THIS IS A TRAINING OPERATION ORDER. FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

References: ATP 3-21.8, FM 3-90-1, ADRP 1-02

OPERATIONAL PLAN / ORDER #001D / CODE NAME: "GHOST HUNTER"

CADRE / OPFOR NOTES

Complexity: Lower to Moderate | Recommended Phase: WALK (Blocks 3-4), RUN (Day Iterations)

Mission Summary: 1st Platoon conducts three independent squad ambushes in AO ARCHER against WRAITH reconnaissance teams conducting terrain surveys across the AO. Each squad operates at its own ambush site.

Training Focus: This OPORD is designed to evaluate individual squad leader planning and decision-making. The PL issues the platoon OPORD, but each squad leader must conduct their own TLP. Cadre should assign one evaluator per squad to observe the SL's planning process and tactical decisions.

Destinations:

• 1st Squad → OBJ ANVIL (vic MP 0600 1530)
• 2nd Squad → OBJ HAMMER (vic MP 0585 1559)
• 3rd Squad → OBJ PIKE (vic MP 0575 1538)

Actions on Objective: Each squad independently emplaces a linear ambush at its assigned site, initiates on a small WRAITH reconnaissance team (3-4 personnel), and withdraws. Squads do not depend on or wait for adjacent squads.

Evaluation Timeline: For evaluated iterations, candidates will receive this OPORD and have 75 minutes to complete TLP Steps 1-8 before SP. Execution window is 60 minutes. AAR is 15 minutes.

OPFOR/Training Wrinkles:

• Deploy one WRAITH reconnaissance team (3-4 personnel) per ambush site, operating independently.
• Teams carry simulated survey equipment (binoculars, notebooks, handheld radios) — WRAITH is mapping the AO, not looking for a fight, so teams move deliberately and cautiously along routes.
• Introduce a civilian or non-combatant at one site to test ROE.
• Cadre may inject a team that halts to take notes or consult a map, creating a slower-moving target.
• If manning is limited, rotate one OPFOR team across sites between iterations.

NOTE: UAS/Counter-UAS injects are OPTIONAL and should only be used if authorized by the Commandant and incorporated into the approved POI.

See Also: LTA Grid Reference

Iteration Guidance: This is the detailed version with specific ambush-site orientation and approach direction for each squad. For evaluated iterations and later runs where squad leaders should plan independently, use 001-ambush.md instead.

Time Zone Used Throughout the Plan/Order: EASTERN STANDARD TIME

Task Organization:

1st Platoon, A Co. 4th BN-211th INF Platoon Leader Platoon Sergeant 1st Squad 2nd Squad 3rd Squad

1. SITUATION

a. Area of Interest

Clay County, Florida, in the vicinity of Starke and Highway 16. AO ARCHER is bounded to the north by Highway 16, to the east by the Starke city limits, to the south by the old railroad bed, and to the west by the pine forest edge.

b. Area of Operations

1. Terrain. Camp Blanding features flat to gently rolling terrain with sandy soils, low-lying areas, and extensive pine and hardwood forests. The area includes open fields, dense underbrush, ponds, marshes, and wetlands. Vegetation provides concealment and limits long-range observation. Roads and trails serve as likely avenues of approach for both friendly and enemy forces. Terrain and soil conditions may restrict vehicle movement, especially in wet areas.

• Key Terrain: Bradenton Avenue is a north-south improved road that WRAITH reconnaissance teams use as a survey route through the central AO. The unnamed north-south road in the western LTA is a secondary survey corridor. The intersection of Clearwater Avenue and the unnamed road in the southwestern LTA is a key terrain feature being actively mapped by WRAITH. Woodlines along each road segment provide concealment; visibility off the roads is under 50 meters in most areas.

2. Weather.

• Skies: ________
• Temperature: ____°F (heat cat ____)
• Winds: ____ at ____ mph
• Chance of precipitation: ____%
• BMNT: ____
• Sunrise: ____
• Sunset: ____
• EENT: ____

c. Enemy Forces. WRAITH: Workers' Revolutionary Army for Independent Territorial Holdings

WRAITH is a sophisticated paramilitary organization conducting systematic reconnaissance and terrain mapping of AO ARCHER in preparation for planned future operations. Small survey teams (3-4 personnel) move methodically along established routes, documenting terrain, road conditions, and key junctions. WRAITH personnel are disciplined and deliberate — they avoid confrontation and prioritize completing their survey missions over engaging friendly forces.

