Triton Class submarine APNS Tiger, Third Fleet
Mathilda Ochibwe, military correspondent
07/08/2013, 17:00
Loweport, Arthurista
Under the terms of the new RCO base-sharing agreement, major eleements of the Arthuristan People’s Navy and Air Force will be redeployed to bases located in other member state of the Richmond Corporation Organisation, Minister of Defence Gabriel Quezon announced in a press conference today.
According to the disclosed plans, the Third Fleet will be relocated to Hardenburgh’s New Caledon island in south east Pardes, while the Fifth Fleet will be rebased to Morena in Rodarion. Accompanying them will be large APAF units, including long range strategic bombers to augment the striking ability of the newly deployed forces, as well as fighter squadrons and SAM/ABM batteries to defend them.
“It goes without saying that the entire move will take months to complete,” said Mr Quezon, “fortunately, since the inception of the RCO we have planned for similar scenarios. We can therefore begin the redeployment process as soon as some last minute preliminary issues are resolved. Arthurista is fully committed towards achieving the full potential of the RCO’s collective security regime, a system designed to safeguard stability in Pardes and to deter aggression.”
“The latest in a series of hare-brained schemes compromising our security,” wrote opposition leader Peter Haskins of the Freedom Party on his blog this afternoon in response to the announcement, “rather than concentrating our military strength to properly secure our home territory, the government would rather dissipate it in far-flung penny packets. Have they learnt nothing from the events of the past year?”