Airsoft in the YubaCity / Marysville area.

IRON SPIDER 2 (REGISTRATION CLOSED- SEE NOTES)

Event Details

Time: June 9, 2012 from 8am to 4pm
Location: DRAEX Field
Event Type: operation
Organized By: Phoenix
Latest Activity: Jun 9, 2012

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Event Description

READ THE OPERATION RULES

TEAMS:US Army Special Forces, USMC Force Recon, USAF Combat Controllers collectively referred to as US-MIL. OPFOR will be "the bad guys", whatever you want to be from the area.

UNIFORMS: US-MIL: ACU, ABU, MARPAT, Woodland BDU with matching cover, Desert BDU with matching cover. OPFOR: Incomplete unforms with or without cap or shemagh, Woodland BDU, Desert BDU or OD with or without shemagh but no cover/cap. ***NEW: CIVILIAN CLOTHES. Please think about the poison oak, terrain and other people when selecting this option, but Just Joe inspired me to include it.***

REGISTRATION: Send all registration to ironspiderregistration@comcast.net. Include your name, uniform styles available and flexibility (can you play either team?) WALK ON'S NOT ALLOWED, YOU WILL BE TURNED AWAY UNLESS YOU REGISTER BEFORE JUNE 6TH, 2012.

Background:On 15.10.11, a military operation using US Army Rangers, USMC and USAF Combat controllers entered a purported insurgent stronghold in the Nangahar Province to exact revenge for the killing of an entire Ranger team the previous evening. During the operation, not only did the US Task Force (code named Forlorn Hope) fail to stop critical intelligence from being removed from the primary objective, they were also unable to kill or capture a high value target, later to be confirmed as the local insurgent group’s handler for either the Taliban or Al Qaeda. While both those are being reviewed by military leadership, what is drawing Washington into the arena is the murder of two local villagers who, while being later discovered to be part of the insurgent group and armed, were not displaying their weapons and the US soldier suffered minimal consequences. The world media, particularly Al Jazeera, have attacked the outcome and unrest is growing in the Province.

CIA Operatives on station have reported an increase in Taliban, Al Qaeda and just angry villagers arming and trying to sway support away from the Americans who up till this point had a strong influence due to humanitarian efforts. US Army Ranger units in the area have also reported increased incidents of taking indirect fire while on convoy and the presence of IED/road side bombs.

THERE WILL BE AN ATTENDANCE CAP

To make sure we all have fun and nothing gets too bogged down, I am capping the event to 32 people, two sides of 16. (we are as of 10:00am on 5/21, at 11 registered)

WE ALSO NEED CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS.

Being a civilian volunteer is open to OPFOR registrants and will require a cover for your uniform (thrift store bed sheet cut like a poncho is acceptable). See Scramble's helmet cam video from IS1 for why this might be a fun option for you :)

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Comment by Phoenix on May 19, 2012 at 7:17am: I got you two logged together. Pass along all information to him that he may need.

Comment by Preacha on May 18, 2012 at 5:52pm: Hey Phoenix,

I got a buddy I want to introduce to the sport. He's former Army Airborne so he has the training. Does he need to register or can I add him on my ticket? He and I would like to run on the US forces together if possible. Let me know and I'll relay any special instructions his way. Thanks!

Carl

Comment by Phoenix on May 9, 2012 at 8:12am: Awesome. Well I hope you make it for IS2.

Comment by Tank on May 9, 2012 at 12:56am: as of now rumble in the jungle is a go

Comment by Phoenix on May 8, 2012 at 5:17pm: tank, you still gonna be able to run Rumble? I'll be hoping for you attendance.

Comment by Tank on May 7, 2012 at 10:32pm: so far i am planning to move down to santa barbara and i will know closer to the game if i will attend

Comment by Phoenix on May 4, 2012 at 6:27pm: Got you logged in. If the doctor, for whatever reason puts your participation on ice, we'll find something for ya to do.

Comment by Preacha on May 4, 2012 at 6:15pm: Re-sent it. But here is the message in case it doesn't come through again:

I'd like to participate in this op. Either combatant force is fine by me. I have ABUs, BDUs and some OD Pants if I need to go OPFOR. Thanks!

Sincerely,

Carl "Preacha" Wiley

Just let me know, Phoenix, and ill be here with doctor's permission.

Comment by Phoenix on May 4, 2012 at 8:10am: I never got the email Preacha, but I'll pencil you in as a tentative participant. US uniforms still right?

Comment by Preacha on May 4, 2012 at 7:30am: So, I submitted a a request to participate via the Comcast email below and am patiently waiting a reply. However, after that request was submitted I got bored and broke my toe (j/k I stubbed it on a doorway). Anyway, I would still like to participate if my doc says I'm okay in a couple weeks. It is over a month out so I hope it will work out. Thanks again for your consideration!