1. Composition. Three independent WRAITH reconnaissance teams, each 3-4 personnel with small arms and survey equipment. Total 9-12 combatants distributed across AO ARCHER.

2. Disposition. WRAITH reconnaissance teams move along three road segments:

• One team conducting a terrain survey along Bradenton Avenue in the central AO, moving south to north and documenting road conditions and key features.
• One team surveying the unnamed north-south road in the western LTA, moving north to south mapping terrain and identifying covered movement routes.
• One team surveying Clearwater Avenue and the intersection with the unnamed road in the southwestern LTA, moving east to west documenting the junction and approach routes. Teams operate independently with pre-assigned survey corridors.

3. Most Probable Course of Action (MPCOA). Each WRAITH team moves methodically along its assigned route, pausing periodically to record terrain data. Teams maintain low profiles and use terrain for concealment. If ambushed, teams return limited suppressive fire and attempt to break contact, protecting survey materials and avoiding decisive engagement. Teams do not reinforce each other.

4. Most Dangerous Course of Action (MDCOA). A WRAITH team with better security practices detects the ambush position early and signals the other teams by radio to halt and disperse. WRAITH teams are trained in counter-surveillance — the detecting team attempts to fix the ambush squad in place while other teams reposition to neutralize the threat from alternate directions.

d. Friendly Forces

1. Higher Headquarters: A Co. 4th BN – 211th INF.

2. Mission. A Company interdict WRAITH reconnaissance operations in AO ARCHER through independent squad ambushes to deny WRAITH the ability to complete terrain surveys and collect intelligence that enables planned future operations.

3. Commander's Intent. Destroy WRAITH reconnaissance teams and deny WRAITH the ability to map and survey key terrain across AO ARCHER before future WRAITH operations can be planned.

e. Civil Considerations

Local civilians move along the same road network that WRAITH uses for reconnaissance. WRAITH teams may attempt to appear as civilian workers or travelers. Ambushes must positively identify armed combatants before initiating and avoid civilian casualties.

f. Attachments and Detachments

None.

2. MISSION

1st Platoon conducts ambushes in AO ARCHER NLT ____ in order to destroy WRAITH reconnaissance teams and deny WRAITH the ability to complete terrain surveys throughout the AO.

3. EXECUTION

a. Commander's Intent

Purpose: Interdict WRAITH reconnaissance operations across AO ARCHER to deny WRAITH the terrain intelligence needed to plan future operations and degrade WRAITH's operational planning capabilities.

Key Tasks: (1) Each squad destroys a WRAITH reconnaissance team at its assigned site. (2) Each squad secures any survey materials, maps, or notes found and reports findings to higher. (3) Squads break contact and withdraw without decisive engagement.

End State: WRAITH reconnaissance teams destroyed at all three sites, survey materials and intelligence collected and reported, squads consolidated and prepared for follow-on operations, no friendly forces decisively engaged.

b. Concept of Operations

1st Platoon conducts a decentralized ambush operation across three independent squad sites in AO ARCHER. Each squad moves to its assigned area, emplaces its own ambush, initiates on a WRAITH reconnaissance team, secures survey materials and intelligence, and withdraws. 2nd Squad is the main effort. Squads do not wait on adjacent squads; each executes its own actions on contact per SOP and reports.

c. Scheme of Fires

Priority of fires to 2nd Squad. Mortar support is available through company on request; any squad may request fires through the PL.

d. Tasks to Subordinate Units

1. 1st Squad (Independent Ambush — OBJ ANVIL):

• TASK: Conduct a linear ambush at OBJ ANVIL (MP 0600 1530) along Bradenton Ave. Occupy an ORP in the woodline west of Bradenton Ave and emplace ambush positions oriented east onto the road, initiating on the WRAITH team moving south to north. Destroy the team in the kill zone, collect any survey materials or documents, and break contact west to the ORP. Report enemy strength, materials found, and disposition.
• PURPOSE: Deny WRAITH the ability to complete terrain surveys along Bradenton Ave and interdict WRAITH reconnaissance of the central movement corridor in AO ARCHER.

