Operation Speeding Sickness

Campaign: ChelteNam · Sun 16 Jun 2024

OPERATION RECORD // AFTER ACTION REPORT

Operation Summary

2 x SAR in the vicinity of OP Pyle. 1 x F-100 Super Soaker, pilot recovered. 1 x something with two seats (2 A-1 Skyraiders, you heathens - Scatter), both pilots (even Jeremy) recovered.

Deaths

Cutter
Jauvert

Medals

Bronze Star Medal
Reason: For pressing his FAC Bronco into a direct CAS role to protect the SAR team on the ground following the loss of the primary CAS aircraft; during this time the team were engaged by hostile fast air which he immediately engaged despite the clear threat to his airframe by engaging in air combat maneuvering with a superior aircraft, and finding himself too close for other weapon systems, switched to guns and gave chase, driving it off from further effective ground attacks until such time that friendly fast air was on station during Operation Speeding Sickness. (by Admin)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: For the repeated recovery of forward assaulting individuals during Operation Speeding Sickness. (by Admin)
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: For intense close quarters combat to prevent an overrun of the medical position during the recovery of a friendly pilot in Operation Speeding Sickness. (by Admin)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: For quick reactions and situational awareness allowing him to report several enemy attempts to flank or ambush the squad, ensuring the unit could avoid or react effectively and reduce casualties during operation Speeding Sickness. (by Admin)
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Reason: For medical treatment of SAR casualties and squad casualties without losses during Operation Speeding Sickness. (by Admin)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Reason: For situational awareness and rapid response to a medic being incapacitated, hauling them from difficult overwatched terrain in a paddy field and applying stabilisation, allowing the medic to be returned to action, then suffering severe wounds from enemy artillery while attempting to assist with further wounded during Operation Speeding Sickness. (by Admin)
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches
Reason: For aggressively assaulting enemy formations to encourage them to split fire and allow the platoon to perform successful tactical manoeuvring and defeat the enemy forces in detail during Operation Speeding Sickness. (by Admin)

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Participants