Orders for Cmdr NATO Forces

Situation

CINCLANT has directed the multinational task force STANAVFORLANT to move into the Norwegian Sea at high speed, in response to the Soviet Forces deploying in the area.

 

Enemy Forces

P-3 Orions on ASW sorties in the Norwegian Sea indicate that Whiskey-, Zulu- and November-class submarines are located in the vicinity of Jan Mayen Island. It is reported that these submarines are deploying to set up a patrol line to the South of Jan Mayen to intercept any NATO shipping.


Friendly Forces

STANAVFORLANT

Andoya

NAS Keflavik

 

Threat

Mission

STANAVFORLANT has been ordered to prevent the Soviet submarines from entering the North Atlantic area via the Greenland, Iceland United Kingdom Gap (GIUK Gap).

Execution

1. STANAVFORLANT is to patrol the designated ASW-patrol areas and prosecute all Soviet submarines. Areas allocated are "ASW Patrol Area 1" and "ASW Patrol Area 2". COMSTANAVFORLANT is to divide his forces as required to patrol areas.

2. Land based air assets to assist STANAVFORLANT in assigned patrol areas.


Command & EMCON

Command: HMCS Algonquin CTG
EMCON: Alpha - limited emissions