Russian Civil War - Phase II, 2004

Due to severe economic downturns and the collapse of the former Soviet Union, political and military leadership in Russia has splintered into two discrete factions. One faction is advocating a return to Soviet-style leadership and government, and has managed to subvert a substantial portion of Russia's military, naval and air assets on the Kola Peninsula. The result of these divisions is an armed civil conflict. The political and security interests of NATO members and the western world preclude a return to Soviet-era leadership in post-Soviet Russia. Furthermore, in addition to the substantial military assets under the control of the 'Red Russian' forces, there various WMD assets within their potential reach. It is believed that the rebel forces would not hesitate to employ those assets should they succeed in acquiring them, and the recognized 'Blue Russian' leadership has all but admitted it may be impossible to prevent this without swift NATO assistance. In response to this threat, NATO and the United States NCA have dispatched the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group to the waters north of the Kola Peninusula. Durnig Phase I of the campaign the Reagan Strike Group conducted a systematic attrition of Red Russian air assets and integrated counter-air defenses on the Kola Peninsula. In Phase II, the strike group will perform the function for which it was deployed here: to prevent rebel forces from obtaining and using WMDs or their delivery vehicles.