ACF - Australasian Containment Force

@ACF — Australasian Containment Force

The @ACF was established in 2045 to protect Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific partners from Gates across deserts, coasts, and island chains. Its structure is simple: Desert Rangers conduct months-long inland hunts; Coastal/Island Squadrons move by sea and air between towns and reefs; a Global Cavalry Wing deploys abroad when the @GGA requests surge help. The force accepts long routes, thin supply, and slow comms. It plans for late arrivals and arrives ready, with teams that can operate for weeks without resupply.

Doctrine follows ISCSW—Isolate, Starve, Cull, Suture, Watch—built for remote areas. Desert Rangers carry air-droppable @KHATIM kits and lay anchor points along track lines and dry rivers. Coastal units stage “pier-yard” sutures from patrol craft and landing fields. @Seal Keys are prepared at regional yards and tuned on site through a controlled @Seal Key Bath. Teams prefer low-blast culls to protect water points, fisheries, and reef structures.

Logistics emphasize self-sufficiency. Convoys pre-position fuel bladders, water pods, and spare array posts along desert and coastal corridors. Small airframes sling crates to forward caches. Medical kits cover burns, toxins, and exposure. Salvage is documented on rugged tablets, with payout tables posted at local councils. Research partners in Perth, Darwin, and Auckland validate chitin composites, crystal capacitors, and heat-tolerant optics before standardizing them across kits.

By 2059 the @ACF fields autonomous scouts: fixed-wing drones for desert survey, buoyed sensor lines for lagoon inlets, and crawler units for reef and mangrove entries. They map surge windows, watch backlash, and hand off coordinates to human teams. The @ACF keeps URM ranks for Breakers, shares required telemetry with the @GGA, and supports Blue Shield operations, but it keeps command over its units on home soil unless a Black-Level event triggers coalition control.

Public standing is steady. Communities judge the @ACFby simple results: water keeps flowing, towns reopen, and roads stay usable. The force does not promote individual Breakers as public figures. It recognizes team citations and publishes after-action notes in plain language. Internationally, the @ACF is viewed as dependable and quiet. It rarely requests help, and when it does, the need is real.

Key Figures of the @ACF

Force Marshal Elara Vance (Age 56)
Overall commander. Approves long-range taskings, signs Blue Shield commitments, and sets endurance standards for all branches. Prior logistics officer; prioritizes cache networks and survivable comms.

Deputy Marshal Tane Raukura (Age 52)
Operations chief. Manages daily tasking for Desert Rangers, Coastal/Island Squadrons, and Global Cavalry Wing. Balances inland and maritime demands during multi-Gate weeks.

Desert Rangers Commander Mira Al-Hadid (Age 48)
Leads inland detachments. Designs month-scale route plans, sling-load schedules, and heat management protocols. Enforces low-blast culls near scarce water.

Coastal/Island Commodore Kaia Thompson (Age 50)
Heads maritime and air-hop units. Oversees pier-yard sutures, lagoon sensor lines, and airstrip rotations. Coordinates with fisheries and local councils for reef protections.

Global Cavalry Wing Brigadier Rahul Menon (Age 51)
Runs the expeditionary arm. Prepares surge packages for foreign deployments under @GGA tasking. Maintains modular kits that fit rail, road, or cargo bay constraints.

Chief of Autonomous Systems Dr. Niko Armitage (Age 45)
Directs drone and crawler programs. Ties sensor feeds into surge-window forecasts. Certifies scout platforms for heat, salt, and dust exposure.

Logistics Director Wei-Ling Tan (Age 54)
Controls caches, fuel ladders, water pods, and spare @KHATIM posts. Tracks handoffs between desert and coastal routes. Keeps a rolling 30-day reserve for each region.

Medical and Exposure Lead Dr. Hana Rangi (Age 47)
Oversees field hospitals and tox labs. Standardizes burn and exposure care for desert and marine conditions. Routes medical telemetry into kit improvements.

Blue Shield Liaison Captain Jonah Afeaki (Age 44)
Manages coalition missions. Negotiates airlift, staging rights, and URM data windows while preserving @ACF command lines.