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OPERATION GILDED HEARTS​

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JSOC DEPLOYMENT​

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TASK FORCE GREEN
Lieutenant Colonel George Olsen​

B Squadron	44 Operators	Fort Bragg, North Carolina
E Squadron	53 Operators (x20 Pilots, x2 Aircraft Commanders, x7 Flight Engineers, x3 Navigators, x3 Electronic Warfare Officers, x12 Gunners, x6 Loadmasters)	Fort Bragg, North Carolina

DETAILS
B Squadron - Operators in this squadron have the equipment and weapons listed below, per soldier.
Apparel: x1 Enhanced Combat Helmet; x1 Army Combat Uniform (as well as boots and gloves) with American flag patch, x1 Jumpable Plate Carriers, x1 four-eyed special forces night vision/infrared goggles; x1 AN/PRC-148 Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio; x1 The Individual First Aid Kit.
Weapons: x1 HK416 rifle +10 30-round magazines and bayonet, x1 M1911 +4 magazines; x4 flashbangs; x1 white smoke grenade, x1 orange smoke grenade, x2 red flares.
E Squadron - Operators in this squadron have the equipment and weapons listed below, per soldier. Vehicles operated by E Squadron are listed below.
Vehicles: x2 MC-130H Combat Talon II (combined total of: x4 pilots, x2 Flight Engineers, x2 Navigators, x2 Electronic Warfare Officers, x4 Loadmasters); x6 MH-60M Black Hawk (combined total of x12 pilots, x12 gunners, x44 operators); x2 C-5B (combined total of: x2 aircraft commander, x2 pilot, x4 flight engineers, x6 loadmasters)
Apparel: x1 Enhanced Combat Helmet; x1 Army Combat Uniform (as well as boots and gloves) with American flag patch, x1 Jumpable Plate Carriers, x1 four-eyed special forces night vision/infrared goggles; x1 AN/PRC-148 Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio; x1 The Individual First Aid Kit.
Weapons: x1 HK416 rifle +10 30-round magazines and bayonet, x1 M1911 +4 magazines; x4 flashbangs; x1 white smoke grenade, x1 orange smoke grenade, x2 red flares.

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NAVY DEPLOYMENT​

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TASK FORCE BLUE
Rear Admiral Vance Thibodeaux​

Ship Class	Vessel	Compliment	Home Port
Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ship	USS Tarawa*	Sailors: 930 /// 80 Marine Pilots /// Troops: 100 Marines (Medical) /// 2 NCIS Agents	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Ticonderoga	Sailors: 330 /// 6 Pilots	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Arleigh Burke	Sailors: 334 /// 6 Pilots	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Barry	Sailors: 334 /// 6 Pilots	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS John Paul Jones	Sailors: 334 /// 6 Pilots	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Supply-class Support Ship	USS Supply	Sailors: 206 / Pilots: 8	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler	USS Henry J. Kaiser	Sailors: 129	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia

TASK FORCE GOLD
Rear Admiral Vance Thibodeaux​

Ship Class	Vessel	Compliment	Home Port
Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ship	USS Saipan	Sailors: 930 /// 80 Marine Pilots /// Troops: 100 Marines (Medical) /// 2 NCIS Agents	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Yorktown	Sailors: 330 /// 6 Pilots	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Jeff Sessions	Sailors: 334 /// 6 Pilots	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Richard Shelby	Sailors: 334 /// 6 Pilots	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Sejong the Great-class Destroyer	USS Tim Hutchinson	Sailors: 300 /// 6 Pilots	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Supply-class Support Ship	USS Arctic	Sailors: 206 / Pilots: 8	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler	USS Joshua Humphreys	Sailors: 129	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia

