United States | Operation Poseidon

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OPERATION POSEIDON​

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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
Enterprise-class Aircraft Carrier	USS Enterprise	Total: 5800 / Compliment: 3000 / Pilots: 250 / Support: 1,550	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
Virginia-class Submarine	USS Virginia	135	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Virginia-class Submarine	USS Texas	135	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Supply-class Support Ship	USS Supply	600	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Supply-class Support Ship	USS Rainer	600	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler	USNS Henry J. Kaiser	113	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler	USNS Joshua Humphreys	113	Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia

DETAILS
Enterprise-class - Fully Fueled; Aviation reserves fully fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; Standard armaments including: x3 NATO Sea Sparrow; x3 Phalanx CIWS; x2 RAM launchers; Standard countermasures/decoys; x55 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and all of their necessary armaments and equipment; x10 Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk; x5 Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye; x2 C-25 Greyhound.
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 torpedoes); 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; x2 Sikorsky MH-60S.
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 Launcher; 96-cell Mk 41 VLS: x15 RUM-139A VL-ASROC, x10 RIM-161 SM-3, x30 RIM-66 Standard MR, x16 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; x1 Sikorsky MH-60S.
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; x2 Sikorsky MH-60S.
Virginia-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 3 month journey; x12 VLS tubes + 12 Tomahawk BGM-109 missiles, x4 533 mm torpedo tubes + 13 Mk-48 torpedoes.
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.
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.

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MARINE CORPS DEPLOYMENT​

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2nd Marine Regiment
Colonel Matthew Hunt​

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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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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CONTEXT​

Operation Leapfrog was considered to be an exceptional success by the Navy. There has been a substantial gap in time since the last American aircraft carrier had made a trans-oceanic journey. While it has remained secret that Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1) had numerous extra frigates, cruisers, and destroyers added to it so that a blockade, or "Quarantine," of Eastern Russia could be performed along with possible assistance from the Korean Navy. This decision came directly from the President after a lengthy discussion with the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the White House. The mission of Operation Leapfrog changed from simply repositioning CSG-1 to preventing other countries from providing material aid to the communist separatists in Russia. Ultimately, the United States Navy and Marine Corps were prepared to go kinetic in order to defend the the sovereignty of Korea. After returning home, and with the start of Operation Neptune, the Navy decided to move forward with making the strategic deployment of American carriers for a variety of reasons, but primarily to: justify the acquirement of more CSGs, coordinate with the Navy to reiterate the importance of surface fleets, and to provide the Navy the capability to more rapidly respond to international crises by already having a fleet at sea. Due to the declared war between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of South Africa, the President ordered CSG-1s deployment to the South Atlantic and to possibly expand the operation to include Air Force reconnaissance vehicles once the fleet had made it to their destination.

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The 6th Marine Battalion were flown in to Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Virginia. The entire 6th Battalion was loaded onto the Enterprise-class supercarrier, USS Enterprise. Afterwards, all of the above listed ships were mobilized and deployed with their uniformed and well-rested crews (in the manner in which they are described above), equipment, and vehicles out into the open Atlantic Ocean. The ships were arranged so that the carrier was at the center of the formation; the Supply-class and Henry J. Kaiser-class vessels sailed on either side of the carrier; the Ticonderogas sailed ahead and behind of the carrier; the Arleigh Burke destroyers were positioned so that two escorted the carrier from the front, one was on either side, and one sailed in front of the leading Ticonderoga; one of the Virginia-class submarines was underwater at the top right of the formation while the other was at the bottom left of the formation; trailing behind the fleet were the two Spruance-class destroyers. The spacing between ships was to U.S. Navy rules and regulations and were spaced so that there was sufficient room for the vessels to make dramatic maneuvers. Other than the submarines which were 750 feet below the water level, no ship was closer than 800 feet to the other ships - the only exception to this would be when the Supply-class ships were resupplying or refueling the other ships. The submarines would of course submerge once they were out to sea and it was safe to do so. Once the fleet was in international waters, they would sail out from the East Coast of the United States, into the open North Atlantic Ocean, into the Sargasso Sea, and then back into the Atlantic, past the equator and into the Southern Atlantic Ocean, and to 250 miles off the coast of South Africa (specifically south south-west of Cape Town, South Africa). The vessels would be resupplied (or refueled) from the Supply-class ships when necessary. At all times one of the E-2C Hawkeyes were in the air at cruising altitude to securely provide live Early Warning Data to the fleet by using its equipment and instruments on board. The E-2Cs would take shifts of five hours, or would switch out before they had expended 20% of their fuel. They were piloted by navy pilots who were wearing their proper uniforms, gear, and flight suits in order to properly function in and survive the operation. All of the ships and boats would use their active and passive radar and sonar in order to detect for vessels or aircraft - any such vehicle would be securely reported to the flag bridge of the Enterprise. The U.S. Navy did not publish that this deployment was taking place and there was no press release of it doing so.


