United States | Operation Nightingale

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OPERATION NIGHTINGALE​

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NAVY DEPLOYMENT​

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CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ONE
Rear Admiral Edmund J. Nelson​

SHIP CLASS	VESSEL	COMPLIMENT	HOME PORT
Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ship	USS Tarawa	930	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Ticonderoga	330	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Yorktown	330	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Arleigh Burke	323	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Barry	323	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS John Paul Jones	323	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Spruance-class Destroyer	USS Spruance	334	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Spruance-class Destroyer	USS Paul F. Foster	334	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Supply-class Support Ship	USS Supply	600	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia

DETAILS
Tarawa-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; Standard armaments including x2 Vulcan Phalanx; x19 CH-53E Super Stallion; Standard countermeasures/decoys.
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 46 torpedos); x2 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing: x42 BGM-109 Tomahawk, x35 RIM-66 Standard MR, x20 RIM-67 Standard ER, x15 RIM-161 SM-3, x10 RUM-139A VL-ASROC; Standard countermeasures/decoys.
Arleigh Burke-class - 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 Launche; 90-cell Mk 41 VLS: x15 RUM-139A VL-ASROC, x10 RIM-161 SM-3, x30 RIM-66 Standard MR, x10 RIM-67 Standard ER, x25 BGM-109 Tomahawk; x2 Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: a mixed-storage of Mark 46, 50, and 54 torpedoes; Standard countermeasures/decoys.
Spruance-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x2 5 in 54 caliber Mark 45 dual purpose guns; x2 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns; x1 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher; x2 quadruple Harpoon missile canisters; x2 Mark 32 triple 12.75 in torpedo tubes (standard reserve of Mk 46 torpedoes); x1 21 cell RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile; x1 61 cell Mk 41 VLS: x31 BGM-109 Tomahawk, x24 RIM-66 Standard MR, x6 RUM-139A VL-ASROC; Standard countermeasures/decoys.
Supply-class - Fully Fueled; Fully-stocked with non-perishable food/water for 6 month journey of the entire fleet; complete storage of usable fuel for aforementioned vessels; complete storage of aviation fuel for aforementioned aircraft.

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MARINE CORPS DEPLOYMENT​

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6th Marine Battalion
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Walsh​

UNIT	HOMEBASE	GROUND FORCES
6th Battalion	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina	1000

DETAILS
Maines - x1 Combat uniform; x1 Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System; x1 Modular Integrated Communications Helmet; M40 field protective mask; x1 M16A4 + x1 holographic site + x4 additional magazines; Beretta M9 + 4 additional clips; x2 M84 stun grenades; x2 M67 Hand Grenade; x1 AN-M18 Smoke grenade; x1 charged MCRP 3-403B (for officers and NCOs).

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AIR FORCE DEPLOYMENT​

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UNIT	HOMEBASE	AIRCRAFT	PILOTS	GROUND CREWS	GROUND FORCES
20th Fighter Squadron	Eareckson AFB, Alaska	x12 F-15E	24	36	0
21st Fighter Squadron	Eielson AFB, Alaska	x24 F-16C Block 50	24	72	0
22nd Fighter Squadron	Elmendorf AFB, Alaska	x24 F-15C	24	72	0
1st Spec. Ops. Security Forces Squadron	Hurlburt Field, Florida	NA	0	0	500
87th Security Forces Squadron	Eareckson AFB, Alaska	NA	0	0	550
84th Security Forces Squadron	Eielson AFB, Alaska	NA	0	0	550
98th Security Forces Squadron	Elmendorf AFB, Alaska	NA	0	0	550

DETAILS
F-15C - Fully Fueled, x1 pilots, x1 1x20mm M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon + 940 rounds, x2 conformal fuel tanks, 4× AIM-7 Sparrow, x2 AIM-9 Sidewinder, x2 AIM-120 AMRAAM, standard heat decoys.
F-15E - Fully Fueled, x2 pilots, x1 1x20mm M61A1 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon + 500 rounds, x8 AIM-120 AMRAAM, standard heat decoys.
F-16C Block 50 - Fully Fueled, x1 M-61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon + 500 rounds, x2 AIM-9 Sidewinder, x4 AIM-120 AMRAAM, standard SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod.
Ground Crewman - Fed and well-rested, combat uniformed.
Pilot - Fed and well-rested, flight uniformed, x1 SIG Sauer P226 + x4 clips, x1 flare gun.
Security Forces Airman - Fed and well-rested, combat uniform; Air Force-issued ballistic vests; x1 M16 + 4 magazines; x1 SIG Sauer P226 + 2 clips; x1 charged MCRP 3-403B (for officers and NCOs).

