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the man on admin last light checks after eent will be security s job water resupply jim says oh yeah i continue we got real lucky there while we were out dumping the spoil earlier al spotted an old game trail which we followed back this way it led to a small spring in a rocky area with lots of tree cover so we don t have to make the daily trip down the mountain whoever is cutting the antenna will take the man on security in the morning to refill canteens standard iff per the daily soi applies when returning remember it changes daily so make sure you check it before you leave same goes for the man pulling security water detail gets compromised we go into e e plan back to the rally point over the mountain jim i m thinking iodine tabs instead of the filters i m with you lots faster less time at the water source and less to carry the morning joe will taste a little funky though jim replies wrinkling his forehead then he adds i guess if we get bored we could filter the iodine out once we get back inside the hide what about latrines thanks getting to that i reply each of us should have a 2 quart collapsible canteen with a big p in black permanent marker on each side that s your personal urinal keep it with you if it leaks we ll be smelling your piss on everything don t be that guy make sure you keep the caps tight enough said it gets dumped in a hole and covered during the morning check by the guy re cutting the antenna when you have to take a dump do it in one of the mre outer bags roll the top over and seal it with duct tape then put it in a large zip lock bag we ll keep them stored in the admin area in one of the black garbage bags we used to haul the dirt out when we pull out of here we ll bury them looks like we re gonna get to know each other real well over the next few days blurts out andy everyone laughs quietly yeah now i wish i hadn t ate that meatball marinara mre yesterday jim added us more so al replied quietly giving jim a sideways look we all laughed again as jim reaches out smiling and rubbed the top of al s head vigorously last area to cover is actions in the hide if we are compromised i said looking toward jim go over it for us jim sure thing first anyone can call a compromise but most likely it will be the guy on security who will know it first when dan makes the decision to pop smoke whoever is the radio man sends the compromised message back to the retreat it s already loaded in the radio right al al nods yes jim continues good then the radio man stores the comms equipment in the dry bag and pulls it out with him the observer does the same with his equipment and logs security man exits goes right and establishes a position facing the threat his team member does the same other two go to the left of the hide and set up same facing the same direction from that point dan will decide which direction we move out we run a standard break contact drill bounding in pairs until we break contact with the threat then we go into standard formation and move out of the area just like we rehearsed at home any questions none o k if we make contact while we re in the hide security calls contact front right left whatever when the break contact command is given security man lays down a base of fire until he empties a mag he reloads exits to his right and lays down suppressive fire the radio man assumes his old position at the exit and lays down the hate until his mag is empty he does this based on what he sees or by command from the man that is outside the hide he will reload exit to the opposite side and begin suppressing the bad guys the observer will follow suit to the right and the last man will go left at that point we have two bad ass fire teams that will then perform a flawless break contact drill where we kill all the bad guys that haven t shit their pants and ran cause all they know is they ve come up on a humongous ground hornet s nest and a bunch of stone cold killers are pouring out of a hole in the ground then we scalp th dead as a lesson to the rest and un ass this pop stand just like we drilled thanks jim i think i replied welcome jim replies with a broad smile on his face just one thing guys no scalping i add as an afterthought party poop jim interjects any questions i ask ignoring jim i search the faces of the team no response i ve got to say this i continue you men have really accomplished something today we ve moved a fair distance over some fairly rough terrain gathered a ton of information got it back to the folks back home then found and managed to build a pretty substantial hide site i m proud to be with you looking at one another they all nod in agreement then let s get this show on the road looks like the sun s going behind the ridge across the valley jim you got ob andy on radio i got security and al you get to sack out andy do one more look around the site before you come in i ll turn on a red light inside got it replies andy once everyone is inside i ll take security while you men take a few minutes to grab something to eat then one of you relieve me i ll eat when i finish we start the work plan while waiting my turn to crawl into the hide i notice the sky is clear the wind has died down and it is getting colder i walk along the left hand side of the hide through the dense cedars close to the edge of the cliff the sun has descended below the mountains to the west highlighting their massive silhouettes looking down between the boughs into the darkening valley below i can see the vague outline of a large house about 500 meters away along the paved road several of the windows are lighted my portable modular antenna mast system american hoplite posted 03 27 2016 in communications 3 disclaimer i am not a guru when it comes to this stuff i am definitely a student and this is just a record of what i have been using thus far i don t want to give the impression that this is the way all of this is likely to change if i learn a better way via my portable modular antenna mast system american hoplite the patrol chapter 8 posted 03 16 2016 in the patrol 14 the bitter north wind roars through the bare limbs of the trees along the ridge line above our position causing them to sway and creak the ridge acts as a natural wind break for the side of the mountain we occupy and tiny snowflakes fall silently around us we lie in the prone on the cold wet leaves of the forest floor feeling uncomfortably exposed in the sparse underbrush each of us intently watching down the mountainside toward our back trail i think to myself how once i gave the listening halt and the hasty ambush signals an l shape with the thumb and index finger held in the form of an l and the direction of the back trail each man had quickly spread out in a hasty ambush formation jim at the head of the patrol immediately looked for good cover and due to the lack of concealment in the area stepped off of the line of movement and to the left about 20 paces he then dropped in the prone behind a large rock facing the direction i had indicated i continued on azimuth until i passed in front of jim turned in his direction walked to the right of his position and hooking behind him turned back in the direction i had come from after moving to a point that i could just make out his form behind me i also took cover behind a large oak facing prone in the same direction andy came up next to pass in front of jim made the same hook and when he reached my location took about 10 steps to my rear and went prone