DETAILS
Ticonderoga-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x8 RGM-84 Harpoon missiles; x2 5 in 62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun; x2 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 gun; x4 .50 in (12.7 mm) cal. machine gun; x2 Phalanx CIWS Block 1B; x2 Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes (standard reserve of Mk 54 torpedoes); Onboard: x30 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x30 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks;
x2 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing: x20 RUM-139C (Mrk 54 Torpedo); x200 (Quad packed) RIM-162A ESSM; x40 RIM-161B (SM-3 block IA); x12 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile; Standard countermeasures/decoys;
Countermeasures/decoys: Mark 36 SRBOC; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie.
Aircraft: x2 Sikorsky MH-60S.
Arleigh Burke-class (Flight II) - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x1 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk. 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); x2 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; x2 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun; x2 Mk 141 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Launcher; x2 Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: x1 per tube + full standard storage of Mark 54 torpedoes on ship; Onboard: x30 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x30 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks;
90-cell Mk 41 VLS: x4 RUM-139C (Mrk 54 Torpedo); x100 (Quad packed) RIM-162A ESSM; x10 RIM-161B (SM-3 block IA); x51 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile;
Countermeasures/decoys: AN/SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Warfare System; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures; MK 36 MOD 12 Decoy Launching System; MK 53 Nulka Decoy Launching System; AN/SLQ-39 CHAFF Buoys.
Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x1 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk. 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); x2 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; x2 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun; x2 Mk 141 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Launcher; x2 Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: x1 per tube + full standard storage of Mark 54 torpedoes on ship; Onboard: x30 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x30 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks.
96-cell Mk 41 VLS: x4 RUM-139C (Mrk 54 Torpedo); x100 (Quad packed) RIM-162A ESSM; x10 RIM-161B (SM-3 block IA); x57 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile;
Countermeasures/decoys: AN/SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Warfare System; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures; MK 36 MOD 12 Decoy Launching System; MK 53 Nulka Decoy Launching System; AN/SLQ-39 CHAFF Buoys;
Aircraft: x2 Sikorsky MH-60S.
Sejong The Great-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x1 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk. 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); x1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; x16 SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missiles; x2 triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo with full storage of them; x1 80-cell Mk 41 VLS: x80 RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3 Block IA).
Tarawa-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 4 month journey; complete storage of usable fuel for all conventionally-powered vessels for 6 month journey; complete storage of aviation fuel for all aircraft in the fleet for 6 month deployment; x100 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x100 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks; x4 RHIBs;
Armament: x1 Mark 49 RAM missile system; x2 Vulcan Phalanx; x6 25 mm automatic cannons; x8 12.7 mm machine guns;
Aircraft: x20 MV-22B Osprey;
Landing Craft: x4 LCU 1610.
Supply-class - Fully Fueled; Fully-stocked with non-perishable food/water for 6 month journey of the entire fleet (on top of the resources the respective ships already have); complete storage of usable fuel for aforementioned vessels; complete storage of aviation fuel for aforementioned aircraft; x2 Sikorsky MH-60S; Onboard: x100 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x100 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks; x2 RHIBs.
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler - Fully Fueled; Fully-stocked with non-perishable food/water for 6 month journey; complete storage of usable fuel for all conventionally-powered vessels for 6 month journey; complete storage of aviation fuel for all aircraft in the fleet for 6 month deployment; Onboard: x30 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x30 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks; x2 RHIBs.

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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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CONTEXT​

Strikes in France have caused a major energy crisis which is disrupting critical supply chains in parts of France. There are protests and outright riots across the country and the French police and military appear unable to maintain law and order, especially in Paris. After the French Foreign Minister informed the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State that the French government would soon not be able to spare police to protect embassies in Paris, the Secretary of Defense ordered the National Military Command Center to formulate an operation to evacuate the American embassy in Paris, if that become necessary. Further emphasis was pressed onto the possibility of this operation after discussions with the British State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in which he hinted that the British government would possibly be open to a joint special forces operation between the United States and Britain if there was a crisis at the British and American embassies in Paris. Because there were over 150,000 Americans in France at the beginning of 2001, the President further directed the NMCC to formulate an operation to airlift Americans out of France. The Pentagon is going ahead with forward-deploying special forces to the United Kingdom. Navy assets are being mobilized and prepared for deployment if the French government allows the United States to conduct airlifts of Americans in their country.​

ATLANTIC THEATER​

General mobilization orders were sent to the crews of fourteen Navy ships. The point of deployment will be Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Virginia. The Navy deployment will be updated once Task Force Blue and Task Force Gold are prepared for deployment.

The NMCC ordered the mobilization and rapid deployment of 97 Delta Force operators. E Squadron would man the aircraft listed below, with the appropriate personnel to each aircraft, to prepare them for flight, except for the helicopter crews who would be loaded onto one of the two MC-130H aircraft. The 44 assault operators would be loaded onto the second MC-130H aircraft. The helicopters were loaded onto the C-5B aircraft (x3 helicopters per) and properly secured. All of the aircraft would be appropriately fueled and prepared to make a flight from Pope Field at Fort Brag to Loring Air Force Base in Maine. Meanwhile, an Emergency Action Message was transmitted to the Canadian Government requesting that four U.S. Army aircraft be permitted to fly from Loring AFB and through Canadian airspace into the open Atlantic. It would be explained that the aircraft needed clearance to fly through Canadian airspace in order to make it to the United Kingdom, and that these aircraft were going to assist with the present troubles in France.

