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Appendix E – IW JOC Vignette 1. Overview. This vignette describes a notional regional IW scenario that involves operations in the three geopolitical operating environments previously discussed (operations within a friendly state, operations against a hostile state, and operations within a non-belligerent state). Only the operations within the friendly state and against a hostile state will be described here; operations within a non-belligerent state will be included in a classified annex. There are three countries of primary interest located in one geographic combatant commander’s area of responsibility and a linkage to the national campaign against transnational terrorism. See Figure E-1. 400NM 400NM Country A Country B 1600NM Country C Country B Country C Figure E-1: Regional Map Defined Relationships. The following is provided to describe the elements used in the vignette: • Red Elements—identified as US adversaries. • Brown Elements—nation or group willing to directly or indirectly support red elements who oppose US interests or actions within a specific country or within the region. • Green Elements—HN and/or groups or nations predisposed to support US interests and/or be supported by the United States. (For example, Country A hosts Nation Sparrow, a third party country located within Combatant Command Ford, another geographical combatant commander’s region). • Blue Elements—US Appendix E E-1
2. Regional Situation/US National Objectives. The United States has longterm national security and economic interests in the region. A combination of developing but weak governments and rogue governments or organizations has created an environment that presents opportunities for terrorist and criminal organizations to operate with near impunity. Tribal and ethnic boundaries overlap, and cross national borders complicate efforts to secure borders and regulate traffic. A severe drought is displacing hundreds of thousands, and more than 8 million people will be directly affected. As they surge into the urban areas to escape the drought’s effects, they are drawing on already insufficient resources and infrastructure. The overall result is widespread instability in a region that contains untapped natural resources with strategic importance and that lies astride vital sea-lanes. A by-product of this instability is an expansion of a strain of religious fundamentalism possessing a particularly strong anti-American/anti-Western ideology. The USG has identified three countries as critical for establishing regional stability. A brief description of each country is provided below. • Country A (friendly state, permissive environment). Country A has a fragile, developing government with a weak economy located in an area of strategic importance due to its proximity to vital sea lanes. Latent transnational terrorist elements create significant regional security challenges. Country A faces inter-tribal conflicts, large sections of ungoverned spaces, and an active insurgency. • Country B (non-belligerent state, uncertain environment). Country B is a collapsed state. Its territory is essentially ungoverned with fundamentalist militia warlords and tribal chiefs maintaining local control. There are active transnational terrorists operating in the country. • Country C (belligerent state, hostile environment). Country C is a state sponsor of terrorism that promotes fundamentalist ideology and conducts a campaign of genocide in portions of the country. It is faced with an insurgency. US National Objectives. Based on US national interests, the President directs the attainment of the following overarching objectives within the region: • Defeat terrorist networks. • Prevent the attainment, use, and/or distribution of weapons of mass effects. • Assist regional governments in establishing plans for long-term economic stability. • Assist the legitimate government of Country A to establish internal stability and a path to long-term economic prosperity. • Defeat terrorists in ungoverned areas in Country B and assist in the establishment of a duly elected, legitimate government. Appendix E E-2
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