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OPERATION SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES​

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NAVY DEPLOYMENT​

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CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ONE
Rear Admiral Nicholas Monroe​

Ship Class	Vessel	Compliment	Home Port
Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier	USS Nimitz	Total: 5134 /// Compliment: 3532 / Pilots: 300 / Air Wing: 1300 / NCIS Agents Afloat: 2	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Valley Forge	330	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Antietam	330	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Ticonderoga-class Guided Missile Cruiser	USS Mobile Bay	330	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS John S. McCain	323	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Ben N. Campbell	323	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Joe Lieberman	323	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS Chris Dodd	323	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer	USS William Roth	323	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Celestial-class Frigate	USS Carter Braxton	140	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Celestial-class Frigate	USS Charles Carroll	140	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Supply-class Support Ship	USNS Arctic	600	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler	USNS John Lenthall	113	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler	USNS Andrew J. Higgins	113	Naval Air Station North Island, California

CARRIER AIR WING THREE
Captain Buck Jackson​

Squadron	Aircraft	Number of Aircraft	Personnel	Garrison
Fighter Attack Squadron 111 (VFA-111)	F/A-18F Super Hornet	12	24 Pilots	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VFA-112)	F/A-18F Super Hornet	12	24 Pilots	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Fighter Attack Squadron 113 (VFA-113)	F/A-18F Super Hornet	12	24 Pilots	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Fighter Attack Squadron 114 (VFA-114)	F/A-18F Super Hornet	12	24 Pilots	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 203	F/A-18F Super Hornet	12	24 Pilots	Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California
Electronic Attack Squadron 303 (VAQ-303)	EA-16G-Growler	12	24 Pilots	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 403 (VAW-403)	E-2D Hawkeye	4	20 Pilots	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 503 (VRC-503)	C-2 Greyhound	2	4 Pilots | 4 Crew	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 607 (HMS-607)	MH-60R	6	12 Pilots | 12 Crew	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 608 (HMS-608)	MH-60R	6	12 Pilots | 12 Crew	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 609 (HMS-609)	MH-60R	5	10 Pilots | 10 Crew	Naval Air Station North Island, California
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 703 (HSC-703)	MH-60S	9	18 Pilots | 18 Crew	Naval Air Station North Island, California

DETAILS

Nimitz-class - Fully Fueled; Aviation reserves fully fueled; Non-perishable and perishable food/water for 3 month journey; Standard armaments including: x3 NATO Sea Sparrow Launchers (x8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow loaded in each); x4 Phalanx CIWS; x2 RAM launchers (x21 missiles); Standard countermeasures/decoys; Onboard: x500 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x500 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks;
Aircraft: x60 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and all of their necessary armaments and equipment; x12 EA-18G Growler; x8 MH-60S; x5 Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye; x2 C-25 Greyhound; x6MH-60M Black Hawk; x4 MH-60S; X2 MH-60R.

Ticonderoga-class - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable and 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: x5 RUM-139C (Mrk 54 Torpedo); x244 (Quad packed) RIM-162A ESSM; x40 RIM-161B (SM-3 block IA); x16 RGM/UGM-109B Tomahawk Anti-Ship Missile;
Countermeasures/decoys: Mark 36 SRBOC; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie;
Aircraft: x1 MH-60R; x1 MH-60S.
Boats: x1 RHIB (each with mounted .50 cal Machine Gun).

Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) - Fully Fueled; Non-perishable and 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 (x8 Harpoon missiles each); x2 Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: x1 per tube + full standard storage of Mark 54 torpedoes on ship; Onboard: x150 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x150 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks.
96-cell Mk 41 VLS: x10 RUM-139C (Mrk 54 Torpedo); x32 (Quad packed) RIM-162A ESSM; x5 RIM-161B (SM-3 block IA); x48 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile; x25 RGM/UGM-109B Tomahawk Anti-Ship 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 MH-60R;
Boats: x1 RHIB (each with mounted .50 cal Machine Gun).

