United Federation Starfleet

United Federation Starfleet is a Star Trek Fan Club that meets in Second Life®. Our Primary mission is to boldly live our lives following the ideals, philosophy and spirit of Starfleet and Gene Roddenberry.

Have you always wanted the opportunity to wear your Star Trek uniform everyday? What about the chance to interact with other Trek fans on a daily basis and even role-play with them? Do you think it’s too good to be true? Well, those of us in United Federation Starfleet do just that... every single day!

United Federation Starfleet was founded on Stardate 071202, evolving from the group SL STARFLEET. SL STARFLEET is a Second Life offshoot of STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc., also known as (SFI). United Federation Starfleet is not affiliated in any way to SFI, but many of our members are also members of that real world organization.

What does being a United Federation Starfleet Member mean then? It means that, in addition to being able to wear a unique and cool uniform everyday (although virtual, they are still pretty cool!), and being able to interact with friends and fellow officers on a daily basis, we can actually experience what Starfleet is all about.

United Federation Starfleet was founded by Michael Vermoesen - aka Admiral Mike Calhoun - and is a group of Second Life users with a common passion - Star Trek. The group was created to bring people together, from every corner of the world, and then enable them to interact with each other and “live the dream” of being part of the Star Trek universe.

United Federation Starfleet is located at Sector001, a SIM (short for SIMulator, otherwise known as an “island” in Second Life) where its members take advantage of a carefully and elegantly constructed "Trek-themed playground" in which to “live the dream”.

United Federation Starfleet members can enjoy a myriad of facilities including futuristic condo housing, a sandbox, two space stations named Tranquility and Athena, quarters aboard those stations, an officer's lounge, a shopping mall, a recreational beach, quiet parkland and so much more.

Are you curious yet? Well, don’t stay curious - come by for a visit and join United Federation Starfleet!

You can visit http://www.secondlife.com for more information on how to join Second Life and download the client. Once connected, click on the Map button and then type Starfleet Sector001 into the search box. We'll beam you into a new adventure... make it so!

Second Life
Second Life is a massive multiplayer online game that is free to sign up to. Within the virtual world you can buy, with money bought from Linden Labs or that earned in world, various objects, gadgets, vehicles, outfits and more, the world is almost completely user created and maintained. It is within the Second Life that the UFS operates. For more information, go here

The UFS Story
In 2371, whilst in pursuit of the Maquis raider Val Jean the USS Voyager was thrown 75,000 light years into the Delta Quadrant by the entity known as the Caretaker. In 2378 The USS Voyager concluded its seven-year odyssey through the Delta Quadrant by using a Borg transwarp conduit to return to the Alpha Quadrant. The ships return was aided by technology brought from the future by Kathryn Janeway from the year 2404.

The Federation Council and Starfleet Command immediately started detailed analyses of Voyagers database and sensor logs to find out as much about the Delta Quadrant as possible. Whilst the destruction of the Borg Unicomplex was fantastic, Starfleet Command felt the threat that the Borg still potentially posed was too great to ignore.

Starfleet Command realised that due to the distances involved they could never adequately support fleet operations in the Delta Quadrant, so feasibility studies for a permanent Federation colony in the Delta Quadrant began in earnest.

During 2379, the entire Romulan Senate was assassinated in a coup by Shinzon of Remus. Whilst he was soon deposed, the Empire was left in complete disarray. The Federation began attempts to mediate power-sharing talks between the numerous Romulan and Reman factions, until an agreement was eventually reached whereby Remus was made a protectorate of the Klingon Empire and the Reman people allowed to settle on a Romulan continent.

The Federation also began providing material and humanitarian aide to the devastated Romulan Star Empire, and attempted to facilitate negotiations for the re-establishment of a permanent government. Starfleet Vessels routinely patrolled the Neutral Zone and the Star Empire. Not only did Starfleet see this as a tactical necessity, it also provided the opportunity for a new dawn of exploration, which had been virtually stagnant for the previous 12 years.

