OPERATION AUDIE MURPHY CONCEPT BRIEF

AREA OF OPERATION P L LEGEND + GRID S S = STX CP PU88889438 L = LN CP P = PB CP PU88379552 = FIRE BREAK 4 5 P 6 L 7 S 8 9

WEATHER DATA BMNT SUNRISE SUNSET EENT ILLUMINATION 25 SEP 04 0641 0707 1908 1933 90% 26 SEP 04 0642 0707 1906 1932 96% WEATHER: TO BE ANNOUNCED

HIGHER’S INTENT Our first field exercise for the year. This exercise will assess current competencies in land navigation and squad STX and will give the MS III instructors an opportunity to tailor their fall training in preparation for FTX Trailblazer. This event is committee run and staged in a field environment (no barracks). We will capitalize on success of Operation Overlord to include patrol base activities, ruck marching, to committees and keeping cadets on the move. Success is defined as a safe exercise that provides initial assessments on land navigation and squad STX.

MISSION CAMPBELL BATTALION CONDUCTS SQUAD STX, LAND NAVIGATION, PATROL BASE OPERATIONS, AND RECOVERY IN THE VIC OF TRAINING AREAS RR AND SS, AND METHODIST COLLEGE FROM 25 0445 SEP 04 TO 26 1630 SEP 04 IOT TRAIN CADETS AND GET AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF MSIII.

COMMANDER’S INTENT FTX Audie Murphy will be committee run and staged in a field environment. Success is defined as an FTX that provides a matrix of initial assessments in Land Navigation, Squad STX, and patrolling familiarization while obtaining no casualties.

EXECUTION CONCEPT OF THE OPERATION PHASE ONE PREPARATION PHASE TWO ADVON PHASE THREE TRAINING DAY ONE ROTATION ONE DAY TWO ROTATION TWO PHASE FOUR RECOVERY

EXECUTION MANEUVER PHASE ONE (PREPARATION) COMPANY LAB TRAINING OPORDS LAND NAVIGATION SQUAD STX ASSIGN CICs WITH CRITICAL TASKS COORDINATION WEAPONS / AMMO / MAGAZINES / BFA TRANSPORTATION SUPPLIES / FOOD LATRINES / WATER

EXECUTION MANEUVER PHASE TWO (ADVON) LAND NAVIGATION SETUP STX SETUP SAND TABLE CONSTRUCTION VERIFY ALL POINTS SETUP CP STX SETUP WALK ALL LANES CONSTRUCT AAR SITES CHECK COMMO NETWORK

EXECUTION MANEUVER PHASE THREE (TRAINING) DAY ONE BN FORMATION SQUAD STX RUCK MARCH NIGHT LAND NAV PB OPERATIONS

EXECUTION MANEUVER DAY ONE SQUAD NIGHT STX LAND NAV LEGEND NIGHT LN SQUAD STX RUCK ROUTE RUCK START RUCK END SQUAD STX NIGHT LAND NAV

EXECUTION MANEUVER PHASE THREE (TRAINING) DAY TWO STAND - TO WEAPON TURN-IN DAY LAND NAV SECOND RUCK MARCH

EXECUTION MANEUVER DAY TWO LEGEND DAY LAND NAV. LAND NAV BOUNDARY RUCK ROUTE RUCK START RUCK END DAY 1450m LAND NAV.

EXECUTION MANEUVER PHASE FOUR RECOVERY BREAK DOWN CPs (MS IV) WEAPONS MAINTENANCE BN FORMATION / DISMISSAL

EXECUTION TASKS TO MANUEVER UNITS ADVON BATTALION STAFF COMPANY COMMANDERS STX CIC LAND NAVIGATION CIC PB CIC RECOVERY CIC WEAPONS CIC

COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS TIMELINE DAY ONE 0445 BN FORMATION 0500 LOAD ONTO BUSES 0510 BUSES MOVE OUT 0540 FORMATION AT STX COMMITTEE 0545 ISSUE WEAPONS 0600 TURNOVER TO STX COMMITTEE 1800 STX OVER / FORMATION AT STX CP / TURN OVER TO S-3 1805 RUCK MARCH STARTS 1830 ARRIVE AT LN / HOT CHOW / STACK ARMS / PB OPORD TO PL AND APL, GIVE THEM PATROL BREAKDOWN 1915 TURN OVER TO LN COMMITTEE / ISSUE BRIEF, MAPS AND MATERIALS / SAND TABLE (NOTE * EENT: 1932) 2005 LN STARTS 2305 LN OVER / TURN OVER TO PB COMMITTEE

COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS TIMELINE DAY TWO 0600 ARRIVE AT LN CP / STACK WEAPONS / HOT CHOW 0645 REPORT TO LN COMMITTEE / BRIEF / SAND TABLES / ISSUE MATERIALS (NOTE * BMNT 0642) 0730 DAY LN STARTS 1230 DAY LN ENDS 1245 RUCK TO BUS STARTS 1330 BUS LOADED / BUS MOVES OUT 1400 BUS ARRIVES AT MC 1410 HOT CHOW / WEAPONS MAINTENANCE 1630 DISMISSAL

SERVICE SUPPORT GENERAL MATERIALS AND SERVICES SUPPLY TRANSPORTATION CLASS I CLASS II CLASS V CLASS VIII TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE MEDICAL EVACUATION PERSONNEL

COMMAND AND SIGNAL COMMAND SIGNAL OIC – LTC CAMPAGNA (roaming) CIC – c/LTC HEDRICK (roaming) SUCCESSION OF COMMAND BATTALION COMMANDER, XO, S-3, LN CIC, STX CIC SIGNAL SOI: PENDING WOMACK EMERGENCY ROOM - 907-6559 INFO CENTER – 907-6000 3 HORN BLAST FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER

RISK MANAGEMENT WORKSHEET RANK/LAST NAME/DUTY POSITION 1. MSN/TASK : FTX AUDIE MURPHY @ Fort Bragg 2. DTG BEGIN : 25 SEP 04 3. DATE PREPARED: END : 26 SEP 04 03 SEP 04 4. PREPARED BY: 9. OVERALL RISK LEVEL AFTER CONTROLS ARE IMPLEMENTED (CIRCLE ONE): 5. HAZARDS 7. CONTROLS 11. HOW TO IMPLEMENT 12. HOW TO SUPERVISE RISK LEVEL 6. INITIAL 8. RESIDUAL RANK/LAST NAME/DUTY POSITION 10. RISK DECISION AUTHORITY: RANK/LAST NAME/DUTY POSITION LOW MODERATE HIGH EXTREMELY HIGH C O N T R L S E F I V 13. PAGE 1 of ____ Cadet MAJ Randy D. Perry, Cadet Bn XO Inclement weather Foot/Ankle injury Eye injury Animal/insect bite -Dehydration Unexploded ordinance (UED) & C-wire M M M Have plan to evacuate cadets I incase of extremely bad weather - looking where you walk - proper wear of boots Watching where you walk - do not fire weapon within 10 meters Avoid animals -Pick up trash around your area -Wear insect repellant -Drink plenty of water -Dress in layers Do not pick up -Look where you walk -Notify higher of location L -Plan for lightning & other weather hazards -individual route recon & PCI -instruct on proper firing distance -Conduct safety brief -Force hydration -Safety brief -Conduct safety brief -Recon prior to STARTEX and during FTX -BN CDR makes call -CICs oversee mvmt -CICs oversee -observe weapon safety -conduct police call -“watch your buddy” -enforce hydration plan -MS IVs oversee -individual responsibility LTC Tedson J. Campagna, Commanding

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