Celestial-class Cutter - Fully Fueled; Aviation reserves fully fueled; Non-perishable food/water for 2 month journey; Well-rested, fed, and uniformed crew;
32-cell Mk 41 VLS: x5 RUM-139C (Mrk 54 Torpedo); x36 (Quad packed) RIM-162A ESSM; x3 RGM/UGM-109E Tomahawk Land Attack Missile; x15 RGM/UGM-109B Tomahawk Anti-Ship Missile;
Standard armaments including: x2 Mk 141 canister Harpoon missile launcher (x8 missiles); x1 Mk 32 triple torpedo launcher + 10 Mark 50 torpedoes stored; x2 Mk44 Bushmaster II 30-mm chain guns; x1 SeaRAM CIWS; x1 Mk 110 57mm gun; x4 crew-served .50 caliber Browning M2 machine guns; x2 crew-served M240B 7.62 mm machine guns;
Decoys: x2 Mk 36 SRBOC chaff rapid decoy launchers;
Compliment: 140 sailors;
Barracks: x100 Sig Sauer P229 DAK 9mm w/ Night Sights and x200 loaded magazines; x100 M4 Carbine and x300 loaded magazines; x10 M870P 12-gauge and x300 12-gauge shotgun shells.
Aircraft: x1 MH-60R;
Boats: x2 RHIB (each with mounted .50 cal Machine Gun).

Supply-class - Fully Fueled; Fully-stocked with non-perishable and 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;
Boats: x1 RHIB (each with mounted .50 cal Machine Gun).

Henry J. Kaiser-class Replenishment Oiler - Fully Fueled; Fully-stocked with non-perishable and 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: x60 M4A1 Carbine and associated ammo and x60 M1911 and associated ammo in barracks;
Boats: x1 RHIB (each with mounted .50 cal Machine Gun).​

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JSOC DEPLOYMENT​

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1ST SPECIAL FORCES
OPERATIONAL DETACHMENT-DELTA
Colonel Miles Kennedy​

SQUADRON	TROOP	PERSONNEL	GARRISON
Clandestine Squadron G	X-Ray Troop	16 Clandestine Operators	Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Clandestine Squadron G	Yankee Troop	16 Clandestine Operators	Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Clandestine Squadron G	Zulu Troop	16 Clandestine Operators	Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Air Mobility Squadron F	Victor Troop	12 Rotary-Wing Pilots // 12 Crew chiefs/gunners	Fort Bragg, North Carolina

DETAILS
G Squadron - Operators in this squadron have the equipment and weapons listed below, per soldier, unless noted otherwise.
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; x1 Barrett M82 (per troop); x4 flashbangs; x2 white smoke grenade, x1 orange smoke grenade; x2 red flares; x6 M67 grenade.
F Squadron - Operators in this squadron have the equipment and weapons listed below, per soldier, unless noted otherwise. Vehicles operated by F Squadron are listed below.
Vehicles: x6 Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk (each: x2 pilots + x2 gunners);
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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DEPLOYMENT ORDERS​

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CONTEXT​

In New Caledonia, Polish humanitarian aid workers and soldiers were murdered by a supposed revolutionary movement that, supposedly, wants independence for New Caledonia. Poland is in a unique situation where they are there at the invitation of the French government, but do not have sovereignty over the island. In accordance with official United States policy, the Gore Administration supports the status quo on the island - which is that it remains a part of France. Because the Polish there is at the open invitation of the French and they have not seen fit to ask them leave, the United States nominally supports their continued presence as well. However, after the attack on Polish soldiers who were doing nothing but distributing aid on the islands, the President, his National Security Council, and the Pentagon came to the consensus that a deployment of American forces into the Pacific was more than necessary. An unorganized reaction by allied, neutral, and theoretically adversarial groups in the region made it so that an American presence was needed.

In addition to the deployment of a carrier strike group from the Navy, Delta Force units were also called up to go on the operation. The deployment of Delta Force - a special force which the Federal Government did not acknowledge even existed - was unique, let alone the fact that the most secretive clandestine units in it were being sent on the mission. The Delta Force operators were flown by helicopter (at the appropriate cruising speed and altitude) from Fort Bragg to Naval Air Station North Island in California. Along the way they would refuel at U.S. military installations as needed and would then land aboard the USS Nimitz at around four in the morning before it left port.

The carrier strike group immediately began preparations for an extended deployment into the Pacific. The Secretary of The Navy also securely reached out to the Secretary of Homeland Security in the event that Coast Guard assets in teh Pacific may be needed later as well.​

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PACIFIC THEATER​

Carrier Strike Group One deployed from San Diego in an organized and normal manner, beginning with the cruisers, destroyers, frigates, and support ships, and then finally followed by the USS Nimitz. Once the fleet was approximately 100 miles off shore, it organized itself into this formation, with the USS Valley Forge leading the way. The distances of the ships from each other in that depiction are to scale. The fleet would maintain this formation unless otherwise specified. Throughout this deployment, the vessels and aircraft associated with Carrier Strike Group One would not enter the territorial waters or airspace of any country other than the United States and the United Kingdom, unless otherwise noted. This would mean that while traversing through the Pacific, the formation may slightly alter itself when going around obstacles (e.g. islands). The surface ships would use all active and passive means of radar and sonar detection. The fleet travelled at 17 knots. The route that the fleet took is depicted in the previously-linked map.