Exploring the unknown expanse of the Star Empire provided Starfleet with a much needed excuse to expand its fleet beyond what it had been prior to the Dominion War. Starfleet wanted to be prepared in case the Dominion decided to attack the Alpha Quadrant again.

During routing patrols on the edge of the Romulan Border near to Khittomer, the USS Wraith, an experimental scout ship, detected an anomaly which turned out to be an intermittent wormhole.

Months of intensive scientific study discovered the wormhole spawned at random anywhere within a 20,000 light year radius. Ongoing scientific studies resulted in being able to predict where and when the wormhole would next appear. Whilst it opened randomly this side, the far side remained at a stable, permanent location in the Delta Quadrant. However, once the wormhole closed, the length of time before it opened again got greater each time.

By mid 2380, Starfleet Command concluded that opportunities for future travel between the Alpha Quadrant and Delta Quadrant via this wormhole would become more and more limited as time progressed. This meant that any Federation colony in the Delta Quadrant would need to be totally self sufficient and unable to rely on support from the Alpha Quadrant

Starfleet Command identified the Pinastri Star System in the Nekrit Expanse region of the Delta Quadrant as the perfect home for a Federation colony. The region was close to the site of the Borg Unicomplex, a place that Voyager had travelled to on many occasions, therefore it’s sensor logs were full of information about this region of space.

It is a strategic location within close proximity of a number of alien cultures such as the Voth and the ruins of the Primary Borg Unicomplex, but also due it being fairly central in the quadrant, it is within warp distance of most of the key political powers. The system is some 63,000 light years from Earth.

On the 12th January 2381 the Federation Council finally approved funding for the creation of United Federation Starfleet to set up a Delta Quadrant colony. Plans were made for a two-phase journey through the now named "Khittomer Wormhole" during March and June, the next two occasions when the wormhole would spawn.

Many Federation construction facilities were utilised as an intensive UFS shipbuilding program began, including the manufacture of Cascade Station on Earth prior to transport to the Delta Quadrant where it was assembled in orbit of Pinastri Prime.

On March 25th 2381 the initial phase of colony ships, Escorts, scientists, engineers and Marines under the temporary command of Admiral Brice Campbell, journeyed through the wormhole to the Pinastri to begin colonisation.

A little over 2 months later on 1st June 2381 the second phase fleet of Starships, Transports and Freighters under the command of Admiral Mike Calhoun, departs for the Delta Quadrant.

This is where we are writing history...

Requirements To Join UF Starfleet
In order to have your application accepted, you must meet the following criteria:   Once your application is accepted, you will be required to take and pass courses at United Federation Starfleet Academy to further indoctrinate you into what United Federation Starfleet is, our rules and regulations as well as at least one course in the department that you wish assignment to.  Only upon completion of these requirements you will be offered membership in United Federation Starfleet, issued a uniform and assigned to your department of choice. To ensure that you are enjoying the best Star Trek experience that United Federation Starfleet can bring you, we encourage a minimum of interest, commitment and effort from our entry-level members in completing the required Academy training, which will take a minimum of 4 weeks. Keep that in mind when submitting your application. Once graduated, United Federation Starfleet Academy offers a wide and ever growing curriculum of classes and fields of study. By completing all of the coursework for a given College you can attain a degree in that field of study! 
 * You must be at least 1 month old on SECOND LIFE, from the date of your application is submitted, with the exception of:
 * You have "Payment Info Used" or "Payment Info On File" on your SECOND LIFE account.
 * Your application needs to be COMPLETELY and CORRECTLY filled out. Incomplete or improperly filled out applications WILL BE DENIED
 * You are NOT part of any group founded by a person who has been banned in SECOND LIFE, from a sim and/or group for GRIEFING. This rule is set in an attempt to keep our environment free of any type of conflicts, being social or work-related.

