AAR ARMA Reforger | Campaign ARMA 24 | Operation Groundhog Day

[Bishop.B]

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

Name of Combat Mission: Operation Groundhog Day
Campaign of Combat Mission (If applicable): ARMA 24
Number within campaign: 1
Game: Arma Reforger
Server Hosted on: TAC2
Date of Combat Mission: 19SEP25 - 20SEP25
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2200
Mission OIC:

• PHASE 1: First Sergeant Wiseman.L
• PHASE 2: Second Lieutenant Corbin.R, First Sergeant Wiseman.L, Staff Sergeant Lucander.P

Mission Controller:
First Sergeant Wiseman.L(1), Master Sergeant Westcott.R (1), Staff Sergeant Blake.H (2), Sergeant Bishop.B(5), Corporal Artale.A (1), Corporal Grey.W(1), Specialist Flint.J (4), Specialist Ruiz.E(2), Private First Class Fryer.T(1)

Number of Attendees: 95 Members, 194 Total.

7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action:
POW (Attended over 16 hours):

1. Specialist Yota.G
2. Private First Class Fryer.T
3. First Sergeant Wiseman.L
4. Sergeant Bishop.B
5. Specialist Flint.J
6. Private First Class Utters.M
7. Corporal Grey.W
8. Private First Class Von Knispel.K
9. Master Sergeant Westcott.R
10. Corporal Mooser.G
11. Specialist Crimzon.E
12. Staff Sergeant Lucander.P
13. Sergeant McAllen.J
14. Sergeant First Class Mazinski.H

Attended less than 16 hours:

1. Colonel Beiter.A
2. Major Grgich.A
3. Brigadier General Rob.Y
4. Captain Rodahl.S
5. First Lieutenant Davis.D
6. First Lieutenant Huber.B
7. Second Lieutenant Albright.J
8. Second Lieutenant Corbin.R
9. Second Lieutenant Laui.M
10. Second Lieutenant Ratliff.B
11. Warrant Officer 1 Swift.A
12. First Sergeant Molitor.K
13. First Sergeant Summerfield.P
14. Staff Sergeant Borenstein.B
15. Staff Sergeant Crowley.T
16. Staff Sergeant Taylor.C
17. Sergeant Rutkowski.P
18. Corporal Artale.A
19. Corporal Blackburn.Z
20. Corporal Brophy.C
21. Corporal Carr.W
22. Corporal Easy.G
23. Corporal Lee.H
24. Corporal Marcus.J
25. Specialist Brady.M
26. Specialist Cade.B
27. Specialist Casey.W
28. Specialist Clark.M
29. Specialist Ford.R
30. Specialist Gilman.A
31. Specialist Giordano.C
32. Specialist Grubaugh.E
33. Specialist Harry.J
34. Specialist Hartshock.P
35. Specialist Howe.T
36. Specialist Keene.R
37. Specialist Kron.D
38. Specialist Lee.P
39. Specialist MacMillan.M
40. Specialist Miller.JH
41. Specialist Nance.T
42. Specialist Papa.A
43. Specialist Perryman.M
44. Specialist Ruiz.E
45. Specialist Russell.JG
46. Specialist Swiger.X
47. Specialist Valiante.M
48. Specialist Vara.J
49. Specialist Van Auken.P
50. Specialist Vlade.I
51. Specialist Wilson.R
52. Specialist Woodford.F
53. Private First Class Bowman.J
54. Private First Class Johnsen.M
55. Private First Class Macintosh.S
56. Private First Class Pearl.F
57. Private First Class Reddick.A
58. Private First Class Riggs.F
59. Private First Class Tremblay.J
60. Private First Class Von Knispel.K
61. Private Bolte.D
62. Private Lawrie.A
63. Private Madlock.B
64. Private Tanner.J

Non-eligible:

1. First Lieutenant Whitsel.M (-1h playtime)
2. Specialist Drezelan.O (-1h playtime)
3. Specialist Marquez.E (-1h playtime)
4. Sergeant Major Schmidt.A (-1h playtime)
5. Captain Hilberg.A (-1h playtime)
6. First Lieutenant Dalton.D (-1h playtime)
7. Private First Class Brown.JR (-1h playtime)
8. Sergeant Jones.RH (-1h playtime)
9. Specialist Sandoval.M (-1h playtime)
10. Master Sergeant Zimm.L (RET)
11. Corporal Young.K (DISCH)
12. Private First Class Park.J (RES)
13. Recruit Bourassa.M (BCT)
14. Recruit Harmika.D (BCT)
15. Recruit Alacarde.R (DISCH)
16. Recruit Ericsson.M (BTC) -- 16+ Hours
17. Staff Sergeant Blake.H (RES) -- 16+ Hours

Non-7th Cavalry Personnel:

