Duke	NROTC	Nov 1996	Main TDG Page	Jan 1997	Solution A B C

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Situation:

As CO, 26th MEU(SOC) you are called to a meeting on USS Wasp (LHD 1) off Dubrovnik in the Adriatic. It is early afternoon on 7 December. There you are introduced to a delegation of senior U.S. officials who have flown out from Sarajevo. The briefing can be summarized as follows.

The phaseout of U.S. forces had been going well, but 2 days ago the Bosnian Serbs removed their artillery and armored vehicles from Russian control and started dispersing them among the civilian population. Simultaneously, two Serbian Army mechanized brigades moved from Titovo-Uzice to the border and spread themselves throughout the populace. We know that the Serbs have stockpiled ammunition in population centers. All indications are that they intend action within the next few days unless something is done to dissuade them.

Intelligence reports indicate that a senior Bosnian Serb general and his political boss, both indicted for war crimes, have already entered the French sector and are establishing new headquarters in Mosovic just inside the border. Security around the site is heavy.

The French have a patrol in a good hide on the top of Hill 1084 and have provided information about Mosovic. They tell us that security consists of an approximate infantry company mounted in seven BRDMs and several trucks. They are parked all around the village square. They also have SA-7b missiles. Activity is centered on the meeting hall at the northeast edge of the square. The closest known Bosnian Serb force of any note is the Mihailovich Brigade, about 750 very aggressive mountain fighters, bivouacked in the hills approximately 6 kilometers due east of town. The Serb leaders apparently feel safe in Mosovic.

The President has decided it is imperative that the United States act to deter this development. But using air is questionable, the risk of collateral damage is too great. The National Security Council has recommended the immediate arrest and removal of the two Serb leaders in Mosovic. But these two can move quickly. The Joint Chiefs are considering use of Marines for this mission and need to know within the hour if it can be done. The question comes down to you: "It is 100 nautical miles from the launch point to Mosovic. Can you get them out?"

You have BLT 1/6, MSSG-26, and HMH-464 (Rein) with 8 CH-53Es (with a Tactical Bulk Fuel Delivery System in one aircraft), 6 CH-46s, 4 AH-lWs, 2 UH-lNs and 6 AV-8Bs. Additionally, in support you will have operational control of VMFA and VMAQ assets from Aviano and direct support from Carrier Group 3 and Joint STARS aircraft.

Requirements:

In a time limit of 20 minutes decide if there are feasible mission options. Then use 20 minutes to prepare a short operations brief of your recommendation, be it yes, no, or maybe. Include any support requests and a map sketch.

For more detailed information on the structure of Marine Corps units, Marine Corps equipment, and symbols used in Tactical Decision Game sketches, see Marine Corps Gazette, October 1994, pp. 53-56 and the modification reported in the January, 1995, edition on page 5.