FROM: USCINCPAC CAMP SMITH HI

TO: CDR MNF PACIFICA

INFO: USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL

USCINCACOM NORFOLK VA

USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE

USCINCSPACE PETERSON AFB CO

USCINCSO MIAMI, FL

USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL

USCINCSTRAT OFFUTT AFB NE

USCINCTRANS SCOTT AFB IL

CGUSFK KOREA

CSA WASHINGTON DC

CNO WASHINGTON DC

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CMC WASHINGTON DC

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FOR TRAINING ONLY PRAIRIE WARRIOR 00

OPER/PACIFIC STRIKE//

MSGID022159HMAR00/OPERATIONAL PLANNING GUIDANCE/CINCPAC//

REF/A/nsdd pw5202/11 jan 00//

ref/b/ MSG/CJCS/030800ZFEB00/WARNORD//

REF/C/UNSCR 794PW/1 MAR 00//

GENTEXT/operational planning guidance//

1. REF A provided operational planning guidance to dod regarding actions to be taken to resolve the pacifican/indonesian/surran crisis. ref b expanded and amplified this guidance.

2. POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC DEVELOPMENTS HAVE NECESSITATED CHANGES TO THE GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN REF A AND REF B. THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS THE REQUIRED CHANGES WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE NCA.

3. REF C CONTAINS THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO USE ALL NECESSARY MEANS TO EVICT SURRANIAN FORCES FROM PACIFICA THAT HAVE NOT WITHDRAWN NLT 252400 APR 00.

4. US DIPLOMATIC ACTION HAS ISOLATED THE SURRANIAN PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT AND THE PACIFICAN REBEL ARMY (PRA), ACTING UNDER THE MANTLE OF THE PACIFICAN PEOPLE’S FRONT (PPF), FROM EASTLAND. THESE FORCES CAN NO LONGER BE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, OR MILITARY SUPPORT FROM EASTLAND. ACTIONS AGAINST THE PPF ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PROVOKE ACTION BY EASTLAND THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE US.

5. THE GOVERNMENT OF PACIFICA HAS REQUESTED THAT US FORCES ASSIST THEM IN DEFEATING THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE SPM AND THE PRA.

6. BASED ON THESE EVENTS THE NCA HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE.

A. ACTING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF REF C IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND TO RESTORE PEACE STABILITY AND THE RULE OF LAW US FORCES PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION PACIFIC STRIKE ARE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE OFFENSIVE ACTION AGAINST THE FORCES OF SURRAN LOCATED WITHIN PACIFICA THAT HAVE NOT WITHDRAWN FROM THAT TERRITORY NLT 252400 APR 00 AND AGAINST OTHER SURRANIAN FORCES LOCATED IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS/AIRSPACE OR IN SURRANIAN TERRITORY/WATERS/AIRSPACE WHICH POSE A DANGER TO US OR OTHER UN AUTHORIZED FORCES CARRYING OUT THEIR MISSION.

B. ACTING PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FROM THE SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENT OF PACIFICA AND UNDER AUTHORITY OF REF C NECESSITATED BY THE SUPPORT THAT THE PRA AND SPM ARE PROVIDING TO THE INVADING SURRANIAN FORCES US FORCES ARE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE OFFENSIVE ACTION AGAINST THE FORCES OF THE PRA AND SPM LOCATED WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF PACIFICA.

7. ROE AUTHORIZATION SERIAL TWO WILL REFLECT THESE CHANGES AND WILL BE ISSUED AFTER MNF PACIFICA SUBMITS ITS INITIAL ROE REQUEST.