BrotherHox
palmlizard
acidtripwndrland
DaDudeLilNetwork
poopsock
vithereum
Ovets
Muff__Marauder
DeadnGone
FullSaltyDoge
jumbo-renegade0
the_billygoat117
ScubbaSteve1028
betorngus
Jynx McNinja
OffensiveBoardK-
yodar gaming
JoyRide
ssholders
El Trapo
TwoShoeJimmy
Oh, hi Dave
REDRUM5522
Red Pepper (Crushed)
TnT_Funky
Cheese Cave Johnson
Jadepanda412
Rynix Dexma
TnT_Ciggy
6amautumn
Bloodbadger88
Willfarious
RadiantRaven_Exe
(Hugo-Oswald)
vetpyro
MrWillikers
RUGERchrxst
CharlieFoxtrotE
GhostyBoi
robloi1
Muncherofsnax
ARSavage_12
MizorVan
MPSPolty
dasweit
bibby
schwarzbanger_22
WarPig
Expendable_Joe
wunder
Aki Homura
sieggcool
kdog
applied5ciences
bowfisher117
ops king8080
zZz-2Twenty2-zZz
Little rhode
sleekyclean2006
SS_h1ghly_Fad3d
Avermonster4836
JayBiz77
CaptiveChris
deathofadecade
YEAHVIC
Monatheslayer97
M A Z E M
Ganibal
hdkenji567
pyrotheris
salsa_man
_3Du
Corporal Dunn
Delta_11
Dreadgnarr
Glizz_Tastic
snake eater 2b
Illuz1an
TapeRecorder
Biggs_N_Tall
ItzReece
PoopMan12
Preacher
Rymo
turk3y89
UniversalSoldier
DeeJayJuiceBox
Democracy Officer Draco
Lash
Mindow89
ReyDellaX_x
Terrence
Uber2me
Glocki_Kozir(Miku_Hatsune)

 

[Zimm.L]

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 0200Z-0600Z
Element Callsign: Pioneer-7
Element Leader: Master Sergeant Zimm.L Ret
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Master Sergeant Zimm.L Ret
Corporal Mooser.G
Private First Class Yota.G
Private First Class Reddick.A

Pros:
commination was good for squad and platoon
fun and hard section for the 24 hour op

Cons:
not really doing medical just healing wounds which is medical yes, but medics should be doing more then that like the cpr and stuff more
people not leaving the wounded when 7 shows up to take over
It was very hard to keep track of all the pioneer units with out having name tags for medics or some kind of gps tracking

 

[Grubaugh.E]

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 0500Z-0800Z
Element Callsign: Pioneer-2
Element Leader: Private First Class Grubaugh.E

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

• Private First Class Von Knispel.K
• Sergeant McAllen.J
• Specialist Keene.R
• Corporal Marcus.J
• Private Bolte.D
• Private First Class Macintosh.S

Pros:

• Excellent organization, communication, and patience from Pioneer-6 and -5. Successfully captured several objectives with intense combined arms action. A ton of fun.
• Great pace of action from the GMs; was a lot of fun assaulting built-up and reinforced objectives. Truly appreciate all the effort.
• Really enjoyed working with every trooper who joined Pioneer-2.

Cons:

• Thrown unexpectedly into the SL role for the very first time, so all my apologies to Pioneer-6
• Glitch got me stuck in the DAP, and I had to respawn during an air assault; luckily the bird was headed to MOB anyway so our element was not delayed.

 

[Fryer.T]

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 0600z-1000z / 1000z-1400z

Element Callsign: Pioneer-7
Element Leader: Private First Class Fryer.T
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Mooser.G
Private First Class Yota.G

Pros:
had fun once we were included/ Lot of action and actually doing medic stuff
lot of action
was chill

Cons:
Did not include us very much at the beginning, when people went down never called for 7
took our Humvee (yes it was funny) but annoying as well since we had nothing
People running CLS are not medics we need to reiterate that to people who say they want to run CLS
got boring due to low amount of people on the server for a little bit

 

[Fryer.T]

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu):1400z-1800z

Element Callsign: Pioneer-7
Element Leader: Private First Class Fryer.T
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Corporal Mooser.G
Private First Class Yota.G
Master Sergeant Zimm.L Ret

Pros:
Liberated 2 POW
got to do alot more medical as an actual PLT medic team

Cons:
got killed by friendly's just because they could
People running CLS are not medics we need to reiterate that to people who say they want to run CLS

 

[Fryer.T]

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu):1800z-2200z

Element Callsign: Pioneer-7
Element Leader: Private First Class Fryer.T
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Private First Class Yota.G
Master Sergeant Zimm.L Ret

Pros:
had a lot of fun
did a lot of medic stuff and got to be a PLT medic team
loved the end

Cons:
N/A

 

[Mazinski.H]

