The biggest paintball event in the world is 8+ months away. It takes place June 7-15, 2008. But things are starting to get organized now. The summer staff meeting is finished. New plans are underway for the field and the game. The Allies are working hard to repeat their resounding victory from last year.

If you're not familar with the event, check out this video link.
YouTube - paintball - Oklahoma D Day 07 documentary part 1

40 tanks, planes, and command vehicles. Flame throwers and anti-tank weapons, Over 4000 players on a huge 750 acre facility (plus new acreage added for 2008). Actual water borne landing craft, villages, woods, creeks and ponds. Military tactics training courses available including Small Unit Tactics and Leadership (SUTAL), Sniper training, and an Advanced Airborne Assault course. The courses are fun, tactical and everyone learns a lot. The SUTAL is taught by a professional tactical training organizational and is open only to Allied players.

If you're thinking of coming, consider the 82nd Airborne. It's not for everyone.

The 82nd Airborne and the 82nd Pathfinders are getting ready for 2008. We’ll have a great core of players and leaders back from past years, but we’re looking for people and teams with the physical stamina, honor, drive, and determination to fill our unit. The 82nd and its Pathfinders drop behind German lines and fight their way to link up with the Allied forces.

We'll often be cutoff, surrounded, outnumbered, or fighting German forces supported with armor and heavy weapons. We’ll be the “Tip of the Spear” for American and Allied forces from one end of the 750 care field to the other. You’ll need to move quickly and stealthily over the toughest terrain on the field, and then attack defended positions with “violence of action”.

The German Army will task their best units to stop the 82nd. You’ll need to work effectively as a member of a larger team, think on your feet, react quickly, and lead other elements as the situation develops.

In 2008 the 82nd Airborne will be given it’s most difficult assignment yet. It will have to move farther and faster, over some of the toughest terrain any Division at D-day has yet encountered. To be an effective part of this unit you should be in good physical condition. You will cover a lot of tough terrain and see a lot of intense paintball. If you’re up for it, we want you!

The real 82nd Airborne has a proud and honorable traditional since it’s creation, including dropping in Normandy in June 6, 1944, and in every major conflict the United States has been involved in since then. Elements of the actual 82nd Airborne Division are currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The 82nd Airborne in the Oklahoma D-day event also has a proud and honorable tradition, and every year the core of returning players increases. But we always have room for new players and teams. We welcome every experience level and type of player.

The actual 82nd is known as the All-American Division because when it was first formed it had members from every state. The 82nd at Oklahoma D-day is similar in many ways. If you’re looking for a well organized and well disciplined unit to enhance your fun at Oklahoma D-day then consider the 82nd. We’ll cover more ground, be involved in more battles and objectives than any other unit on the field.

This is a link that shows some of the preparation and organization that goes into the Allied side.

YouTube - Oklahoma D-Day 2007, allied slide show

You'll see the Allied TOC, training, the detail of some of the Armor, etc. It's amazing what goes on at D-day during the week.

If this sounds like your idea of how paintball should be played, if you’d like to be part of this winning tradition contact me at srisken623@aol.com or just register now at http://thebunkerextreme.masterlink....p?idCategory=42
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Steve Risken
2008 OK D-day
Chief of Staff
CO 82nd Airborne

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Steve Risken
SHAEF Chief of Staff
CO 82nd Airborne

Here are two videos which were produced by members
of the 2,000+ member Allied team from the Oklahoma
D-Day event.

It's our hope that they'll help convince you to join us in
our quest to retake the beaches of France again in 2008.

They also illustrate why we believe that this is beyond
a doubt, the best run MIL-SIM scenario event you're
apt to find anywhere.

LINK#1 Event highlights;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7TFM4F51yY

Allied Recruiting Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7lF7dqHCrE

Finally, here's a brief view of the entire field, along with
the 100 acre camping area, plus the speedball and vendor's
areas, all to the music from the TV show MASH.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7iTB_1Y0lk


Sincerely,

Brigadier General Andy Van Der Plaats
Director Tactical Information and Strategic Services
Office of the CofS, SHAEF
ADorsai@aol.com

Since we are starting to see multiple posts on the event, and for the same side, the threads have been merged into one.

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Thanks for merging them. That should make it a bit easier for people.

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Steve Risken
SHAEF Chief of Staff
CO 82nd Airborne

I'm definitely going next year... Me and a couple of friends have it narrowed(if you can call it that) down to: 1st Infantry, 4th infantry, Engineer Combat Batallion, or the Tank Destroyer Batalion.

Those are all excellent units, well lead with plenty of returning veterans. The 1st ID and the Engineers land at Omaha Beach, the 4th ID and the 899th Tank destroyers land at Utah. Both are intense! Utah is more in the open, less cover, but gets more media coverage (because it is more open) You'll have a blast in any of the 4. Of course I'm partial to the 82nd but....

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Steve Risken
SHAEF Chief of Staff
CO 82nd Airborne

The Higgin's boats look REALLY cool in the 4th ID...

its official im going!!!!!!! and im bringing my dragoncon squad with me, so right now about four of us. hopefully more will come!

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Redneck - That's great news. Welcome to the Allies. Are you signing up with the 82nd or another unit? Where are you guys from?

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Steve Risken
SHAEF Chief of Staff
CO 82nd Airborne

82nd it is! unless the person previously states him/herself!

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