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TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE SUBJECT: AFTER ACTION REPORT TIME/DATE: 1012 HOURS 09/11/11 LOCATION: APROX FOUR MILES NW OF KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL A/C INVOLVED: 2x F/A-18F NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE, 2x F-5E ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIRFORCE SUMMERY: 2x F/A-18F INTERCEPTED AN UNKNOWN CONTACT DURING CAP OVER KUWAIT CITY. CONTACT IDENTIFIED AS 2x IRAINIAN F-5E CARRYING AIR-TO-AIR ORDINANCE. F/A-18F FLIGHT ADVISED THE F-5E FLIGHT THEY WERE IN VIOLATION OF KUWAITI AIRSPACE AND TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. F-5E FLIGHT THEN TURNED TOWARDS F/A-18F FLIGHT AND MERGED HEAD ON. F/A-18F FLIGHT MANOEUVRED BEHIND THE LEAD F-5E AND OBTAINED A FIRING SOLUTION WHILST THE OTHER F-5E BUGGED OUT AT FULL BURNER FOR THE BOARDER. THE ENGAGED F-5E WAS AGAIN ORDERED TO DISENGAGE AND LAND IMMEDIATELY BUT CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO MANEUVER AWAY. F/A-18F FLIGHT LEADER FIRED A SHORT BUST OF CANNON FIRE ACROSS THE NOSE OF THE F-5E WHICH CAUSED HIM TO IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGE AND HEAD TOWARDS KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. F/A-18F FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SHEPPARD THE F-5E UNTIL IT LANDED AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. (see operation darius screen shot thread for images)

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE SUBJECT: AFTER ACTION REPORT TIME/DATE: 1012 HOURS 09/11/11 LOCATION: APROX FOUR MILES NW OF KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL A/C INVOLVED: 2x F/A-18F NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE, 2x F-5E ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AIRFORCE SUMMERY: 2x F/A-18F INTERCEPTED AN UNKNOWN CONTACT DURING CAP OVER KUWAIT CITY. CONTACT IDENTIFIED AS 2x IRAINIAN F-5E CARRYING AIR-TO-AIR ORDINANCE. F/A-18F FLIGHT ADVISED THE F-5E FLIGHT THEY WERE IN VIOLATION OF KUWAITI AIRSPACE AND TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. F-5E FLIGHT THEN TURNED TOWARDS F/A-18F FLIGHT AND MERGED HEAD ON. F/A-18F FLIGHT MANOEUVRED BEHIND THE LEAD F-5E AND OBTAINED A FIRING SOLUTION WHILST THE OTHER F-5E BUGGED OUT AT FULL BURNER FOR THE BOARDER. THE ENGAGED F-5E WAS AGAIN ORDERED TO DISENGAGE AND LAND IMMEDIATELY BUT CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO MANEUVER AWAY. F/A-18F FLIGHT LEADER FIRED A SHORT BUST OF CANNON FIRE ACROSS THE NOSE OF THE F-5E WHICH CAUSED HIM TO IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGE AND HEAD TOWARDS KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. F/A-18F FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SHEPPARD THE F-5E UNTIL IT LANDED AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL.

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE SQUADRON AND SUPPORT ASSETS HAVE ARRIVED AT KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL. SQUADRON IS CURRENTLY SETTING UP FACILITIES AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TASKING WITHIN THE HOUR. RAAF AIRFIELD DEFENCE DETACHMENT HAS BEEN ORDERED TO REINFORCE LOCAL MILITARY FORCES DEFENDING THE AIRFIELD. ADDITIONAL 2x F/A-18F SUPER HORNETS WILL ARRIVE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS INITIAL DEPLOYMENT INVENTORY: 14x F/A-18F BLOCK II/+ SUPER HORNETS (PLUS 2x ENROUTE) 18x PILOTS PLUS 18x AIR COMBAT OFFICERS 70x FUEL TANKS 2x BUDDY REFUELLING PODS 15x AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR TARGETING PODS 5000x M61A1 ROUNDS 23X AIM-9X 50X AIM-120C-7 32x GBU-31(V)4 JDAM 28x GBU-38(V)3/B JDAM 32x GBU-12E/B PAVEWAY IV 28x GBU-10D/B PAVEWAY II 18x AGM-154C-1 JSOW (Block III) 30x AGM-65G MAVERICK 12x AGM-84A HARPOON BLOCK 1C RAAF C-17 TRANSPORTS WILL REMAIN ON STANDBY IN AUSTRALIA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL/REPLACEMENT STORES/SPARES WITHIN 48 HOURS NOTICE

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: NO. 1 SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE SQUADRON HAS DECLARED FULL OPERATION CAPABILITY WITH THE F/A-18F BLOCK II SUPER HORNET AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN ORDERED BY THE AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT TO DEPLOY TO THE REGION IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION DARIUS. 14 F/A-18F AIRCRAFT ARE ALREADY ENROUTE FROM RAAF AMBERLEY ETA APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS. EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT SUPPORT ELEMENT INCLUDING AIRFIELD DEFENCE DETACHMENT, SPARES AND WEAPONS WILL ARRIVE WITHEN 12 HOURS VIA RAAF C-17 TRANSPORTS. SQUADRON IS FULLY MULTI-ROLE AND OPTIMIZED FOR DEEP PENETRATION/STAND-OFF STRIKE INTENTIONS ARE TO DEPLOY TO KUWAIT CITY INTERNATIONAL UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY JFC SHAPE

Would you like us to upload any mods that we want to use with op Darius here so you can include them all?

Since the 129 ERQS is a basicly a support/sar/helo non combat unit I'm going to bring in 1 Squadron RAAF with Super Hornets once the Emergency Action Message Thread is unlocked, so you dont have to keep track of the 129 ERQS I'll just use it for extra stories etc

129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron night time HALO training jump and pick up 30km NW of Ras Assanya AFB

Does anyone have a 'downed pilot' model by any chance? Cheers, Dan.

Does anyone have a 'downed pilot' model by any chance? Cheers, Dan.

TO: 334 MIRA, JFC SHAPE FROM: 129th EXPEDITIONARY RESCUE SQUADRON REQUEST CONFIRMATION OF 2LT.PSYCHOUNDAKIS'S STATUS, WAS AN EJECTION OBSERVED OR POSSIBLE?

TO: JFC SHAPE FROM: 129th EXPEDITIONARY RESCUE SQUADRON ACKNOWLEDGES ROE CHANGE AND ADVISES INTENTIONS TO CARRY OUT NIGHT TIME HALO PARASHOOT TRAINING APROXIMATLY 30KM NW OF RAS ASSANYA AFB AT 2300 HOURS 1x MC-130P + 1x HH-60G WILL BE INVOLVED FOR APROX 3 HOURS 2x HH-60G + 1x MC-130P WILL REMAIN ON ALERT AT RAS ASSANYA AFB FOR OP DARIUS CSAR COVER ADDITIONAL CSAR AIRCRAFT ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN 24 HOURS IF JFC SHAPE REQUIRE AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL CSAR ASSETS IN-THEATRE

129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron MC-130P and HH-60G conduct air-to-air refueling during in-theatre training near Ras Assanya AFB as part of their mission to provide CSAR for Operation Darius.