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2200Z - 1000Z / 1800Z - 2200Z
Element Callsign: Helios-1
Element Leader: Sergeant First Class Mazinski.H

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Brady.M (2200Z - 0600Z)
Recruit Bourassa.M (2200Z - 1000Z / 1800Z - 2200Z)
Specialist Crimzon.E (2200Z - 1000Z)
Second Lieutenant Albright.J (1800Z - 2200Z)
Warrant Officer 1 Swift.A ((2200Z - 0600Z)

Pros:
Lots of work to do
Diverse mission profile which allowed us flexibility to support ground forces in ways that were entertaining
GMs did a good job keeping the public from messing with the operational flow
Had some good fun

Cons:
Some of the OUTLAW stuff was ridiculous, single Russians getting behind us and wiping out teams when they know our manpower is extremely limited is not fun for us on the ground. I know multiple troopers who either left or said they weren't going to attend because of the OUTLAW presence. This is my main con for the entire run of the operation.

 

[Pearl.F]

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2200Z-0200Z
Element Callsign: Pioneer-5
Element Leader: Pearl.F
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Westcott.R

0200Z-0600Z
Pioneer-6R
Element Leader: Corbin.R
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

1230Z-1445Z
Slotted in as Helios support running supplies.

1700Z-2200Z
Element Callsign: Chaos-1
Element Leader: Pearl.F
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element: Keene.R

Pros:
Having Westcott help me learn how to 5 and be supportive was a huge plus.
All around great time wish we could do them more (understands why we cannot)
The perfect balance of enemy forces on OBJs.

Cons:
Honestly none at this time.

 

[Carr.W]

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu):192200ZSEP25-200200ZSEP25

Element Callsign: PIONEER-1
Element Leader: CPL.Carr.W
7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
SPC.Howe.T
SPC.Giordano.C
Private Bolte.D
Specialist Vlade.I
Corporal Brophy.C
Specialist Woodford.F
Specialist Miller.JH
Specialist Van Auken.P

Pros:
Excellent fireteam leadership, great trooper cohesion to FTLs. Fun challenging scenario, much appreciation to S3 for a great, immersive, high stakes challenge.

Cons:
No medical supplies available at TAA.
The server hold up til 2200Z made it difficult for me to get in and be prepared for troopers to join the squad (naming the squad, getting my kit prepped, etc). Would be great to at least let SLs get into the server 10 minutes prior to get things sorted for the rest of the troopers so that we can step off sooner.

 

[Lucander.P]

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

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 22:00z - 14:10z (16 hours and 10 minutes)
Element Callsign: Pioneer - 4
Element Leader: Staff Sergeant Lucander.P

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Staff Sergeant Lucander.P
Staff Sergeant Taylor.C
Staff Sergeant Borenstein.B
Staff Sergeant Blake.H
Corporal Grey.W
Corporal Lee.H
Specialist Lee.P
Specialist Ford.R
Specialist Gilman.A
Specialist Clark.M
Private First Class Von Knispel.K
Private Bolte.D
AR.Park.J
Meltie


Pros:


Cons:

• Mortars in phase 1 was too much on troopers in the beginning.
• Dry after 2 hours in phase 2, so at 6 hours in.
• Had to be OIC as a squad leader at 12 - 14 hours in, note i am SBF element, as the only infantry element.

 

[Macintosh.S]

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

Time of Mission: Phase 1 (22:00z - 02:00 z)
Element Call Sign: Pioneer 2
Element Leader: Private First Class Macintosh.S
7th Cavalry Personnel within Element:
Private First Class Von Knispel.K
Specialist Grubaugh.E
Corporal Marcus.J
Specialist Clark.M
Second Lieutenant Ratliff.B
Specialist Valiante.M
Corporal Easy.G
First Sergeant Molitor.K
Specialist Keene.R
First Lieutenant Huber.B


Non 7th Cavalry Personnel within Element:
TnT_Ciggy
TwoShoeJimmy
TnT_Funky


Pros:

• Great Phase 1 Overall
• Personnel handled the tasks given to them with care
• Good comms for the most part
• Grizzly 1 Was amazing

Cons:

• Bounding tactics- no smokes were used minus a couple occasions
• Comms could have been less lax. At times contacts were not called out, but that was very few

Personal Cons:

• I moved alpha back and forth at one point and made them play running simulator and I apologize about that
• Learning to turn my radio off when i have to or to take a step back when i need

Time of Mission: Phase 2 (03:20z-04:45)
Element Call Sign: Pioneer 2
Element Leader: Private First Class Macintosh.S
7th Cavalry Personnel within Element:
Private First Class Von Knispel.K
Specialist Grubaugh.E
Corporal Marcus.J
Specialist Clark.M
Second Lieutenant Ratliff.B
Specialist Valiante.M
Corporal Easy.G
First Sergeant Molitor.K
Specialist Keene.R
First Lieutenant Huber.B


