OPERATION BACKGROUND

THE FEDERATION OF BEKETOV IS A FORMER SOVIET STATE ON RUSSIA’S GREEN SEA COAST. AFTER THE SOVIET COLLAPSE, BEKETOV MAINTAINED CLOSE TIES WITH RUSSIA AND BECAME ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SIGNATORIES OF THE CANTON PROTOCOL STRATEGIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (CSAT). ITS NEIGHBOR, THE REPUBLIC OF CHERNARUS, WAS TORN BY A  CIVIL WAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE PRO-WESTERN FACTION RETAINING POWER; IT IS NOW THE ONLY NATO-ALLIGNED COUNTRY IN THE GREEN SEA REGION.

IN RECENT YEARS, ITS TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY HAS CONTINUALLY BEEN CHALLENGED BY CSAT FORCES; WITH AIRSPACE INCURSIONS AND MARITIME HARASSMENT PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING MORE BOLD. AS A RESULT OF ITS PRECARIOUS POSITION, CHERNARUS’ PRESIDENT, OBREN JOKANOVIC, HAS BEGUN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A NATO GLOBAL PARTNER; HOWEVER, HE IS NOT CONFIDENT IT WILL BE APPROVED FAST ENOUGH AND HAS MADE A DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES – CEDING BOLSHEVIK ISLE TO THE U.S. IN EXCHANGE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. FORCES TO THE ISLAND AS A PEACEKEEPING FORCE.

OTHER REGIONAL ACTORS
THE CHERNARUSSIAN MOVEMENT OF THE RED STAR (ChDKZ) IS A VOCAL POLITICAL REMNANT OF THE PRO-RUSSIAN FACTION FROM THE CIVIL WAR. IN RECENT YEARS, THEY HAVE BECOME MORE BOLD AND HAVE ESCALATED TO MINOR ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM. THEY ARE SUSPECTED TO HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH CSAT.

THE FEDERATION OF ARGANA IS A SERIES OF ISLANDS THAT STRETCH THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN GREEN SEA. ONE OF ITS ISLANDS, KNOWN AS “VETERAN ISLE” IS SITUATED TO THE SOUTH OF CHERNARUS. ARGANA IS A MINOR POWER AND LEANS TOWARDS CSAT BUT IS NOT  A MILITARY ALLY. “VETERAN ISLE” IS KNOWN AS SUCH DUE TO ITS FREQUENT USE AS A TRAINING GROUND FOR PMC FORCES.

EQUIPMENT 

RADIOS: SHORT RANGE WIDESPREAD, LONG RANGE PL+. 
CTAB/BLUE FORCE TRACKING: SQDL +
NAVIGATION:  ANDROID FL+
MAPS: NOT SYNCHRONISED

ENEMY FORCES

THE PRIMARY REGIONAL ANTAGONIST IS CSAT EUROPEAN COMMAND. IT IS A PROFESSIONAL, MODERN, MILITARY FORCE CAPABLE OF FIELDING NEAR-PEER TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ARMOR AND AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THEIR AGGRESSIVE POSTURE, IT CAN BE EXPECTED THAT THEY ARE PREPARED FOR AT LEAST A REGIONAL CONFLICT. THEY HAVE SUPPORT FROM CSAT NAVAL FORCES WHICH IMGINT ASSESSES TO INCLUDE CRAFT UP TO AND INCLUDING COMBAT BOATS.

THE ChDKZ IS SUSPECTED TO BE A PROXY FORCE FUNDED BY CSAT OPERATING IN CHERNARUS. THE GOVERNMENT HAS DESIGNATED THEM AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION FOLLOWING A STRING OF ATTACKS LINKED TO THEIR ACTIONS. REPORTS INDICATE THEY OPERATE AS A GUERRILLA FORCE, WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO FIELD ARMORED VEHICLES OR SIMILAR.

INDEPENDENT FORCES

FRIENDLY FORCES

TASKING

THE 26TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT (26 MEU) IS TO ESTABLISH A PRESENCE ON BOLSHEVIK ISLE AND, FROM THERE, COLLABORATE WITH THE CHERNARUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TO MAINTAIN PEACE, FOSTER APPROVAL OF NATO, AND PROVIDE DETERRENCE AGAINST CSAT AGGRESSION.

RESUPPLY

LOGISTICAL SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED VIA JOINT BASE KEITH ON BOLSHEVIK ISLE. THE U.N. NAVIGATIONAL CORRIDOR SHOULD ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED NAVAL ACCESS TO THE ISLAND. FORWARD RESUPPLY CAN BE CONDUCTED VIA AMPHIBIOUS OR AERIAL TRANSPORTS. USEUCOM WILL BEGIN STOCKPILING ARMORED VEHICLES AND MUNITIONS AT BASE KEITH IN ADVANCE OF ANY DETERIORATION IN THE DIPLOMATIC SITUATION.

R.O.E.

THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE USMC PRESENCE IS FOSTERING STABILITY. FORCEFUL ENGAGEMENTS SHOULD BE AVOIDED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THAT OBJECTIVE AND REDUCE THE TENSIONS IN THE REGION.
CIVILIANS IN CHERNARUS ARE GENERALLY NOT ARMED IN PUBLIC, OUTSIDE OF WEAPONS USED FOR HUNTING. HOWEVER, WEAPONS FROM THE CIVIL WAR ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE.