1087-20-1 (A/TrgO)
07 Oct 02
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OPERATION ORDER EXERCISE FALLEN HARE
1.SITUATION
2137 Calgary Highlanders RCACC will participate in Exercise Fallen Hare, Hunter Education and outdoor skills exercise, to be conducted at Alford Lake, from 1700 13 Dec 02 to 1600 15 Dec 02. This exercise is classified as an Optional Training Trip and a pre-requisite for FTX Fallen Shelter that takes place on 10 – 13 Jan 03.
2.MISSION
To provide cadets with the opportunity to learn hunter education and outdoor skills.
3.EXECUTION
a. General Outline
This exercise will be conducted, in five phases:
(1)Phase One. Personnel will assemble at Mewata Armouries, load stores and kit on to transport, travel to Alford Lake bivouac site, unload stores and kit from transport, erect tents and construct bivouac area, conduct briefing for Phase Two activities, and rest.
(2)Phase Two.
All training will be conducted on Saturday 13 Dec and Sunday 14 Dec IAW Annex A.
(3)Phase Three. Personnel will dismantle and secure bivouac site, load stores onto transport and prepare for departure.
(4)Phase Four. Personnel will travel to Mewata Armouries, unload, clean and store all stores and kit and disperse.
- Groupings and Taskings
(1)Groupings. Cadets will be grouped in their respective Sections under direction of their Platoon WOs for all phases.
- Groups
- sleeping groups
- female cadets
- male cadets
- female officers
- male officers
ii. training groups
- Sections
iii. eating groups
1. all corps personnel
(2)Taskings
(a)Capt Cousins, OIC Exercise
(b)Chris Morris, 2IC Exercise
(c)Lt Sun, Female Kit Checks, Assist with Training
(d)Lt Schuitema, Assist with training
(e)2Lt Stubbs, Supply Officer, Assist with training
(f)2Lt Peterson, Assist with Male Kit Checks, Assist with training
(g)OCdt Bell, Male kit checks, assist with training
(h)Ian Choate, Assist SupO, Assist with training
(i)Craig Schultz, Assist with training
(j)Platoon WOs, Direct supervision of cadets, Assist with training
c.Coordinating Instructions
(1)Timings
Exercise timing will be IAW Annex B
(2) Routes. Travel from Mewata Armouries to Alford Lake RV will be as follows:
(i) Mewata Armouries to Crowchild: West on Crowchild / Hwy 1A to Hwy 22; North on Hwy 22 to Hwy 27; West on Hwy 27 thru Sundre to Hwy 22; North on Hwy 22 to Caroline; West at first intersection 27km to Alford Lake.
(ii) Alford Lake to Sundre Hospital: 27km East to Caroline; South on Hwy 22 to Sundre.
(3)RVs. RV for Alford Lake will be parking lot, Alford Lake. Sundre Store.
4.SERVICE SUPPORT
a.Rations and Feeding
All rations will be fresh rations prepared by Lts Schuitema and Sun.PAC
b. Accommodations
All cadets and staff to sleep in cabins.
c.Stores
All stores IAW Annex C.
d.Transport
(1)Cadets and staff not otherwise tasked to be transported by one 45pax bus from Cardinal Coach Lines.
(2)All stores and personal kit to be transported by 3 ton rental truck from Budget Car and Truck rentals.
(3)Emergency vehicle to be 4x4 rental pick-up track from Budget Car and Truck rentals.
e.Dress and Equipment. Dress: All CIC officers will wear combat clothing. Civilian Instructors and cadets may wear approved combat clothing with CI or Cadet identifier, or civilian clothing IAW Annex B. Personal kit for exercise shall be IAW Annex B.
f.Emergency Procedures
(1)Casualties will be evacuated by rental vehicle via previously stated route to Sundre Hospital located Sundre, AB.
(2)Exercise First Aid kits will be located at bivouac CP.
- POL
(1)Vehicles will be fuelled by driver as required.
(2)Naphtha for Coleman stoves and lanterns will be provided in stores. Naphtha will be secured in POL storage point. Stoves and lanterns will be filled at POL filling point in leak-proof drip trays and will wiped off after filling; and
(3)Any spill will be cleaned up IAW approved methods.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNALS
- OIC Ex is Capt Cousins
- 2IC Ex is C S Morris
- Communication Net will be IAW Annex D
Emergency calls are “NO DUFF”
G Cousins
Capt
CO 2137 RCACC
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