Operation “East Timor
NEO”
Platform:
Elrod FFG55
(Oliver Hazard Perry)
Location:
08-34 S /125-36 E
Z-Time:
1200 Hours
Weather:
Overcast
Evacuate the U.S. Ambassador from
East Timor
.
On 30 August 1999, in a UN-supervised popular
referendum, the people of East Timor voted for independence
from Indonesia. On 20 May 2002, East Timor was internationally
recognized as an independent state. Conflict between internal
militias has broken into a full-scale civil war.
The last communications with the embassy
reported that forces hostile
to the US and US interests were
surrounding the compound. Comms with the embassy cannot be re-established.
It is feared that the hostile forces will try to take the Ambassador
and his wife hostage to be used as bargaining chips. Your mission
is to evacuate
the U.S. Ambassador from the
capital city of Dili. Send the MH-60
helo to the U.S. Embassy and
land at the helipad.
Return the Ambassador and his wife to the ship.