Chinese PLA Lieutenant General Zong Shoushan goes rogue with his force against western forces during the Rim of the Pacific exercise. RIMPAC
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Horizon Islands & New Beginnings
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2016 AD
2 October
Chinese General Goes Rogue During RIMPAC
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Horizon Islands -
2016 AD
8 October
13th MEU Establish Rough Control of Regions in Tanoa
13th MEU begins pushing the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army forces back and have established a rough sense of controlled territory.
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Tanoa -
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8 October
ANZAC Forces Withdraw To Their Fleet
ANZAC forces sustain heavy losses and withdraw to their fleet after the first week of of fighting.
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Horizon Islands -
2016 AD
11 October
Australian And US Fleets Block Chinese Forces From Escaping
Military actionAustralian and US Fleets move into a blocking position to prevent Chinese forces from escaping. All ANZAC ground forces are withdrawn back to their fleet.
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Horizon Islands -
2016 AD
12 October2016 AD
14 November
13th MEU Destroys Most Chinese-Held Positions On Tanoa
Military actionThe 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit assaults and destroys a majority of Chinese-held positions on the island of Tanoa. 13th MEU continues pushing back the PLA but suffer losses.
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Tanoa -
2016 AD
15 November
Royal Australian Navy Reinforces Blockade
Additional warships from the Royal Australian Navy arrive to aid in the blocking position
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Horizon Islands -
2016 AD
21 November
11th MEU Begins To Relieve The 13th MEU
11th MEU, commanded by Colonel Jacob Perry, arrives and begins switching out the 13th MEU forces on Tanoa.
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Horizon Islands -
2016 AD
4 December
General Shoushan Captured By The 13th MEU
Military actionLieutenant General Shoushan captured by the 13th MEU in an assault on the Blue Pearl Industrial Port. United States Secretary of Defense states that key members of the PLA's rouge force had been captured but doesn't say them by name.
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Tanoa -
2016 AD
8 December
All 13th MEU Forces Relieved By 11th MEU
All 13th MEU forces relieved by the 11th MEU and return to the U.S.
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Horizon Islands -
2016 AD
9 December2017 AD
March
11th MEU Cleans Up PLA In The Horizon Islands
Military action11th MEU continues to conduct operations on the Horizon islands, cleaning up the remnants of the PLA there.
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Horizon Islands
Operation Jungle Hunter (Isla Sula) & Operation Wildfire (Afghanistan)
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2017 AD
20 April
China Announces They Will Not Provide Compensation For RIMPAC
Political eventNEWS ARTICLE Tensions Palpable in the Pacific China announces that they will not provide any monetary compensation or aid for the incident. They also claim that they have no responsibility to provide a detailed explanation as they do not support the rogue general's actions, who had been reported missing since the fighting stopped, in any manner.
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Horizon Islands -
2017 AD
24 April2017 AD
25 April
Paris Strikes Turn To Violent Protests
Political eventNEWS ARTICLE Paris Strike and Protest Turn Violent In Paris public workers call for a general Strike due to labor reform negotiations breaking down in the Parliament on April 21st. Protests run through the first day, mostly peaceful, with the exception of at the base of the Eiffel Tower which involved objects being thrown from the protesters and subsequently tear gas and armored vehicles from the french police. Legislators refuse to negotiate and protests turn more violent. Mid afternoon on the 25th demonstrates make a push for the Palais Burbon, the meeting place for the French National Assembly, and the protests turns violent. Gendarmerie use water cannons and tear gas and barely manage to keep the protesters from reaching the palace.
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Paris -
2017 AD
30 April
U.S. Forces Under Fire In Oman
Military actionNEWS ARTICLE Marines Under Fire in Oman U.S. Forces stationed in Oman along the border of Yemen come under indirect mortar fire from across the border. No forces injured.
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2017 AD
3 May
British Parliament Turn Down Increased Military Spending
British Parliament turn down a proposal for increased military spending, requested in light of the Chinese Pacific conflict.
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2017 AD
18 May
US Consulate Besieged
Criminal ActivityThe U.S. Consulate in Kahlyia, an island off the coast of Tunisia, is besieged by insurgents. Kahlyian police secure vital travel points in and off the island.
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2017 AD
19 May
U.S. Diplomats Begin Peace Talks With Yemen
Gathering / ConferenceNEWS ARTICLE U.S. Diplomats in Oman & Other News Diplomats from the United States' State Department arrive in Oman for peace talks with Yemen.
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2017 AD
21 May
3d MRB Retakes Kahlya Consulate
Military actionAlpha Company, 3d MRB, conducting training exercises on the The Autonomous Region of Malden, are re-routed to Kahlyia to rescue embassy personnel still trapped inside the consulate.
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2017 AD
22 May
U.S. President Issues Statement on Consulate
Gathering / ConferenceU.S. President Thomas Moore issues a statement saying that the ambassador was successfully extracted and that the U.S. is working with the Kahlyian government to identify the faction the insurgents belong to.
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2017 AD
31 May
CIA Identifies Kahlyia Insurgents
Central Intelligence Agency identifies the insurgents to have come from Boko Haram, an arm of the ISIS terrorist organization operating out of North/Central Africa.
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2017 AD
4 June
3d MRB Deploy to Isla Sula
The 3d Marine Raider Battalion deployed covertly to the island of Isla Sula, a semi-narco state off the Northern Coast of Venezuela
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2017 AD
6 June
U.S. Reveals Captured General Shoushan
Political eventUnited States reveals the captured General Zong Shoushan has been in their custody. Talks with Australia about turning him over to them begin.
