diff --git a/scripts/HTN/Trees/Red/ConvoyUnit.xml b/scripts/HTN/Trees/Red/ConvoyUnit.xml
index fb5920f86108e540b8451b792acbae3d4754496e..37b982615b120886dd970c89522c793208286182 100644
--- a/scripts/HTN/Trees/Red/ConvoyUnit.xml
+++ b/scripts/HTN/Trees/Red/ConvoyUnit.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
       <Code IsFile="false"># create data
 borg.redNumSetups = dict()
 
-
 </Code>
       <Import />
     </HTNNode>
@@ -118,6 +117,12 @@ _gt_activeNode.putVar("moveReason", params.get(0))
 _gt_activeNode.putVar("moveDestination", wps[0])
 randSpd = params.get(1)
 
+# check if the point we're moving to is an attack position
+attackFlag = "ATTACK" in params.get(2)
+if attackFlag:
+    SendEntityEventDelay("RFC", "GoalTracker_StartAttackMove", [state.getCurrentUnitName()], 1.0)
+
+
 borg.redConvoysWaiting[state.getCurrentUnit().getName()].append(info.getMyAssignedName())
 
 CreateNetworkMove(
@@ -131,7 +136,7 @@ CreateNetworkMove(
     "MOVE",
     borg.delay)
 borg.delay+=5.0
-printMessage("Starting move: "+str(wps)+" Spd: "+str(randSpd), True)
+printMessage("Starting move("+str(attackFlag)+"): "+str(wps)+" Spd: "+str(randSpd), True)
 
 #####################################################
 # set activity to log
diff --git a/scripts/HTN/Trees/Red/RedForceCoordinator.xml b/scripts/HTN/Trees/Red/RedForceCoordinator.xml
index 61a220e6ba5a74d858097a68fb6e08fef51fc235..a5fb135c45a2350b6b80f8da31ea5bc817de5ed0 100644
--- a/scripts/HTN/Trees/Red/RedForceCoordinator.xml
+++ b/scripts/HTN/Trees/Red/RedForceCoordinator.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ borg.redEntityActivityOverride=dict()
 borg.randomMoveStartTime=0
 
 borg.redTimeOnStation=dict()
+
+# used to hear the attack msg only once
+_gt_activeNode.putVar("heardAttackMsg", 0)
+
+
 </Code>
       <Import />
     </HTNNode>
@@ -358,6 +363,7 @@ if borg.params_activateConvoyThree:
 goalContainer.getCurrentExecutingStack().addReplanTrigger("GoalTracker_CreateConvoy")
 goalContainer.getCurrentExecutingStack().addReplanTrigger("GoalTracker_MoveConvoy")
 goalContainer.getCurrentExecutingStack().addReplanTrigger("GoalTracker_ReclaimConvoy")
+goalContainer.getCurrentExecutingStack().addReplanTrigger("GoalTracker_StartAttackMove")
 </Code>
       <Import />
     </HTNNode>
@@ -515,6 +521,24 @@ randSpd = 10.0 + (40.0 * randSpd)
 SendUnitEventDelay(tu.getName(), "GoalTracker_Assemble", [randSpd], 1)
 
 printMessage("Convoy move: "+str(tu.getName())+" NUM DESTS: "+str(numDestinations)+" LIST: "+str(convoyDests), True)
+</Code>
+          <Import />
+        </HTNNode>
+      </HTNNode>
+      <HTNNode AllowMsg="true" Name="isAttackMove" Type="DEFAULT">
+        <Parent>printGoalTrackerEvent</Parent>
+        <Code IsFile="false">
+if state.getLastTrigger() == "doGoalTracker_StartAttackMove":
+    _htn_precon_ret=1
+</Code>
+        <Import />
+        <HTNNode AllowMsg="true" Name="startAttackMove" Type="INTERRUPT">
+          <Parent>isMoveConvoy</Parent>
+          <Code IsFile="false">heardBefore = _gt_activeNode.getVar("heardAttackMsg")
+
+if heardBefore == 0:
+    printMessage("START ATTACK METHODOLOGY", True)
+    _gt_activeNode.putVar("heardAttackMsg", 1)
 </Code>
           <Import />
         </HTNNode>
diff --git a/scripts/jump_start.py b/scripts/jump_start.py
index 8fd1a9a71b9e3977445ad197ac2eb1abf8c96455..7cda8dedb951f039b790307f9afefec86fdf0c47 100644
--- a/scripts/jump_start.py
+++ b/scripts/jump_start.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ entityName = "RFC"
 #################################################################################################################################################################
 # Scenario Parameters
 #################################################################################################################################################################
-borg.isAttackRun = False
+borg.isAttackRun = True
 borg.redDestinations=["TRAINING01", "TRAINING02", "TRAINING03", "TRAINING04", "TRAINING05", "TRAINING06", "TRAINING07", "TRAINING08", "TRAINING09", "TRAINING10", "TRAINING11", "TRAINING12", ]
 borg.redAttackDestinations=["ATTACK01", "ATTACK02", "ATTACK03", "ATTACK04", "ATTACK05", "ATTACK06", "ATTACK07", "ATTACK08", "ATTACK09", "ATTACK10", "ATTACK11", "ATTACK12", ]