Beowulf System-Defense Force

The Beowulf System Defense Force (BSDF) was the naval component of Beowulf's military.
==History==
In its capacity as the spacefaring military of Manticore's staunchest ally in the Solarian League, the BSDF was kept routinely up-to-date on the latest Manticoran military developments. However, in quiet agreement with the Royal Manticoran Navy, the BSDF refrained from introducing Manticore's newest technologies into their own warships to prevent them from finding their way into the hands of the Solarian League Navy.Like other system defence forces, the BSDF was subjugated to the SLN in case of war. () The BSDF as well had refrained from providing any observers to the Havenite-Manticoran Wars. ()
Actual paramilitary operations against slave traders were performed by the Biological Survey Corps, a special ops organization in fact, independent from the BSDF. ()
With the secession of Beowulf from the Solarian League and its alignment with the Grand Alliance in 1922 PD, the BSDF entered a period of expansion and updating with a quarter of the warships produced in the joint Manticoran-Havenite-Beowulfan building programs, most notably podlaying superdreadnoughts, slated for service with the BDSF. ()
== Responsibilities ==
The BSDF had several responsibilities including:
* The protection of the Sigma Draconis System
* The security of the Beowulf Terminus of the Manticore Wormhole Junction ()
* The suppression of piracy and slavery. ()
== Personnel ==
* Admiral Corey McAvoy – Chief of Naval Operations (1922 PD)
* Vice Admiral Marianne Holmon-Sanders – CO First Fleet (1922 PD)
==Organization==
The BSDF possessed several component commands and a single space-based fleet formation.
* System Defense - the primary command responsible for coordinating all military affairs in the defense of the Sigma Draconis System, headquartered in the city of Columbia on Beowulf, and led by CNO Admiral McAvoy.
* Sky Watch - the primary command responsible for tracking all spacecraft and starship activity in the system and reporting it to System Defense.
* Search and Rescue - the primary command responsible for search and rescue operations with its specialized Whitethorn class vessels.
* First Fleet - the only fleet-level formation of the BSDF (as of 1922 PD).
== References ==
Category:Beowulf
Category:Military