Montana Station (SB-406)

Starbase 406 is in the final stages of construction as her crew and the squadron begins to assemble.

Montana Station

Canopus-class • SB-406 • Montana Station Squadron • Task Force 21

This Canopus class station is a recent addition to the area with a diplomacy and trade focus. Its primary area of interest is the Tholian Assembly. To work to extend and improve diplomatic relationships with this species, it also serves as a waypoint for traders and operators who transport and trade with them.  It is also a waystation for long-distance starships as a rest station. 

It is in the Rital system, with five planets orbiting a young, active sun. The station was named in honor of Montana, where the Vulcans first had contact with humans. Two planets are classified as livable, while the other three are part of a growing natural resources mining operation. An expanding commercial operation has started to build slowly, and adding an office for Harris Transport has fueled interest in existing and future colonial operations in the sector and beyond.  

A recent interest in resources in the sector and the space surrounding it has brought some well-intentioned players. There is also the risk of bad actors—the Syndicate among them—who would seek to establish a foothold in the darkened corners within the station’s area of influence – and just beyond in the far and empty swaths of Federation Space. 

Starbase 406 is home to the Montana Station Squadron, which runs diplomatic and intervention operations in the surrounding systems and beyond to ensure system security.  Within the division is the USS Perseverance, which works primarily as a science vessel in tandem with Montana station’s science labs to continue to explore the rimward edges and areas of Federation space.

Montana Station Squadron

The Montana Station Squadron is a powerful component of Task Force 21. It operates under the command of Fleet Captain Geronimo Fontana, Starfleet. Fleet Captain Fontana commands the Squadron from the Montana Station, a Canopus-class starbase.

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Crew Manifest

Name Position Rank
Station Commanding Officer / Squadron CO
ID: 2468
Yeoman
ID: 2468
Station Executive Officer / Squadron XO
ID: 2468
Director Security / Tactical Operations
ID: 2468
Director Intelligence Services
ID: 2468
Director Medical Operations
ID: 2468
Director Counseling Operations
ID: 2468
Director of Operations
ID: 2468
Director of Science Operations
ID: 2468
Director of Engineering Operations
ID: 2468
Deputy Director of Engineering Operations
ID: 2468
Director Communications Operations
ID: 2468
Deputy Director Communications Operations
ID: 2468
Sector Judge Advocate
ID: 2468
Diplomatic Operations Director
ID: 2468
Security Lead Investigator
ID: 2468
Security Lead Investigator
ID: 2468
Intelligence Operations
ID: 2457
Director Civilian Science Operations
ID: 2468
Editor in Chief, The Rimward Journal
ID: 2468
Owner and Operator - House of Hasara
ID: 2468
Deputy Operator - House of Hasara
ID: 2468
Hasara House Employee - Security
ID: 2468
Director of Operations Harris Transport
ID: 2468
Regional Reporter - Federation News Network
ID: 2468
Leader, Tougun Network
ID: 2468

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18 January 2025

TND 003 – Rebuilding the Foundation

The New Deal

Montana Station and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

“You know them better.”  Captain Peter Crawford stood in the remains of the lounge, PADD in hand.  He spoke to Montana’s Director of Engineering Operations, Commander Miados. “Ensign Penna is Vulcan – and older.  She came to Starfleet after the losses of Frontier Day.  She’s [...]

15 January 2025

TND 002 - Meeting the New Boss

The New Deal

Montana Station and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

“She’s been neglected, that’s for sure.” Commander Miados stood at the docking port as the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt approached Montana Station.  After much pestering and insistence, she had ensured the latest engineering report would be in her hands when the ship arrived.  At her side [...]

14 January 2025

TND 001 - The Remains of the Day

The New Deal

Montana Station and USS Franklin D. Roosevelt

Engineering Operations was a massive department at Montana Station. Fleet Captain Geronimo Fontana had left the department’s director to her business, but today was different. He stepped through the door and spotted Commander Miados at the far end, working on one of the larger displays in the [...]

4 January 2025

The Plains of Montana

S2E5. Machinations on Montana

Montana Station, USS Ingenuity, USS Polaris and USS Serenity

The docking agent had taken a long time to clear her, asking more than the usual questions.  She’d smiled tersely throughout the conversation, accepting her boarding clearance with barely concealed annoyance.  She walked through the new station’s larger and more secure upper decks.  Her [...]