From: Admiral of the Fleet, Moscow
To: All Fleet Commands
Class: Secret, Fleet Commanders Only
Subj: 2009 Operating Schedule
References: Bastions, Pacific Patrol Areas, Atlantic Patrol Areas, Med Patrols (Maps)

I. Nuclear Deterrent Patrols are directed for the following:
A. Typhoon class submarines (SSBN)
1. Typhoon class SSBN will be assigned from the Pacific and Northern Fleets for 1 month rotations in each of the following:
a. B1, Pacific Fleet
b. B2, Northern Fleet
c. B3, Northern Fleet
2. Cognizant Fleets will provide 2 SSN to protect each bastion
B. Delta IV/V class submarines (SSBN)
1. Delta SSBN will be assigned to each of the following patrol areas on a 60 day rotation, routes and patrol paths to be provided to individual submarine commanders via separate msg from Naval High Command
a. Area A: Pacific Fleet
b. Area B: Pacific Fleet
c. Area C: Pacific Fleet
d. Area D: Pacific Fleet
e. Area AA: Northern Fleet
f. Area AB: Northern Fleet
g. Area AC: Northern Fleet
h. Area AD Northern Fleet
II. Other Submarine Operations
A. SSN/SSGN Patrols on a 60 day rotation
1. Per normal the fleets will provide SSN Patrols of 1 unit in the following areas:
a. 1: Pacific Fleet
b. 2: Pacific Fleet
c. 3: Pacific Fleet
d. 4: Pacific Fleet
e. 5 Pacific Fleet
f. A1: Black Sea Fleet
g. A2: Baltic Fleet
h. A3: Northern Fleet
i. A4: Northern Fleet
j. A5: Northern Fleet
k. A6: Northern Fleet
l. A7: Northern Fleet
m. M1: Black Sea Fleet
2. Cognizant Fleets will assign SSGN to the following:
a. 1: Pacific Fleet
b. 2: Pacific Fleet
c. 5: Pacific Fleet
d. A1: Black Sea Fleet
e. A2: Baltic Fleet
f. A3: Northern Fleet
g. A4: Northern Fleet
h. A6 Northern Fleet
C. Diesel Submarine Patrols, on a sixty day rotation
1. Cognizant Fleets will assign one SS and one SSG to each of the following:
a. D1: Baltic Fleet
b. D2: Baltic Fleet
c. D3: Black Sea Fleet
d. MA: Black Sea Fleet
e. MB: Black Sea Fleet
f. MO: Black Sea Fleet
g. ML: Black Sea Fleet
III. Intelligence Gathering (AGI) Assignments.
A. In addition to those assignments as determined by individual fleet commands, AGI will patrol the following areas on a 90 day rotation:
1. Northern Fleet:
a. Area AW
b. Area AX
c. Area AY
d. Area AW
2. Baltic Fleet
a. Area AT
b. Area AU
c. Area AV
3. Black Sea Fleet
a. Area MS
b. Area MT
c. Area MU
d. Area MV
e. Area MY
f. Area MX
g. Area MZ
4. Pacific Fleet
a. Area X
b. Area Y
c. Area Z
IV. Exercise Schedule
May: Vishnu 2009: Joint EX with INDIA: Pacific Fleet 2 DDG, 2 FFG, 1 AOR STARTEX Calcutta 5 MAY FINEX 15 JUNE Surat. COBALT 9: Baltic Fleet 6 Tarantul STARTEX Talinn 25 May FINEX Kronstadt 1 June.

June: OKEAN 09 STARTEX 15 JUNE OKEAN A Murmansk OKEAN B Kronstadt OKEAN C Odessa OKEAN D Sovetskja Gavan FINEX 15 JULY OKEAN A N of Rejkyavik, OKEAN B Skagerrak OKEAN C Area R1 OKEAN D Petropavlosk. Northern Fleet Fleet 1 BCBG, 4 SS, 1 Regt TU22M, 2 Bear D, 2 DIV Nanuchka, 2 Rapuchka, 2 Alligator; OKEAN A. Baltic Fleet 6 DIV FAC, 6 SS, 12 Fencer OKEAN B; Black Sea Fleet 1 CVBG, 4 SSG, 1 Regt TU22M OKEAN C; Pacific Fleet 1 BCBG, 8 SS, 1 Amphib Group, 2 Regt TU22M, 2 Regt Fencer, 8 Il22 May 8 Bear G OKEAN D.
July: Red Banner 09: STARTEX 22 JULY Sovetskja Gavan FINEX 22 AUGUST Petropavlosk Pacific Fleet 2 Amphibious Group, 1 Surface Fire Support Group, 2 Regt Naval Infantry, 2 Regt SU27, 2 Regt Mig 23.
September: Muertan a Todos Gringos 2009: Joint with Cuba: Startex 15 September Islas de Pinas FINEX 15 October Havanna. Northern Fleet: 4 SS, 2 SSG, 1 AS. Baltic Fleet: 2 DDG, 2 FFG, 2 SS, 1 AD. Black Sea Fleet: 2 DD, 1 AOR, 1 AOE, 1AO, 6 Bear D, 2 Bear G.
Cognizant Commanders will issue appropriate notices to mariners/ notices to airmen 2 weeks before commencement of exercises.
V. Regular Changes of Station (annual rotation of units)
Baltic Fleet: 2 AO, 1 AR, 1 AD, 1 AS Havanna, 1 Nov
Black Sea Fleet: 2 AO, 1 AR, 1 AS, 1 AD, 1 AE Station R1 (Gulf of Sirte)

ENDS

Note to players: these sorts of exercises and regular operations are events that tend to happen on about the same dates, every year, so you can pretty well project this into the next year as well, barring say, a war. However the other side will have a good feel for your normal exercise schedules and be watching for them (not to mention just watching them). Historically Russian subs, except the boomers, relieve on station, in other words they meet and the relieved vessel goes home while the relieving vessel remains.