• Friendly forces: two parents, one sibling, one sibling-in-law, two sibling-in-law parents, one each aunt and uncle, possible one sibling-in-law sibling, possible one sibling-in-law sibling spouse
• Enemy forces: microorganisms, mammalian vermin, insects + arthropods.
  • Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time observed, Equipment:
    • Uncounted hordes, Ubiquitous, Lipid membrane + proteins/Fur/Chitin, Ubiquitous, Chemical digestive enzymes/Teeth/Mandibles
  • Enemies' probably course of action: microorganisms will spoil food left unrefrigerated; vermin & insects will eat food not kept under secure cover
• Neutral forces: vehicular traffic, grocery store crowds

• Prepare a selection of healthful and delicious courses
• Deliver same to mission area ahead of T-time
• Serve same in an attractive manner on Thursday afternoon
• Mission critical: zero friendlies killed

Execution:

• Commander's intent: "Safe, delicious food, on time."
• Concept of Operations:

1. Monday morning: house meeting with flatmate (agenda: if he touches the food I'll be making, his body will never be found)
2. Monday evening: begin cooking soup
3. Tuesday morning: cook & refrigerate ice cream base; refrigerate soup
4. Tuesday evening: flavor & freeze ice cream base, bake apple pie, bake angel-food cake
5. Wednesday morning: pack car, play video games, do laundry
6. Wednesday afternoon: drive to Big Flats
7. Wednesday evening: thaw ice cream base
8. Thursday morning: whip cream & berry topping, bake apple crisp if pie quality deemed insufficient
9. Thursday afternoon: ice cream base dashed into ice cream in ice cream maker; reheat soup; reheat crisp; execute mission
10. Thursday evening: clean cookware, begin after-action report
11. Friday evening: drive to Owego
12. Saturday evening: drive to Buffalo
13. Sunday: write paper on modern public perception of Victorian England

• EPW:
  • No microorganisms to be taken prisoner; wounded or surrendering microorganisms to be executed on-site without delay
  • Non-cute vermin to be executed, bodies disposed of in garbage
  • Cute vermin to be captured, repatriated to owner if possible, given to ASPCA if ownership unclear
  • Insects to be executed on-site if practicable
  • Surrendering spiders to be immediatly relocated outside area of operations
• Casevac:
  • Minor injuries/illnesses, treat with available on-hand resources
  • Major injuries/illnesses, evacuate to emergency room via privately-owned vehicle if possible, ambulance if necessary
  • Casevac available via telephone number 911, callsign "Echo Mike Sierra"
• Logistics:
  • transport via yellow 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier
  • funding out of general funds, select discretionary cash or debit card at individual discretion at point-of-sale

• Primary communication link: cellular telephone
• Secondary communication link: email
• Tertiary communication link: carrier pigeons
• Quaternary communication link: smoke signals
• Quinary communication link: shout really loudly