Starfleet Command
Office of the Commander in Chief
Earth Spacedock
Sol System
13 May, 2410 – Stardate 93967.69
MEMORANDUM FOR ANTON MERCER, CAPTAIN
Subj: ORDERS TO TAKE COMMAND OF STARBASE MAGELLAN
Starfleet Command, having reviewed your record, taking special note of your accomplishments, has issued the following orders: You are hereby requested and required to take command of Starbase Magellan in the Archer System. This starbase, a joint project of the Federation, Klingon Empire and Romulan Republic, will serve as a hub for ongoing exploration efforts in previously unknown areas of space. As commanding officer of Starbase Magellan, your role will be to coordinate and facilitate these efforts, providing any and all support to ships affiliated with the Alliance in their exploration missions.
CONFIDENTIAL BACKGROUND MATERIAL
In the months following the cessation of hostilities with the Iconians, the Federation Council’s Subcommittee on Starfleet Services held a series of hearings, the goal of which was to determine the role of Starfleet in a post-war environment. Much as it had in the days following the Dominion War, the Federation has found itself with standing armies and a fleet organized and fitting solely for combat operations. The subcommittee heard testimony from various members of Starfleet Command, as well as representatives from the Klingon and Romulan governments, the Daystrom Institute and many other experts.
The conclusion reached by the subcommittee was that Starfleet should return to a peacetime footing, while retaining ample thought towards defensive operations. Toward that end, Starfleet Command was asked to submit new proposals for exploration projects, with an eye toward further peacetime partnership with the Klingon Empire and Romulan Republic. In consultation with the Daystrom Institute, it was decided that the best candidate for exploration efforts is a previously-unexplored area of the Beta Quadrant. Long-range studies of this area have indicated the presence of valuable resources and the potential for sentient species. The subcommittee along with President Okeg, Chancellor J’mpok and Proconsul D’Tan have approved this plan.
Two week ago, the Starfleet Corps of Engineers re-activated Starbase 230, which had been decommissioned in 2378, and moved it to the orbit of a planetoid in the Archer System, to serve as a base of operations for ships on exploration assignments. Orders will originate with Starfleet Command, the Romulan High Command and the Klingon High Council, with the starbase serving as a place to resupply and pick up specialized equipment or personnel. Starfleet has designated the base “Starbase Magellan” after 16th Century human explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Its crew is being drawn from all three Alliance governments.
Within six weeks, we expect you to start seeing an exponential growth in starship traffic, as the Alliance governments begin ramping up their exploration efforts.
Starfleet is placing special trust in your organizational abilities, captain. We expect you to keep things running smoothly.
Good luck.
The Alliance Exploration Initiative is a Foundry anthology series, open to any author who wishes to create an exploration mission. Missions will be tagged with [AEI] and start at the Archer System. The series will include a Foundry challenge, stay tuned for the opening thread later today (May 13).
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