Operation Dragon Valley

### Result

ONI Tactical victory over ACS Night Stalkers· Capture of Night Stalkers Commanding Officer· Elimination of 4 Night Stalker operatives

## Belligerents

ONI Army
Joint Special Operations Command

ACS Ground Forces
Night Stalkers

## Commanders and leaders

Col. Welbeck (S-O-D)
Maj. North (S-O-D)
Cpt. Lauder (OEC)
1SG. Garrick †
MSgt. Galley †

Cpt. Streicher

## Strength

17 S-O-D operators
8 SCAR Aviators
1000 ONI Soldiers
1 MH-20 Samson
1 C-7E Stallion

8 Night Stalkers
2000 ACS troopers

## Casualties

16 S-O-D operators
5 SCAR Aviators
20 ONI soldiers
1 MH-20 Samson

4 Night Stalkers
~150 ACS troopers

### Chapters

· Ch52: *Dollhouse*
· Ch53: *Soldier's Honour*
· Ch54: *Ambush*
· Ch55: *An Old Friend*

**Operation Dragon Valley**, informally referred to as the **Battle of Rovia**, was a joint military operation conducted by the Joint Special Operations Command in the Azure Province, Ansaris. It was carried out in February 2062 in the abandoned industrial city of Rovia, situated approximately 50km Southwest of the province capital of Zahra.

## Background and Development

The operation was intended to eliminate or capture any or all members associated with the Night Stalkers after their act of terrorism, executing civilians and unarmed ONI soldiers on live-broadcast television all around the continent.

Operation Dragon Valley was conceived by the Joint Communications Unit that was tasked with tracking down the Night Stalkers after their attack on the ONI Embassy in Zahra, responsible for the death of twenty-three Orion Nero Initiative affiliated members, twelve of whom were civilians. The operation utilised all aspects of the Joint Special Operations Command, including members of the Special Operations Detachment, and Special Combat Aviation Regiment for the opening phase of the operation.

## Execution of the operation

### Insertion of S-O-D teams

Special Operations Detachment units Alpha Team and Charlie Team were tasked with leading the operation in the opening phase. Locating the ACS Compound which was believed to garrison the Night Stalkers, Alpha and Charlie fast-roped into the area 3km away from the city via C-7E Stallion. At the compound, Alpha Team would move in and infiltrate the target building from the main entrance, situated to the East. Charlie Team would move in and infiltrate the compound from the rear entrance, situated on the West side. A third entry point was situated at the Northern fire-exit of the building which consisted of a single metal-staircase leading to the second floor. Alpha 2 and Alpha 5 were tasked with breaching the building from the third entry-point. A two-man sniper team comprised of Charlie 2 and Alpha 6 would be positioned at a mountain slope 400 meters away from the target building, also known as OP Dorothy.

### Attack and compromise

All three teams successfully breached into the building from their respective entry-points. The two S-O-D teams swiftly cleared every room and hallway as they made their way through the ACS compound, shooting down several armed ACS troopers in the process. However, it was later confirmed that none of the ACS troopers that the Special Warfare Operators had shot down, were Night Stalker Operatives. Charlie Team's movement upstairs to reinforce Alpha 2 and Alpha 5 saw the clearing of one room that revealed three barrels of Alkania Crystals and several bricks of C4 stuck to them. Alpha and Charlie Team had walked into a trap, and the setting off of the explosives resulted in Crossroads to lose all communication with the two deployed teams, and the explosion creating a mushroom cloud that obscured the vision of the ISR in the sky.

Of the initial explosion, four members of Charlie Team and two members of Alpha Team were killed. Kyle 'Gar' Garrick, Jack 'Hunter' Seaver, and Justin 'Tanto' Kim were the only survivors from the explosion and attempted to retreat to a fall-back position. Within minutes, the survivors were attacked by ACS Ground Forces that swarmed the area. The intensity of the incoming fire, combined with the type of attack, forced the survivors to a gulch South of RP Dynamo. As the soldiers fled the area, they were picked off one at a time, and the QRF provided by Echo Team on a MH-20 Samson was shot down before being able to deploy any forces. A PZR GROM was fired by an ACS trooper which destroyed the Samson, killing all six S-O-D operators and all five SCAR Aviators on board. Ten of the eleven operators from both insertion teams were killed, and only one survivor, Jack 'Hunter' Seaver, was held hostage by the Night Stalkers, but eventually recovered during **Dragon Valley II**.

## Dragon Valley II

Dragon Valley II was the name given to the alteration of the mission objective of the operation from eliminating or capturing any or all members of the Night Stalkers to finding, aiding, and extracting any survivors. The Orion Nero Initiative launched a massive attack on Rovia, involving the 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the Special Operations Detachment, and air support by the 7th Aviation Regiment. Majority of the 1st IBCT's 1st battalion held the ACS forces at bay while Blackjack Company and Stalker Six investigated the area surrounding the ACS Compound.

Stalker Six with the 2nd and 3rd platoons of Blackjack Company were tasked with securing the ACS Compound while 1st Platoon investigated an abandoned shipyard and factory complex located a couple kilometres North of RP Dynamo while 4th Platoon searched the bushland around RP Dynamo.

In search for the bodies of the three S-O-D teams, elements of 1st Platoon, Blackjack Company were attacked by ACS Ground Forces and Night Stalker Operators at the shipyard and factory. Securing the entire area led to the finding of Garrick and Hunter who were being tortured by several members of the Night Stalkers. Blackjack 1-1 began engaging the ACS Night Stalkers, managing to eliminate a couple operators before taking down the commanding officer.