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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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CONTEXT​

Events in the Middle East forced President Gore to change the plans of Carrier Strike Group One. Rear Admiral Nelson was securely informed that tensions had significantly risen between Israel and Palestine, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. He was given orders to bring CSG-1 into the eastern Mediterranean Sea as quickly as possible. He was not given further details on the political situation, but was specifically told to maintain the sovereignty of the airspace and waters around the fleet and to remain on a heightened alert once they neared Cypress. Rear Admiral Nelson was also securely informed that further reinforcements may be coming from the United States.

ATLANTIC THEATER​

After arriving roughly 250 miles off the coast of South Africa, as mentioned above, the fleet would turn around and maintain the same formation while heading up the Coast of Africa towards Europe. The fleet would take the quickest route from its current location to international waters outside of Cape Verde. From there they would continue to the Strait of Gibraltar and would sail to outside of the territorial waters of Cypress, between Cypress and Israel. While passing through the Strait of Gibraltar and through tighter stretches of international water, the fleet would sail closer together or otherwise change the aforementioned formation of the fleet in order to avoid running aground or colliding with other ships. Throughout this entire journey, the fleet would not enter the territorial waters of any nation other than Spain (and the United Kingdom, if necessary). The Spanish would be securely informed at least twelve hours in advance that CSG-1 would be travelling through the Strait into the Mediterranean Sea. Once the fleet passed the island of Crete, it would be put on a heightened state of alert. The vessels would be resupplied (or refueled) from the Supply-class ships and Henry J. Kaiser-class oilers when necessary. At all times one of the E-2C Hawkeyes were in the air at cruising altitude to securely provide live Early Warning Data to the fleet by using its equipment and instruments on board. The E-2Cs would take shifts of five hours, or would switch out before they had expended 20% of their fuel. They were piloted by navy pilots who were wearing their proper uniforms, gear, and flight suits in order to properly function in and survive the operation. All of the ships and boats would use their active and passive radar and sonar in order to detect for vessels or aircraft - any such vehicle would be securely reported to the flag bridge of the Enterprise. The submarines would remain 750 feet below the surface unless it of course became unsafe for them to do so, in which case they would rise closer to the surface or take a different route in order to avoid hitting the ocean floor.

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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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EUROPEAN THEATER​

