NationStates Jolt Archive

The Beltway maintains a large Security Force, which takes up over twenty percent of the nation's budget. In compliance with the Van Hollen Defence Act, we hereby present information as to the strength and composition of the Beltway Security Force.

Army (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10310294&postcount=2):
(Army Air Corps (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10310498&postcount=3): )
Navy (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10310688&postcount=4):
Coast Guard (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10310699&postcount=5):
National Police (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10310702&postcount=6):
Special Operations Forces (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10676452&postcount=8):

Army:
The army of The Beltway is composed of nine active and twenty ready-reserve divisions. These are grouped into five commands for organizational purposes.

Northern Command:
Role - The role of NorthCom is to protect The Beltway from enemies to the north. Due to recent warfare in the North, this is the strongest command, with three active and six ready-reserve divisions.
Headquarters - Baltimore
Composition:
3rd Mechanized Infantry Division
4th Armored Cavalry Division
8th Mechanized Infantry Division
11th Reserve Armored Division
16th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division
21st Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division
22nd Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division
29th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division

Western Command:
Role - The role of WestCom is to defend The Beltway against western foes. Due to geography and recent conflict, this command has been assigned two active and four ready-reserve divisions.
Headquarters - Hagerstown
Composition:
1st Armored Divison
7th Mechanized Infantry Division
12th Reserve Armored Division
17th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division
19th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division
20th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division

Eastern Command:
Role - The role of EastCom is to secure the Eastern Shore and Delaware against attack. It has been forced to fight only once, after a surprise attack, and fought an effective rear-guard action against superior forces in Dover. It currently consists of one active division and two ready-reserve divisions.
Headquarters - Dover
Composition:
2nd Mechanized Infantry Division
13th Reserve Armored Division
23rd Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division

Southern Command:
Role - The role of SouthCom is to defend Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland against attack. It has not yet been involved in conflict, and currently consists of two active divisions and three ready-reserve divisions.
Headquarters - Rockville
Composition:
5th Mechanized Infantry Division
9th Armored Division
14th Reserve Armored Division
18th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division
30th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division

Central Command:
Role - The role of CentCom is to act as a reserve force, ready to reinforce any threatened commands. Its forces have fought with distinction, and its first commander was Andrew Lim, the hero of the Western War. Currently, it is composed of one active and six ready-reserve divisions.
Headquarters - Georgetown
Composition:
6th Airborne Division
15th Reserve Armored Division
24th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division
25th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division
26th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division
27th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division
28th Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division

Divisional organizations can be found here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10310712&postcount=7).

Army Air Corps:
The Army Air Corps maintains the majority of the aircraft of the Beltway Security Force. It has a strength of twelve active and twenty-five reserve wings, and maintains four bases. Only active strength is listed; reserve wings are a mix of C-17 transports, F-22 fighters, and other equipment.

First (Fighter) Wing:
72 F-35
Dover AFB

Second (Fighter) Wing:
72 F-35
Andrews AFB

Third (Composite) Wing:
12 Ni-34 Fighters
6 No-34 Fighter-Bombers
6 Nu-38C Fighters
12 No-27 CAS aircraft
24 Na-24B Fighter-Bombers
12 ASI-88 Fighters
Dulles AFB (an extension of IAD)

Fourth (Composite) Wing:
6 Na-24A Fighters
24 Ni-35 Fighters
12 F-19 Fighters
2 Ha-344 Bombers
12 Seagull Fighters
6 Nu-38D EW aircraft
2 Ku-47 Tankers
Baltimore AFB (an extension of BWI)

Fifth (Bomber) Wing:
72 F-117A
3 KC-10
Dover

Sixth (Strike) Wing:
24 F/A-18E
24 A-10A
8 AC-130U Spectre
3 AC-130H Spectre
Baltimore

Seventh (Bomber) Wing:
24 B-52H
12 B-1B
3 KC-10
Andrews

Eighth (Training) Wing:
12 F-16DJ
12 F/A-18E
24 T-37
24 T-38
Dulles

Ninth (Transport) Wing:
12 C-17
9 C-130H
Dover

Tenth (PsyOps) Wing:
18 EC-130 Commando Solo
Baltimore

Eleventh (Support) Wing:
6 E-8 J-STARS
9 E-3 Sentry
12 F/A-18G Growler
Dulles

Twelfth (Transport) Wing:
20 C-17
Andrews

Thirteenth (Fighter) Wing:
52 F-35A
2 KC-10 Extenders
Dover

Fourteenth (Composite) Wing:
12 F-12 Oxcart
12 B-12 Donkey
Baltimore

Fifteenth (Bomber) Wing:
36 EB-180 Stargazer
Andrews

Sixteenth (Fighter) Wing:
72 F/A-35 Talon
Dulles

Navy:
The Navy of The Beltway has expanded quite a bit, and is now maintaining three carriers. Its three battle groups are all homeported in Baltimore.

