Issue fixed by following the last few posts in this thread: related to MSI afterburner. I had to uninstall and install the beta version to get the game to work. I cannot for the life of me understand how the most popular GPU utility in the world caused an obscure crash in Arma, but I would look into what interactions the game has with RivaTuner or Afterburner. Those apps are essential to GPU monitoring and I run them in every game I have ever played in the last 10 years and NEVER had an issue.

Has someone had a chance to review the new attached log?

New file attached.

Here's a link to the .zip of the crash. I asked the mod maker, and a test running just CUP Terrains and Maps was successful. It must be something else. I will continue looking at what mod is breaking the game on launch.