AAR SQUAD | Operation "Northern Spear" 3-7 FTX 28 JUN 2026

[Ryan.BF]

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

Operation: Operation Northern Spear | Battalion FTX
Game: Squad
Server Hosted on: =7Cav= S3 Operations
Date of Combat Mission: 28JUN26
Winner: Team 2
Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2000z-2200z
Mission OICs: Lieutenant Colonel Ryan.BF (Team 1) & Major Fisch.Z (Team 2)
Mission Controller: Major Fisch.Z & Lieutenant Colonel Ryan.BF

Attendees (80):
Lieutenant Colonel Ryan.BF
Major Fisch.Z
Captain Pannel.D
Captain McKinley.S
Captain Hatchet.WX
First Lieutenant Knight.H
First Lieutenant Grayson.J
Second Lieutenant Alam.D
Second Lieutenant Moe.J
Sergeant Major Barr.D
First Sergeant Mulholland.J
First Sergeant Berry.W
Staff Sergeant Wolfe.MY
Staff Sergeant Holmes.GS
Staff Sergeant Riggs.F
Sergeant Germano.E
Sergeant Lemon.D
Sergeant Harpor.N
Sergeant Rhodes.R
Corporal Cold.J
Corporal Adams.P
Corporal Alexander.N
Corporal Lahti.R
Corporal Kokov.IS
Corporal Alpine.A
Corporal Eldridge.C
Corporal Morgan.E
Corporal Barbosa.M
Corporal Lothar.S
Specialist Milkovic.D
Specialist Van Rooyen.J
Specialist De Grassi.F
Specialist Torrez.W
Specialist Price.W
Specialist Fox.C
Specialist Nichols.J
Specialist Oleary.S
Specialist Blanton.W
Specialist Hennessey.R
Specialist Johnson.JL
Specialist Sharpe.N
Specialist Raposa.M
Specialist Kuthy.D
Specialist Raven.V
Specialist Lake.W
Specialist Burdass.J
Specialist Brown.G
Specialist Dupree.N
Specialist Jerkins.R
Specialist Rushfield.M
Specialist Jiang.J
Specialist Crowe.D
Specialist Kessik.L
Specialist Cortez.R
Specialist Willis.J
Specialist Marshall.J
Specialist Hathcock.C
Specialist Longcastle.G
Private First Class Pider.H
Private First Class Heinz.G
Private First Class Vanderlinde.G
Private First Class Johnson.JR
Private First Class Max.G
Private First Class Faulkner.D
Private First Class Clarke.M
Private First Class Maust.W
Private First Class LeMaire.M
Private First Class Longshank.R
Private First Class Bottiger.T
Private First Class Saint.A
Private First Class Uri.K
Private First Class Kayson.Z
Private First Class Hawk.J
Private First Class Siler.P
Private Romanowski.C
Private Graven.J
Private Commons.N
Private Bryan.T
Private Redford.G
Private Allen.M

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

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7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:


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[Harpor.N]

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

Element Callsign: 1/1/A/3-7 Nightmares
Element Leader: Sergeant Nathan Harpor

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Sergeant Harpor.N
Private First Class Saint.A

Pros

• Got a few tank kills
• Got a few vehicle kills
• Got a fair amount of infantry kills
• Wasn't too easy; we did get good contact.
• Only lost 1 vehicle during the FTX.

Cons

• No 3rd seat as a dedicated TC was a little tough. But we made it work

 

[Germano.E]

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

Element Callsign: 1/2/B/3-7 MAD DOGS
Element Leader: Sergeant Eric Germano

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:

Bravo Team

• Specialist Hennessey.R (FTL)
• Specialist Cortez.R
• Private First Class Bottiger.T
• Recruit Hudson.L

Charlie Team

• Specialist Jerkins.R (FTL)
• Specialist Marshall.J
• Specialist Sharpe.N
• Private First Class LeMaire.M

Pros

• Everyone had a blast--comms, movement, violence of action, spacing were all on point. Troopers appreciated FTLs being given autonomy for their fireteams. We never got stuck with one idea or plan but stayed fluid and reactive. Good use of the M-ATVs in the second round, great suppression and support of the infantry.

Cons

• Little sloppy at a couple of points during staging with map flips, naming, rushed staging time. Some mentioned the games could be a little longer, possibly increasing ticket counts--others had no complaints. In general, no complaints. Everyone did amazing and loved it.

 

[Faulkner.D]

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

Element Callsign: Hell Hounds
Element Leader: Private First Class Faulkner.D

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Specialist Longcastle.G
Private First Class Longshank.R
Private First Class Hawk.J
Private First Class Pider.H
Private First Class Siler.P
Private Graven.J

Pros

• OP was good, movement was good and comms were concise throughout the section. FTL was good at giving commands and didn't have too much downtime. Organized well on the section level

Cons

• Need to be more reactive to the aggressiveness of OPFOR. Whole section thinks the matches were too short and that we were a bit clustered up as a team.

 

[Knight.H]

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

Element Callsign: Dragon Red HQ

Element Leader: First Lieutenant Knight.H

7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element:
Staff Sergeant Holmes.GS
Specialist Price.W

Pros

• Great Communication
• Great Coordination with armor and air assets
• We won the game

Cons

• None