Career Paths and Advancement
Upon your application to UFS Membership, you are given 3 career choices :


 * Civilian Track
 * Enlisted Member Track
 * Commissioned Officer Track

Civilian Track
When choosing the Civilian Track, you will become a UFS Citizen. As any citizen you have your rights and responsabilites mainly being :


 * act and behave in a manner which will only bring credit to the group and to himself/herself.
 * take part in group activities
 * help the group by bringing your skills (being a shop keeper, DJ or Host at an event,barista or bartender,journalists,etc)

Enlisted Track
Enlisted members make up the majority of the United Federation Starfleet's personnel. These are the men and women who carry out the majority of the specialized work, and keep the UFS going. An enlisted individual concentrates their knowledge in a few specific skill applications, whereas an officer has a very broad overview of his job.

The Enlisted Member will follow the guidelines as stated at the UF Starfleet Academy Curriculum Guidelines for Enlisted Track.

Commissioned Officer Track
To become a Commissioned Officer, a member should successfully complete the full requirements for the completion of the UFS Academy training as started in the UF Starfleet Academy Curriculum Guidelines.

Assignment To A Branch
Upon graduation from UF Starfleet Academy, newly-commissioned officers or enlisted members will choose their career path:   Officers are to be assigned to ONE Branch only but interaction with other Branches or Divisions for projects and activities is encouranged.
 * Assignment aboard of a starship : you will be stationed, in a position of your choice, according to your Division.
 * Assignment to UF Starfleet Headquarters as a part of your Branch staff or another UFS station or facility.

The UFS Academy Exception
At any time, any member of any Branch may assume a position within UFS Academy (Dean, Professor or Instructor with the exception of a UFS Academy Command position).

The member holding dual positions (within your original Branch AND the Academy Branch) must make sure that:


 * Activites from both Branches do not interfere with one another
 * Reporting is done to the commanding officer of your original Branch
 * Uniforms of the orginal Branch must continue to be worn

A member who has the UFS Academy as its ONLY Branch is required to report to UFS Academy Command and wear the correspondent uniform of that Branch.

This exception gives UFS Academy Staff, with the exception of UFS Academy Command, the opportunity to serve aboard any of the UFS Ships of the Line or at another UFS facility.

Transferring Tracks
If you are an Enlisted Member interested in following the Officer Track instead :

Contact the Academy Vice-Commandant who will:


 * Invite you back to the UFS Academy Groups if needed
 * Assign you to a Cadet Company if you are not assigned to one
 * Review your Academy records and decide which Period of the Academy training for Commissioned Officer you fit in
 * Will authorize your use of the position of 'Warrant Officer' in your flip title until graduation
 * Will contact the Command Master Chief with the update of your status

After the requirements above are fulfilled, you can proceed your Academy training and become a Commissioned Officer

Enlisted

 * Crewman Recruit (CR)
 * Crewman (CM)
 * Crewman 1st Class (C1)
 * Petty Officer 3rd Class (PO3)
 * Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2)
 * Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1)
 * Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
 * Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)
 * Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)

Junior Officers

 * Ensign (ENS)
 * Lieutenant (Junior Grade) (LT.(JG) )
 * Lieutenant (LT.)

Senior Officers

 * Lieutenant Commander (LTCMDR)
 * Commander (CMDR)
 * Captain (CAPT)
 * Fleet Captain (FCAPT)

Flag Officers

 * Commodore (COMM)
 * Rear Admiral (RADM)
 * Vice Admiral (VADM)
 * Admiral (ADM)

Enlisted

 * Private (PVT)
 * Private First Class (PFC)
 * Lance Corporal (LCPL)
 * Corporal (CPL)
 * Sergeant (SGT)
 * Staff Sergeant (SSGT)
 * Gunnery Sergeant (GSGT)
 * First Sergeant (1SGT)
 * Sergeant Major (SGT MAJ)

Junior Officers

 * 2nd Lieutenant (2LT)
 * 1st Lieutenant (1LT)
 * Marine Captain (MCAPT)

Senior Officers

 * Major (MAJ)
 * Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL)
 * Colonel (COL)
 * Brigadier (BDR)

General Officers

 * Brigadier General (BGEN)
 * Major General (MGEN)
 * Lieutenant General (LGEN)
 * General (GEN)

Unless one requests to become an enlisted crewman, each member of UF Starfleet is commissioned at the rank of Ensign upon graduation from UF Starfleet Academy. Exceptions are made in the following circumstances:


 * Members of STARFLEET International will be promoted to their current active duty rank after graduation from  UF Starfleet Academy. Proof of rank is required. This is a one time benefit. If your are given a rank promotion in SFI after you join UF Starfleet, you will not be given a corresponding promotion in UF Starfleet.

