Hello Everyone,

I thought that I would start a thread to here for the After Action Reports (AAR) of training and
airsoft events. Since this is a TACTICS thread, keep your AARs related to the tactics used,
mistakes made and lessons learned. AARs, The ARMY Field Manuals, and the excellent
instructors we have here like A3 and BRAVO37 should make the TACTICS section a virtual
library of information exchange.

Respectfully,
Esquire
Auburn, AL

Sounds good but to be effective we should probably use a standardized format. Your thoughts?

Hello Everyone,

Bravo 37 wrote:

Sounds good but to be effective we should probably use a standardized format. Your thoughts?

I agree. Any particular format you recommend? I will find the one the US Army uses and we can
collaborate on one that works for Airsoft events.

The Army and Air Force seem to be on the same page with the Standard format.

US ARMY AAR: US ARMY TC 25-20
USAF: Army Training Circular 25-20

Respectfully,
Mike W.
Auburn

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Deployed to Alabamastan in the Heart of Deep South Haji land.

Sure thing. My impression is that those who are looking for Milsim in the events want a military feel to things. I recommend we follow military formats for breifing and debriefing. I'll check out the format also.

Different topic. Congratualations to your son, I assume he is now airborne qualified and that is a huge step in his career. Wish him the best in his endeavors.

ODA202 Training Day 24OCT2009 AAR

25OCT2009

Greetings Everyone,
Yesterday was a good training day. The TRAINEX started at the FOB 1200HRS local
with a Mission Briefing and Safety Briefing. Attendees were Alpha-1 and Reaper-1 as
trainers, Reaper-2 as Team Leader, Nick from Tuscaloosa, Chris from Opelika, and
Zack, Matt, Taylor and Trey from Auburn for a total of 9 attendees.

We then loaded our packs and crossed the LD in transit to AO Tallassee. Once we got
to the AO, the patrol base was established and we dropped our packs.



The first training exercise was the 20-target Combat Course using semi-automatic fire
only in a timed course with four stations: Standing barricade, kneeling barricade, prone
and a cover-and-double-tap station. The top three finishers where Nick (2:02), Zack (2:07)
and Chris (3:22). The AAR after the activity indicated that attendees loved the combat
course and liked the varying distance and height targets along with the running from station
to station to engage variable targets. Most said they liked the cover and double tap station
but it took time to get used to the procedure at the station.

The second training exercise involved a Squad Situation Training Exercise (STX) where a
Team of 7 advanced into the area of Hill 350 to look for insurgents. In the first round,
insurgents were armed with a SAW and M4. Due to a SAW feed malfunction, the saw gunner
was eliminated quickly with the other soon thereafter. The activity was repeated again with
an M4 and Sniper. It took longer than the first iteration but the insurgents were eliminated in
about 5-8 minutes. Most of the time was taken to eliminate a well hidden sniper. Different
squad leaders and team leaders where chosen for each round to give everyone some
leadership experience. The AAR commentary from attendees revolved around squad formation
and communication, squad movement using fire team wedge and bounding overwatch between
A-Team and B-Team as they moved to expected contact.

The third and final exercise involved Assault on Hill 350. Defenders were a 3-man team against 6.
In the first round, the Defenders where eliminated and their PB was overrun. In the second round,
the Defenders very nearly won the day with some good fire and position planning reducing the
enemy from 6 to 2 while only loosing 1 of their own within just a few minutes leaving it a 2-on-2
situation. It was only when the middle was left unprotected that one of the attackers seized the
moment to reach the PB and touch the hanging can to end the exercise. The AAR after this exercise
revolved around mistakes made in planning and execution, not knowing the location of friendly forces,
mistaking a returning friendly for an enemy, as well as the successes in taking a hill with such a
steep elevation to the south where the attackers began their attacks on Hill 350.

At 1600Hrs, we loaded our packs and made the transit back to the FOB. At the FOB, we held
one final AAR. Everyone liked the Trainex very well and a common remark was how well
organized and structured it was compared to the unplanned chaos of many other airsoft
training events in other parts of the country. Everyone liked the varied activity and how the
training goals were a central component of every activity. The attendees indicated they would
like more training events constructed like this one.

The Exercise was terminated at 1630HRS and the attendees where dismissed.

Respectfully Submitted
Mike
Reaper-1
ODA202 Trainer

Hello Everyone,

For those who want to make their own maps and use the Military Grid Reference System,
you can use one of two sources to make a grid map.

1. For Google Earth Users like me, are are .kml files out there for MGRS overlays. I will edit this
post tomorrow and give you a website that has the .kml overlay file. Google Earth allows you to
save your view in GE as a .jpg file.

2. You can use google maps and go to this website: Google Maps with MGRS

It's Free and it agrees with some points on my MGRS maps from the Army.
Just check all three boxes: USNG Zones, 100k grid, 1k grid to give you the grid.

Respectfully,
Esquire
Auburn, AL