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Date Posted: 10:35:47 01/21/09 Wed
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TxJAG_b
's message, "...For Meritorious Service, Chapter 25d, part two - continued" on 16:25:09 01/08/09 Thu
After discussing this idea with my editors, we decided you guys might appreciate a scorecard of sorts - for those of you familiar with me, military arts and sciences is a strong interest of mine.
What you have below is a modified Table of Organization & Equipment for the 36th MEU and a partial roster for the carrier wing of USS Patrick Henry. You could call this a good guys - bad guys scorecard and hopefully it will help
in being able to visualize the battle. There is really no way I could possibly recreate the entire conflict in which Harm, Mac and the rest of the JAG/NCIS team are involved, so to make the battle vignettes a little less overwhelming, this was suggested. For those not interested, just ignore :) I am working on 26a as fast
as I can, but you have to be patient with my muse...
Score card for Operation King Cobra [Ch 26 of FMS]
A/N:~ Character or mentioned in the story ~ *Bad guys **Loyal to Mac
Patrick Henry’s Carrier Wing - CVW-12 ‘NJ’ on F-14D tail flash. VF-218 ‘Raptors’ EAGLE – Velociraptor on circular red/white/blue background
218 Fighter squadron – 14 F-14Ds in a normal 2003 squadron;
Section [consists of 2 planes; Flight [consists of 4-6 planes] CALL SIGN: EAGLE Example: Harm EAGLE 21
Naval Aviator Ranks
CDR – Commander
LCDR – Lieutenant Commander
LT - Lieutenant
Harm’s unit – nicknames in [ ] brackets. His unit is the lead unit in the Alpha Strike against the insurgents and SCUD launchers. They make two passes on the target. On the second pass, the insurgents manage to shoot down one of the F-14s.
~EAGLE 21 CDR Harmon ‘Harm’ [Hammer] Rabb, Jr.
~EAGLE 22 LCDR Nicole [Supergirl] Hollands
~EAGLE 31 LT Joseph [Rhino] Wayne
~EAGLE 32 LT, jg J. [Flying Cloud] Cloud
~EAGLE 33 LT Diana [Sweet Cheeks] Schaffer
~EAGLE 34 LT, jg Ben [Wolfie] Walsh
~EAGLE 41 LT Rick [Mr. Cool] Fuqua
~EAGLE 42 LT, jg Aaron Phelps
~EAGLE 43 LT Lyle Danson
~EAGLE 44 LT jg Ted Epps
EAGLE 51 LT Berry [Poindexter]
EAGLE 52 LT jg Waldron
EAGLE 53 LT Vandenberg
EAGLE 54 LT jg Holmes
Marine Aviator Ranks
MAJ – Major
CPT – Captain
1st LT – Lieutenant 1st class
2nd LT – Lieutenant 2nd class
CWO – Chief Warrant Officer
WO – Warrant Officer
VFMA (From Patrick Henry) Super Hornet Squadron [A flight of four will appear in the story] Callsign: HUNTER. This unit is from the 1st Marine Air Wing [MAW] in Iraq and is tasked with support of ground units in Operation King Cobra.
F-18D [Lucky Eddie] ~MAJ Edward Epperson HUNTER 01
F-18D [Roger Ramjet] 1st LT Owen HUNTER 02
F-18D [Busy Bee] 1st LT Lucas HUNTER 03
F-18D [Hummingbird] ~2nd LT Cara Daniels HUNTER 04
Marine Aviation Wing: 36th MEU Aviation Combat Element (ACE)
HMLA 975 – Nicknames: Wildcats, Night Prowlers Callsign: Firefly [HMLA-975 also served in Afghanistan – with a reserve unit from Marietta, Georgia; operated out of Forward Operation Base (FOB) Salerno]. During the opening phases of Operation King Cobra, Colonel Briggs determines that CAS [close air support] provided by the 1st MAW and the fixed wing aircraft of Aviation Combat Element will be more than enough support for this military strike. As the initial fighting reveals that the insurgents are more organized than first thought, HMLA-975 is ordered to assist.
4-8 AH-1W, AH-1Z Supercobra helicopter gunships
*DRAGONLY TWO LT Gale
*DRAGONFLY ONE LT Dickey
~FIREFLY SIX – CO CPT Steve Maxwell
~FIREFLY FIVE – XO Ian Skaggs
~FIREFLY FOUR – LT Mason Richard ‘Rich’ Aubrey
~FIREFLY THREE – LT Wayne Towers
~FIREFLY TWO LT Anwar Hafez
~FIREFLY ONE [LT Ben Lukens and CWO Fred Buell]
HMM 871 12 CH-46E SEA KNIGHT - also known as EHCOS/PHROGS [frogs]. Only one helo from HMM871 is involved in this part of the operation [and the story].