Ranks and Billets
Ranks and promotions in UF Starfleet are imaginary and are meant to be used as signs of recognition of participation and services rendered. A rank does not give any member any rights beyond that. 

Ranks and positions are two distinct terms. No matter where you are stationed at, starship,stations or any facility, you may be the commanding officer of said unit however your rank prevails and that is how you should be addressed, with the exception of a roleplaying stituation.  Example :  A starship captain with the rank of Lieutenant and the position of Captain or be in charge of a station with an Ensign rank and the position of Station Commander.  During roleplaying situation, the said officer may be called Captain or Commander which is their POSITION. While not on relevant roleplaying situation, the officer should be addressed by their RANK.



Promotions
Although Time In Grade (TIG) is a requirement to be granted a promotion - topic to be covered further in this handbook, having fulfilled your TIG is not the sole reason for the assignment of a new rank.

To be promoted, BESIDES Time In Grade, the following factors are considered :


 * Contribution to the group
 * Group Activity Attendance
 * Adding a voice to your division and the group
 * Being helpful and offering leadership to subordinates
 * Cheerfully accepting tasks
 * Setting a good example in your actions and appearance

Although promotion guidelines are used in most cases, the Commander-in-Chief,UFS is free to hand out promotions as needed, and can bypass these guidelines if he/she feels special treatment is warranted.

Organizational Structure
UF Starfleet is structured into various operational branches. These form the framework of our organizational structure. An officer or enlisted may belong to only one branch at a time (see 'The UFS Academy Exception' rule) but any member may be stationed on a Starship, be a volunteer for the Charities and Events committee and Inter-Branch projects or as an instructor for UF Starfleet Academy regardless of their primary duty branch.

The Branches are structured as follows:

Command
Headed by the Commander-in-Chief,UFS and Vice-Commander,UFS. Members in this Branch are responsible for the administration and background of the group, they work hard so you can play hard. Joining this Branch is upon invitation only.

Operations
Headed by the UFS Head of Operations, this branch is responsible for the management of the day-to-day activities of UFS in what concerns to personnel administration, communication issues, Fleet Deployment, and other supporting services.

Strategic Operationsis the internal division of Operations in charge of coordinating and managing the missions of the UFS Ships of the Line. Members joining this division may become Captains of Starships and along with their crews, live aboard Starships or aboard any of our stations or other facilities to lead a life of adventure and discovery.

Communications is an internal division of Operations, headed by the Head of Communications, UFS, is responsible for the issuing of press releases, announcements, the UF Starfleet newsletter, maintaining a real life web presence of the group, forum maintenance,etc.

Personnel, another internal division of Operations, is responsible for maintaining a concise and complete biographical database of the membership, processing of transfers and discharges and managing Service Jackets updates and all Personnel-related matters. The Head of the UFS Personnel division reports directly to the UFS Head of Operations.

Support Services is also an internal division of Ops, who is called the "think tank" of the group and is responsible to get feedback from the group in monthly meetings and activites about issues that need to be worked, new things and policies that need to be created or revised, etc. This division is also resposible for the Civilian Affairs of the group.

The following UF Starfleet Branches report directly to UFS Operations:

Engineering
Headed by the Head of Engineering, UF Starfleet, is composed by the builders/creators of the group, responsible for building and maintaining all structures, craft, weaponry, etc. within the group. Research and Development, Advanced Starship Design Bureau and Sim Design are just a few of the divisions under this Branch.

Medical
Headed by the Head of Medical, UF Starfleet, is responsible for the physical and mental well being of all members within the group. Emergency Medicine, Medical Training and Mentoring are a few of the Divisions under this Branch.

Science
Headed by the Head of Science, UF Starfleet, is responsible for handling all scientific endeavors within United Federation Starfleet. Life Sciences, Evolutionary Sciences and Physical Sciences are a few of the divisions under this Branch.

