[COLD WAR, GONE HOT]

Art by @m1928tommygun on Twitter

SITREP:

It is the 8th of May, and the European front has collapsed. NATO elements within West Germany, with the exception of SOUTHAG (3rd ID, 2nd ACR, 1 Armoured, & 1st ID), have been pulled out to hold the French-German border & Benelux States. In-field reports from NCOs & COs, alongside theatre commanders and local SIGINT/HUMINT, conclude that the European Theatre is currently in a stalemate, devolving into a war of attrition.

10 days ago, on the 29th of April, the US-DOD, SEATO High Command, and CIA concluded opening operations within Asia was necessary. Under Waived Special Access Program (SAP) 'Pink Mittens', MAC-V-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies & Observations Group) has been reactivated, now designated 'JTF-SOG' (Joint Task Force, Special Observations Group) with the cooperation of The Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Taiwan, and the oversight of the Department of Defence & Central Intelligence Agency. 

Alongside ~10 men belonging to 19th SFG being flown into Pakistan to conduct reconnaissance alongside the SSG (Pakistani Special Service Group) along the Himalayas, a ~30 man element from the 5th SFG have been flown into Bangkok on the 2nd of May. Alongside manpower from American SOF, elements from the NZSAS, SASR, FSSR (First Scout Ranger Reg., Filipino), 160th SOAG (Special Operations Aviation Group), and 20th SOS (Special Operations Squadron) have been flown in as well. Thai Forces are also advised to be assisting within JTF-SOG operations, from units such as the Pa Wai Airborne and Thahan Phran. Previous Psychological Operations by covert CIA flights and operations have also been able to recruit former CIDG (Civilian Irregular Defence Group) & ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam, Former South-Vietnamese Military) troopers, alongside oppressed ethnic & religious minorities, to fight with JTF-SOG Recon Teams.

With cooperation from the Royal Thai Army & Air Force, SEATO have set up a Mini-FOB within Don Muang Royal Thai Airbase, Bangkok, consisting of a Recon Bar, 2 Barracks Blocs, and a JOC (Joint Operations Centre). With funding from Taiwanese shells, multiple flats within Bangkok have also been rented for use by JTF-SOG members. Multiple outposts & enclaves have been established on Thai borders, being ferry points for RT (Recon Teams) to infiltrate and extract in/out of CAAP (Central Anti-Aggression Party) territory. With funding from the CIA, DOD, and Taiwanese Government, multiple shell companies have been set up to covert up JTF-SOG & SEATO operations within Southeast Asia. This includes: Air America/Cathay-Aero Charter Services, South China Sea Logistics, and Siam-Pacific Import & Trust Ltd.

With the circumstances and current policy of China & the CAAP, JTF-SOG must remain untraceable while in service. There is no room for error.

OPORD:

EXECUTION:

JTF-SOG has been compiled into 5 different RTs (Recon Teams);

-  RT Chatanika
Area of Operations (AO): Embedded into Far Northern Indochina, tasked with conducting SIGINT & HUMINT operations within highland Vietnam & Laos, along with authorized incursions into Yunnan, China. 

Operational Objectives: Conduct deniable, and accurate, reconnaissance, SIGNINT, and HUMINT on both known and suspected CAAP outposts & enclaves. Element 'Chatanika' is authorized to conduct wiretapping operations, photography, surveying and mapping operations on both Laotian, Vietnamese and Chinese territory, though at discretion. 

Available Assets: Local partisan fighters, rebels, and minor air reconnaissance via Air America/Cathay-Aero PC-6 Porters.

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- RT Katherine
Area of Operations: Embedded within the volatile Tri-Border Area (Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea/Cambodia), amidst thick jungle and lowland, wet terrain. 

Operational Objectives: Conduct both covert and overt operations, and collect intelligence without attracting attention of Chinese & Indochinese Command. Recon Team Katherine is authorized to conduct asset & intelligence recovery, reconnaissance, SIGINT/HUMINT, wiretapping, and counter-reconnaissance operations, though with absolute care. Under no circumstance is RT Katherine to give any idea of US/SEATO intervention within the region.

Available Assets: Local partisans and rebels, CIA-trained Montagnard scouts, minor assistance via Air America/Cathay-Aero PC-6 Porters & C-47 Skytrains (reconnaissance, mobile command & control). It is advised that C-47 Command & Control Centres are only avail between 00:00 - 05:00, local.

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- RT Plymouth
Area of Operations: North & Northeastern Laos, among mountainous and highland territory. 