First Battle Group:
CVN-68 Nimitz - Nimitz class
BB-90 Columbia - Elusive class
CG-62 Chancellorsville - Ticonderoga class
CGN-3 Yorktown - Kugler class
DDG-55 Stout - Arleigh Burke class
DDG-104 Sterett - Arleigh Burke class
DD-21 Chuck Robb - Rothsky class
FFG-23 Lewis B. Puller - Oliver Hazard Perry class
FFG-59 Kauffman - OHP class
SSN-22 Towson (ex-Connecticut) - Seawolf class
SSK-5 Charles Holliday - Tennessee class
SSK-6 Robert J. Stevens - Amur class
SSN-704 Baltimore - Los Angeles class
SSN-760 Annapolis - Los Angeles class

Second Battle Group:
CVH-1 Hornet - Hornet class
LHD-1 Wasp - Wasp class
BB-88 Delaware - Delaware class
CGN-2 Virginia - Baltimore Shipyards version of the Virginia class CGN
DDG-3 Francis Scott Key - Arleigh Burke class
DDG-4 Frederick Douglass - Alreigh Burke class
FFG-3 John Hanson - Halifax-class FFG
SSN-774 Carlos Gutierrez - Virginia class SSN
SSK-1 Thad Cochrane - Amur class
SSK-2 David Jeremiah - Amur class
SSK-4 Michael Mullen - Tennessee class
SSGN-2 John Smith - Ohio class SSGN

Third Battle Group:
CV-98 Benjamin Cardin - Benjamin Cardin class
LSD-1 Intruder - LC-2 Intruder class
BB-89 Maryland - Ragnarok class
CG-63 Antietam - Antietam class
CG-3 McHenry - Ticonderoga class
DDG-33 Mark Warner - Mark Warner class
DDG-34 Douglass Wilder - Mark Warner class
DDG-5 Harriet Tubman - Search class
DD-22 Donald Beyer - Rothsky class
FF-4 Matthew Tilghman - Armada class
FF-5 Thomas Johnson - Armada class
FFG-6 Patrick Henry - Andrenaline class
SSK-3 Allison Blair - Upholder class
SSN-21 Seawolf - Seawolf class
SSGN-1 Cecil Calvert - Ohio class SSGN

Marines:
Tenth (Marine) Division - three Marine Expeditionary Brigades. Based in Annapolis.

Coast Guard:
First Battle Group - Auxiliaries:
MCM-1 Avenger - Avenger class
MHC-2 Sweeper - Frankenthal class
AOE-1 Supply - Supply class
AH-1 Florence Nightengale - Nightengale class

Second Battle Group - Auxiliaries:
MHC-3 Algonquin - Huron class
MHC-4 Goaltender - Landsort class
MHC-5 Hunt - Hunt class
AOE-2 Arctic - Supply class
AH-2 Clara Barton - Nightengale class

Third Battle Group - Auxiliaries:
MHC-6 Beach - Sandown class
MSC-7 Potomac - River class
MCM-8 Defender - Flyvetisken class
AH-3 Henry Dunant - Nightengale class
AO-1 Camden Yards - Moengen class
AFS-1 Wrigley Field - Wirgley class

First Squadron (Annapolis):
WHEC-715 Hamilton - Hamilton class
WHEC-716 Dallas - Hamilton class
WHEC-719 Boutwell - Hamilton class
WHEC-721 Gallatin - Hamilton class
WHEC-722 Morgenthau - Hamilton class

Second Squadron (Baltimore):
PCF-1 Cyclone - Cyclone class
PCF-2 Tempest - Cyclone class
PCF-3 Hurricane - Cyclone class
PCF-4 Monsoon - Cyclone class
PCF-5 Typhoon - Cyclone class

Third Squadron (Dover):
PCG-6 Scorpion - Scorpion class
PCG-7 Coral Snake - Scorpion class
POH-8 Guard - Sukanya class
POH-9 Sentry - Sukanya class
PCF-10 Squall - Cyclone class

Fourth Squadron (Norfolk):
PCF-11 Storm - Cyclone class
PCF-12 Gale - Cyclone class
PCF-13 Tornado - Cyclone class
PG-14 Trident - Trident class
PGFG-15 Devil - Devil class

Fifth Squadron (Lewes):
PGFG-16 Demon - Devil class
PG-17 Poseidon - Trident class
PG-18 Neptune - Trident class
PG-19 Nereus - Trident class
PG-20 Amphitrite - Trident class

Sixth Squadron (Annapolis):
4 EP-3
6 P-3C Orion
12 HH-65 Dauphin

Seventh Squadron (Baltimore):
1 E-6 Mercury TACAMO
4 SZ-23 Aurora
12 HH-65 Dauphin

(to be finished later)

National Police:
(To be done later)

Composition of standard units:

Armored Cavalry Division

Mechanized Infantry Division

Armored Division

Reserve Armored Division

Reserve Mechanized Infantry Division

Airborne Division

Marine Division


(all to be done later)

First Special Operations Force:
FFG-63 Tangier Island
12 MH-75 Knighthawk
120 USMC personnel
80 SWAT personnel

The FFG-63 Tangier Island is similar to the design offered to Pudu (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10676440&postcount=458) for export; however, it has been fitted with the RIM-116C Point Defence SAM, the AN/SPY-1E Frigate AEGIS, and the AN/SPS-76 Surface Search Radar in place of the RIM-116B, AN/SPY-1F, and AN/SPS-67.