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2017 AD
7 June
11th MEU Withdraw from Horizon Islands
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2017 AD
8 June
U.S. Peace Talks With Yemen Conclude Positivly
Diplomatic actionNEWS ARTICLE Yemen Negotiation Site Emerges On Social Media Peace talks with Yemen conclude positively resulting in decreased tensions between Oman and Yemen. Picture of the negotiation site emerges on social media.
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2017 AD
9 June
3d MRB Operations Fail Catastrophically On Isla Sula
Military actionOperations by Alpha Company, 3d MRB fail catastrophically with multiple members being captured by the Los Cazados and Alpha Company suffering heavy losses.
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2017 AD
10 June
22d MEU Deploys to Cover Failed Special Operations Mission
Military actionThe 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit arrives on Isla Sula having been re-tasked from training operations further north and begins conducting combat operations to cover the failed U.S. special forces operations.
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2017 AD
12 June
U.S. Military On Isla Sula Reach The Press
NEWS ARTICLE Conflict In The Caribbean News organizations gain word of conventional U.S. military operations in Isla Sula. Minor speculation about it being used as a cover-up but the primary belief is that President Moore is considering the War on Drugs an actual war, worthy of conventional troop deployment.
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2017 AD
13 June2017 AD
5 August
Isla Sula's Los Cazados Cartel Destroyed
Military action3d Marine Raider Battalion and 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct joint operations on the island of Isla Sula to destroy the cartel
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2017 AD
7 July
General Shoushan Given To Australia
Diplomatic actionGeneral Shoushan Turned over to Australian Government.
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2017 AD
August
Taliban Gains Power
Criminal ActivityTaliban gain more power in Afghanistan and insurgent attacks in the area begin increasing centered around the city and outskirts of Herat.
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2017 AD
1 August
General Shoushan To Be Tried At The Hague
Political eventAustralian Government announces General Zong Shoushan will be put on trial in the Netherlands at the Hague for Crimes of Aggression.
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The Hague -
2017 AD
7 August
General Shoushan Transported To Netherlands
Life, RelocationGeneral Zong Shoushan transported to the Netherlands to await trial. Trial scheduled for August 21st.
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2017 AD
10 August
3d MRB Undergo Leadership Change And Training Excersizes
Due to their very poor performance while deployed to Isla Sula, the 3d MRB undergo a leadership restructure and extensive re-training to make them combat-ready once again
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2017 AD
17 August
General Shoushan Killed / Death Faked
Life, DeathChinese Ministry of State Security fake General Zong Shoushan's death with a bomb and transport him back to China giving him a new name and Identity as Qiao Yong. He is given a large plot of land to live on but his contact to the outside is restricted.
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The Hague -
2017 AD
18 August
International Outrage At Shoushan's Death
Political eventThe international community outraged at the death of the war criminal. Investigation into the cause of death begins.
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2017 AD
6 September
10th Mountain Deployed To Afghanistan
The 10th Mountain Division deployed to Afghanistan to takeover operations in and around Herat.
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Herat -
2017 AD
20 September
Investigation Into General Shouushan's Death Concludes
Diplomatic actionInvestigation into General Shoushan's death concluded. Leads point to the bomb-makers coming from Africa. Leads stop there.
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The Hague -
2017 AD
15 October
3d MRB Deploy to Herat To Aid Local Mayor
3d Marine Raider Battalion redeployed to Herat to aid local mayor stay in power and fight back against Taliban attacks.
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Herat -
2017 AD
19 October
China Encroaches In South China Sea
Diplomatic actionChina steps up operations in South China Sea. Large scale island-building begins.
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South China Sea -
2017 AD
20 October2017 AD
November
Taliban Keeps Firm Grip On Herat
Military actionOperations conducted by both conventional and non-conventional forces have little effect on the Taliban's control of Herat.
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Herat -
2017 AD
4 December2017 AD
8 December
Herat Falls To The Taliban
Military actionHerat falls entirely to Taliban control. U.S. forces pull out under heavy fire.
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Herat -
2017 AD
13 December
10th Mountain And 3d MRB Return Home
After regrouping following the harrowing extract from Herat, both units are ordered back to The United States of America and are replaced by other units.
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2017 AD
14 December2017 AD
31 December
Taliban Takes Western Afghanistan
Military action
FTX Steadfast Shield, Operation Sirien Song, & Operation Desert Dragon
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2018 AD
January
3d MRB Train With Serbian Armed Forces
Military action3d Marine Raider Battalion deployed to Serbia to conduct training exercises with Serbian armed forces to train them on readiness against unconventional warfare. 3d MRB assigned to function as the unconventional OPFOR for the duration of the training cycle.
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2018 AD
January
U.S. Counteroffensive Pushes Back Taliban
Military actionU.S. forces in begin working their way outward with Afghan National Army and attempting to retake western Afghanistan. Encounter heavy resistance and increased weaponry from the Taliban. U.S. advance slowed to a halt in Chaghcharan about halfway between Kabul and Herat.
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2018 AD
January
Iran Cooperates With North Korea / U.S. Places Trade Sanctions
Diplomatic actionIran increases cooperation with North Korea to aid in their nuclear program in spite of U.S. requests to close down their own. Central Intelligence Agency discovers possible link between Iran and the Taliban. The United States of America shuts down military equipment trade deals with Iran and places economic sanctions on them.
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2018 AD
February
U.S. Forces Breakthrough Towards Herat
Military actionDrone strikes and bombings allow U.S. Forces to break free and continue their push towards Herat. 4th Battalion, 1st SFG deployed to Afghanistan.
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