| Event: | Operation Bulldog II |
| Date: | October 5-7th 2007 |
| Location: | Fort Hood, Texas |
| Description: |
John Lu with Best of USA Marketing again requested help from LSMVPA with troop transport for another charity event to be held on Fort Hood to benefit the USMC Reserve unit in Dallas. This comprised an urban combat exercise for civilian airsoft war-gamers. Attendance this year was down due to the event being “bumped” from its original date in September by the Army, who needed the MOUT sites for their own training. Apparently many folks were unable to reschedule. There were around 120 players this year, who came from all around the US to participate. On the Friday the trucks were convoyed up to Gatesville; Jeff L in his M35A2, Rory C and son Patrick in the M813A1. John SS was unable to attend this year due to last minute technical difficulties. Everyone met at the Best Western in the late afternoon. With more vehicle passes issued for POVs this year, ridership from town was limited. Jeff made the first run out to the operations area on Fort Hood with around fifteen troops. When no one else had shown up to ride by 6pm, Rory made the trip out to the MOUT sites empty. Passengers for the trip back were also sparse, and all rode in Jeff’s deuce (easier to get in to). Early on Saturday and Sunday mornings those who ‘camped’ at motels in town were trucked out to Fort Hood, the returns made Saturday night and on Sunday afternoon. During the days the participants were transported in the trucks to various MOUT sites for different battle scenarios. Once again the military, doing artillery practice nearby, unintentionally provided some very realistic sound effects during the day. The weather also provided a touch of realism to the scenarios with temperatures in the high nineties, and there were several heat casualties, some fairly serious though none needed medical transport. Jeff and Rory were able to treat them with supplies they had brought along. By 2pm on Sunday the operation was concluded, the prizes handed out, the charity had made a tidy sum, and everyone set off for home. The trucks made the final transport convoy into Gatesville, then headed out. Jeff went straight back to Austin, while Rory and Patrick went down onto the Killeen side of Fort Hood to check out the M1 tanks, courtesy of a friend. After a good tour of the tanks, which are surprisingly cramped inside for such large vehicles, they too headed for Austin. A long hot weekend, but a lot of fun. Kapowwe photos are used with their permission. See their link below for more. Here is a link to the Operation Bulldog websites, and some photo links from participants- oplionclaws.com/topic=1643 oplionclaws.com/gallery=2987 lonestarairsoft.com/gallery=527 Kapowwe.com/Bulldog op. |
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| Rory's M813 | Jeff's M35+M105 | M813&M35+M105 | Allied troops with aircover | Briefing |
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| Briefing | Briefing | Campsite | First night Briefing | Fort Hood sunset |
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| Jeff and Patrick | Jeff's M35A2 | John Lu on the move | John Lu | M35A2 and M105 |
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| M813A1 | MOUT site | One of the troops | Patrick and Jeff | Patrick in M813 |
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| Ready for a fight | Rory's M813A1 | Scruffy 5 ton | Scruffy Deuce | Snoozing Jeff |
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| Snoozing Patrick | Truck Staging | Truck Staging | Truck Staging | Truck Staging |
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| M813 | M35 | Trucks | Trucks | Trucks |
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| Trucks leaving | Visitor at Low Level | Visitor departing | Weary troops | Patrick in M1 Drivers Seat |
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| Patrick Gunning in M1 | Peter supervises tarp tying | Rory in M1 | ||