<c=r>Sea CAP</c>

<c=g>MISSION TYPE:</c> Combat Air Patrol (CAP)

<c=g>START LOCATION:</c> On the ground

<c=g>MISSION OBJECTIVES:</c> Maintain control of air and sea in the Gulf of Aden

<c=g>WEAPONS:</c> Air to air and air to ground

<c=g>AWACS:</c> Yes

<c=g>START TIME:</c> 14:00:00

In order to counter the further delivery of weapons and munitions to Yemen from <u>China</u> via <u>Iran</u>, US forces, at the request of the Saudi government, have placed a '<u>Sea Control Area</u>' in the Gulf of Aden. As the US forces have no bases except in Saudi, which would mean risky flight over Yemen in support of this blockade, <u>France</u> has granted US F-22s and other air and naval units full use of bases in Djibouti. The blockade is coming under attack from the Yemeni air and naval services.

You are to fly a combined US CAP and sea control mission over the Gulf of Aden. Take off will be at 14:01 hours from Djibouti with your three wingmen. <u>Rockets</u>, <u>Harpoons</u> and <u>air to air</u> weapons are to carried.

The <u>Rules of Engagement</u> in force currently are as follows:

<c=g>1) All air and sea contacts must be identified as Yemeni by sensor and or Televisual systems and can be engaged if the contact, once identified, acts in any way aggressively towards the UN forces patrolling the 'Sea Control Area'</c>

<c=g>2) Positively no land targets are to be approached or attacked, even if you are fired upon by them</c>