TRANSIT
Both: BP+AP

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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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CONTEXT​

After considering recommendations from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Gore ordered OPERATION NIGHTINGALE to be put into effect. The operation uses units from three of the four branches of the United States Armed Forces and includes the use of American military personnel on two different continents. The operation consists of two major task forces, the first being the mobilization of several Air Force Squadrons in Alaska, and the second being the operational deployment of the Navy's Carrier Strike Group One which will be carrying a battalion of Marines and an Air Force Security Forces squadron. Due to the present instability in the Russian Federation, and the ongoing possibility of a coup d'etat, the Air Force would begin combat air patrols over Alaskan airspace for defensive purposes. While the situation in Russia could dramatically escalate beyond what the rest of the world could control, communist strikes in other countries were equally worrying. President Gore decided that because the United States could face significant resistance from the Russian Federation if America were to try to intervene in its internal politics, it would make more logistical sense to forward deploy to the Black Sea in the event that the Ukrainian government was in danger of a communist coup as well. At the very least, the presence of an American carrier strike group could be psychologically intimidating, and at most a deployment of the Marines could be made into Ukraine if necessary.

PACIFIC THEATER​

The 20th and 21st Fighter Squadrons were put on standby while the 22nd Fighter Squadron was issued a scramble order. 24 F-15Cs scrambled from Elmendorf AFB and would begin combat air patrols over Alaskan airspace (at 25,000 feet). Specifically, they would remain over American territory and would not change course into the sea unless legitimate threats were detected. The squadron would split off into different flights in order to cover southern Alaska (the southern region not including the Aleutian Islands and not south of Yakutat Borough), the massive western region of the State, and the central region of the state. The squadron would land to refuel at active Air Force bases in Alaska when necessary (pilots would be exchanged when refueling would take place, the previous pilots would be permitted to eat and rest). They would continue this refueling process so that there was never more than one of the three flights on the ground at one time. Ground Crews would remain on standby. Meanwhile, the 87th, 85th, and 98th Security Forces for Eareckson AFB, Eielson AFB, and Elmendorf AFB respectively were put on alert around the base and began regular armed patrols around them. Entrance to the bases was heavily restricted to only verified Air Force personnel.

EUROPEAN THEATER​

The 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron was deployed from Hurlburt Field in Florida to Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads via 10 Air Force C-130J-30s deployed from Dyess AFB in Texas. The C-130s would deploy fully fueled and piloted (by Air Force pilots) from Dyess AFB to Hurlburt Field. They would fly at their standard cruising altitude when transporting people (and speed) and would refuel at Air Force installations with the appropriate runway when necessary. From Hurlburt Field, once the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron was safely loaded onto the C-130s, they would fly to and land at N.S.A. Hampton Roads in Virginia. The 1st Squadron, with their equipment, would board the USS Tarawa. The same C-130J-30s, after refueling, would transport the 6th Marine Battalion from Camp Lejeune (Marine Corps Air Station New River) to N.S.A. Hampton Roads in Virginia. The Marines would also board the USS Tarawa with their supplies. This would bring the total number of passengers on the Tarawa to 1500.

From N.S.A. Hampton Roads, Carrier Strike Group One (now including the USS Tarawa) would deploy in a combat formation (with a safe distance between every ship) into the Atlantic Ocean under the command of Rear Admiral Edmund J. Nelson. The fleet would travel at the maximum speed possible that would allow the ships to remain in formation and prevent any from falling behind. The vessels would use the passive and active radars and sonars to actively look for threats out in the open sea as they began to head towards their destination. The USS Supply would refuel/resupply them when necessary. The fleet would travel in the quickest route possible from N.S.A. Hampton Roads to the Strait of Gibraltar. From there, they would travel in the quickest possible route to the Aegean Sea and then into the Black Sea where they were to be stationed approximately between Odesa and the western most tip of Crimea. Note that throughout this entire process, the strike group would not enter the territorial waters of any other country without their permission - this includes the nation of Ukraine, in which they would remain just outside of the nation's territorial waters. The strike group would only travel through navigable straights and waters in order to avoid grounding or damaging any of the ships, and would of course change formation when going through tighter water ways.

