received.
Communication improved as the op progressed.

Cons:
Faction blue on blue PID issue

 

[Eldridge.C]

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

Element Callsign: Eagle 1
Element Leader: Specialist Arco.A

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:


Pros

• Players still had fun.
• Good leadership and tactics

Cons

• NVGs should be tested beforehand.
• Operation mode (capture points) should be tested in advance.
• Troopers would like to use a larger map next time if possible.
• Cap points were a bit bugged

 

[Houser.J]

S1 Locked.

 

[Murdock.T]

S1 Operations Processed.