Tiger Squadron

**The 10th Expeditionary Fleet's 1st Home Survey & Defense Squadron (**code name: **Tiger Squadron**) was a Starfleet formation that was fielded in response to rising tensions between the UFP and the Pezho Starport Authority Council Powers (then attended by *The Quaqua Principality* and its protectorates: *Staphi Protectorate* & *Awoxo Protectorate*; *Whuhu Illuminated Spheres*; and *Chigo Concern*). The fleet was initially composed of three Starfleet starships and later expanded as needs of the mission increased. **Tiger Squadron** formally came into being on Stardate: 55000 starting with the USS Kismet (*Luna Class*) as the squadron command vessel with the USS Peltast (*Defiant Class*) and the USS Maxwell Planck (*Intrepid Class*). Tiger Squadron's main base was at Starbase 27 with a forward base at Deep Space Erykannia (*Deep Space Outpost -- Orion Frame*) in the Shoscu System.

## Known Tiger Squad members

Fleet Captain Harmon Grennan (Squadron CO, CO of USS Kismet, Human Male)

Captain Brag Glov Pend (Squadron XO, CO of USS Peltast, Tellarite Male)

Commander Myth (CO of USS Maxwell Planck, Soong-Type Android)

Lieutenant Commander Ephrix M.D. (Chief Medical Officer, Denobulan Female)

Lieutenant Commander Varder Ridun (Squadron Intelligence Officer & Chief of Security, Bajoran Male)

Lieutenant Commander Shralla Wright, M.C. (CO of Deep Space Erykannia, Human/Andorian Female)

## Background

Stardate: 54784 The USS Andromeda from 10th ExF Grid Area 160-180 AKA *Pezho Council Space* reports rising tensions involving star-system wide weapons of mass destruction in the region near the UFP border between the Chigo Concern, the Five System Alliance, and the Whuhu Illuminated Spheres: Starfleet Command advised the Federation Council of a possible border skirmish that could spill over into Federation territory. Further, then Captain Zhan jav Tarsh of the Andromeda reported that he had intentions to get involved with the local matters to oust the Chigo Concern from *de facto* power over the Five System Alliance and avert a war between them and the Whuhu Illuminated Spheres.

In anticipation of a border war between neighboring powers and possibly being pulled into the war itself: Starfleet Command was given authorization to organize a force to watch the UFP border near the region. At the time, the **Tenth Expeditionary Fleet** was the primary fleet based out of Starbase 21 and the Andromeda as a member of that fleet had already been sending reports to their admiralty: it was decided that a Tenth Expeditionary vessel would lead the squadron pulling resources from smaller tactical patrol and scientific survey fleets in the region. Further, the need for the UFP to not provoke or incite war meant than a full fleet would be too large a presence of power. So, rather than deploy a fleet or even a flotilla of tactical starships: it was decided a mix of ships would be more able to observe the growing situation while still able to react and defend against an offensive.

By Stardate: 55000, the Andromeda's situation had rapidly deteriorated and had become involved in a civil protest in the Pezho system and engaged the Quaqua Principality in combat in order to evade arrest and impound. This resulted in months of fleeing from Pezho Council Space under fire. It would not be until Stardate: 55040 that an encrypted distress message from the Andromeda was received and Tiger Squadron was deployed to rescue them from a Quaqua led fleet: resulting in *The Battle of 10th ExF Grid Sector 150-170* on Stardate: 55040.5.

The official designation was *The 10th Expeditionary Fleet's 1st Home Survey & Defense Squadron* to preserve the secret mission of the squadron. Any interstellar power or trading consortium that inquired as to the purpose of the squadron was to survey and defend the Shoscu Sector and its neighboring sectors from piracy and to learn more about the region. Within the squadron itself, security-clearance coded personnel within the Tenth Expeditionary Fleet and all of its admiralty, it was referred to by its codename: Tiger Squadron. It indicated its purpose as a lurking squadron designed to pounce on threats at opportune times.

By Stardate: 55196, contact with the USS Andromeda had been lost and growing hostilites showed a massive war involving the Whuhu Illuminated Worlds, the Chigo Concern, and the Quaqua Principality. Due to a minor alliance between Tiger Squadron and the **HMS** Larira *(Lagneb Class)*, a Quaqua Principality ship, Tiger Squadron was obligated to involve itself in the matter. Although the Squadron had been fielded to be ready for aggression attack from the Chigo Concern, it instead was proactively attempting to broker peace in the region: a painful and complex process that involved the intricate Whuhu government situation at the time and the plans and counter-plans of the Chigo Concern.

## Constituent forces

The squadron was founded when then Captain Harmon Grennan was given his commission to become Squadron Captain of Tiger Squadron and transferred his relevant squadron flagship codes to the USS Kismet.

Tiger Squadron was formed at Starbase 21 and later was based from Starbase 27 in concert with Vice Admiral Ruthger's Eastern Forces along the Klingon and Gorn Borders. Although designated as a Squadron in its own right it remained subordinate to the Tenth Expeditionary Fleet. Tiger Squadron's first sortie was only days away from its formation Starbase in its capture of the Betazoid Starship Epsilon Indar to effect the arrest of suspected biogenics weapon designer.

Tiger Squadron drew the majority of its resources from Starfleet Eastern Forces along the Klingon and Gorn Borders. Although the majority of its founding work was performed at the Tenth Expeditionary Fleet HQ offices at Starbase 21, the majority of its supplies and major repairs would be effected from Starbase 27. With requisitions, political appeals, and rare prize captures in the field: Tiger Squadron would expand its strength during its active service.

The first major gain was of Deep Space Erykannia (DS-E), a former Orion pirate outpost that had been captured in the early days of Tiger Squadron's operations. As the station was built by pirate forces and the station had been build in-place in a spatial anomaly rather than an inhabited system: the station's fate was left to the discretion of Tiger Squadron. Despite its minimal resources as a newly formed squadron, the squadron was able to arrange and transport the station to the Shoscu system and slowly intergrate and staff the station to Starfleet standards. It had no formal appointed commanding officer until then Commander Brag Glov Pend had recruited and appointed Lieutenant Shralla Wright, a counselor with a long history of starbase duty to be the CO of DS-E as Tiger Squadron found its ship assets being needed all at once.

## Order of battle

*As of Stardate:* 4971X.X

**Cruisers**

USS Kismet (LUNA CLASS)

USS Maxwell Planck (INTREPID CLASS)

USS Achilles (ACHILLES CLASS)

**Outposts**

Deep Space Erykannia (DEEP SPACE OUTPOST - ORION FRAME)