Bravo Fleet
USS Blackbird (Archive)
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.
This story is rated:
for content, which equates to roughly a 16+ rating
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
Recent Stories
View All Stories11 July 2025
USS Blackbird (Archive)
Stripping the office of what scant personal marks the Rooks had left in their weeks here left behind, Rosewood thought, a lot of beige. Late afternoon sun spilling through the tall windows that blocked off most of the hum of Alpha Centauri City beyond tried to pain the carpets and walls vibrant [...]
11 July 2025
USS Blackbird (Archive)
Much of the city had changed, torn asunder by the Vaadwaur, or even just transformed over the decades as people lived, thrived, and grew. Even his family home was different; no children living there, not even his father there any more, the vast red brick house with its white trims grand and stately [...]
10 July 2025
USS Blackbird (Archive)
‘It just doesn’t sit right with me, you know?’ Nallera sprawled on the cushioned bench in the heart of the Rooks’ Alpha Centauri offices. The rhythmic thunk of her rubber ball bouncing off the walls, ceiling, or floor as she tossed it about, always to return to her hand, punctuated her [...]
7 July 2025
USS Blackbird (Archive)
‘Fascinating.’ Captain Takahashi’s reaction was positively Vulcanesque, his expression shifting no more than an eyebrow-raise as he read the report Cassidy had put before him. ‘Excellent work, Commander.’ ‘Thank you, sir.’ Cassidy’s voice was clipped, hands clasped behind his back [...]
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