Battle stations Battle stations was a general alarm used in naval operations ( such as those that influenced the policies of Starfleet ) when a starship was going into battle . On Federation starships , a battle stations alarm was usually made in addition to a red alert or , earlier , tactical alert alarm . On Deep Space 9 and the , personnel carried type 2 phaser s while a battle stations alarm was in effect . This practice was also adopted on the by 2379 . ( ; ) History . In 2152 , when developing the protocol that would eventually come to be known as " tactical alert , " Lieutenant Malcolm Reed stated to Captain Jonathan Archer that he wanted it to be " something a bit more comprehensive than battle stations . " After some persuading , Archer agreed to consider the idea , but told him to think of something " less aggressive " to call it than " battle stations . " ( ) " In 2155 in the mirror universe , Captain ordered all hands to battle stations on the as the ship intercepted a battle between the and a group of four rebel starship s . " ( ) In 2256 , Captain Philippa Georgiou ordered battle stations aboard the when a Klingon fleet began firing upon it and other assembled Starfleet vessels . ( ) " In 2258 in the alternate reality , , having just advanced to acting captain of the , ordered that he wanted all departments at battle stations and ready in ten minutes as the ship pursued the " Narada " to Earth . " ( ) In 2268 , Captain James T . Kirk ordered all deck s to battle stations on the prior to an encounter with dikironium cloud creature with the note that it was not a drill . ( ) That same year , when a priority 1 distress call is received , an order is given to " man your battle stations , all hands " on the " Enterprise " . ( ) Not long after , when red alert sounded on the " Enterprise " , Lieutenant commander Jadzia Dax , who had been transported back in time with other members of the crew of the asked what they should do . Captain Benjamin Sisko replied that they should get to battle stations . ( ) In 2293 , Captain Hikaru Sulu ordered all hands to battle stations on the during an attack by Kang ' s battle cruiser . ( ) In 2368 , when the long - term memories of the crew of the were temporarily erased by the impostor Kieran MacDuff , they were led to believe that the Federation was at war with a species called the Lysian s and that their orders were to destroy the Lysian Central Command . As the ship approached the central command Captain Jean - Luc Picard called for red alert and battle stations . ( ) In 2369 , when Counselor Deanna Troi and Lieutenant Commander s Data and Geordi La Forge visited a Romulan ship " frozen in time " that appeared to be attacking the " Enterprise " - D , they were surprised to discover that the crew were not at battle stations , but rather that the ship was on evacuation alert . This and other evidence led to them to realize that what was happening was most likely not a Romulan attack . ( ) That same year , when Cardassian vessels surrounded Deep Space 9 , which had moved to stake a claim on the newly - discovered Bajoran wormhole , Major Kira Nerys created a bluff that the station was protected with a complement of nearly 5 , 000 photon torpedo s and integrated phaser bank s on all levels . While the ruse was briefly effectively , the bluff was soon called , forcing Kira to issue a call to battle stations . ( ) In 2371 , Commander William T . Riker ordered all hands to battle stations on the " Enterprise " - D when a distress call from the Amargosa observatory stating that they were under attack . ( ) In 2372 , Captain Benjamin Sisko called for battle stations on Deep Space 9 when a fleet of Klingon vessels surrounded the station . ( ) In 2373 , Captain Jean - Luc Picard called for red alert and battle stations after Picard ordered the to the Battle of Sector 001 . ( ) That same year , following a failed attempt to seal the Bajoran wormhole , Captain Benjamin Sisko called for battle stations when a Jem ' Hadar fleet emerged . ( ) Also that same year , Sisko declared battle stations when a large force of Dominion vessels approached Deep Space 9 . ( ) In 2374 , Captain Kathryn Janeway called for battle stations on the prior to an engagement with Species 8472 . ( ) " That same year , during an attack by the Krenim in the Year of Hell , Captain Kathryn Janeway declared " " All hands , battle stations . This is turning into the Week of Hell . " " Later , during that same alternate timeline , Commander Chakotay ordered all hands to battle stations prior to another Krenim attack . " ( ) Also that same year , Captain Kathryn Janeway ordered battle stations during an apparent attack on " Voyager " by the dream species . The event , however , was actually a fiction created as part of a collective unconsciousness to trick the " Voyager " crew into believing they were still awake . ( ) Additionally that year , Cadet / acting Commander Karen Farris called all hands to battle stations on the prior to the ship ' s beginning shadowing a Jem ' Hadar battleship . ( ) In 2375 , Commander Chakotay ordered all hands to battle stations prior to an engagement with a Borg sphere . ( ) In 2376 , Captain Rudolph Ransom ordered all hands to battle stations on the prior to an engagement with " Voyager " . ( ) That same year , during a daydream of The Doctor ' s , Captain Kathryn Janeway declared battle stations on - board " Voyager " prior to an engagement with a Borg sphere . ( )