While the Nimitz was leaving port, the flight crew for one of the four E-2D Hawkeyes on board performed preflight checks and prepared one of the aircraft for takeoff. The pilots and flight crew launched the fully-fueled aircraft and flew it at its cruising speed and altitude. It generally flew in circles around the Nimitz and the fleet by using the cruisers (which formed a triangle around the Nimitz) as weigh points. The Hawkeye would monitor the sky and the surface for any and all threats and unknown flying or floating objects. Once the Hawkeye had flown through five hours of its six hour endurance, another crew for another one of the Hawkeyes would perform preflight checks and ready another Hawkeye to take off from the carrier - this process would take twenty to thirty minutes. After these checks were performed, the new Hawkeye would be launched and the original would land aboard the carrier where the crew could relax and the aircraft could be serviced. This process would repeat to prevent fatigue of any individual crew.

The fleet had a final destination of about 75 miles off the coast of New Caledonia (though the carrier and most of the other ships would be 100-240 miles off the coast of New Caledonia). The final destination is depicted in the previously linked map, and the exact coordinates for the carrier are (-24.24348, 168.396).

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Carrier Strike Group One arrived at the aforementioned location while performing the same maneuvers and tactics as previously described. The E-3s would continue to rotate in and out, with at least one in the air at the proper cruising speed and altitude cruising the skies at all times, until it would be replaced by the next at the appropriate time. The strike group would continue moving at 10 knots and would stay in formation, but this was just to stay underway and avoid being dead still at sea - the ships would maintain the same location as previously linked to in the map. The fleet was partially located 75 miles from the coast of New Caledonia (though the carrier and most of the other ships would be 100-240 miles off the coast of New Caledonia). The final destination is depicted in the previously linked map, and the exact coordinates for the carrier are (-24.24348, 168.396).

All of the surface vessels would continue to use their active and passive sonars and radars to scan for possible threats while fighter flight teams were kept on standby incase Hornets needed to be scrambled. An encrypted message was sent to the Polish, informing them that the American carrier group was in the area.

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PACIFIC THEATER​

A call from the Polish warship OKP Huragon transmitted a request for a show of force from the U.S. Navy by doing a flyover Noumea Magenta Airport. The message was first securely received on the bridge and then securely transmitted to the flag bridge of the USS Nimitz. American Naval Air Forces were currently not cleared by the Pentagon to enter the airspace over New Caledonia. Rear Admiral Monroe, commander of Carrier Strike Group One, made a call to Admiral Daniel Greene, the Commander of the Pacific Fleet, headquartered at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Monroe explained the situation to Greene, and requested clearance to buzz the airport as well as provide any and all support to stranded Polish forces who were on the ground. Greene called the Chief of Naval Operations, Ronald Underwood. Admiral Underwood briefed the President at the White House in Washington. President Gore gave the green light for Carrier Strike Group One to provided whatever assistance was necessary in order to evacuate Polish soldiers and civilians stuck on New Caledonia (if that is what they wanted), which included shows of force.

The Captain of the Nimitz directed the radio operator to respond to the Polish warship, OKP Huragon on the appropriate, secure channel.

"OKP Huragon, OKP Huragon, this is the USS Nimitz. The National Command Authority has authorized our carrier strike group to assist you in the evacuation of Polish armed forces and civilians, by any necessary means. Marine Corps fighters will buzz Noumea Magenta Airport at fourteen hundred hours local time... It will be loud. Over."

The Captain of the Nimitz ordered that two Marine and two Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets be scrambled immediately, in that order. The pilots of the ten remaining Hornets in VFA-111 were put on standby notice in the event that they would be needed to provide reinforcements. All four of the aircraft were fully fueled and would have the following armaments:

Marine Hornets
x1 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan cannon, 412 rounds
x2 AGM-88 HARM
x4 AGM-65 Maverick
x2 AIM-9 Sidewinder

Navy Hornets
x1 20 mm M61A2 Vulcan cannon, 412 rounds
x12 AIM-120C AMRAAM

The current E-3D Hawkeye operating over the fleet already had the capability to track radar targets to the other end of New Caledonia, and would have no problem keeping an eye on the skies over Noumea. For reference, the Hawkeye was currently flying near the USS USS Ben N. Campbell located at (-23.78152, 167.57261).

