Fleet Opening Mission: To Our Future

[Steve Malloway]

STARBASE THRINACIA
Conference Room Alpha
1326 Hours

The Admiral nodded to Connor as he mentioned his leaving the Starbase, knowing full-well that Connor was more than capable of the job he would be temporarily be leaving to complete. Infact, he was more than capable of any job he undertook, let alone the one involving the relay station. Now all he needed was a vessel for Connor to- His eyes flicked to the gentleman who stood; a Captain Ethan Trane. Ah, McGriff's replacement. I remember his report well - a well refined officer who, whilst somewhat lacking the actual on the job duty of command, is one I KNOW is destined to sit in the centre chair. The report, or rather request, for Ethan to take on command did nothing but praise the was-Commander.

"Captain, from reviewing reports on the Bravehearts previous escapades I agree whole-heartedly her crew, AND her new Captain, are indeed capable. You'll need to liase with Commander Blake on his and his team's requirements. Thank you Captain." He inclined his head in thanks, and darted his eyes to Draco as he stood.

" Axecuse me Admiral, " Draco barked. " I would have to agree with Mr. Trane on this. The Braveheart is well equiped for such an assignment. I would though suggest that before we send her through that we send a squadron of fighters first to scout the area."

Steve thought for a moment, almost rethinking many scenarios in his mind on the security of the vessels going through. "Admiral, whilst I agree that a 'pre-scout' of the area our ships are heading into is a good idea, I am more inclined to agree with Ms Woodcroft's suggestion of sending through a probe, if anything. On that matter I will leave it to the individual Commanding Officer's to approach you on the matter of squadron assignments; I would recommend that fighters form-up with our vessels however and act as an escort rather than a scout. The idea behind the gateway is the added facility to explore - which is why I'd rather our crews themselves all hit head-on what they might find." He turned to look at the COs and XOs. "I know that each and every one of yourselves and your crews are more than capable to rally against, or with, whatever is out there. You wouldnt be assigned to this Fleet otherwise. If any Commander would like a fighter squadron sent through before them, please speak with Admiral Targus and his department.

I don't need to tell you all that this is something big. I'd like to assume it's bigger than any of you had thought this briefing could have been about, but I know that not everyone in command can keep their mouths shut and some leaks may have sprung. Again, I don't need to tell you all to watch how you handle things. Each of you are in command positions because we believe you have what it takes. You have the strengths where others may not. You have my confidence. Now, does anyone have anything else? You will each receive detailed schematics and data on the project after the ceremony this evening, but in the meantime has anyone's cogs been turned in their heads?"

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OOC: By schematics and data I mean people should pm for answers to stuff they wanna know :|