MISSION BRIEF
CRISIS · MEB · 96 HRSOrdered retrograde from a West African airbase after a host-nation government revokes basing access, with a JNIM-style raid on the capital's airfield and Wagner-successor influence operations running in parallel.
Execute a directed, time-limited retrograde of personnel and sensitive equipment without a security incident, while the host nation's cooperation degrades daily.
All personnel and sensitive items out by the political deadline; nothing sensitive left behind; no US or partner casualty; host-nation relationship preserved where possible.
- Sequence retrograde by sensitivity, not convenience, against a hard political deadline.
- Protect the air bridge when the only usable airfield is also the threat's target.
- Counter an information campaign designed to make withdrawal look like defeat.
OPENING INJECTS
5 SEEDED- T+00:10LANDHIGH · S3Host nation sets a 30-day departure deadline
The transitional government publicly revokes the status agreement and states all foreign forces must depart within 30 days. Overflight and diplomatic clearances for third-country routes are suspended pending 'review.' Roughly 1,000 personnel and 200 containers remain at the base.
- T+00:55AIRHIGH · FIRESComplex attack on the capital's airfield
A vehicle-borne device breaches the perimeter of the international airport used for the air bridge, followed by small-arms and RPG fire against parked aircraft. Attribution points to a regional jihadist coalition. The airport closes for at least 24 hours; one contracted airframe is destroyed on the ramp.
- T+01:45CYBERMED · S9Coordinated influence campaign frames the withdrawal
A network of local-language accounts and three regional outlets push a synchronized narrative that foreign forces are fleeing after a defeat and abandoning equipment to the enemy. Fabricated images of burning vehicles at the base circulate widely. Local staff begin resigning.
- T+02:40LANDMED · S4Sensitive items cannot be flown out in time
Cryptographic devices, ISR components, and a classified maintenance library exceed remaining lift by roughly 40 tons. Ground movement to a coastal port crosses 900 km of terrain with active ambush reporting. Destruction authority has not been delegated.
- T+03:50LANDMED · S2Host-nation security forces restrict base access
Host-nation troops establish a checkpoint on the only access road and begin inspecting outbound containers, delaying each convoy 3-5 hours. Two contracted drivers are turned back without explanation. Foreign advisors are observed at the checkpoint.