Operational Objectives: Establish concealed, long term autonomous listening posts & observation posts (LP/OPs) and conduct long range reconnaissance patrols (LRRPs) on/near CAAP supply routes, roads and CAAP oriented villages within the designated AO. RT Plymouth is authorized to track, monitor, photograph, and record any and all valuable intelligence and data.

Available Assets: Antonov An-2 Colts (reconnaissance, air photography), allocated minor element of CIA-trained Montagnard scouts.  

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- RT Kalasin
Area of Operations: Along & within the Burmese-Laotian border, within and along the Mekong River, thick jungle & brush and in Laotian highlands within the AO.

Operational Objectives: Intercept, document and gather intelligence on suspected clandestine Laotian-Burmese meetings between neutral Burmese forces and known Communist Laotian patrols. RT Kalasin is authorized to conduct LRRPs, HUMINT/SIGINT, photography, and to establish static LP/OPs & surveillance sites. RT Kalasin is to cohere to non-engagement parameters. 

Available Assets: Locally trained Partisan forces and scouts.

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- RT Cuyo
Area of Operations: Along the coastlines of Kampuchea/Cambodia & Vietnam, facing the South China Sea, Gulf of Tonkin and Gulf of Thailand. Alongside coastal and naval operations, RT Cuyo is also embedded within the Mekong Delta & South Kampuchea/Cambodia. 

Operational Objectives: Intercept, document and conduct covert intelligence operations on littoral and naval CAAP operations, of both Chinese and Indochinese origin. RT Cuyo is authorized to conduct SIGINT/HUMINT, LRRPs, coastal landings, and maritime counter-intelligence/reconnaissance. 

Available Assets: Various locally built 'Sampan' fishing craft, Grumman HU-16 Albatrosses (infil/exfil sticks, aerial surveillance), various fishing junk boats

SUSTAINMENT:

JTF-SOG will be sustained & supported via US-DOD, CIA & Taiwanese funding, CIA & Thai NIA (National Intelligence Agency). 

Logistics and funding will be routed via both various major and minor shell companies, including;

- Air America/Cathay-Aero Charter Services
Registers, operates and oversees all aerial assets within use by JTF-SOG within the greater Indochina AO. 

Rotor Wing Assets:
- Bell UH-1N/H Iroquois/Huey. Utilized as infiltration and exfiltration slicks for RTs within the AO.
  
Fixed Wing Assets:
- Pilatus PC-6 Porter. Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) utility plane, used for operations in which conventional rotor wing assets cannot land, or where it is unsafe for conventional fixed wing craft to land. Infil/Exfil sticks, covey riding, aerial reconnaissance.
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain. Utilized as both infiltration (airborne drops) and mobile command & control centres.
- Fairchild NC-123B Provider. Modified NC-123K, fitted with electronic surveillance. Stripped of ordnance and turbojets, lacking any offensive capability.
- Antonov An-2 Colt. Mock up CAAP bi-planes, used for covey riding and aerial reconnaissance.
- Grumman HU-16 Albatross. Maritime capable aircraft, utilized for littoral operations and covey riding over the Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Thailand, and South China Sea.

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- South China Sea Logistics
Manages the black-market procurement, crating, and distribution of the multi-national weapons mosaic, tracking no forensic connection to Western military arsenals.

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- Siam-Pacific Import & Trust Ltd
Securely handles all local property leases for anonymous Bangkok city flats and liquid cash pools for local asset procurement. 

COMMAND AND SIGNAL:

JTF-SOG will operate under near radio silence under operation parameters. Administrative and tactical authority will be centred within Don Muang Royal Thai Air Base, Bangkok, FOB-1 JTF-INDOCHINA.

Command Nodes
- Central Command, FOB-1, JTF-INDOCHINA, designated 'Grandpa' under confidential JTF-SOG & 'Pink Mittens' documentation. Located within Don Muang Royal Thai Air Base, Bangkok, and consists of a JOC (Joint Operations Centre), x2 Barracks Blocks, and a 'Recon Bar'. 

- Joint Command, FOB-2, JTF-INDOCHINA, designated 'Auntie' under confidential JTF-SOG & 'Pink Mittens' documentation. Located within Udon Thani Royal Thai Air Base, Northeast Thailand. Consisted of hangars, x1 Barracks Bloc, LCC (Launch Control Centre) and another 'Recon Bar'. 

- Forward Operating Sites, consisting of outposts and enclaves on Thai borders. RTs and personnel alike are to be rotated in and out of ~20 total outcrops on the border, in which they are to deploy from rather than straight in and out of FOB-1 & FOB-2.