The Marine Corps hornets proceeded directly towards the city of Noumea, flying at their cruising altitude until they were 50 miles southeast of Noumea airport. They would then dive down to just 500 feet above sea level and continue on their direct path to the airport. The fighters remained over water and flew over the Bay of Magenta and to the airport. Both fighters, flying in formation, roared over the airport while flying over what was left of the main runway at about 750 miles per hour, just under the speed of sound, and made their presence known. Once they were at the end of the runway they pulled up to 3,000 feet, circled back, and did another flyover of the runway before heading back out to open sea and increasing their altitude to 25,000 feet. From there, they went back directly to the carrier to land, individually, using the proper procedures.

Meanwhile, the Navy Hornets would have remained 75 miles southeast of Noumea in a holding pattern at 33,000 feet as they flew in formation, at cruising speed, and awaited the safe return of their Marine Corps compatriots. They would all return to the carrier if there were no issues.

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As the situation became more stable in New Caledonia the commander of the Polish task force would contact the commander of the USS Nimitz through an encrypted ship-to-ship channel to offer his personal thanks. They had served with each other during the Thailand-Myanmar situation and then they worked together off the Canadian coast during the terrorist attacks there.

"Rear Admiral Monroe, this Komandor Anatol Pruszkowski. I believe we worked together during the Thai-Myanmar crisis and then when Canada and France were at war with one another. I wish to offer my personal appreciation for the assistance of the fighters in negotiating a peaceful resolution to the insurgency with the K.I.M. leadership. I did not expect to see you again so soon under such circumstances but I am certainly glad that you were there to answer the call when help was needed."

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An encrypted response came from the USS Nimitz after the Komandor Anatol Pruszkowski delivered his message. Rear Admiral Nicholas Monroe took direct control of the com as he transmitted his message. The flag officers on the bridge of the Nimitz listened carefully as the admiral communicated with his counterpart with the Kingdom of Poland.

"Komandor Pruszkowski, this is Rear Admiral Nicholas Monroe, commander of Carrier Strike Group One, aboard the USS Nimitz. It is good to hear from you again. I am happy to hear that you are still with us. President Gore has ordered this fleet to assist the Kingdom of Poland, and her citizens and soldiers, by any means necessary. We are here for you, and we are ready to assist in any way necessary - we have your back, sir."

Monroe was standing at the com as he waited for a response from the Polish commander.

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A smile would form on Komandor Anatol's face as the message was transmitted through the encrypted line to his receiver.

"Thank you Rear Admiral. It is good to be heard and it is good to hear from you as well. In regards to your assistance, we accept the offer for assistance and I would like to move to establish operating procedures between our forces. I would like to meet with you to discuss things in person. Would you be inclined to join me on board the OKP Huragon for dinner and a briefing of the situation on the island as we currently stand?"

The Kommandor would await a response from the encrypted channel while he prepared a notepad for quick instructions to be passed to his XO.

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The Nimitz continued her encrypted communications to the Polish fleet. "Kommanddor Pruszkowski, I accept your offer to join you aboard the OKP Hurgaon. I will join you at 1600 local time, if that is acceptable to you?"

If that was acceptable to Kommanddor Pruszkowski, Rear Admiral Monroe would dress in his full-dress uniform as a helicopter from the Nimitz was armed, manned, and fueled to take him to the Polish vessel for a meeting among peers. It would be mentioned, in advance, that two lightly armed NCIS agents would accompany the admiral, per Navy regulations, to the Polish vessel. If this was acceptable, the admiral would fly to the Polish vessel aboard a helicopter from the Nimitz at the expected cruising altitude and speed, with the appropriate amount of fuel and crew aboard. Carrier Strike Groupe One, specifically the USS Charles Carroll and the Hawkeye deployed from the Nimitz, would keep a watchful eye over the entire interaction.

The MH-60S transporting the admiral and the NCIS agents would request clearance to land aboard the Polish vessel.

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"Rear Admiral Monroe, that is acceptable. I will see you at 1600 local time. Out."

Once confirmation of the communications ended, the Kommandor would write a few notes and hand them to his XO. Detailed on the paper were orders for the ship's galley to prepare for a foreign official, and prepare food for such an occasion. The Kommandor would report that the two armed NCIS agents would be acceptable. The OKP Huragon was probably the second most defended ship in the region thanks to the Celestial-class frigates and the Yi-Sun-Sin-class destroyers situated within her sphere of influence. Not to mention nearly four hundred special forces operators onboard the ship. Second to only the USS Nimitz.

As the helicopter approached the OKP Huragon, the flight controller would squawk onto the Pilot's earpiece to relay the pertinent information for the landing and approach angle. Once the helicopter was safely on the deck, flight crews would move in safely to secure the helicopter and begin conversing with the Pilots regarding what was required for the helicopter's return visit. Once that information was garnered, the Pilots would be invited to join the crew currently in the mess for dinner while they performed whatever refueling or inspections of the aircraft was needed. Similarly, Kommandor Pruszkowski would approach the Rear Admiral in his own full dress uniform flanked by two GROM operators in their standard battle uniform, these uniforms free from the wear and tear of combat.