Security
Headed by the Head of Security, UF Starfleet, is responsible for maintaining the overall security of all UF Starfleet Areas, enforcing rules and regulations within the sim, including the authority to ban griefers and troublemakers from any and all UF Starfleet Areas as well as writing incident reports of any and all incidents.

Intelligence is a division within the UFS Security Branch, headed by the Head of UF Starfleet Intelligence, has as its primary mission to collect, evaluate, and disseminate foreign threats to the UFS group and to assist UFS leadership in making decisions relating to the SIM's and the members security.

UF Starfleet Academy
Headed by the Superintendent, UF Starfleet Academy, is the primary training facility for United Federation Starfleet. Prospective officers apply to the academy and are required to complete specialized coursework and simulator training.

Once graduated from the Academy they are eligible to be commissioned officers or enlisted members of United Federation Starfleet. Officers joining this branch will become Professors and will be working towards the intellectual development of our officers and cadets.

Marines
Headed by the Commandant, UFS Marine Corps, this is the branch of the "ground pounders" of the group, assigned to assist the Fleet in matters of defense, security and ceremonial.

Personnel who desire to join the Marines are still required to meet the same requirements and follow the same rules as any other member of United Federation Starfleet in addition to the rules and requirements of the Marines. Members who elect to pursue this avenue will still be required to complete the basic entry courses through the United Federation Starfleet Academy prior to being added to the Marines group.

Year: 2378

 * USS Voyager returns home via a Borg transwarp conduit, destroying a Borg transwarp hub in the process


 * The Federation Council and Starfleet Command starts detailed analysis of Voyagers database and sensor logs


 * Starfleet Command feels the risk of the Borg rebuilding is too great to ignore.


 * Realising that because of the distances involved they could never support fleet operations in the Delta Quadrant, they start feasibility studies for a permanent Federation colony in the Delta Quadrant.


 * The Borg Collective collapsed, due to the infection delivered by future Janeway. Borg Tribes emerged.

Year: 2379

 * The entire Romulan Senate is assassinated in a coup by Shinzon of Remus. He is soon deposed, but the Empire is left in disarray.


 * The Federation attempts to mediate power-sharing talks between the numerous Romulan and Reman factions. An agreement is eventually reached whereby Remus is made a protectorate of the Klingon Empire and the Reman people allowed to settle on a Romulan continent.


 * The Federation begins providing material and humanitarian aide to the devastated Romulan Star Empire, and attempts to facilitate negotiations for the re-establishment of permanent government. Starfleet Vessels routinely patrol the Neutral Zone and the Star Empire. Not only did Starfleet see this as a tactical necessity, it was also a chance for a new dawn of exploration, which had been stagnant for nearly 12 years.


 * Exploring the unknown expanse of the Star Empire provided a much needed excuse for Starfleet to expand its fleet beyond what it had been prior to the Dominion War, as Starfleet wanted to be prepared in case the Dominion decided to attack the Alpha Quadrant again.


 * During routing patrols on the edge of the Romulan Border near to Khittomer, the USS Wraith, an experimental scout ship, detected an anomaly which turned out to be an intermittent wormhole.. Intensive scientific study of the phenomenon begins

Year: 2380

 * The Klingon Empire agrees to make the planet Remus and the Remans their protectorate. After a failed attempt at Reman colonization of a continent on Romulus, the Remans are eventually relocated to the Klingon planet of Klorgat VII.


 * Scientific studies identify the anomaly as a wormhole that spawns at random, anywhere within a 20,000 light year radius. Ongoing scientific studies result in being able to predict where and when the wormhole would next appear. It is also discovered that whilst it opened randomly this side, the far side remained at a stable, permanent location in the Delta Quadrant.


 * Starfleet also soon realise that the length of time between each opening of the wormhole gets greater between each event. This means that opportunities for future travel between the Alpha Quadrant and Delta Quadrant would become more and more limited as time progressed, as the wormhole would open less frequently. Starfleet recognises that any colony in the Delta Quadrant would need to be totally self sufficient


 * Starfleet Command choose the Pinastri Star System in the Nekrit Expanse region as the home for a UFS colony.