Non 7th Cavalry Personnel within Element:
TnT_Ciggy
TwoShoeJimmy
TnT_Funky


Pros:

• Super fun and enjoyed watching the multi-vehicle assault from the Pioneer 2 perspective

Cons:

• Felt rushed between objectives a little in phase 1 and definitely in phase 2 (not really a con because i understand time is a factor)

Time of Mission: Phase 2 (05:30z-10:00z)
Element Call Sign: Buffalo 1
Element Leader: Private First Class Macintosh.S
7th Cavalry Personnel within Element:
N/A


Pros:

• I was constantly busy and was utilized frequently for transport
• Black is and always will be awesome
• Was able to spot some ground vehicles

Cons:

• Had a lot of lag and frame drops while flying

Personal Cons:

• Crashed my bird, need more experience with the black hawk

Time of Mission: Phase 2 (14:20z-16:30z)
Element Call Sign: Raider 1
Element Leader: Private First Class Macintosh.S
7th Cavalry Personnel within Element:
Private Madlock.B


Pros:

• Excellent communication with Chaos

Cons:

 

[Madlock.B]

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

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu), Phase 2: 13:00z - 22:00z
Element Callsign(s): GRIZZLY-1 (PIC), SPARROW-1 (PIC), RAIDER-1-2 (GNR)
Platform(s): MH-6M Supply, UH-60, CH-47, AH-64, UH-60 DAP
Element Leader: PVT.Madlock.B

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
First Sergeant Wiseman.L as Pioneer - 6, 20:30z - 21:00z


Time of Combat Mission (Zulu), Phase 2: 13:00z - 14:30z:
Callsign: GRIZZLY-1 (PIC)
Platform: MH-6M
Task: Supply

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
None


Time of Combat Mission (Zulu), Phase 2: 14:20z - 16:30z:
Switched callsign to RAIDER-1-2 (GNR)
Platform: AH-64
Task(s):

• Provided CAS for Pioneer callsigns at the Town of Levie

Time of Combat Mission (Zulu), Phase 2: 17:00z - 20:00z
Switched callsigns between GRIZZLY-1 (PIC) and SPARROW-1 (PIC)
Platform(s): UH-60, CH-47, AH-6M
Task(s):

• Provided transport for downed personnel between MOB, Provins, and Town/ Base Levie
• Provided CAS for Pioneer callsigns at Military Base Levie via AH-6M
• Ran supply runs as GRIZZLY-1 (PIC) to the Town of Levie, Military Base Levie, and Provins via CH-47.

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
None


Time of Combat Mission (Zulu), Phase 2: 20:00z - 22:00z
Switched callsigns between SPARROW-1 (PIC) and GRIZZLY-1 (PIC)
Platform(s): UH-60 DAP, CH-47, UH-60
Task(s):

• Provided transport for downed personnel between Military Base Levie, Tower Regina, the Town of Regina, and Pennants Pass LZ
• Provided CAS via UH-60 DAP as SPARROW-1 (PIC), and GRIZZLY-1 (PIC) via UH-60 with First Sergeant Wiseman.L for Pioneer callsigns at the Town of Regina, and Montfort

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
First Sergeant Wiseman.L as Pioneer - 6, 20:30z - 21:00z



Pros:
13:00z - 14:30z: Excellent communication between Chaos and Grizzly-1 pertaining to delivering supplies.
13:00z - 16:30z: PFC.Macintosh.S, callsign Buffalo-1, aided Grizzly-1 in communications protocol and thus provided an excellent guide to Grizzly-1 as a new pilot.
16:30z - 18:00z: The loss of supplies at the Town of Levie and Provins provided Grizzly-1 the ability to complete transport and reinsertion sorties to the Town of Levie and Military Base Levie.
20:00z - 22:00z: Communications between Pioneer-6, Chaos-1, and Grizzly-1/ Sparrow-1 were resolved (see Cons). Proper communications resumed throughout until the end of the OP.

Cons:
13:00z - 14:30z: Clear direction for aviation units was unreliable. Captured OBJs were available for spawn which in turn deterred the use of aviation from reinserting downed or displaced personnel.
17:00z - 20:00z: A crash landing occurred in a CH-47 with troops onboard. Grizzly-1 failed to safely PID the LZ at Tower Regina. Thus, upon landing, a catastrophic failure of the main rotor blades occurred. The bow rotor blade was completely destroyed. However, no significant injuries to occupants were noted.
18:00z - 20:00z: Communications over radio communications channel 61.5 were hectic. Proper communications protocol between other aviation assets and Chaos-1 were not used. This led to non-pertinent chatter and unconcise communications.

 

[Murdock.T]

S1 Locked.

 

[Murdock.T]

S1 Operations Processed.

 

[Blake.H]

S3 ODI Submitted