The goal of Operation Santa Fe, as with all MARS events, is to create an immersive and authentic environment, which seeks to replicate the life of the average infantryman within a company vs company engagement. We accomplish this using airsoft as a medium of combat, establishing correct chains of command, realistic issuance of combat orders, and controlled distribution of munitions and rations.
Operation Santa Fe is set in the III Corps Tactical Zone in November, 1967. Units represented include:
> U.S. Army's 4-39th, 9th Infantry Division
> Australian Army's 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
> Army of the Republic of Vietnam, 18th Infantry Division
> Peoples Liberation Armed Forces, 274th Main Force Regiment, 5th Viet Cong Division
> D445 Provisional Mobile Battalion, Regional Force Viet Cong
The event is nonstop from the moment it begins. There are high authenticity regulations in place, as well as specific units that are portrayed at the event. More information can be found on the website about these impressions along with their authenticity guidelines.
Authentic rations and the ammunition will be supplied by MARS for Operation Santa Fe.
We look forward to seeing you at Operation Santa Fe III!