Year: 2381
060112	Federation Council finally approve funding for the creation of United Federation Starfleet with the intention of a two phase journey through the wormhole to set up a Delta Quadrant colony

060129	Construction of Cascade Station begins on Earth in preparation for transport to the Delta Quadrant where it will be assembled

060208	Intensive UFS ship building program begins in the Alpha Quadrant at Utopia Planitia and Beta Antares Shipyards

060325	Initial fleet of colony ships, scientists, engineers and Marines under the command of Admiral Brice Campbell journey through the now named Khittomer Wormhole to Pinastri to begin colonisation

060330	Construction of UFS HQ and Academy buildings begins on Pinastri Prime.

060416	UFSMC establish base and training facilities on Pinastri Prime under command of Commandant Kathryn Maxwell

060501	UFS formally placed under the command of Admiral Mike Calhoun

060515	Cascadia Shipyards constructed in orbit of Pinastri V

060601	Under the command of Admiral Calhoun, second fleet of Starships, Transports and Freighters departs for the Delta Quadrant. Population includes, officers, cadets and civilians

060810	The Terran Empire crosses over into our universe and initiates the Terran Empire Campaigns

060812	Assembly of Cascade Station begins in orbit of Pinastri Prime

061017	A pre forecast opening of the Khittomer Wormhole allows Admiral Campbell to return to the Alpha Quadrant aboard the USS Wraith NX-97511

061207	Lt Allen Blatchford assumes position of Division Head of UFS Security

061226	The USS Redeemer NCC-100753 is destroyed in battle with the Terran Empire.

061226	Destruction of the inter-universe portal marks the end of the Terran Empire Campaigns

061230	The Redeemer Class Project begins under the command of UFS engineer, Lt. Ronin Calayan

Year: 2382
070104   UFS Academy opens its doors for the first time at UFS HQ on Pinastri Prime.

070104	UFS Academy opens

070119	Lt Chakotay300 Ebi assumes position of Division Head of UFS Science

070201	Security Division announces creation of "Sector001 Security" a Special Ops sub department.

070222	Captain Darren Reiner assumes position of Chief of UFS Operations

070227	Lt Louis Lazarno assumes position of Division Head of UFS Security

070408	Ensign Samuel Whizenhunt assumes position of Division Head of UFS Science

070408	Ensign Tourmaline Falken assumes position of Division Head of UFS Medical

070408	Lt Allen Blatchford assumes position of Division Head of UFS Communications

070409	Colonel Sanstrom Laxness assumes position of Vice Commandant UFSMC and commander of FORCECOM

070413	2nd Lt Zander Uralia reported missing in action

070503	Medical checkup program of all UFS personnel commences

070511	Colonel Sanstrom Laxness assumes position of Commandant UFSMC

070518	Construction of USS Redemer NCC-100753-A at Cascadia Shipyards is completed

070620	Lt Data Spectre assumes position of Division Head of UFS Security

070701	Lt Allen Blatchford assumes poition of Division Head of UFS Engineering

070716	Specialist UFSMC Training Division TRACOM is established with 1st Lt Dray Maverick as CO

070803	Cascade Station undergoes intensive redesign work

070813	Project Firewall - Grounbreaking experiments in combatting Borg assimilation technology were begun aboard Cascade Station by Dr Damion St. James

