Following the capture of the following IDAP personnel Derek Tucker (USA), Ryan Powell (USA - Deceased), Eric Mills (CAN), Pierre Maatla (BWA - Deceased) during one of their missions. During the ransom declaration 6 hours ago two of the captives were executed. With the lack of cooperation from the hosting country, the US President has authorized the execution of a rescue operation of the hostages.
We have not received authorisation from the hosting country to conduct the operation, we are to avoid contact and detection from Friendly Forces (UNA, NATO allies, Gendarmerie) and civilian population.

This orbat is part of Black rain 4, the start for this element is delayed by 45minutes from the recon team.
The mission is estimated to last 1.5 hours according to plan.

US Special operatives based in Kenya are dispatched and will be falling Under LION 1-1 and LION 1-2 Loaded onto STARGASE C-130 transport, making it's last refueling stop before arrival onto AO

RANGER Platoon is deployed at FOB Nauzad. Assisted by a Medical Detachment and Engineering detachment. They will be providing assistance as needed under the guise of presence patrols. NATO, Gendarmerie and local military Army are to be considered not-friendly and any contact with any of those forces is to be avoided

Enemy is expected to field small arms with likely technical or mounted weapons in defensive positions. Detailed description will be given by LION ACTUAL once troops have landed.

This is a clandestine operation, success of the mission depends on the ability to not leave any traces of our presence.
Directive from higher is to leave no traces behind, if you need to kill, recover the bodies and cleanup anything that could link things back to the US.

FOB Nauzad where RANGER is fielded is the main regroup location, in case of mission or operative compromised, regroup at one of the hide locations and await extraction instructions.

My intent is to have lion elements link up with lion 1 and plan and execute a assault on a compound And extracting to safezone.

PHASE 0 LION 1-1 LION 1-2 Prepare equipment and final checks for the mission, initial brief from will be done before grabbing HALO kit and loading up in STARGASER. More detailed information and LZ choice will be briefed during take-off and approach of AO. PHASE 1 Link up with LION 1 without being spotted. Once linked up LION 1 will Brief the attack plan. Priority - Is to avoid casualties on the the OPFOR as much as possible - Incase of being unable to do that all bodies needs to be "dealt" with and not left at scene. - Non lethal grenades preferred. Gas not a option due to HVT being Allergic for the chemicals used. - Small breaching charge is aloud Keep in mind we should leave the scene as if we where never there.

ALL CALLSIGNS will cross the LD fully loaded according to the units SOP. These supplies will come from the staging area. This basic load is expected to sustain the team throughout the mission, without support.

- Medical support will be conducted in field (PAK in Field)

LION 1 LION 1-1 LION 1-2 LION 1-3