Operation Grey Fontaine

Operation Grey Fontaine is the ongoing Fratanican military operation in the autonomous territory of Aspera. The operation began on March 31, 2023, as an extension of the 3,000-strong security deployment in place previously. Fratanica has stated that its intent with the operation was to preserve public order and to engage in counterterrorism efforts alongside Asperan security forces. The operation was launched in response to various ambushes on FAF personnel, especially in regards to a March 10th Macieux ambush which took the lives of 6 Fratanican Army troops.

The military operation was preceded by the entrance of special operations teams into the region, tasked with either communicating with Asperan auxiliary defense units or conducting snatch-and-grab operations. This was followed by the movement of the FNS Pablo Tremblay and its air assets off the Asperan eastern coast. The operation itself began with helicopter landings and airborne troops securing vital communications areas. Marines of several marine infantry brigades, assisted by engineering and armor formations, made amphibious landings on the eastern and northern coasts of the island.