All four of the aircraft would be fully fueled (or a lesser appropriate amount for the journey) at Loring and then take off after proper checks to fly at the appropriate altitude and cruising speed through Canadian airspace, over the open ocean, through Northern Ireland, over the Irish Sea, and into the United Kingdom where they would land, in order as designated by the British Royal Air Force at RAF Mildenhall (Irish airspace would not be violated). The journey from Loring AFB would be less than 3105 miles. The two MC-130H aircraft would request to land before the C-5Bs.​

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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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EUROPEAN THEATER​

In accordance with British Royal Air Force air traffic control, the four aircraft carrying the 97 Delta Force operators as well as their equipment, weapons, and helicopters landed without incident at RAF Mildenhall. The helicopters were unloaded and prepared for use by E Squadron, who would ensure that the helicopters were watched over and protected. Lieutenant Colonel George Olsen would briefly meet with American personnel at RAF Mildenhall before sending a secure message to British RAF leaders at the base which simply stated that U.S. Special Forces had arrived, that they were mission ready, and that they would be prepared to meet with British special forces to coordinate an action plan in the event that they would be needed in Paris. While the situation appeared to be calming down, the Pentagon wanted to ensure that American assets were in place for all eventualities.

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TASK FORCE GREEN

The Delta Force operators maintained their helicopters and aircraft while also relaxing and refreshing themselves at the American barracks at RAF Mildenhall. They remained on standby and prepared to be deployed independently or in tandem with the Special Air Service.

NAVY DEPLOYMENT​

The Navy mobilized over 5,000 sailors and prepared fourteen vessels for a possible deployment to the European theater. The President's National Security Council regularly updated him on the situation in France, including the replacement of the French Prime Minister and the return of order in Paris. It was concerning, however, that large swaths of France were still experiencing unrest and that the French foreign minister had not yet responded to the State Department. Because multiple other global partners were still conducting evacuations from France, the President decided to order the deployment of task forces Blue and Gold.

Task Force Blue and Task Force Gold deployed from Virginia in a formation with the two amphibious-assault ships sailing near each other (600 feet apart) with the destroyers and cruisers sailing around them (safe distances in accordance with U.S. Navy standard procedures). All of the vessels would be using their active and passive radars and sonars to search for threats. Their final destination was seventy miles due west of the Isles of Scilly.


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TASK FORCE GREEN

The Delta Force operators maintained their helicopters and aircraft while also relaxing and refreshing themselves at the American barracks at RAF Mildenhall. They remained on standby and prepared to be deployed independently or in tandem with the Special Air Service.

NAVY DEPLOYMENT​

Task Force Blue and Task Force gold arrived off the coast of the Isles of Scilly (outside of British territorial waters) with no issue. Task force Blue was then ordered to sail just north of Gurnsey Island, which was a territorial possession of the United Kingdom. Permission would need to be given from the United Kingdom before the American Task Force could sail into these waters and operate flights over the islands and into France, but it was expected that this would not be an issue.

Task Force Gold was ordered to sail to approximately (50.895571, 1.291591) which was in the English Channel. The Task Force would remain outside of French waters and remain in international waters in the English Channel if possible. If not possible, the Task Force would be British waters, only after informing the Royal Navy through secure channels.

Both of the task forces would continue to sail, even if it was in unpredictable circles, so that they wouldn't be sitting in the same location for too long. All of the ships would replenish and refuel when necessary, in the proper way, with the proper fuel and crew participation.

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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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NAVY DEPLOYMENT​

President Gore personally made a secure call to Rear Admiral Thibodeaux shortly before he issued orders for Task Force Blue and Task Force Gold to combine and head for the Dutch Coast. The fleet would stop maintaining a holding position off the coast of France and would sail through the English Channel. The now-combined fleet of ships, called Task Force Blue, passed the English Channel and set their destination for off the coast of Midden-Zeeland. Task Force Blue remained outside of Dutch territorial waters, but about as close as they could safely get without causing an international incident. After the U.S. Government informed the Dutch that the Navy would be approaching its shores to provide humanitarian assistance, the Navy would securely keep the Dutch Navy in the loop as to their location and what their intentions were.

Marine pilots aboard the USS Tarawa and USS Saipan began preparing to begin an airlift from the Dutch mainland. Topographical maps, flight maps, possible landing locations, and the site of the crisis would be reviewed in the briefing rooms of the warships while they awaited the official go ahead to deploy.

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NAVY AND MARINE CORPS DEPLOYMENT​

Task Force Gold first arrived off the coast of The Netherlands. Captain Emory of the USS Saipan sent a secure message to the Dutch Navy, confirming their presence somewhere off the southern Dutch coast, close enough to begin repatriation flights from the deck of the Saipan to The Netherlands, specifically to Woensdrecht Air Base. Marine Pilots aboard the Saipan were briefed on the situation and that they would be operating in The Netherlands, instead of France, but that it would still be a humanitarian mission to airlift stranded Americans. The pilots were given specific coordinates of Woensdrecht Air Base as well as the actual site of where most of the Americans were amassing. They were also informed that several VIPs would be in the area and that they may have their orders changed to transport the VIPs. The current plan was to bring any American with a passport onto the Saipan where they could be given medical attention, food, and most importantly shelter from the elements.

