LionClaws OP TradeWinds in August

[McNair]

Oh man, I totally forgot about the bleeding butterflies.

But yeah, that bunker up in the north end was always a good time to assault.

[john boy]

Oh man, I totally forgot about the f***ing butterflies.

But yeah, that bunker up in the north end was always a good time to assault.

Ditto on the bunker..

I have dealt with Rilea in the past in setting up WWII Reenactments for the NWHA 2000 to 2005. At a moments notice the Fort can change its mind on your scheduled event. National Guard Units, State/County/City Law enforcement Agencies or any other government agency have priority use of the base over civilian events.
I would suggest making a backup plan...

[Ivan Daylovich™]

Come on, hoards of people being mowed down on a beach. Sounds like a blast.

[Riddick]

I will go only if we get to have a pillow fight and a slumber party in the barracks

[Heretic]

I will go only if we get to have a pillow fight and a slumber party in the barracks

This.

[Ivan Daylovich™]

Rick, if you buy me a nightie I'm in.

[Darius137]

Zussman would make a great MOUT site to play in. It has bunkers and loud speakers playing the call to prayer at night. At least when I've trained with the military there.

Rilea could be fun. If they're doing a beach assault, either they already start with the beach being held, or they have vehicles coming in. I doubt that there will be a Normandy style assault on the beach, considering the cost of vehicles and the risk of drowning when you're tired and fat and walking into the surf to respawn.

Should be fun. Going to be a lot of choke points getting to the MOUT site.

I think you can fit 200 people in the MOUT site + NEARby surrounding area. We often use light infantry to fight there, and it can be held off if you have 40 people in the right spots. Even then, if you have the right tools, a company sized element (120'ish) can take it hastily.

[Darius137]

Of course, if there is no PenCott I will just ignore it.

[Raging Hormann]

If they do vehicles (I hope they do) I think it would be very awesome.

Rick, I will try to get a giant slingshot to launch pillows at you. Anyone have any camo snuggies?

[Heretic]

I shall be attending.

[Ash]

I will be too. LC XI was amazing! I will make every effort to attend LC every year.

[Riddick]

Registration opens online at 12:00noon PST on June 17, 2012. Limited to 300.

Wow, 300 people fitting inside of Rilea. Can they hold that many at once? and if so, would it be a clusterf*** due to size?

I ask because I have not been to Rilea and have no idea what the size of the AO is like.

http://www.oplionclaws.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=153

['Skyhawk']

Going. I hear there is a beach on the property as well (Can I get a hoorah for a beach landing?) Don't know if they are using it, but I get the idea that the place is pretty big from the people I have talked to. Waiting to hear more info as well........

[Jester316]

Damnit, I really wanted to go to this, and the fiance even said I could go...


But it's the weekend I'm getting married...

I'm a sad panda...

[Steve]

http://www.nwha.org/Maps/Camp%20Rilea%20map.pdf

Here's a link to a map of Camp Rilea. There are some salient features to note:
-> The entire camp is something like three miles long north to south and about a mile wide.
-> There are areas where, and I shit you not, endangered butterflies live. It's serious doom to disturb the butterflies.
-> You can see on the map where the camp is basically divided into three main north / south strips by swamp. They really are no-shit swamps, like sink in several feet into ooze.
-> The MOUT site is about the size of a city block. Cool for squad defends / platoon attacks size fun and games. Little crowded much past that.
-> There is an Air Assault obstacle course between the main training areas and the MOUT site, and a climbing tower just to the northeast of the MOUT site. Dunno how picky people will be about leaving pellets / dings in the obstacle course. Rilea is one of the few places where Air Assault courses get run outside of Benning (or Bragg, can't remember), so the folks at Rilea were pretty meticulous about making sure folks didn't screw up the course.
-> The actual beach, that is to say the area between the ocean and the primary dune, is public property. Access to the beach, and along the beach, can't be restricted. When the small arms ranges are in use, they post guys in humm-vees to the north and south of the range fan impact area to shut the range down if civilian traffic enters the impact area because they cannot close the beach from the public. Assaults a la Normandy are pretty unlikely. However, there is a lake in the southern portion of the training area that is surrounded by swamps that can be used for amphib operations.
-> There are a couple of checkpoints south of the MOUT site for practicing doing vehicle halts and searches.
-> The chunk in blue marked "cantonment" is the area where admin stuff happens (billetting, UTES / MATES, the PX, gym, Range Control, etc.) happens. Highly unlikely to be "in play".
-> There is a really cool concrete bunker on the northern edge of the camp. The only down side is it faces out of the training area, into a ravine that marks the northern border of the training area.