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AFTER ACTION REPORT
DELTA, KILO6-1
TEAM
LEAD: Broumand, Alex, SGT
DATE: 19MAR05
IRENE:
Delta Kilo 61, my squad, was tasked with taking down the
target house building #15. We were depoyed by vehicle on Walker St as was
Kilo 6 to our right and Kilo 62 to our left with the target house to the North.
I split my eight man squad into two four man teams to hit both front and back
door at the same time. Our trigger point was Kilo 6 moving to the North-
East corner of the house as
Kilo 62 flanked left to the North-West.
The take down was fast! less
than 14 seconds with only two Delta operators wounded. The bad guys lost at
least six, and the target was captured, zip-tied and led to the garage for
exfil. At this time Blackburn missed the rope and was placed on a stretcher and
brought to us to defend until the convoy arrived. It got a little too hot in
building #15's garage and we moved to the adjacent building #16 to the East.
Upon the arrival of the convoy the prisoner and the wounded Blackburn
were exfilled and that is when the first Blackhawk was hit.
SUPER64
DOWN:
Initially Kilo 61 was to join the convoy back to base. When
Wolcott's bird went down we exited the vehicles and made our way to the crash
site on foot located between buildings #9 and #8 and secured it. The battle
raged but we never were pushed off the crash site.
The convoy was having
trouble making it to the crash site and Kilo 6 our command element requested we
secure the intersection of Pendelton and Hayes Circle. We secured the
intersection and held until the convoy passed.
Kilo 61 was then
requested to go back to the crash site and secure it. There was much confusion.
the skinnys were pushing up from the South-West and Kilo 61 became engaged in a
fierce firefight in the Bacarra Market at building #17. After great sacrifice
and VERY intense fighting we secured the market/buliding and the scenario was
ended.
EVAC:
Durant's bird went down and two Delta snipers were trying
to hold off the skinnys. Kilo 61 was to provide rear security for all of Delta
who was leading the column to the crash site. Right away the column was stopped
because Delta 6 and 62 could not push through. Kilo 61 was asked to flank the
enemy between the houses located between Pendleton and Walker to try to break
down the enemy's defense. The battle raged, very slow going but none the less we
were making headway.
Kilo 6 came up on the radio and told
Kilo 61 to grab any Delta we could get our hands on and make it to the crash
site to rescue the two Delta operators and the downed pilot. We soon learned
that they were either dead or missing, and our orders changed to destroying the
bird.
The second crash site was at the South-East corner of building
#27. My force made it as far as building #25 and the wooded area to the
South-West. Over and over we tried to assault building #26 and could not take
it. Once word reached us that we had tied down the skinnys long enough for Kilo
62 to break through and destroy the bird we asked for ordes.
Kilo 6 requested us back to the
column which as luck would have it was right outside building #25 on Walker St.
We joined the push West along Walker that turned into a route. Rangers supported
by armor were blasting the skinnys from buildings with ease. Kilo 61 ended
the game finally breaking through the defense of building #26. This was room to
room pistols only, against a well dug in enemy.
As a side note, I would like to thank
all of Delta Kilo 61 for their outstanding performance in this operation. Let it
be noted for the record that my assistant sqaudleader AAron E. operated in a
superb maner, I am grateful for his assistance and he has my utmost
respect.
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