Central Command Bunker, Anton, Resentine - March 10, 0900 Theron Time

Rear Admiral Ilona Simonavičienė strode confidently through the Central Command Bunker in Anton as Field Operations began testing communications in preparation for this year’s JKOM exercise. Ilona had been serving in the Royal Navy for just over two decades, and had been serving as Vice-Director of the JKOM exercise for the last 3 years. When she was promoted to Rear Admiral 5 years ago, and assumed command of the Logistics and Operations arm of the Navy, she never could’ve imagined herself being put in such a prestigious position. To play a role in the JKOM exercise was the dream of every officer at the Royal Naval Academy in Anton, and here she was, at the heart of it. She only imagined how proud her father, Admiral Jokūbas Simonavičius, would be of her if he’d seen her.

Ilona entered her office in the Central Command Bunker and sat down at her desk to look over the final plans for REDFOR and BLUFOR. Though motions were already in place for both plans, they still needed the approval of both herself and Lieutenant General Lukas Varnas, Director of the JKOM Exercises. Though much of these plans would be improvised and changed as things went along and the situation escalated, but general plans had to be prepared so all divisions on either side had a basic idea of how they were going to operate. Both of these plans are rather facinating, she thought, It’ll be most interesting to see how the units respond to the situations. After completing her study of them, she signed them and called an aide in to have the plans delivered to General Varnas. After sending the aide off, she walked into the Central Command Room. She looked out at the crowd in front of her, all Comms and Operations officers with years of experience, about to participate in the most important joint operation in Resentine’s modern history.

“Ladies and Gentlemen”, Ilona called, addressing the room as they turned to her, “Welcome, all of you, to JKOM 2017. This will be the first time we have ever had other nations cooperating and watching us, so I expect every one of you to make a strong impression on our guests. Though this is a mere exercise, there will be moments of stress, there will be breakdowns in communication, there will be tenuous moments. I expect you all to solve them and power through. Our troops, and our allies are relying on you to make sure they can get what they need in the field during this exercise. I expect you to put your all into this, as though it were the real thing. With that said, begin the Comm Stress Test in 5 minutes. I want to see communications bouncing between our ships and our bases in the area as soon as possible. Good luck to all of you, and Gods save the King.” The room responded in kind and began sending communications in between the FOBs on the mainland and ships at sea to begin testing comm channels and begin training movements for all forces. Ilona returned to her office and began monitoring the comms situation and the strategic map from her main computer, as units began moving in basic training exercises with their newfound comrades from abroad.
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Friends and Allies,

We have finalized the initial plans for REDFOR and BLUFOR and have divided your forces as such:

REDFOR - Attacking Barden
Sedunn: The Ressem Attack Submarine; ULo70308 Special Reconnaissance Unit

IFF: 141st Imperial Naval Battalion; 145th Combined Arms Company

Karnetvor: 1st Company, 3rd Infantry Regiment "Republika"; 2nd Company, 10th Infantry Regiment "Alexander Veliky"

Resentine: 3rd Marine-Infantry Battalion; 6th Marine-Infantry Battalion; 2nd Mechanized Battalion and 4th Infantry Battalion, 5th Infantry Brigade "Objeżdżać"; 4th and 6th Tank Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade "Dvi Poros"; 7th ACAV Scouts Company, 2nd Armored Brigade "Laimingas 7."; 2nd Artillery Company, 5th Infantry Brigade; 9th Anti-Air Company, 5th Infantry Brigade; 1st Medical Support Battalion; K.o.p. 1st Fighter Squadron, "Rudas Juostelėmis"; K.o.p. 9th Attack Squadron; 1st Naval Squadron(2 Destroyers, 10 Frigates, 2 Attack Submarines, 5 Missile Boats, 3 Patrol Boats), Navy Group North;  JDI Adm. Bernotas Amphibious Assault Ship and Helicopter(10 Attack, 15 Light Transport/Anti-ship) Group, Navy 1st Expeditionary Force

BLUFOR - Defending Barden
Erinor: 3rd Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment "Akhorn", 1st Brigade "Syarkhumorcerar"

Troenia: KTM Sveinung Frey class DDG, 3rd MASH unit

Huawan: 4th Infantry Company "Hikari", 1st Regiment, 2nd Division; 1st Company, 1st Medical Regiment, Peonic Royal Military Medical Corps (PRiM2), "Tánxìng"

Resentine: 1st Infantry Battalion, 5th Infantry Brigade; 2nd Engineers Regiment "Buldogai"; 1st Tank Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade "Ietgalis"; 2nd Special Forces Platoon, 1st Commando Battalion, 1st Special Forces Brigade; 3rd Reconnaissance Company, 5th Infantry Brigade, 4th Attack Helicopter Company, 4th Airborne Brigade; 9th Air Assault Infantry Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade; 9th Artillery Company, 6th Support Battalion; 4th Anti-Air Company, 6th Support Battalion; 2nd Naval Squadron(1 Destroyer, 7 Frigates, 3 Attack Submarines, 8 Missile Boats, 8 Patrol Boats), Navy Group West; JDI Theron Aircraft Carrier and Fighter(25 IV-gen Fighter/Bombers, 2 AWACS, 8 Anti-Sub/Ship Helicopter)  Group, Navy Group North