For the first time in what felt like ages, an American Carrier Strike Group sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar, past Malta and Cyprus, and into the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Now with authorization from the United States Congress, the President had a mandate to keep peace in the region. The CSG would remain in the KM-sector, as previously designated. The fleet itself (with the carrier at the center) would specifically be located at coordinates: 33.494704, 30.331710. The fleet arrived to its destination just after it was reported that shots were fired at the South African President's aircraft. From the bridge of the USS Enterprise, Rear Admiral Nelson ordered all of the ships to general quarters, which sent all of the sailors and marines to their battle stations. Under no circumstances would any of the ships drop anchor or stop - the fleet would maintain a "Holding Pattern" meaning that it would stay within the same 5-mile radius of the aforementioned coordinates and would maintain its formation. At all times a E-2C Hawkeye would remain in the air at the appropriate altitude over the general area of the carrier and the fleet so that it could get it could obtain its maximum radar range. Before any of the E-2Cs would take off they would be fueled, manned by the appropriate number of pilots, and all appropriate internal checks would be taken before they would take a standard takeoff from an Enterprise-class Carrier. The Hawkeye would securely transmit all data to the carrier and the rest of the fleet in the standard manner and would immediately report all hostile aircraft. Once the Hawkeye would be reduced to 20% fuel, a second Hawkeye would be deployed (to the same standards as previously mentioned) and take the place of the original which would be permitted to land on the carrier (in the standard fashion) and be stored in the carrier's hangar until it was time to use it again. The Hawkeyes and pilots would rotate so that no one aircraft or crew was ever used twice in a row, and so that the pilots could be well-rested. The crews would never operate for more than a 10-hour shift - if the shift was to end before fuel dropped to 20%, then the Hawkeyes would switch out as previously mentioned. Effectively, there would never be a situation where there was no Hawkeye in a holding pattern over the fleet, but there would sometimes be a situation where there were two Hawkeyes in the sky at once. Meanwhile, all of the ships of the fleet would also maintain active and passive radar and sonar in order to watch for any aircraft.

Meanwhile, seven of the Enterprise's F/A-18E/F Super Hornets were scrambled into the skies. The Super Hornets were fully fueled, had their proper pre-flight checks done, were manned by the appropriate number of well-rested pilots in their flight suits, and the aircraft were (each) armed with the following: x1 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan, 412 rounds; x7 AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles; x4 AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles; chaf and standard countermeasures and flares. Two of the Super Hornets would fly in formation (no closer than 150 feet from each other) at about 45,000 feet in the air. These two would fly above the fleet and would maintain a holding pattern over it. Meanwhile, the other five F/A-18E/F Super Hornets were ordered to fly north, North East towards the last known location of Springbok 53 which was believed to have been shot down, but as of yet this was not confirmed. The five Hornets were flying at 10,000 feet above sea level in a standard "V" formation with one aircraft at the spear tip and two on either side in a fall-back formation - similar to how a flock of birds flies. The Hornets flew from the approximate position of the carrier (33.494704, 30.331710) to the approximate last-known position of Springbok 53 which was about 180 miles north, northwest. Under no circumstances would any of the aircraft or ships go into the territorial waters or airspace of any nation.

"United States Navy calling Springbok 53, United States Navy calling Springbok 53. Please respond," radioed Captain Lewis who was leading the formation.
"This is Captain Lewis of the United States Navy, transmitting on all frequencies to Springbok 53. Springbok 53, please respond," he repeated on all open frequencies, including emergency ones. This would be repeated a number of times. Meanwhile, the F/A-18E/Fs would keep a very careful eye out over the Mediterranean for what appeared to be fire or derbies on the open seas. If they saw anything that resembled to be debris, they would fly down for a closer look. The Hornets would return to the fleet and land on the carriers when their fuel reserves made it to the amount they needed to travel back to the carrier, plus an additional 10%. The Hornets would continue to securely receive data from the Hawkeye while also using their own radar to monitor the skies. They were constantly listening for any incoming radio traffic directed at them. The Hornets were travelling at cruising speed and were not using their afterburners unless required to as in normal flight operations (in order to conserve fuel).

Meanwhile, the USS Paul F. Foster began making its way towards the area of international waters where the aircraft could have possibly crashed. The ship would not enter the territorial waters of any other nation, nor would it get within ten miles of the border of the territorial waters of any nation.