After securely confirming with the Dutch that flights were approved, the first MV-22B Ospreys began lifting from the deck of the Saipan with the appropriate load of fuel at 1500 (Dutch time). The first five Ospreys that left the flight deck of the Saipan had their required compliment of pilots and crew, as well as a combined total of 100 U.S. Marines who were wearing their cold-weather uniforms. All of the uniformed Marines had the American flag shoulder patch and could be clearly identified as U.S. servicemen. All of the enlisted men were unarmed while officers just had their sidearms on their person. The current mission of the Marines would be to assist Dutch personnel at Woensdrecht Air Base to prepare for the massive influx of Americans. Most of the Marines had some kind of medical training or had served on humanitarian missions before.

The Ospreys taking the Marines would circle the airbase and land, one at a time, as directed by the Dutch government to allow the Marines to disembark. They would then return to the Saipan to refuel and begin bringing medical supplies, food, blankets, and fresh clothes to the air base.

Task Force Blue, which was closer to the Western coast of France, would take more time to arrive.


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The Delta Force operators located at RAF Mildenhall would be informed that they were going to The Netherlands for a Presidential visit to the country. The 44 operators of E Squadron would travel to The Netherlands in a similar fashion as described above. All of the deployed MC-130H aircraft and C-5B would first have their internal temperatures and systems checked before being fueled and prepared for flight. They would be manned by the appropriate crews, as before, and the aforementioned helicopters would be properly loaded and secured on the C-5B as described before. While this was taking place, American military leadership at RAF Mildenhall would securely inform the appropriate British authorities at the base that forces were being deployed to The Netherlands for a protection operation. An approximate departure time was given.

All of the aircraft would be appropriately fueled and prepared to make a flight from RAF Mildenhall to Gilze-Rijen Air Force Base in The Netherlands. Once everyone was loaded and ready for take-off, the aircraft would fly from RAF Mildenhall to Gilze-Rijen Air Force Base - the MC-130H aircraft would first request to enter Dutch airspace and, if granted, eventually request permission to land at the air base. If permission was granted, the MC-130H aircraft would land first, as directed to by the Dutch. The operators would depart their aircraft on the tarmac as the C-5Bs landed on the runway. The operators would secure all of the aircraft and ensure that the helicopters were properly unloaded and ready for operation.

Lieutenant Colonel George Olsen, who was in command of the special forces, would request to meet with a Dutch officer with some kind of command authority at the base. While this information should have already been passed form the Dutch government to the base, he would formally inform him that they were there to protect American assets at the base and as a reserve force in the event that an American VIP in The Netherlands needed emergency evacuation. He would not confirm that they were there to protect the President, as his trip to the United States was classified.

The aircraft from this deployment would be brought to the tarmac and a secure location on the base, as designated by the Dutch, and guarded by armed operators in rotation.

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NAVY AND MARINE CORPS DEPLOYMENT​

Ospreys continued to bring Marines, sailors, and supplies to Woensdrecht Air Base. American personnel at the base began caring for the thousands of people who were already there. Some were being taken back to one of the amphibious assault ships while others were being treated on the ground there first. As the Ospreys began making regular flights, the Marines would soon have the ability to begin mass transporting people onto the ships and take them home to the United States. Some of this was already under way. The special forces at Gilze-Rijen Air Force Base would continue to stand by as the President arrived in The Netherlands and the Marines began transporting to and from The Netherlands.


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Over the next twenty-four hours, thousands of Americans were brought aboard the Tarawa, the Saipan and also the destroyers in the fleet. Medical attention, food, water, and a place to sleep was provided to everyone brought aboard. The decision was made that it would be easier to transport all of the people aboard, by sea, back to the United States than to fly them to the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, or Sweden for repatriation. These people were vetted and verified to be Americans, one by one, on the warships as they were sailed home to the United States. Anyone who could not be verified would be brought to the NCIS agents aboard who would communicate with Washington to do a more in-depth background check to ensure that they were citizens.


The remaining Americans in The Netherlands were flown back to the United States at the cost of the Federal Government. American Marines, soldiers, and airmen would remain on the ground until every last person was taken home. After that, there was a full scale withdraw of American personnel in The Netherlands, as promised. American military leadership would sincerely thank Dutch military and government officials for their assistance before they departed. All of the vessels, aircraft, equipment, weapons, and personnel would return to their home bases/ports/facilities in a way similar to that which they came to arrive in The Netherlands. The United Kingdom would be informed if refueling was required in their country, and clearance would be requested through Canada if necessary for them to return home. By February 10th, there were no more Americans in The Netherlands. By February 15th the operation was complete.

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