facing in the opposite direction to provide rear security next to turn at jim s location and then pass between us was al who continued on until he was just within eyesight when he also went prone to provide what was now our right flank security we are far enough apart to allow hand and arm signals with the man on each side and able to mutually support one another with our small arms when the listening halt was finished we would still be in the original patrol formation and could move out in the same direction without re arranging lots of practice during this listening halt we are also taking stock of the surroundings in order to get our bearings we are situated in a wide steep draw on the eastern facing reverse slope of the spur we intend to use for our observation of the valley below the spur above us at over 4200 feet elevation is about 1000 feet above and to our rear the forest in the immediate area generally consists of large poplar and oak with very little understory growth i glance at the sky trying to determine the time and note the occasional patch of pale blue now peeking through the slate colored clouds my guess is around 1300 turning the underside of my left wrist up and pulling the top of my glove down my watch confirms my estimate we ve been on the move for seven hours after an uneventful listening halt i move to jim s location where i find him calmly studying the terrain as i lower myself next to him he motions with his support hand as he speaks dan i don t like the look of this place too open he nods downhill i can see all the way down to the branch and to the ridge line across the holler there s no proper place to set up the mss mission support site you re right i reply looking around this won t work it doesn t look anything like the aerials let s have a look at the map i say as i open the outer pouch on my ruck and retrieve the case opening it i lay it on the ground in front of us and orient it i brush the small snowflakes away we re about here i pick up a dead leaf strip the stem and point out the spot on the map the aerial shows a dark area on the northeast side of the mountain about here i add as i trace the stem along the map yep jim agrees as he looks over my shoulder in the general direction of our planned movement that s the spot we picked for our alternate mss during mission planning right uh huh i reply back usually the best high rhododendron thickets grow near the crowns on the north side and that might just fill the bill i say let s just keep going and look it over the slope looks pretty steep below it look how close the contour lines are there i add as i tap the location on the map that s mighty ugly jim says and it s only a couple a hundred meters or so to the ridge top maybe all rhododendron so there s no way to j hook and clear the area below the site first looks like an occupation by force four of us not much of a force i reply frowning at the map but i don t see a better way besides if we can t traverse that steep area chances are no one else is going to be down there either anybody trying to make an approach from that direction would play hell and will make a lot of noise i hate to do it twice in two days but we ll just have to ease into the thicket okay then that s the plan what s your water situation i checked with al earlier he s good to go i m good and i ll check with andy jim replied just checking before we move further up the mountain looks like our closest source is back down there i add nodding down the mountain i ll let al know the plan you fill andy in give me the thumbs up when you re ready and we ll move out same movement order i pull the loop of 550 cord that is tied to my map case over my head and around my neck then tuck the case behind my plate carrier and stand slinging my ruck on my back soon we are circling around the mountain summit toward the north as we crest the spur running down the mountain we leave its protection and catch the harsh brunt of the winter wind in our faces the sudden cold blast tears at my boonie and causes me to turn my head to catch my breath my eyes water up behind my shooting glasses the wind in the trees drowns out all other sound as we slowly work our way down the opposite side of the spur the rhododendron thickens as the thicket closes in around us we begin to feel less exposed soon my pace count says we have arrived and i signal jim to the location where i ve taken a knee jim joins me and whispers we in the right place looking his way i notice his beard and mustache are covered with frost this is it i reply looking around i think this ll do yep jim agrees it s pretty thick no normal person would want to be here but then i never claimed to be normal he adds or the fellers i hang with thanks i reply jim continues good overhead and lateral concealment it s got everything but water and like you said we can get that down the mountain large rocks for cover just hope there s no timber rattlers around you know how they like the rocks too cold for them to be out but hey rattlesnake is good eating you know i reply grinning knowing from past experience he doesn t care for snakes or spiders jim doesn t look my way but replies dryly you can have my share we move toward the center of the thicket and establish a small four man patrol base with another listening halt al and i are laying side by side foot to foot with jim and andy who are also laying side by side facing the opposite direction after we finish the listening halt we go to 50 security fortunately the thick rhododendron slows the wind somewhat and provides excellent concealment we spend the next few minutes taking turns layering up by putting on our poly pro long underwear and changing into dry socks i notice we are all wearing our snookies under our boonies to hold in the large amount of body heat usually lost through the head another reason to have oversized boonies for winter operations al retrieves a small plastic bag filled with miss lucy s home made pemmican bars from his ruck and we pass them around not the most tasty item on the menu but packed full of energy one team member changes and eats while his team mate pulls security instead of laying on the ground like the night before we re now sitting in pairs back back in order to get us off of the ground and help retain body heat due to the thickness of the surrounding vegetation and time of day our thermal signature is minimal after we ve all eaten and changed i sit down next to jim jim looks like we ve got about 5 hours of light left we need to have a look at the primary hide and if we have time the alternate hide if we can i d like to get the hide built and occupied while this crappy weather lasts i want to leave you and al here with the rucks andy and i will poke around jim looks my way and says you sure you want to take andy with you you ll be breaking up the fire teams yes i reply i want al to set up comms and get the next sitrep out any questions i watch him mull the situation over in his mind for a few minutes knowing that he wants to be in on the recon of the hides you say you want to get the hide up today what if it takes most of the night you up for that he asks don t know about you jim but i m smoked i replied but by the looks of those clouds this weather s going to clear out by tomorrow so we need to go to ground before then jim looks up through the spaces in the overhead cover at the clouds for a few seconds then replies in typical jim fashion let s do it short ...
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