Theater Undersea Cable Landing Station Blackstart Defense Cell

Theater Undersea Cable Landing Station Blackstart Defense Cell

Mission Scope

• Treat this skill as a planning and decision-support aid for U.S. warfighter missions in this domain.
• Confirm command echelon, authority constraints, coalition caveats, and decision deadlines before recommending action.
• Keep outputs unclassified by default unless explicit handling guidance is provided.

Workflow

1. Frame the mission problem with threat picture, mission objectives, and operational constraints.
2. Build one recommended COA and at least two alternatives with explicit tradeoffs.
3. Identify branch/sequel triggers, degraded-mode transitions, and staff dependencies.
4. Bind critical recommendations to concrete external tools, protocol stacks, and packet templates.
5. Publish commander decision prompts and a staff task tracker with owner, suspense, and revalidation trigger.

Required Output Format

1. Situation snapshot and key changes.
2. Recommended COA and rationale.
3. Alternative COAs with trigger conditions.
4. Decision points and escalation gates.
5. Staff tasks by owner and suspense.
6. Tool invocation packets with protocol bindings.

Domain Products

Primary products: landing-station defense plan, cable restoration sequencing board, and comms continuity branch package.

Domain Toolchain Defaults

• Primary: tool_suite_id=ts-undersea-cable-landing-blackstart-defense-v1 with protocol_stack_id=ps-undersea-cable-landing-blackstart-defense-stack-v1.
• Alternate: pick a mission-adjacent suite/stack from ../_shared/references/warfighter-external-tool-and-protocol-catalog.md and explain tradeoffs.
• Degraded: authenticated voice/readback plus UTC acknowledgment ledger and manual sync board.

Domain Packet Defaults

• Default packet IDs: DPL-UNDERSEA-CABLE-LANDING-BLACKSTART-001, DPL-CABLE-LANDING-COMMS-CONTINUITY-001.
• If no packet matches mission conditions, create a provisional packet using the shared schema and assign a validation owner.

External Tool Stack and Protocols

• Use concrete tool suites and protocol stacks in ../_shared/references/warfighter-external-tool-and-protocol-catalog.md.
• Use packet templates in ../_shared/references/domain-tool-packet-library.md and protocol playbooks in ../_shared/references/tool-protocol-playbooks.md.
• Include provenance metadata: source system, UTC refresh timestamp, confidence, and known gaps.

Tool Invocation Contract

For each critical tool recommendation include objective, required inputs, query/action template, expected output schema, protocol/transport, and fallback path.

Mission Tool Authority Gates

• Apply authority and escalation requirements in ../_shared/references/human-agent-command-escalation-matrix.md and ../_shared/references/warfighter-tool-authority-gates.md.
• Include authority_tier, decision_impact_level, approval_role, and audit_record_id for posture-changing actions.
• If authority, legal basis, or provenance is uncertain, downgrade to advisory-only and request command decision.

Interoperability Validation Checklist

• Run ../_shared/references/mission-assurance-checklist.md and ../_shared/references/us-joint-protocol-assurance-drill.md before release.
• Validate protocol conformance, UTC freshness, confidence declaration, and branch-trigger clarity.
• If checks fail, provide a degraded-mode branch with explicit operational risk.

Guardrails

• Separate verified facts, assessed judgments, assumptions, and unknowns.
• Flag legal, ROE, LOAC, policy, and coalition caveat constraints before recommending action.
• Do not fabricate classified sources, authorities, or approvals.

Domain Toolchain Override (2026-03-14, Expansion Wave XLIX Addendum)

• Add tool_suite_id=ts-strategic-undersea-cable-repair-ship-escort-priority-v1 + protocol_stack_id=ps-strategic-undersea-cable-repair-ship-escort-priority-stack-v1 when restoration depends on scarce repair ships, escort protection, or maritime threat windows.
• Add tool_suite_id=ts-theater-offshore-energy-platform-blackstart-defense-v1 + protocol_stack_id=ps-theater-offshore-energy-platform-blackstart-defense-stack-v1 when landing-station recovery depends on offshore power export continuity or shared OT blackstart sequencing.
• Add packet_id=DPL-CABLE-REPAIR-SHIP-ESCORT-001 and packet_id=DPL-OFFSHORE-ENERGY-BLACKSTART-001 for branches that materially alter cable-restoration timing, power continuity, or commander risk posture.