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EUROPEAN THEATER​

The five Hornets spotted what appeared to be burning debris and circled it a few times. The position of the largest mass of debris in international waters was securely reported to the Enterprise. The USS Paul F. Foster, which was already in the area, was directed to the coordinates given by the five Hornets which had now been ordered to return to the Enterprise to land and then refuel - they did this according to standard Navy procedures and of course did it one at a time, utilizing the necessary equipment and crew aboard the Enterprise in order to do so (as well as returning the aircraft into hangers a necessary). Two Navy pilots aboard the Spruance-class destroyer boarded one of the two Sikorsky MH-60S helicopters along with three members of the crew of the Paul F. Foster. The necessary pre-flight checks were performed, the helicopter was fully fueled, and it took off without incident. The helicopter then flew around three-hundred feet over the surface of the water at a slow speed (around twenty miles per hour) to allow the crew to take pictures of the debris and securely report the location of where the destroyer should sail to. The helicopter would continue to fly around the area and conduct reconnaissance and look for any identifying pieces of the aircraft. Once the helicopter reached fuel levels of 15% remaining, it would return to the ship. Once the destroyer was in the degree field, pieces of debris would be pulled aboard and examined - a picture of each piece of debris that could safely be brought on board was pictured and cereal numbers were searched for. The Navy continued to listen on all frequencies for a response from the South African aircraft, however all indications appeared to be that it was shot down. Eventually, debris would be brought on board that would indicate that it was indeed the South African aircraft. Both of the helicopters aboard the destroyer would be manned and operated as before, except now they began looking for survivors. Considering that the aircraft likely exploded midair, it was unlikely that any would be found. Nevertheless the destroyer and its helicopters would search for the rest of the day. The helicopters would land back on the Paul F. Foster when necessary to refuel. If no survivors were found, then the the destroyer would rejoin the rest of the American fleet. The fleet would remain in the same area but, as stated before, would continue moving together - as a unit - unpredictably while staying within the same general area.

Meanwhile, the two Hornets that were flying in formation above the fleet would of course land when necessary to refuel, and would be replaced by two different Hornets with different pilots in order to avoid fatigue. Pre-flight checks would be done, the aircraft would be fueled, and the two new Hornets would fly the same way as the previous two had before in order to keep an eye over the fleet. The Hawkeyes would continue doing their rotations. Once Rear Admiral Nelson was securely informed that wreckage of the South African aircraft had been found, he would securely transmit this information to the Pentagon in Washington, who would securely inform the President.

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EUROPEAN THEATER​

Orders securely came from the Pentagon for the fleet to go onto the move again. Rear Admiral Nelson securely informed Polish Vice Admiral Konstanty Lew five hours in advance that the carrier group would be leaving the Mediterranean Sea. He welcomed the Polish fleet to sail with CSG-1 past Sicily if they wished. After five hours had passed, the fleet would indeed begin to move. All of the Hornets would first land on the carrier and be properly stored in the hangars. The Hakweyes would continue their rotations as stated above and continue to securely transmit radar data to the fleet - the vessels of the fleet itself would also continue to use their own passive and active radar to detect any foreign aircraft or aquatic vessels. The fleet sailed in the same formation listed above, however the vessels would move closer together when necessary to avoid going in any other nation's territorial waters. The Italians were securely informed that the fleet would be sailing by and that two of the United States oilers would be refueling at Italian facilities in Catania, as previously discussed. The two vessels - USNS Henry J. Kaiser and USNS Joshua Humphreys - sailed to Catania following all normal international and Italian regulations. They were both flying the United States flag and securely informed the harbor master that they were coming in. They followed all proper navigational charts and guides in order to stay in the correct channel and lanes, and then docked to begin refueling. Once they were finished, they each left the harbor in basically the same way they entered (while also securely informing the proper local authorities) and sailed back to the fleet. All of the ships and boats would avoid running aground and remain in open waters, even if it meant breaking formation. CSG-1 was about 100 miles off the coast of Catania and made sure to stay out of Italian territorial waters. Once they rejoined the fleet, CSG-1 continued to sail west, being sure to not pass through any nation's territorial waters other than that of Spain and the United Kingdom. Spain was securely informed that the United States would once again be going through the Strait of Gibraltar. After the fleet was 100 miles from the mainland coast of Europe, they were taken off of battle stations; that night, at dinner, every sailor was offered an extra scoop of ice cream. The submarines of the fleet continued to sail safely beneath the waves, as described above, and continued to remain a safe distance from the sea floor and of course not too close to the surface (again, as described above). The fleet would then sail until it was about 15 miles off the coast of the Chesapeake Bay where it would remain in formation and continue to sail in circles, as a fleet, until given further orders. Throughout this entire part of the operation, the ships would of course be refueled and replenished when necessary by the oilers and support ships.

