Operation Foxhole

Execute: 1800 11/25/2024 Basrah

Mission loads in at 1800

Task Organization: 10RR

Subsets: NEPTUNE, APOLLO

1. Situation
2. Iraq
3. Area of Interest - AO Parmenion
4. Terrain
5. Obstacles & Fields of Fire. AO Bactria is a series of small densely packed rural villages following the banks of the river. A series of medium sized adobe bridges provide access over this waterway, but the water is shallow enough to be forded by infantry on foot easily. The Towns consist of overlapping adobe structures with narrow alleyways and more open areas consisting of tent markets and dirt avenues. Each subsequent town is capable of supporting the previous.
6. Avenues of Approach. The bridges across the river provide an easy to traverse but coverless approach. The river itself can allow a unit to traverse quickly up and down the AO but forces the unit to unmask in either close combat or unfavorable terrain. The area is generally flat with micro terrain providing some small areas of dead ground.
7. Key Terrain. The river and bridges offer the best control over access to and from all parts of the AO.
8. Cover and Concealment. Each farmplot is typically sunk into a small area to allow for flooding and irrigation, this provides an impromptu foxhole to fight from with good concealment.
9. Weather. Clear and Hot.
10. Time and Light Conditions. The sun is beginning to set and should be below the horizon within 1 Hour. Low light conditions and the moon is neither new nor full. Electricity to the highway light systems is either independent or still functional so expect MSR lights to be illuminated.

1. Enemy Forces.
2. Size. Enemy Mechanized Company Reinforced.
3. Capabilities. An enemy mechanized militia company has occupied the town ahead of us as the previous enemy was too battered to hold it. They have had limited time to prepare the positions but they have BMP1s and T72s with organic weapons consisting of SPGs, PKMs, Stingers and dismounts similar to the BTR infantry we have been facing.
4. Recent Activity. Enemy is holding about an 80% watch while 20% are attempting to assist in digging in the tanks and fighting positions. No engineers have been sighted working and aviation has harassed and defeated any attempts to place a minefield in our way.
5. Expected Course of Action. Enemies are likely to focus their efforts in towns. In soviet style dismounts will most likely be in close defense in towns in an attempt to force us around or to isolate the town with heavy weapons and IFVs ready to punish any attempt to do so.
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7. Friendly Forces
8. Higher Units. TF Thunder - Commanding
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10. Adjacent Units.TF thunder is conducting a city assault 15 minutes post our crossing of the river. Bombardment is expected to begin as we cross the bridge into the AO. 2nd Brigade 1st Cav has defeated their enemy and is isolating the bridge in their AO and moving to exploit behind the City.
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12. Supporting Units. 432d Wing (USAF) Drone Support.
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14. Civilian Considerations. Civilians are evacuating en masse to the North. Rural Villages are expected to have emptied during our past actions.
15. Attachments/Detachments. 3x 60mm Mortars will be available for our bridge crossing but once we make it into the nearest village they will be tasked with force suppression elsewhere to our west to help prevent enemies from striking our rear areas.
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17. Mission.

10th RR is to support TF Thunder’s entrance into the city by conducting a direct action attack in order to destroy enemy combat power on the flanks of the city and limit enemies mobile capacity to react to TF thunder.

1. Sustainment
2. Ammunition & Reinsertion will be provided by 160th SOAR assets or via ground ferry. No reinforcements will be brought in via teleportation.
3. This operation is projected to have engagement distances well over 800 meters.
4. Uniform: Full Kit(Plate Carrier), Helmet

1. Command & Signal
2. Organic Elements

I. Scorpion (Zeus)

1. Neptune 1-6 (Ground Force Commander)
2. Neptune 1-7 (Platoon Sergeant)
3. Horsemen 2-5 (Neptune JFO)
4. Neptune 1-1
5. Neptune 1-2
6. Neptune 1-4 (Weapons)
7. Supporting Elements
8. Super 60-series (MH-60)
9. Lance 30-series (MH-60 DAP)
10. Stalker 70-series (MH-6)
11. Outlaw 40-series (AH-6)
12. Razor 50-series (MH-47)
13. Hamster (MQ-9)
14. 1st Battery, 61st Artillery Battalion (M109)
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SIGNED,

Grey, Charles

MAJ, IN