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Before dawn, the rescue “package” launches from the ARG, made up of CH-53s which will establish the FARP and “Bullfrog” CH-46s which will be required to actually retrieve the Red Cross workers at the church site. After refueling at the FARP, the CH-46s proceed to the church site. Because RECON and SEAL teams have been able to transmit live video back to the ARG, the USMC mission commander has a clear picture of the situation “on the ground.” Aiding the surveillance effort is the AC-130 gunship operating out of Darwin, which arrives over the church just before the Marines land and provides the location of government and insurgent forces. Of particular concern is the medical condition of the workers. In order to assess this, an aid station is established at the FARP and medical personnel accompany the rescue mission to the church. Medical information from the church is passed back to the aid station at the FARP and the JTF Surgeon on the Belleau Wood for evaluation before the decision to evacuate the workers is made. In response to reaction from government forces, precision cannon fire from the AC-130 is needed to warn agitated Neolesian forces to remain clear.
As the mission progresses, the status of the operation is updated in GFPT and in the Web Planner. Throughout the mission, participants carry out their respective duties in the Odyssey JTF Ops Center virtual room. The tools available in the Ops Center allow the JTF commander afloat on Belleau Wood, the JTF 510 commander at the Darwin support base, the senior officer at the FARP, and the mission commander at the church to make decisions quickly, collaboratively, and with the latest information.