070920 	Commodore Mateo Infinity assumes position of Division Head of UFS Communications

071001	Colonel Sanstrom Laxness assumes position of Vice Commander UFS and thew rank of Commodore

071001	Major Tig Spijkers assumes the position of Commandant UFSMC

071004	1st Lt Dray Maverick assumes the position of Vice Commandant UFSMC

071008	1st Lt Renpat Greggan assumes the position of CO UFSMC TRACOM

071008	Project Magellan instigated by UFS Science Division under the leadership of Lt Gijsjan Broek

071026	Ensign Kevin Fremont assumes position of Division Head of UFS Science

071029	UFSMC initiate reservist program

071101	Vice Admiral Rafkin Ashbourne assumes poition of Division Head UFS Support Services

071130	Assembly of UFSA Athena Station is completed in orbit of the moonCazalet.

071207	Assembly of Defiant Class USS Caracas NCC-74305 at Cascadia is completed

071214	Bio-Mechanical Hybrid Borg Nanoprobes discovered by USS Caracas, resulting in the ship becoming infected.

071228	Magellan explorer Lt Gijsjan Broek discovers metamorphic rock on one of the moons of Caledon

Year: 2383
080111	USS Caracas - Jaye Jeffries, Kosmos Asturias and Shana Flute jointly find a way to contain Bio-Nanoprobes and remove them by utilizing transporters. Bio-Nanoprobes were transferred to USS Freedom and taken back to Cascade Station for further research.

080115	UFSMC relocate to new HQ and training facilities on Pinastri V. The facility is named Camp Dieppe

080117	Office of Personnel created

080121	Lieutenant Samuel Whizenhunt assumes position of Division Head of UFS Communications

080130	First Contact with the Timelords

080205	1st Lt Januarius Allen assumes position of Vice Commandant UFSMC and commander of FORCECOM

080220	1st Lt Sam Christiansen assumes the position of CO UFSMC TRACOM

080310	UFS Archaeologists report that surface scans of a planet in Sector 3556 have a set of ruins on the Southern Continent that bear a striking resemblance to ancient ruins that were discovered on Earth Centuries ago.

080312	UFSMC Camp Dieppe is raised to the ground after earthquakes rock that region of Pinastri V

080317	Construction of USS Emily Lynn NCC-61907 begins at Cascadia

080318	Formal representatives of each of the many species that make up UFS are appointed.

080319	Romulans for Romulans(RFR) begin to rise as a threat to the Federation/Romulan negotiations

080323	Battle of Starbase 427 (Delta Quadrant) marks the loss of more than 15 allied Federation ships.

080328	Engineering works to Cascade are near completion, and the station is duly renamed Tranquility Station

080405	A secret meeting between the RFR and the Breen is interrupted by the USS Redeemer. Their leaders are killed, thus ending the problems with the RFR

080415	Alpha Quadrant negotiations with the Romulans are finalized, forming the first Romulan / Federation Alliance.

080421	The Office of Intellectual Property Management (IPM) is created

080420	Construction of New UFSMC Camp Dieppe is completed on Pinastri V

080430	First Contact with the Kingdom of Syldavia

080506	2nd Lt Rasim Aeon assumes position of Vice Commandant UFSMC and commander of FORCECOM

080510	UFSMC Camp Dieppe on Pinastri V is renamed Camp Casey

080513	UFS Support Services Division Dissolved. All departments transferred to UFS Command

080513	Vice Admiral Rafkin Ashbourne returns to service in the Alpha Quadrant

080513	Office of Public Relations & Marketing is created

080513	Renowned explorer Lt Gijsjan Broek assumes control of UFS Diplomatic Corps

080513	First Contact with the Beenobians.

080514	Januarius Allen assumes position of UFS UFS Command Master Chief

080528	Official UFS disciplinary procedures come into effect for all active personnel

080531	Vice Commander UFS, Commodore Sanstrom Laxness retires

080602	Project UMMIE, a top secret experimental communications network gets underway

080603	Major Missy Halderman assumes position of Vice Commandant UFSMC

080603	Captain Zed Drebin assumes position of Vice Commander UFS

080603	Lt. Commander Taylorholic Durant assumes position of Second Officer UFS, and Chief of Operations

080603	Lt. Daneil Collins assumes position of Superintendant UFSA

080603   1st Lieutenant Varon Vandeperck assumes position of CO UFSMC FORCECOM

080610	Formal Diplomatic Treaty between UFS and Syldavia is signed

080614	UFS Science survey mission of the planet Svarga reveal evidence of ancient Linden Dynasty

080617	Lt. Ronin Calayan, the designer of the Redeemer Class, returns to the Alpha Quadrant to work on improving Redeemer Class vessels.