TRANSIT
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PACIFIC THEATER​

The aforementioned squadrons would continue combat air patrols over American-Alaskan airspace as previously mentioned. Pilots and ground crews would continue to be switched out in order to prevent fatigue. Air Combat Command at the Pentagon would remain on standby in the event that a massive deployment of fighter squadrons would be needed from the continental United States or Hawaii.

EUROPEAN THEATER​

Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1) successfully navigated the Pacific Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea without notable detection from foreign powers or civilians. As previously stated, the fleet would not enter the territorial waters of any country if they posed objections. The Department of Defense would send a notice to the Turkish government that the Navy intended to sail through the Turkish Straights into the Black Sea. If they did not object, then the fleet would continue as before - but would of course break formation when necessary in order to avoid grounding or collision with other ships. Once the fleet made it into the Black Sea, it would retake it's defensive formation which had the Tarawa at the center of it. CSG-1 would continue to sail into the Black Sea until it approached Ukrainian territorial waters. The fleet would maintain a holding pattern - meaning that it would not anchor or remain still, but would instead steam ahead in an unpredictable, random route. While doing this, they would not enter Ukrainian waters, or those of any other nation unless given permission. The fleet would continue looking for enemies and radar signatures above and below the waters. CSG-1 would maintain this pattern of passive-awareness until given different orders from the Pentagon.

From N.S.A. Hampton Roads, Carrier Strike Group One (now including the USS Tarawa) would deploy in a combat formation (with a safe distance between every ship) into the Atlantic Ocean under the command of Rear Admiral Edmund J. Nelson. The fleet would travel at the maximum speed possible that would allow the ships to remain in formation and prevent any from falling behind. The vessels would use the passive and active radars and sonars to actively look for threats out in the open sea as they began to head towards their destination. The USS Supply would refuel/resupply them when necessary. The fleet would travel in the quickest route possible from N.S.A. Hampton Roads to the Strait of Gibraltar. From there, they would travel in the quickest possible route to the Aegean Sea and then into the Black Sea where they were to be stationed approximately between Odesa and the western most tip of Crimea. Note that throughout this entire process, the strike group would not enter the territorial waters of any other country without their permission - this includes the nation of Ukraine, in which they would remain just outside of the nation's territorial waters. The strike group would only travel through navigable straights and waters in order to avoid grounding or damaging any of the ships, and would of course change formation when going through tighter water ways.

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PACIFIC THEATER​

The aforementioned squadrons would continue combat air patrols over American-Alaskan airspace as previously mentioned. Pilots and ground crews would continue to be switched out in order to prevent fatigue. Air Combat Command at the Pentagon would remain on standby in the event that a massive deployment of fighter squadrons would be needed from the continental United States or Hawaii. The air patrols would end once CSG-1 safely returned to the United States.

EUROPEAN THEATER​

With no major update in the situation that would warrant a response from the United States, the President ordered the return of Carrier Strike Group 1 to the United States. CSG-1 would return to the United States in the same way in which it arrived. All of the same precautions that were taken previously were taken again, including the individual passage of each ship through the Turkish Straights as opposed to traveling in some kind of formation. Also, shortly before the strike group passed the Straight of Gibraltar, the Spanish would be securely informed that they were leaving the Mediterranean Sea and would be passing through. The strike group would not enter into the waters of another nation if they objected, and would first ask for permission before going through any nation's territorial waters - though doing this would be avoided. The fleet would continue to passively and actively monitor their radar and sonar systems, and the crews would continue to switch out in twelve-hour shifts. Their final destination would be the same port they departed from in Virginia originally.

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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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All United States forces deployed to Europe returned to North America without any interference or trouble. All ships returned to their home ports and sailors were given some shore time. The Air Force ceased Air Combat Patrols over Alaska, but would remain vigilant. All forces were now stationed where they were before Operation Nightingale began and America's defensive status was back to normal. The situations in Russia and Ukraine would continue to be monitored. The Defense Department would begin considering who to award recognition to for deployments in European and Pacific theaters.

OPERATION CONCLUDED​

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