- Rest & Recouperation will be rotated every ~4 weeks in and out of mission parameters. Alongside FOB-1 and FOB-2, multiple flats have been rented via Siam-Pacific Import & Trust Ltd., which are available for JTF-SOG personnel to use within conduct.

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Signals and Communication 
- Radio Transmissions in field are prohibited, and when transmitting, RTOs (Radio Telephone Operators) are to refrain from lengthy or detailed communication, both inbound and outbound, from or to command. Designations detailed in official SAP dossiers must be avoided when in communication via SATCOM. Radio designations will be swapped bi-weekly. 

- Transmission Equipment should be handled carefully, and cannot be lost at all costs. Equipment supplied includes:
 - OA-8990/P DMDG (Digital Message Device Group) handheld text terminal
 - Motorola LST-5B satellite radio transceiver
 - Trivec-Avant AV 2040-2 SATCOM Antenna 
 - BA-5590/U Lithium Sulfur Dioxide Primary Batteries

- Backup equipment, if in any case of loss or damage of SATCOM receivers/transceivers, are:
 - AN/PRC-90 Survival Radio Transceiver
 - VS-17/GVX Signal Panel
 - SDU-5/E Distress Light Marker
 - Mk79 Pen Flare, Signal Illumination Kit

FACTIONS:

NATO:

NATO, OTAN: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. First formed in 1949, as a mutual defence group after the Second World War.

Capitalist, west-leaning collection of countries, headed by the United States, United Kingdom, and France. Rich, well funded, and well armed.

Consists of the US, UK, France, Canada, West Germany, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Greece, and Türkiye.

As of May 8th, NATO forces are entrenched on the German-French border and among the Benelux states to the north of Europe.

PACT:

The Warsaw PACT, or commonly called 'PACT', was the Eastern bloc response to NATO. Eastern leaning, communist/socialist and headed by the Soviet Union.

Consisted of The Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and Czechoslovakia.

Engaged in frontline combat along the French-German border, Benelux states and within Southern Germany.

SEATO:

The Southeast Asian Treaty Organization: SEATO. Originally formed in 1954, being the Asian equivalent to NATO. Like NATO, primarily Western & capitalist. Though dissolved in 1977 due to the loss of the Vietnam War and crippled economy of the US, it was quickly reinstated in 1978 after the American economy stabilised.

After the 1978 reboot, SEATO was put into a much more aggressive, militarized role rather than defensive.

Consisted of The US, UK, France, Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan (original countries), with Japan and Taiwan joining after it's reinstatement in 1978 from fear of CAAP.

While conventional infantry forces are still on standby, special operation elements have been embedded within Indochina as of SAP 'Pink Mittens'.

CAAP:

CAAP, or the Central Anti-Aggression Party, was formed in 1971 as the by-product of the financial stabilisation from the Soviet Union's trading bubble.

First starting with 3 countries: China, North Korea, and North Vietnam. Soon expanded into Mongolia & United Vietnam (North & South, post 1975). Kampuchea/Cambodia and Laos are honorary states, being under CAAP protection (yet not being in the alliance, fully).

On Alertness Level 1, highest on the scale.

UN & NAM:

The United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement have banded together under their failure to prevent world war. With NAM primarily headed by Yugoslavia, and backed by India, Saudi Arabia & Indonesia, and the UN following close behind, the 2 have formed into one and created the UNIPKF (United Nations International Peacekeeping Force).

Both have set out with the UNIPKF & ICRC to try alleviate the displacement, destruction, and death by the 2 sides. They've sworn to help and only help, and have disavowed the war. Both sides have been named 'irrational, disgusting movements' by the UN directorate.

CHARACTER INFO:

SFC. Vivian McAlister,
US Army, 5th SFG, JTF-SOG
1-0 (Team Lead) for RT Katherine.



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Appearance:

Described as 5'7 (171cm, average height) and weighs in at 176lb (80kg). Smaller build, but noted to be able-bodied and strong.

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Backstory:

(find out in chat aha im lazy also the backstory is kinda half baked imo)

A Scottish-American girl born in Washington State, 16th August 1964. 25. 
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Tasking:

Conduct deniable operations within Indochinese CAAP states alongside Recon Team Katherine. Leave no trace and give no plausibility of SEATO/US presence within the region. 

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JTF-SOG forces within Indochina cannot falter in their operations.
At all costs.

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CHANGELOGS:
14/10/26 (day/month), added tags, oops

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