R 292030Z APR 11 ZYB

FM SOPA OPERATION FORT MITCHELL//

TO OTC OPERATION FORT MITCHELL//

INFO BARLYCORN ADMIN//

UNCLAS//N02319//

SUBJ/AFTER ACTION REPORT OPERATION FORT MITCHELL//

REF/A/ RICH OPORD 2011/APR10/-//

RMKS/

1. REF A TASKED OTC TO CONDUCT OPERATION FORT MITCHELL COMMENCING 131600Z APR 11.

2. OTC SECURED A BASE OF OPERATION AND ENSURED AMPLE LOGISTICAL SUPPLIES WERE ON SITE TO GUARANTEE SUCCESSFUL MISSION COMPLETION. LEAD OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS ARRIVED ON SITE 112200Z APR 11.

3. ON THE NIGHT PRIOR TO H HOUR, OTC HELD AN OFFSITE BRIEFING WITH KEY STAFF MEMBERS AND LEAD OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS. THIS BRIEFING HAD THE TWIN OBJECTIVES OF FOSTERING TEAMWORK AND INSURING ALL WERE THOROUGHLY BRIEFED ON MISSION OBJECTIVES. DURING THIS BRIEFING OTC PRESENTED A LOCAL OPERATIVE WHOSE ASSISTANCE WOULD BE CRITICAL IN THE SUCCESS OBTAINMENT MISSION OBJECTIVES. THROUGH HIS SKILLFUL AND EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND INVALUABLE SUPPORT OF THIS LOCAL OPERATIVE, OTC EXECUTED TACTICAL ACTIONS INSURING THE OVER ALL SUCCESS OF OPERATION FORT MITCHELL.

4. ON DAY 2 ON THE OPERATION THE FIRST TACTICAL ACTION WAS UNDERTAKEN: A RECON MISSION IN FORCE DESIGNED TO ASSESS THE LOCAL OPERATIONAL AREA AND LOGISTICAL CAPACITY.

5. ON DAY 3, IN A BRILLIANT TACTICAL OPERATION, OTC, LEADING PART OF THE FORCE, CONDUCTED AN WATER BORNE UP-RIVER ASSAULT, WHILE AT SAME TIME HIS DEPUTY LEAD A HIGHLY MOBILE STRIKE FORCE IN A LIGHTING CROSS RIVER RAID ON A REGIONAL FINANCIAL REPOSITORY CAMOUFLAGED AS A CASINO.

6. EXTENSIVE DEBRIEFINGS WERE HELD ON ALL PERSONNEL TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF ABOVE ACTIONS. DURING THESE DEBRIEFINGS, REPORTS OF THE PROFITABILITY OF THE CROSS RIVER RAID WERE VERIFIED.

7. HAVING OBTAINED ALL MISSION OBJECTIVES, OPERATION FORT MITCHELL WAS TERMINATED 171200Z APRIL11. ALL FORCE PERSONNEL DISENGAGED AND RETURNED TO HOME STATION.

8. OTC AND LOCAL OPERATIVE PERFORMANCE WAS OUTSTANDING. BRAVO ZULU//

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