Operation Lazarus/The Snake-Eaters

[natehale1971]

I've been going over my MP notes and this is what i have so far for the Snake-Eaters... Any help would be appreciated to fill in the blanks. Especially help on naming the various units and help figuring out just what would be in the Central Command & Control Centre (and it's back-up facility).

The Operation Lazarus guys use a mix of high-tech gear and military surplus (all that stuff that they've had in storage since the 1940s that was reportedly destroyed, actually went to these guys as well as other black bag operations). It's very possible to see someone from Operation Lazarus wearing the early-WW2 M1941 uniform with modern body armor and weapons... or even wearing ACUs & modern body armor carrying a BAR or M14 as their primary weapon. Sidearms are almost exclusively M1911A1 pistols (though many are heavily modified by the Special Forces armorers). While ammo is standard, some of the Operational Detachment Alpha (A-Teams) have weapons from all around the world, as long as they use the standard munitions like the rest of the weapons teams.

But there is the possibility of some specialty teams that are equipped with FN P90s and FN Five-seveNs... Operation Lazarus personnel are recruited from all of the various branches of the United States Armed Forces, while the team uses Army nomenclature and structure... there are some teams that are exclusively US Navy SEALs and Marine Force Recon (come on... you know there had to be a pissing match for the right to have THEIR guys on this kind of operation). USAF Special Forces guys are also involved, but are assigned to the support bases to provide search & rescue operations, additional technical support and very possibly the physical security for the bases. Especially those that have fixed wing aircraft.

Operation Lazarus

<fluff on the history of Operation Lazarus, details on its formation... recruitment... and the men and women leading the US Military's version of the Morrow Project>

Special Forces Group Lazarus:

MG <>, Operation Lazarus Commander: d
BG <>, Operation Lazarus Deputy Commander (Operations): BG <name> is located at the Back-Up Command Centre known as Site-<20>, along with a complete headquarters staff that will allow him to assume complete command and control over all of Special Forces Group Lazarus if anything happens to the primary command centre.
BG <>, Operation Lazarus Deputy Commander (Logistics): d
CSM <>, Operation Lazarus Senior NCO: d

COL <>, G1 (Chief of Staff)
COL <>, G2 (Intelligence)
BG <>, G3 (Operations & Training)
COL <>, G4 (Supply)
COL <>, G5 (Civil Affairs)
COL <>, G6 (Communications)
COL <>, G7 (Information Operations)
COL <>, G8 (Resource Management)


SFODC-xxx
COL <>, Commander
LTC <>, Executive Officer
CSM <>, Senior NCO
MAJ <>, S1 (Chief of Staff)
MAJ <>, S2 (Intelligence)
LTC <>, S3 (Operations & Training)
MAJ <>, S4 (Supply)
MAJ <>, S5 (Civil Affairs)
MAJ <>, S6 (Communications)
MAJ <>, S7 (Information Operations)
MAJ <>, S8 (Resource Management)

SFODB-xxx
LTC <>, Commander
MAJ <>, Executive Officer
CSM <>, Senior NCO
CPT <>, S1 (Chief of Staff)
CPT <>, S2 (Intelligence)
MAJ <>, S3 (Operations & Training)
CPT <>, S4 (Supply)
CPT <>, S5 (Civil Affairs)
CPT <>, S6 (Communications)
CPT <>, S7 (Information Operations)
CPT <>, S8 (Resource Management)


Special Forces Operations Group Lazarus is headquartered at Site-<> (nearest town / city, state)

Special Forces Group Lazarus is composed of three ODC with supporting units and a central command authority.

SFOGL HQ (Site-<1>: nearest town /city, state)
-SFODC-xxxx (Site-<2>: nearest town /city, state)
--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<3>: nearest town /city, state)
---SFODA-xxxx (<city/town>, <state>)
---SFODA-xxxx (<city/town>, <state>)
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--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<4>: nearest town /city, state)
---SFODA-xxxx (<city/town>, <state>)
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--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<5>: nearest town /city, state)
---SFODA-xxxx (<city/town>, <state>)
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--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<6>: nearest town /city, state)
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--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<7>: nearest town /city, state)
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-SFODC-xxxx (Site-<8>: nearest town /city, state)
--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<9>: nearest town /city, state)
---SFODA-xxxx (<city/town>, <state>)
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--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<10>: nearest town /city, state)
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-SFODC-xxxx (Site-<14>: nearest town /city, state)
--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<15>: nearest town /city, state)
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--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<16>: nearest town /city, state)
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--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<17>: nearest town /city, state)
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--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<18>: nearest town /city, state)
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--SFODB-xxxx (Site-<19>: nearest town /city, state)
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The support bases... lots more USAF personnel in these bases, especially since they are where the larger fixed-wing aircraft are located.

(Site-<20>: nearest town /city, state): Deputy Commander BG <name> commands the Operation Lazarus back-up command centre, the staff at this location are all capable of supporting or taking the place of the Operation Lazarus headquarters if anything happens to it.

(Site-<21>: nearest town /city, state): Supply & Support Depot.. oversees supplies, vehicles and munitions depot.
(Site-<22>: nearest town /city, state): Medical Centre

(Site-<23>: nearest town /city, state): Supply & Support Depot
(Site-<24>: nearest town /city, state): Medical Centre

(Site-<25>: nearest town /city, state): Supply & Support Depot
(Site-<26>: nearest town /city, state): Medical Centre

[mikeo80]

Your organization chart does make more sense than the brief glimpses into the "Snake Eater" mythos as presented by Timeline. Their GB's are seemingly thrown at TMP as penny packet response to the discovery of TMP.

(Arguing against self) Although, Timeline's GB's might be this disorganized IF USDOD found out about TMP very late in the time line. The thinking being , it's better to have something available rather than nothing. After all, GB's are DESIGNED to be as self sufficient as possible.

As I have met GB's here at Fort Bragg, very competant, quiet men who know who and what they are.

IF I have GB's in a scenario, they are designed as an asset to TMP vs. an antagonist. Although, God help the Team that tries to set up as a pocket dictator. These men take their motto SERIOUSLY!!!

De Oppressor Liber

Just my two cents again! :D

Mike

[natehale1971]

Exactly Mike.. my idea is that the Snake-Eaters are the US Governments check for the Morrow Project. and that Operation Lazarus started about ten years after the project by an executive order by Nixon (the missing fifteen minutes of tape). when the project gets set up, the snake-eaters are suppose to watch them, and make sure they 'live up to DR Morrow's promises' and were one of his many 'ace-in-the-holes' for the screw up of Prime Base getting taken out.

One of the things about Damocles was, in my mind... a way to automate the wake up of Operation Lazarus... and very possibly have the Damocles base as the headquarters of the group!