Operation Indianapolis

by LunArchangle

A November Black operation goes awry as an experimental slip space engine malfunctions in the throes of battle leaving a crew stranded, and the UNSC in shock. A black book organization pulls strings from behind a cloud of assassinations and black ink. An alien juggernaut appears from the heavens over a world already in turmoil. Just how hard are you willing to fight for peace.

6. ONI Mission Prop: Operation Gladiator

ONI: Section 3:

/INTCOM/: Order: 17-001/ Mission Statement/

/OCT-01-2533 SOL/

DOC Classification: NOVEMBER BLACK

Identifier: Operation Indianapolis

Mission: Acquisition of resources, designate Gladiator

Brief:

Operation Indianapolis is in dire need for a smash and grab element to compliment their current assets. There are multiple UNSC Marine Regiments in the area stationed as defense garrisons around the SOL system. Regions to choose from have been labeled bellow by the planet/moon name followed by number of stationed regiments:

Earth: Information Redacted

Luna: Information Redacted

Mars: Information Redacted

Objective:

The unit that will be brought on board to Op. Indianapolis shall be selected via tournament style war games. For the first tier of eliminations, each Marine regiment will conduct war games versing the other regiments stationed on their designated planet. The winning regiment of each planet/moon will then select a champion unit to perform a rescue Op while taking on the champions of the other regiments. Last unit standing, shall be the one selected to participate in Operation Indianapolis.

Confidentiality Plan:

Initial war games conducted on each planet/moon shall be held under the guise of training exercises between stationed units. Units will be rewarded appropriately with bragging rights and increased off time so as to keep the image of a friendly exercise between fellow Marine units.

Upon completion of initial exercise's, the Commanding Officers of each unit will be contacted about hostile Insurrectionist activity in the form of a hostage situation on the moon colony of Titan. Each Commanding Officer will be asked to select a team of ODST's to infiltrate and secure the Hostage. Additional information will be provided that the Insurrectionist forces in the area are disguised as UNSC units. The ensuing "Rescue" operation will be designated: Operation Fallen Eagle.

Measures will be taken to ensure that the selected units will have no way to identify the identity of opposing teams as UNSC. All Friend or Foe tags will be set to malfunction and all identifiers changed prior to mission start. To add to this, one of the three teams will be deployed early to secure the area so that the incoming teams will see them as a defensive force. Objective is set to make it look like the following teams are Insurrectionist reinforcements to one another. Non-standard weapons will be assigned to the first team.

This mission will be covered up with the defeat of two of the teams, and a no mercy order will be given. The winning team will be granted their victory and the names of those fallen set in the records as either heroes to the UNSC.

Commanding Officers of the two losing regiments will face reassignment to out of system posts or "Heroic Retirement".

Any and all assets to Sub Op. Gladiator shall be wiped from record upon mission complete.

Successful Regiment will then be asked to participate in Operation Indianapolis due to their excellent performance in the involvement with Operation Fallen Eagle.

No record of Op. Gladiator shall be kept in ONI record.

Comments:

You know my opinion on this Operation Indianapolis. Make sure this goes without a hitch. I expect a status report along with a casualty list upon mission complete. We are putting a lot of risk into this. Let's not screw this up. Humanity, our very species, is relying upon us to do this right. Let's reign in these assets. Good luck.

-End Mission Statement-