Bravo Fleet
USS Blackbird
Osler-class • NCC-89901 • Sirius Expeditionary Squadron • Fourth Fleet • Managed by ADM Alexander Beckett
Small, sleek, and fast, the Blackbird stands ready for any mission requiring a subtler touch. As part of Sirius Squadron, she is dispatched on assignments where the solution can be provided by a small team of specialists acting unobtrusively. This includes tactical operations and missions of subterfuge, but also complex away missions requiring scientific or engineering expertise. Although the Blackbird’s default configuration prepares her for law enforcement, infiltration, or surveillance operations, she is capable of a range of missions, including reconnaissance ahead of first contact or courier assignments into volatile regions.
Commander Hal Cassidy commands the Blackbird and its team of specialist operators, the five-person Reconnaissance Operations and Covert Action Section (ROCAS), commonly referred to as the Rooks. From time to time, key officers from Sirius Squadron may join the Blackbird on its assignments, providing essential expertise or acting in overall command of delicate missions. Due to her size and limited facilities, the Blackbird often operates directly out of Gateway Station or is deployed within several days’ travel of a larger ship of the squadron, such as the USS Sirius herself. When in and around Federation space, however, she may be deployed away from the squadron for weeks at a time, relying on local infrastructure for support.
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Sirius Expeditionary Squadron
Sirius Expeditionary Squadron is a unit centered around the Odyssey-class USS Sirius under the command of Commodore Matt Rourke. Sirius Squadron stands ready to deploy outside or on the fringes of Federation territory at short notice to respond to emerging situations across the galaxy. With multiple versatile and powerful ships at its disposal, the squadron can operate independently and without support for extended periods, and is flexible enough to face a range of missions, including under volatile circumstances where objectives and conditions can quickly change. While this profile often leads Sirius Squadron to respond to geopolitical crises, the unit’s versatility make it equally suited emergent scientific investigations.
The main unit, organised around the Sirius herself, is an element of several powerful ships each able to take the lead or act independently depending on the mission’s needs. Deployed together, they are a supremely well-rounded and capable unit. Two additional divisions provide specialist support. The first, headed by the USS Redemption, acts as an operations element to provide engineering, humanitarian, or diplomatic services. The second, headed by the USS Liberty, fulfils dedicated exploratory or scientific missions. The divisions may deploy independently or in support of one another, depending on operational needs.
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Squadron Commands
Liberty Science and Exploration Division
Redemption Operations and Outreach Division
Crew Manifest
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Hal Cassidy
Commanding Officer
Rook 1 -
John Rosewood
Intelligence Specialist
Rook 2 -
Nallera
Engineering Specialist
Rook 3 -
Macalor Aryn
Science Specialist
Rook 4 -
Q'ira Zherul
Infiltration Specialist
Rook 5 -
Kovac Jakorr
Blackbird Executive Officer
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Falaris Maive
Operations Officer
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Yang Deyao
Helm Officer
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Jessa Tiran
Former Team Member
Deceased
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