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ATLANTIC THEATER​

Carrier Strike Group One returned to the United States, specifically twenty-five miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, with little fanfare as their deployment to Europe and return to North America was classified. All of the ships were restocked and refueled via the oilers and supply ships. Then the oilers and replenishment ships properly docked at the ports of Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads so that they could refuel and replenish with fresh supplies. The armed patrols around the fleet involving the Super Hornets as well as watchful patrols of the Hawkeyes, continued as described above. The fleet itself would continue moving, together as a unit, unpredictably but maintaining the same ten-mile general area. The fleet would continue to actively watch for surface vessels and aircraft that may pose it some kind of threat while the Virginia-class submarines remained below the water, but would be sure to be at least a quarter of a mile away from the outer perimeter of the fleet. While in the specific area that they were in, they would not go below 100 feet and would of course use navigational charts and maps to ensure that they did not ground themselves with the seafloor - which they would actively avoid doing.

The two C-25 Greyhounds were prepped for flight and brought to the flight deck of the Enterprise. All standard pre-flight checks were done and their proper internal temperatures were established. The aircraft were fueled appropriately for the trip they were about to make. One of the aircraft would make 19 trips, while the other would make twenty. Each time, both of them were loaded with twenty-six Marines that were aboard the carrier. When departing from the carrier, the aircraft would of course launch at separate times (with at least ten minutes between the launches), and would launch in the standard way that a C-25 Greyhound does from an aircraft carrier. Then, the Greyhounds would fly at around 10,000 feet above sea level to Naval Air Station Oceana where they would properly land, individually with enough time for the first aircraft to clear the runway. After this, the aircraft would proceed to a terminal so that the Marines could disembark. From there, the Marines were given free tickets aboard buses or trains back to their home base. Meanwhile the C-25 would, assuming it still had enough fuel, do all necessary pre-flight checks before taking off again in the proper manner, flying to the Enterprise and performing a standard landing for such an aircraft. This would be repeated until all of the Marines were off of the carrier. Also, after the tenth flight, the pilots and crew would be switched out for fresh pilots and crew. Once this was over, the crews would leave the Greyhounds, the fuel would be properly removed, and they would be stored back where they were before within the carrier.

Rear Admiral Nelson, aboard the flag bridge of the USS Enterprise, awaited further orders as he essentially kept his fleet in a holding pattern. The men and women aboard the vessels and boats of CSG-1 would be able to rest easy knowing that they were on their home turf and were allotted additional recreational time while the replenishment ships and oilers restocked and refueled. The location of the fleet, and the fact that they were even in the Western Hemisphere, was kept secret.

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ATLANTIC THEATER​

All of the vessels of Carrier Strike Group One returned to their home ports in the United States. American vessels, vehicles, and equipment were given their regular maintenance after such a deployment and disposable food and unneeded fuel were removed from the appropriate places so that no systems would become damaged or contaminated. The sailors were given leave on shore and the Navy remained on standby for any kind of activation. Rear Admiral Nelson was informed by one of his friends in the higher ups of the Office of Naval Intelligence that a deployment may soon be ordered in order to help defend British interests in the Mediterranean. For the meantime, Nelson waited to get a call from the Pentagon.

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