2. 2nd Squad (Independent Ambush — OBJ HAMMER):

• TASK: Conduct a linear ambush at OBJ HAMMER (MP 0585 1559) along the unnamed N-S road in the western LTA. Occupy an ORP in the woodline west of the road and emplace ambush positions oriented east onto the road, initiating on the WRAITH team moving north to south. Destroy the team in the kill zone, collect any survey materials or documents, and break contact west to the ORP. Report enemy strength, materials found, and disposition.
• PURPOSE: Deny WRAITH the ability to complete terrain surveys along the western corridor and interdict WRAITH reconnaissance of covered movement routes in the northwestern sector.

3. 3rd Squad (Independent Ambush — OBJ PIKE):

• TASK: Conduct a linear ambush at OBJ PIKE (MP 0575 1538) along Clearwater Ave approaching the unnamed road intersection. Occupy an ORP in the woodline south of Clearwater Ave and emplace ambush positions oriented north onto the road, initiating on the WRAITH team moving east to west through the intersection. Destroy the team in the kill zone, collect any survey materials or documents, and break contact south to the ORP. Report enemy strength, materials found, and disposition.
• PURPOSE: Deny WRAITH the ability to complete the terrain survey of the southwestern road junction, which is a key feature in WRAITH's planned operational scheme.

e. Coordinating Instructions

1. Rules of Engagement (ROE):

1. Engage only valid military targets.
2. Use minimum force necessary to accomplish the mission.
3. Avoid civilian casualties and collateral damage.
4. Positively identify targets before firing.

2. Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIR):

1. Confirm WRAITH team composition and equipment type at each site.
2. Identify any survey materials, maps, notebooks, or communications equipment on WRAITH personnel.
3. Monitor for signs of WRAITH coordination between sites or counter-surveillance activity.
4. Assess civilian presence at each site before execution.

3. Commander's Critical Information Requirements (CCIR):

1. Compromise or detection of a squad prior to initiation at any site
2. Enemy force composition at a site exceeds squad capability (reinforced element or crew-served weapons)
3. Civilian presence in or adjacent to any kill zone at time of execution
4. Any friendly casualty that reduces a squad below minimum effective strength
5. Evidence that WRAITH has detected friendly presence or altered reconnaissance routes

4. Essential Elements of Friendly Information (EEFI):

1. SP/LD times and locations
2. Friendly unit positions and boundaries
3. Casualty status and combat strength

5. Reporting:

• Report to higher when SP'ing or crossing the line of departure.
• SALUTE Report: Upon enemy visual confirmation.
• In Position Report: Upon occupying an ambush site or ORP.
• Intelligence Report: Upon SSE completion — report all survey materials and documents found.
• LACE Report: After ambush, within ______ minutes.

6. Coordination Between Squads:

• Squads operate independently at their assigned sites.
• Squads report contact via SALUTE on the platoon net; adjacent squads monitor but continue their own missions unless directed otherwise by the PL.
• Squads requiring support request it through the PL.

7. This OPORD is effective immediately upon distribution.

4. SUSTAINMENT

a. Logistics

1. Resupply not available for 36 hours.
2. Meal Cycle: M-M-M.
3. Water resupply is available at the PLT CP.

b. Health System Support

1. PLT CCP at PLT Assembly Area.
2. MEDEVAC available via Nine Line request at AXP 1 (MP 0610 1550).

5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL

a. Command

1. Platoon Leader monitors from a position that maintains communications with all squads.
2. Succession of Command: PL, PSG, 1st SL, 2nd SL, 3rd SL.

b. Control

1. Command Posts: Platoon Assembly Area IVO _______.

c. Signal

1. PACE Plan:

• Primary: Radio — 36.775 SC/PT (Platoon Net)
• Alternate: Radio — 36.575 SC/PT (Company Net)
• Contingency: Red star cluster (pre-planned signal: compromise/withdraw to ORP)
• Emergency: Runner

2. Call Signs:

• PL – Hunter 1-6
• PSG – Hunter 1-7
• 1st Squad Leader – Hunter 1-1
• 2nd Squad Leader – Hunter 1-2
• 3rd Squad Leader – Hunter 1-3

3. Challenge, Password, Running Password, Combination:

• Challenge: Creek
• Password: River
• Running Password: Blanding
• Combination: 7

4. Audible Signals:

• Shift Fire: 2 whistle blasts
• Cease Fire: 3 whistle blasts