Fire Blossom IV/Bright Rain

[eagleone]

Fire Blossom IV-Bright Rain registration is now open. We have secured our new AO at DARC (Direct Action Resource Center) which is a privately owned training facility used for training military, swat, police and a few spec op teams that I can not mention or I would have to kill you ;D. This installation is over 500 acres complete with three shoot houses, a mock village, downed helicopter chassis, burned car chassis, a DC9 fuselage and a transport helicopter on a 25' tower to repel from. This is a unique opportunity for anyone, even if you are a former military or police.

The registration fee for this amazing event is $50. There will be one (6) man special forces team that will have the opportunity to insert into the AO by repelling from the helicopter tower, run special missions and will wear multi cam. In order to be on the special forces team you must be an experienced airsoft player and physically fit and able to hold your own weight down a 25' rope. The special forces team will be by assignment only. You must request this position and if game day we have any doubts about your ability and safety performing this task we reserve the right to replace you with a substitute and refund you $15. You must wear gloves while repelling, we will provide the helmets. No one under 18 will be allowed on the special forces team.

Due to DARC insurance, you must download and complete a DARC and an ARRA waiver and have the DARC waiver notarized. Most banks have a notary that will not charge for their service. You can download the ARRA waiver on this site and we will have the DARC waiver available for down load soon.

Due to DARC insurance, there will be no overnight camping on this facility. There are two hotels who we are working with that are only two miles from DARC that will give group rates. We will also have that information posted by the end of the week.

Due to DARC insurance, no one under 18 will be allowed to participate in FB IV without a DARC waiver and an ARRA minor wavier which has the parent/guardian's consent.

The gate will be open at 6:30am on Saturday, March 20, 2010. Chrono and registration will begin at 7:30am and we will have a safety briefing at 8:30am and game on at 9:00am. This Operation is designed to last till around 4pm. We will break around 12:30 for lunch and at index we will have a raffle for several AEG's and tactical gear. We may provide a meal during this time which will be included in your registration fee. We are working on Force patches for everyone which is included as well.

The forces are as follows:

Allied Defense Force (ADF): Green uniform, can be marpat, woodland or tiger stripe.

International Expeditionary Army (IEA): Tan uniform, can be tan, three color desert or digital desert.

Special Forces: MULTICS

You must post your team assignments in the "Roster" thread with call sign. Paypal is the only accepted form of payment for this Operation. The ARRA paypal account address is booneyrat20000@yahoo.com. Registration will close at midnight on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

If you have any questions concerning this Operation, post your question in the FB Q & A thread and we will answer promptly.

If you wish to view DARC's website, here is the link...


Eagleone
ARRA

[eagleone]

Please note the date change for Fire Blossom. It has been moved to Saturday, March 20, 2010. All else will remain the same.

[eagleone]

After Fire Blossom ends and the raffle is over, we will have an hour or two of CQB battles in the larger shoot house using white light only and music blasting so loud you can't hear yourself think. This is how the spec op teams train here. We will run similar scenarios that DARC runs when training Spec Ops teams. Please be advised that these shoot houses are made for very close quarter combat. We will not allow any weapon that fires over 400 fps to fire from inside to inside any of the shoot houses[/u].
We will go full auto, but please use trigger control, play safe and most of all...think before you shoot.

[Boonieratt]

We are trying to negotiate with the management to release liability for full Face Mask. I know that none of us like wearing the things but I understand their concern. The DARC Combat Training Facility is used to training elite Military and Law Enforcement components that are required to wear full face mask when using sim-rounds! We'll see and keep you posted.

[eagleone]

FINAL RULING ON FACE/NECK PROTECTION

After speaking to the owner, we have decided that Face masks and neck protection will be left up to the individual. But if you choose not to wear face protection or neck protection, you will have to sign a waiver the day of the OP that specifically addresses the potential for holes in your cheeks and missing teeth. ;D...hopefully no one will get injured but this is cqb like you have never experienced. We strongly advise wearing face protection, neck protection and gloves.

[eagleone]

Here is a link to view a few photos of the shoot houses and the repel tower.

[eagleone]

[eagleone]

Just wanted to mention that Vendors are welcome. Please PM on the ARRA forum.