After Action Report
Units Involved and Strength:
Company A (-)(rein)
1st Platoon (rein)
2nd Platoon (rein)
3rd Platoon
Company headquarters
Arty FO Team
81 FO Team
FAC Team
Company B (-)(rein)
1st Platoon (rein)
2nd Platoon (rein)
Company Headquarters
Arty FO Team
Interpreter
Company C (-)(rein)
1st Platoon (rein)
2nd Platoon (rein)
Company Headquarters
Battalion Scouts
Engineer Squad
PF Platoon
Interpreter
Battalion Command Group
Prisoner Handling Team
Det, 1st Plt, Co B, 3rd AT Bn
FMAW
Time: Company A (-)(rein) landed by helicopter 130745H. Company B (-)(rein) landed by helicopter 140720H. Landed elements returned to MLR positions at 141515H.
Plate: Western portion of TAOR.
Casualties:
Friendly: None
Enemy: None
Nature of Action: Three company operation, involving company combat patrol and three company sweep and clear.
Narrative:
Company A (-)(rein) heli-lifted to vicinity (BT 401080) at 130745H and established squad ambushes at (BT 395096), (BT407087), and (BT 400072). Squad patrol was conducted to vicinity (BT 390078), received sniper fire vicinity (BT 397088) from vicinity (BT 388093). Enemy withdrew from contact.
Second Platoon conducted patrol to vicinity (BT 405060) at 131100H, and established Observation Post in that vicinity until 131500H. At the same time a squad patrol was conducted to vicinity (BT 388077). No enemy contact. At 131600H all elements returned to patrol base vicinity (BT 407073) for resupply. At 132000H squad night ambushes were established at (BT 404067), (BT 405071), (BT 411072), and (BT 413078). Ambushes secured at 140400H and company (-) moved to (BT 413078), continued to (BT 414079), where fire was received from estimated 4-5 VC with one BAR and one automatic weapon. No one injured.
Company A (-)(rein) continued to vicinity (BT 426082) and observed 7-15 VC moving south at (BT 422097). Air strike was called at 140715H vicinity (BT 417085). Two squads were sent to search area upon completion of air strike, with negative results.
At 140720H Company B (-)(rein) landed by helicopter vicinity (BT 437085) upon completion of air prep of Landing Zone. At the same time Company C (-)(rein) reached dismount point (BT 439099) and proceeded southwest. Company C (-)(rein) moved to hamlet at (BT 432092) and held up to await tie in with right flank elements of Company B.
At 140900H, 2nd Platoon, Company B discovered French grenade booby trap vicinity (BT 433089) and disarmed it. Company C (-)(rein) found bunker vicinity (BT 428093) and requested Engineer support. On call Engineer Squad heli-lifted to same location at 141015H and destroyed three bunkers in that vicinity.
At 140910H, Company A (-)(rein) formed in blocking position extending from (BT 417086) to (BT 426087). Company B (-)(rein) maneuvered to tie in with Company C (-)(rein) vicinity (BT 428093) for sweep southwest and west.
Prisoner Handling Team, with ITT Personnel, established Collection Point at (BT 431094) as companies swept hamlet vicinity (BT 4309). Total of 163 Local Nationals were processed, 22 of which were adult males. Of these, three were detained as VCS and remainder were released.
Only enemy contact during sweep occurred when elements of Company A scouting river vicinity (BT 422093) at 141040H received sniper fire from across river vicinity (BT 419093). Fire was returned. Enemy fire ceased.
Return to MLR positions was effected by truck pickup of Company C (-)(rein) vicinity (BT 444096) at 141300H and heli-lift of remainder of units from vicinity (BT 430088). Heli-lift commenced at 141400H and was completed by 141515H. First Platoon, Company B was left on hill at (BT 433089) to establish Patrol Base and night ambushes vicinity (BT 4107), and return the following morning.
This page last corrected 17 September 2011