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Part of the unit-wide mission Task Force 72: Headquarters

Task Force 72

Starbase 72

Headquarters

Task Force 72 Headquarters mission, where the action is before the action begins!

Mission Description

Starbase 72 is the headquarters for Task Force 72. Situated in the Minos Korva system, it is a Spacedock-class starbase near the Cardassian-Federation border in the Alpha Quadrant. Its proximity to the former Cardassian Demilitarized Zone places it as a key launching point for operations supporting the disparate populations on both sides of the border, as the Cardassian Union and the Federation work together to support redevelopment and protection of the region.

Starships of Task Force 72 berth here by default for refit and resupply, or training and administrative duties within the Task Force. The starbase also dispatches numerous operations throughout the region to be conducted by its runabout fleet.

 

Writing on Starbase 72

This is the Headquarters for TF72, and an open playground for fiction that is:

– Set in and around the Cardassian-Federation border
– Written by or in consultation with TF staff to advance the Task Force plotline
– Written by members who are junior officers (those holding the ranks of Ensign, Lieutenant Junior Grade, or Lieutenant) about their primary characters’ adventures

Or some combination of the above!

Any member of the Task Force is welcome to start a Mission if it falls into one of the above categories.  The main purpose of this section is to house and support the writing of junior officers about their primary character. This usually takes two broad forms:

– Stories about the history of your primary character, before they have become a ship commander
– Stories about these primary characters assigned to the Task Force HQ in 2399, as officers expected to soon become starship commanders and in the meantime given missions in the region

Once you reach the rank of Lieutenant Commander, you can request your own Command and write there.

 

Please make sure your thread follows Canon Policy – I encourage you to refer specifically to Sections 1 and 4.3 – and bear in mind the following for writing in this section:

– There is no plot you are required to adhere to. You are encouraged to come up with your own missions and storylines.
– These stories should be fairly self-contained, episodic adventures that do not massively change the canon of the regions.
– You are free to write on your own or collaborate with others. Reach out to members of your TF on Discord if you want a writing buddy!
– Junior officers’ stories can be set on any of the ships in the expeditionary force, or about a lone officer deployed somewhere in the region, or with a team dispatched on a specific mission from the station by runabout
– You don’t need to worry about length; Stories can be as long or short as you want. We encourage good spelling and grammar so your writing can be easily enjoyed, but nobody will be enforcing this!
– You should keep your own Stories to one Mission.

If you have any questions, including how to get started, please ask your Task Force senior staff and they will be happy to help out.

 

Starbase 72 In-Play

If you’re a junior officer wanting to write in the Task Force 72 Headquarters, this is the place to start. Your primary character is likely assigned to Starbase 72 and an officer trusted to lead whole missions and operations away from the station as befits their status and skill set. They will easily be granted a team, a runabout, an assignment, and be dispatched to the Cardassian-Federation border to maintain TF72’s remit of diplomatic engagement and support.

These missions might be:

– A joint operation with a Cardassian Union military ship, patrolling the border to demonstrate cooperation with Starfleet.
– Pursuing True Way activists who have recently struck against a Cardassian border world.
– Offering support to a Federation border colony that was historically affiliated with the Maquis and is thus suspicious of government help.
– Negotiating the hand-over of Cardassian criminals who fled to Federation space.
– Arbitrating a mining and trade agreement between Cardassian and Federation corporations seeking to share resource development of a system in the former DMZ.

Or many other ideas! Just start a Mission under Starbase 72 and get writing!

Associated Missions

About the Mission

Command
Status
Complete
Total Stories
9
Start Date
19/07/2021
End Date
23/08/2022

Recent Stories

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23 August 2022

Sweet Dreams are Made of These

Task Force 72: Headquarters

Sleep was often elusive for the stodgy older doctor. It’d been YEARS since he’d slept solidly through the night, except those rare occasions when he’d caught a virus or other sickness. Tonight, apparently, was no exception. He rolled over on his left side, where he could see his wife sleeping [...]

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28 February 2022

Nightmares

Task Force 72: Headquarters

In a dream, approximately 35 years ago The runabout touched down in a small clearing at the base on the western side of a yet unnamed mountain range and Th’lora cut power to the engines. It was her fourth successful landing of the day as she and her colleagues of the USS Triton shuttled colonists [...]

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9 November 2021

Time for change

Task Force 72: Headquarters

(Starbase 72) Kiran stepped off the shuttle his family in tow. He looked at his smiling wife and son who looked in awe. They had been excited by his orders to report for a new duty assignment. He was not near as excited, he enjoyed his assignment as an instructor for Starfleet academy. Teaching the [...]

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4 November 2021

A chance meeting

Task Force 72: Headquarters

Starbase 72 promenade T.J. walked the long corrodes of the Starbase headed to spend time with his family. You could say a lot of things about his time on the station but it had given him more time with his family. He entered the promenade and saw his wife Shelby sitting at a corner table her long [...]

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