A hand would be offered and an almost yelling voice, one that was designed to be heard over the engines of the helicopter, "Welcome aboard the OKP Huragon, Rear Admiral. If you will come with me, we can get below deck into my mess. Your agent's are free to join us or join the rest of your crew in the crew's general mess for dinner. I believe they are having Golabki, Kotlet Schabowy, and Mizeria for dinner tonight." All of the crew, including the Kommandor and his GROM operators would be careful to not stand to where they could be damaged by the helicopters blades.

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All of the Navy and Marine Corps fighters returned to the Nimitz. Meanwhile, the Navy helicopter carrying Rear Admiral Monroe securely requested to land aboard the OKP Huragon. The pilots followed the instructions of the flight controller so that a safe landing could be made. After landing, and out of an abundance of caution, the pilots requested an additional amount of aviation fuel so that the helicopter could make it back to the Nimitz with a remaining 20% of her fuel to spare. The NCIS agents were each armed with a SIG-Sauer P228 as well as three additional magazines - one of the agents could speak Polish. The agents were there specifically to watch after the admiral, so they would remain in the general area with him - of course, they would give enough space to give him and Komandor Pruszkowski privacy.

The helicopter powered down. The pilots would take up the offer to go to the mess for Polish food, but the Aviation Warfare Systems Operator remained with the helicopter to guard it, which was Navy policy.

"Komandor, nice to meet you!" Monroe shouted over the engines of the helicopter as they wound down. Rear Admiral Monroe was in his dress white uniform since they were in a tropical region." Monroe followed Pruszkowski below decks to what was presumably the officer's mess, or the Komandor's private quarters, or some other private space. When they went in one of these rooms, the NCIS agents would give them both absolute privacy and just remain outside.

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The Komandor would lead the Rear Admiral down into the safety and quiet below the deck of the landing deck of the Huragon-class Amphibious Assault Ship. The series of gangways and passageways would lead the group of men to the private mess for the Komandor which had been utilized less than his predecessors. The GROM operators would join the NCIS agents outside the room to provide additional guard for the meeting taking place.

"Thank you for coming, Rear Admiral. It is a pleasure to meet you in person. First I would like to thank you for meeting with me and I must apologize that such a meeting is taking place during such trying times for New Caledonia. AARs from the ground indicate that your fast-and-low flight over the airport had the desired outcome for the meeting taking place there. Because of that we have taken into custody three high ranked leadership of the KIM faction as well as half a dozen lower ranking leadership. While hostilities are sporadic at this current time, we can only anticipate that the they will begin to die down now that we have armored vehicles and additional personnel to help police the insurgents. It is my belief, and the belief of my command that we will be ingrained in a large level counter-insurgency operation on the island for some time, at least until, pardon my French, France's government is able to pull their heads from their asses and provide aide and reinforcement for the islands. The reason for me asking you to come is two fold.

First is to bolster relations between our two nations by having a friendly conversation with a likeminded fellow. Hopefully what we accomplish here will be felt ten fold between our two nations.

Second is to ask for additional assistance whilst your carrier group remains within range of the island. I cannot and will not ask you to stay here indefinitely but whilst your orders mandate that you stay close by I would like to ask for assistance from your forces. Anything you might be able to offer."

At that time a group of three men in the Polish seamen uniform would approach the NCIS agents and GROM operators. Two would be carrying serving platters and one would be carrying utensils. If inspected they would find fried Mahi-Mahi caught fresh and still steaming, sautéed cabbage, and roasted sweet potatoes. The second server would be carrying mango-pineapple sorbet as a desert that was being kept chilled by packed ice.

"I don't normally utilize my private quarters, preferring to eat amongst my officers, but I have made an exception for your visit, Rear Admiral."

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Admiral Monroe listened carefully to the Komandor as he spoke and made some requests. Monroe quietly wondered to himself what exactly the Polish were doing here and why they had such an interest in New Caledonia, but he was not a politician and he did not have the responsibility of making political decisions. Instead, he was bound to follow orders and to execute the policy of the United States government via military means. Both of the men were presumably sitting now, so Monroe shifted in his seat as the Komandor asked for further assistance.

"I am happy to hear that our flyby was successful in helping your forces end violence on the island, Komandor. Please be more specific, why do you need assistance, and what would you like us to do?" he asked.

One of the NCIS agents would accompany the seamen into the private quarters as they served the food. Once they left, the NCIS agent would leave as well.

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