2012 RECON Challenge

>>>>THERE ARE NO WALK ON's FOR THIS EVENT

Date: This event will be held on Saturday, April 14^th.

Time: Operations will begin at 1400 and end at 2300.

Operators are welcome to arrive at Noon. Not earlier.

Field Donation: $10 per H/K operator, and $20 per RECON operator.

Uniforms: All four operators on each RECON team must wear the same pattern uniform.

H/K team operators may wear their choice of uniform.

No civilian attire please.

Bring proper eye protection and a red death rag. Full face protection and gloves are suggested for night OPs.

Required equipment:

All teams must have a designated RTO who has a radio with sub-channels.

Each H/K operator must have a working flashlight mounted to his AEG which will be lit at all times beginning at dusk. (Bring back-up batteries).

Issued equipment:

All operators will be issued a RED glow-stick for use as a death rag during the night portion of this event.

All operators will be issued Dog-Tags which are to be worn around the neck.

Each H/K team will be issued a map of the field.

Each RECON team will be issued items specific to their mission.

Equipment suggestions:

Warm clothing.

Bring your food and drink for day and night.

RECON Demolitionist should bring a lighter, a knife or cutting tool, maybe even a small saw, pliers for crimping/cutting wires, and a screwdriver (either kind).

RECON Navigator may want to bring a compass, pen/pencil and large zip-lock bag or map case. His maps are important!

All RECON team operators may consider radios with sub-channels. (Headsets are a nice plus).

House Rules will be enforced:
Weapons will chrono under 400fps with 25 gram BB's.

This will be a semi-auto event. SAWs will fire controlled bursts.

Schedule:

1400 Group introduction, safety briefing, and OPCOM will answer Q&A.

1430 In groups, OPCOM will brief troops by MOS, issue 'equipment' to operators, and answer Q&A.

          H/K force will be briefed as whole, assigned shifts, and have Q&A.

1530 Teams have the opportunity to do their own individual briefing.

1600 OPCOMs will escort the teams to their DZs chosen by the team leaders.

1700 RECON Challenge begins at radio transmission.

2300 Operation ends, all teams return to target area for video debriefing.

0000 Declaration of the winning team and fireside war stories of your RECON Challenge.