Operation Pacific Defender is a PvP mission/template for the Marianas featuring realistically placed aircraft, air-to-ground training ranges, friendly AWACS and refueling assets, and detailed carriers. (UPDATED 2024)

A PvP focused mission with limited A2G training elements at North West Field, the island of Rota, and Faralon de Medinilla. The mission is heavily inspired by annual exercises in the region including Exercise Cope North, Exercise Valiant Shield, Exercise Sea Dragon and Pacific Defender. It features realistically placed aircraft at Anderson AFB based on satellite imagery and reference photos. Factions at Anderson AFB include the United States (Air Force and Marine Corps), Australia, Japan, Canada, and Taiwan.

Bluefor has primarily western/NATO aircraft, accompanied by E-3A and E-2D AWACS platforms and a KC-135 MPRS.

Redfor has primarily eastern/aggressor aircraft, and is accompanied by both an E-3A and A-50 AWACS to allow datalink for both types.

Aircraft:
- F/A-18C Hornet
- F-16C Viper
- F-15E Strike Eagle
- AV-8B Harrier
- A-10C II Warthog
- F-14A Tomcat
- F-14B Tomcat
- M-2000C Mirage
- F-5E Tiger
- JF-17 Thunder
- MiG-21 Fishbed
- KA-50 Blackshark
- KA-50 III Blackshark
- AH-64D Apache
- UH-1 Huey
- OH-58D
- CH-47

FC3
- A-10A
- F-15C
- Su-25T
- Su-27
- MiG-29S
- Su-33
- J-11A

Carrier Assets:
CVN-74
CV-59
LHA-1
Admiral Kusnetsov (updated)

Dynamic spawns, alongside Air Boss, and LSO stations, and the Combined Arms game master, battlefield commander, and JTAC roles are additionally featured.

Feel free to use this as a template for any missions you create, so long as credit is given within the mission. Bonus points if you tell me about the mission you created with it!

CHANGELOG
1.0.1 - February 2023: fixed minor bugs, TACAN issue
1.0.2 - March 2023: added ACLS to supercarriers, swapped CVN-71 for CVN-71 due to SC update for the Stennis
1.0.3 - June 2023: added the F-15E Strike Eagle
1.0.4 - October 2023: added more static aircraft at Andersen AFB
1.0.5 - April 2024: added controllable Combined Arms infantry and vehicles, particularly to the island containing Tinian airfield
1.0.6 - May 2024: added F-4E Phantom
1.0.7 - June 2024: added OH-58D Kiowa
1.0.8 - July 2024: now features the Dynamic Spawn system, as well as the Air Boss and LSO stations for those who have the Supercarrier module.
1.0.9 - August 2024: added CH-47 Chinook

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