080622	Formal Diplomatic Treaty between UFS and FFESP is signed

080623	The Vaadwaur Battle at Pinastri took place. The USS Emily Lynn and the USS Redeemer-A responded to the call from Tranquility Station and offered their assistance in defending Sector001. Ground forces battled the Vaadwaur's re-animated Borg Drones while the Fleet battled the Borg Spheres and the Vaadwaur's hijacked Turei vessels.

080624	The USS Redeemer-A and the USS Emily Lynn remain in a Cascadia Shipyards drydock for repairs. They were heavily damaged and nearly destroyed in the battle with the Vaadwaur.

080624	Solar flares from Pinastri's sun cause power outages and also cause climate controls malfunction, resulting in massive torrential rainfalls and flooding across huge regions of Pinastri Prime. With power failures and continuous rainfall, waterlevels began to rise.

080627	UFS Ally Syldavia breaks the Warp Barrier for the first time.

080628   The Prometheus class USS Menelaus is commissioned at the Cascadia Shipyards

080702	MCAPT Azalia Cazalet reported missing in action

080706   Restructuring of UFS intorduces new Branch layer to better facilitate future growth.

080706   Lieutenant Chase Quinnell's new design UFS Uniforms are introduced throughout the entire fleet.

080706   The Andromeda Research Lab and Sensor Array in orbit of the Pinastri Sun is commissioned.

080707   USS Emily Lynn is renamed USS Kallima and given a new registry of NX-61907

080707   Lieutenant Jeffery Biedermann assumes position of Division Head of UFS Security

080707	Merissa Milena assumes position of UFS Command Master Chief

080710   Commodore Sanstrom Laxness comes out of retirement to head up the newly formed JAG Office

080711   The Pathfinder Research Facility is comissioned at UFS HQ on Pinastri Prime.

080715   The S'raris colony is destroyed by the Borg. The USS Redeemer-A and the USS Colossus take heavy damage in the ensuing battle.

080717   1st Lieutenant Lothar Bereznyak assumes position of Commandant UFSMC

080720   Lieutenant Haku Yiyuan assumes position of Division Head of UFS Engineering

080722   2nd Lieutenant Daz Clip assumes the position of CO UFSMC TRACOM

080722   Lt. Colonel Allen Blatchford assumes position of Vice Commandant UFSMC

080723   Lieutenant Sam Christiansen assumes position of Head of Strategic Operations

080727   First Contact with the Talgorans

080729   The Treaty between the UFS and the Timelords is terminated by the Timelord Ambassador.

080801   Admiral Margot Lorefield assumes position of Superintendant UFSA

080804   The USS Caracas, as a NX test- bed vessel, is returned to Cascadia drydock to be fitted with a classified prototype "Holo- Masking" System and Sensor Pallet array.

080805   The USS Champion and 40 crewmembers are lost on the latest mission to test Transwarp Drive

080809   First Contact with the Mendari More Info

080816   An Inter-Galactic Portal was discovered by the USS Redeemer. It appears to lead to the Windsor Galaxy, the Mendari's home galaxy.

080826   The USS Redeemer hosted a peace-negotiation between the Mendari and the Federation. Captain Zed Drebin represented the Federation with Ambassador Lok Mandwe representing the Mendari. More Info

080906   First Contact with The Veoi

080915   The USS Redeemer and its compliment of Academy cadets is nearly lost on a routine Cadet Cruise. More Info

080919   The modified Intrepid class USS Sheppard NCC-74679 is officially launched from Tranquility Station

080922   BGen Sanstrom Laxness resumes his former position of Vice Commander UFS.

080922   VAdm Margot Lorefield assumes command of the JAG Office

080922   Captain Zed Drebin assumes the position of Superintendant UFSA

081010   Commander Cyril Barthelmess assumes position of Branch Commander of UFS Engineering

081103   All further experimental work on the USS Kallima NX-61907 is halted, and the ship is decommissioned by order of Admiral Calhoun

081126   Extensive terraforming begins on the Eastern continent of Pinastri Prime.