HMH 892 7 CH-53 STALLION; 2 MH-53M Pave Low IIII on loan from Special Operations Callsign: Hatchet 07 The MEU has two Special Operations helos that are on loan from the 20th Special Operations Squadron [20th SOS]. The helos were assigned to the MEU during their tour in Afghanistan, fall 2002.
~Pilot & CO: CPT Don Casey Pave Low III [crew]
~Co-Pilot 1st Lieutenant Sal Jankovich
~Crew Chief 2nd Lt Mark Feldman
~Assistant Crew Chief Chief Warrant Officer Javier Guzman
~Door gunner 7.62 left Sgt Scott Brinks
~Door gunner 7.62 right Sgt Tad Reese
~Door gunner ramp .50 cal SSgt Chad Martin
2/3 UH-1N HUEY MAYFLY ONE – ~2nd LT Baugh. Mayfly One is assigned as aerial observation support to the MEU. LT Baugh will spot the fighting between Mac and Darcy’s units.
2/3 UH-60N SEAHAWK Medevac – ~1st LT Nick Charles, ~Hospital Corpsman 1st Class [HM1] Rachel Brie This Seahawk is assigned to Battalion Aid Support [BAS] for the MEU. They are the ‘first responders’ to the downed F-14.
VMA This unit, from the 1st Marine Air Wing, is assigned to MEU’s Aviation Combat Element. LT. Carter’s section is damaged by insurgent man portable surface to air missiles [SAMs].
4 AV-8B HARRIER [two will appear in this story] Callsign: JAVLIN
AV-8B ~1st LT Miles Carter JAVLIN 01
AV-8B ~2nd LT Alf Kensington JAVLIN 02
VAFMA Hornet Squadron 6 F/A-18C SUPER HORNET from Marine Attack Squadron D [Marine Air Squadron assigned to operations in Central Iraq] Callsign: ARROW
This unit, also from the 1st Marine Air Wing, is assigned to support Operation King Cobra. LT. Berryhill’s flight arrives shortly after VF-218’s F-14 is shot down.
F-18C ~CPT Joseph [Berryman] Berryhill ARROW 01
F-18C 2nd LT Johnson ARROW 02
F-18C 1st LT Vanhess ARROW 03
F-18C 2nd LT Fleming ARROW 04
F-18C 1st LT Stein ARROW 05
F-18C 2nd LT McConnell ARROW 06
VMGR 3 KC-130 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport aircraft Callsign: PELICAN This section from the 1st Marine Air Wing is assigned to the 36th MEU as aerial refuelers and to transport the 36th MEU’s special operation troops – namely, Colonel Livingston’s Force Recon Marines
~PELICAN THREE – Commanded by 1st Lt. Gill Basilone
PELICAN TWO – 2nd LT Skaggs
PELICAN ONE – 2nd LT Baum
Attached to Operation King Cobra - Air Force assets in Theatre
Air Force Aviator Ranks
LT COL – Lieutenant Colonel
MAJ – Major
CPT – Captain
1st LT – Lieutenant 1st class
2nd LT – Lieutenant 2nd class
CWO – Chief Warrant Officer
WO – Warrant Officer
1 C-130U Spectre Gunship – 16th SOW Special Operations Wing ‘Elvin Fury’ Callsign: DUST DEVIL ONE. CPT Brown’s plane is assigned to the 36th MEU in support of Operation King Cobra.
CPT Lea Brown
1st LT Aimee Joshua
Air Force Assets from Diego Garcia
SORTIE 1 - A Mighty Wind – Assigned to Operation King Cobra. MAJ Heartford’s cell arrives just after VF-218’s plane is shot down. Their assignment – to neutralize the Iraqi Battalion Defensive Position [IBDP] north of Mirbullah.
B-52H Cell [3 planes]
THUNDER 07 Gran’dad’s Devastator [lead] Crew S-95 ~CPT Carter
THUNDER 08 Rampaging Beast ~MAJ Heartford
THUNDER 09 Infinite Destruction ~CPT Lawrence
B-52H Crew
Aircraft Commander CPT [Captain]
Pilot 1LT [First Lieutenant]
Pilot Augmentee MAJ [Major]
Radar Navigator CPT [Captain]
Navigator 1LT [First Lieutenant]
Navigator Augmentee MAJ [Major]
Electronic Warfare Officer CPT [Captain]
Gunner A1C/SGT [Airman First Class/Sergeant]
Additional Pilot MAJ [Major]
SORTIE 2 - Lancer Flight – Assigned to Operation King Cobra. MAJ Collins’ section arrives just after MAJ Heartford’s unit finishes its bombing run. Their assignment – to neutralize the IBDP survivors.
LIGHTNING 05 Son of Stratofortress B-1B ~MAJ Collins
LIGHTNING 06 Black Avenger B-1B ~CPT Oswald
Next up: Units of the 36th MEU --TBC...
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