The following Press Release was issued by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to all Eutopian news outlets.
The following message is sent to the President, all Ministers and thier staffs, all Members of the Assembly and Senators, and all ranking military officers.
[OOC: This thread will contain the "action" side of this exercise. Also, responses to exercise messages should be posted here (unless directed to another player).
Anyone is welcome to post here. These are large exercises; anyone could run into troop movements, or decide to protect the exercise, or whatever.
The mods have authorized me, as exercise coordinator, to play some NPCs. Any questions on that should be forwarded to them.
Thanks]
PRESS RELEASE
FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
The President of Eutopia has authorized the Eutopian armed forces to begin a major military exercise, code-named HIDDEN HERALD. The purpose of this announcement is to inform the citizens of Eutopia of this exercise. Any large-scale movement of troops or military equipment that may be witnessed in the next few weeks is likely connected to this exercise, and should not be a matter for concern.
By the nature of large-scale exercise, it is likely that some damage will occur to civilian property. Claims for damages arising from this exercise may be forwarded to the Ministry for Defense, Intelligence, and Security, for review and payment.
The following message is sent to the President, all Ministers and thier staffs, all Members of the Assembly and Senators, and all ranking military officers.
EXERCISE MESSAGE
HIDDEN HERALD
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Within the week Exercise HIDDEN HERALD will begin. Any and all of your and your staffs may be expected to participate in this exercise. The United States, Tilipia and St. Espirit have all been asked to observe.
Any message relating to the exercise will be clearly marked, in the manner of this message. Within reason, please treat it as an actual communications and respond accordingly.
Exercise Background
One week ago, Eutopian intelligence officers intercepted an arms shipment from Albona to an Albonan splinter group near New Lancaster. The MTIA has issued a strong protest to the Albonan government, which has not responded.
Albona is an island nation approximately two thousand miles from Eutopia. It has a history of supporting Albonan nationalist in Eutopia. It has a first-class military and the ability, through light aircraft carriers and marine task forces, to project power within a large radius from Albona. Eutopian and Albona have been experiencing a period of rising tensions. Albona is not allied with Tilipia or St. Espirit.
Opposing force for this exercise will be played by OSO, the Third Division, the Marines, Atlantic Patrol Fleet North, the training squadron of the Air Force, and other units deemed appropriate.
Questions may be directed to the Chairman's office. A special office has been established to receive responses to exercise communications (OOC: This thread).
/s/Levarge, Exercise Coordinator
EXERCISE MESSAGE
HIDDEN HERALD
[OOC: This thread will contain the "action" side of this exercise. Also, responses to exercise messages should be posted here (unless directed to another player).
Anyone is welcome to post here. These are large exercises; anyone could run into troop movements, or decide to protect the exercise, or whatever.
The mods have authorized me, as exercise coordinator, to play some NPCs. Any questions on that should be forwarded to them.
Thanks]