Federation Starfleet

"Starfleet" redirects here. You may also be looking for theUnited Earth Starfleet.

For themirror universe counterpart, seeImperial Starfleet andStarfleet (Galactic Commonwealth).

Federation Starfleet

History and specifics

Starfleet's function was to explore unknown territory on the behalf of the Federation government, to defend the Federation and its allies from threats, to further Federation policies and interests throughout interstellar space, and, when applicable, to initiatefirst contact with newly-discovered worlds and to engage in diplomatic negotiations on the behalf of the Federation. Per its mandate of deep-space exploration, its personnel were frequently brought into contact with cultures and sentient species whose existences were unknown to the Federation. Starfleet officers therefore acted as official representatives of the Federation in these cases. Starfleet vessels were also frequently used to ferry ambassadors on diplomatic missions. (STvideo game:Birth of the Federation;TOSnovel:Final Frontier;TNGepisode: "The Outcast";ENTepisode: "These Are the Voyages...")

History

See main article:Starfleet history.

The Federation Starfleet was chartered in theyear2161 with the founding of theFederation. A charter was written and an institution for the training of the Federation Starfleet officer corps,Starfleet Academy, was established. The Federation Starfleet was created from the space and science programs and militaries of the Federation's founding Member States, including theUnited Earth Starfleet (founded only about twenty to thirty years earlier), theAndorian Imperial Guard, theVulcan Space Council and the military forces ofTellarite andAlpha Centauri.Starfleet Headquarters, the primary hub ofStarfleet Command, was built near the Presidio inSan Francisco onEarth, as the United Earth Starfleet Command complex had been, as was the Academy.^{[citation needed]}

After the destruction of theBorg Collective, Starfleet had lost forty percent of its fleet. (ST -Destinynovel:Lost Souls)

By the29th century, Starfleet had apparently fused with the civillianFederation Department of Temporal Investigations and was calledTimefleet. (Last Unicorn RPGmodule:All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook)

By the31st century, Starfleet was calledGalfleet. (DTIeBook:The Collectors) It had reverted to its original name before the late32nd century, however. (DSCepisode: "Die Trying")

As of12263, it was referred to asUniversal Fleet. (STshort story: "Our Million-Year Mission")

Senior officers

The senior-most officer of Starfleet was theCommander-in-Chief of the Federation Starfleet (C-in-C), who served as a military advisor to theFederation President andCouncil, and had operational authority over the whole of the Federation Starfleet. (ST -Destinynovel:Gods of Night)

Beneath the C-in-C was theCommanding Officer, Starfleet Command, who was the Starfleet flag officer who commandedStarfleet Command. (TOSepisode: "The Menagerie")

TheChief of Staff for the Federation Starfleet ranked below the Commanding Officer, Starfleet Command, but did not report to that officer in all matters.Free Agents fell under this officer's authority. (FASA RPGmodule:Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update;TOSnovel:Triangle)

TheFederation Starfleet Liaison to the Office of the President was responsible for communicating and coordinating with thePresident of the United Federation of Planets, reporting to the President regarding the activities of Starfleet and the orders of the C-in-C, and relaying the President's orders back to Starfleet. (STnovel:Articles of the Federation)

Insignia

A symbol of Starfleet is sometimes included in the uniform wear of Starfleet personnel, although some uniform designs forgo any Starfleet symbol badge with instead a marking depicting the individual assignment or mission of the wearer.

In the early days of theFederation,United Earth Starfleet personnel wore uniforms with a patch Starfleet insignia on the right shoulder and anassignment patch on the opposite shoulder. (Star Trek: Enterprise)

By the2230sdecade, some Starfleet personnel wore a delta-shield shaped embroidery. The delta-shield shape had been devised based onZefram Cochrane's graphed equation of warp fields, and had previously been used as a symbol byUESPA on theFriendship Onespaceprobe. Crew assigned to theUSSKelvin wore an outline of that insignia on their uniforms. (STnovel:Federation,TOSepisode: "Charlie X",TOSmovie,novelization &comic adaptation:Star Trek)

By the uniform designs of the2240s, Starfleet personnel wore assignment insignia based on their vessel assignments. Some such mission patch designs included the delta shield, and Starfleet also adopted a more stylized version of the insignia, elongated and presented sideways as it had been on the Earth Starfleet's patch, in the pennant designation of fleet vessels. This version was also used in some vessels' assignment patches. (Star Trek: The Original Series;Crew;ENTepisodes: "In a Mirror, Darkly", "These Are the Voyages...")

In the2270s, Starfleet Command adopted the mission patch of theUSSEnterprise as the insignia for its own assignment patch and as the symbol of Starfleet on vessel pennants. Individual mission patches fell into disuse a few years later, with all personnel adopting the delta shield as their badge of uniform. (TOSreference:Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise,TOSmovie,novelization &comic adaptations:The Motion Picture,The Wrath of Khan)

The badge would be utilized as acommunicator badge in the24th century, and redesigned as the various communicators used in the2350s,2370s and eventually, the2380s. (Star Trek: The Next Generation;TNGepisodes: "Yesterday's Enterprise", "Family";TNGmovie,novelization &comic adaptation:Generations;Star Trek: Countdown;STvideo game:Star Trek Online)

2270s badge.

2270s-2340s badge.

2340s-2370 badge.

2370s-2380s badge.

2380s-2400s badge.

Authority

Federation officers of any rank held automatic authority over all members of planetary reserve forces, such as theAndorian Reserve Fleet. (TOSnovel:Death Count)

Divisions

Divisions and agencies ofStarfleet
	Academy •Administration •Advanced Starship Design Bureau •Advanced Technologies •ALLANGTRANS •Appeals Board •Astronomics •Bureau of Information •Bureau of Standards •Casualty Notification •Command •COMMSATTRAC •Communications •Control •Corps of Engineers •Criminal Investigative Service •Cultural Affairs •Cultural Analysis •Cultural Survey Bureau •Dental •Diplomatic protection group •Exploratory Division •GALVEGRE •Headquarters •Humanoid Resource Records •Humanoid Resources •Information •Inspector General •Institute Press •Intelligence •Internal Affairs •Judge Advocate General •Legal Services •Marine Corps •Materiel Supply Command •Medical •Medical Forensics •Merchant Marine •MI •Mission Operations •Navigational Research •Operations •OSHC •Orbital Operations •Propulsion Technologies •Psychological •Records •Research and Development •Regulatory •Science •Science Operations •Sector Guard •Security •Shipyards Operations •Special Security Division •Special Services •Stellar Imaging •Strategic Command •Tactical •Tactical Operations •Technical Intelligence •Technology Assessment Directorate •TechSupDiv •Temporal Integrity •Training Command

Fleets and units

Seelist of Starfleet units.

Appendices

Connections

References

• STreference:Star Trek Chronology

External link

• Federation Starfleet article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
• Star Fleet article atStar Fleet Universe wiki, the wiki forStar Fleet Universe /Star Fleet Battles.