diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
index 0253d2b80..a1662d308 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ object GamePacketOpcode extends Enumeration {
 
       // OPCODES 0x70-7f
       case 0x70 => game.SquadMemberEvent.decode
-      case 0x71 => noDecoder(PlatoonEvent)
+      case 0x71 => game.PlatoonEvent.decode
       case 0x72 => game.FriendsRequest.decode
       case 0x73 => game.FriendsResponse.decode
       case 0x74 => game.TriggerEnvironmentalDamageMessage.decode
diff --git a/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/PlatoonEvent.scala b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/PlatoonEvent.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c225f155d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/PlatoonEvent.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025 PSForever
+package net.psforever.packet.game
+
+import net.psforever.packet.GamePacketOpcode.Type
+import net.psforever.packet.{GamePacketOpcode, Marshallable, PacketHelpers, PlanetSideGamePacket}
+import scodec.{Attempt, Codec}
+import scodec.bits.BitVector
+import scodec.codecs._
+import shapeless.{::, HNil}
+
+final case class PlatoonEvent(
+    packet_type: PlatoonEvent.PacketType.Type,  // only seen 0 and 1
+    unk0: Int,                                  // squad size?
+    squad_supplement_id: Int,
+    squad_ui_index: Int
+  ) extends PlanetSideGamePacket {
+  type Packet = PlatoonEvent
+
+  def opcode: Type = GamePacketOpcode.PlatoonEvent
+  def encode: Attempt[BitVector] = PlatoonEvent.encode(this)
+}
+
+object PlatoonEvent extends Marshallable[PlatoonEvent] {
+
+  object PacketType extends Enumeration {
+    type Type = Value
+
+    val AddSquad: PacketType.Value = Value(0) // Add / Update?
+    val RemoveSquad: PacketType.Value = Value(1)
+    val Unk2: PacketType.Value = Value(2)
+    val Unk3: PacketType.Value = Value(3) // seen as decode error, Squad ID too high
+
+    implicit val codec: Codec[Type] = PacketHelpers.createEnumerationCodec(this, uintL(2))
+  }
+
+  implicit val codec: Codec[PlatoonEvent] = (
+    ("packet_type" | PacketType.codec) ::
+      ("unk0" | uint16L) ::
+      ("squad_supplement_id" | uint16L) ::
+      ("squad_ui_index" | uintL(2))
+    ).xmap[PlatoonEvent](
+    {
+      case packet_type :: u0 :: squad_supplement_id :: squad_ui_index :: HNil =>
+        PlatoonEvent(packet_type, u0, squad_supplement_id, squad_ui_index)
+    },
+    {
+      case PlatoonEvent(packet_type, u0, squad_supplement_id, squad_ui_index) =>
+        packet_type :: u0 :: squad_supplement_id :: squad_ui_index :: HNil
+    }
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/test/scala/game/PlatoonEventTest.scala b/src/test/scala/game/PlatoonEventTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..868c5ea9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/scala/game/PlatoonEventTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025 PSForever
+package game
+
+import net.psforever.packet._
+import net.psforever.packet.game.PlatoonEvent
+import net.psforever.packet.game.PlatoonEvent.PacketType._
+import org.specs2.mutable._
+import scodec.bits.ByteVector
+
+class PlatoonEventTest extends Specification {
+
+  val add_squad: ByteVector = ByteVector.fromValidHex("71 0200 0040 00")
+  val remove_squad: ByteVector = ByteVector.fromValidHex("71 4280 0300 20")
+
+  "decode addSquad" in {
+    PacketCoding.decodePacket(add_squad).require match {
+      case PlatoonEvent(action, unk0, squad_supplement_id, squad_ui_index) =>
+        action mustEqual AddSquad
+        unk0 mustEqual 8
+        squad_supplement_id mustEqual 1
+        squad_ui_index mustEqual 0
+      case _ =>
+        ko
+    }
+  }
+
+  "encode addSquad" in {
+    val msg = PlatoonEvent(
+      AddSquad,
+      unk0 = 8,
+      squad_supplement_id = 1,
+      squad_ui_index = 0
+    )
+    val pkt = PacketCoding.encodePacket(msg).require.toByteVector
+
+    pkt mustEqual add_squad
+  }
+
+  "decode removeSquad" in {
+    PacketCoding.decodePacket(remove_squad).require match {
+      case PlatoonEvent(action, unk0, squad_supplement_id, squad_ui_index) =>
+        action mustEqual RemoveSquad
+        unk0 mustEqual 10
+        squad_supplement_id mustEqual 12
+        squad_ui_index mustEqual 2
+      case _ =>
+        ko
+    }
+  }
+
+  "encode removeSquad" in {
+    val msg = PlatoonEvent(
+      RemoveSquad,
+      unk0 = 10,
+      squad_supplement_id = 12,
+      squad_ui_index = 2
+    )
+    val pkt = PacketCoding.encodePacket(msg).require.toByteVector
+
+    pkt mustEqual remove_squad
+  }
+
+}