USS Bainbridge

Mosquito Fleet · Mission 5 · Central strait

Operational Briefing

OPERATIONAL ORDER 2026-12-13-LRK-031
Eyes only. Captain R. Tahami, Boghammar-7.

USS BAINBRIDGE (DDG-96) conducting Freedom of Navigation
transit through claimed waters, central strait.

Maintain visible presence. Do not allow penetration without
challenge. Engagement authorized only if challenged first.

You are looking for the line. You will know it when you find
it. Do not cross it.

— Cmdr. M. Alavi, Larak Naval Station

Objective

• Primary: Hold the rules-of-engagement gauge between 40% and 70% for 30 seconds.
• The gauge fills as you demonstrate threat (close approach, gun trained, weapons-hot indicator). It empties as the destroyer reciprocates (helo lit, CIWS aimed at you).