Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreements in an Era of Fiscal AusterityAcquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreements • November 5th, 2013
Contract Type FiledNovember 5th, 2013As dusk falls on Fort Campbell, you make your way to the brigade headquarters for an urgent mission analysis briefing.2 Several hours earlier you learned your brigade was selected to serve as a task force headquarters deploying to Morocco.3 Members of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) have crossed the Morocco-Algeria border and established several camps outside the city of Zag. From this base of operations, AQIM coordinates attacks, conducts training, and traffics weapons.4 Thus far, Moroccan counterterrorism operations have failed and it now appears that local Moroccans are joining AQIM cells.5 The task force’s mission is to build the capacity of Moroccan forces to conduct successful counterterrorism operations and strengthen the border.6 Having reviewed your higher headquarters’ order and intelligence products, you identify your specified, implied, and essential tasks.7 Additionally, you validate your mission analysis and funding source with