Operations Update – January 2022

It’s been quite the week for the Operations Office, and it’s only Monday! Two days ago, we had vacancies in four of the eight task force staff positions, but as of tonight I’m pleased to announce that all four Task Force Commanding Officer and Task Force Executive Officer roles are now filled! The applications this […]

Applications Open: Task Force 93 Commanding Officer

I’m here again to announce another change in task force leadership. As of a short while ago, Leah has tendered her resignation as Task Force 93 Commanding Officer. As our longest-serving TFCO (with just over a year and change in that role), a rest from staff work is well deserved. We thank her for her […]

Operation Homestead Overall Results

As we draw towards our end of the year break, I’m pleased to announce the results of the operation-long competitions from Operation Homestead. While turnout in these competitions was not as strong as I would have hoped, several were quite competitive. We tried a few competition types that we hadn’t done before, and I think […]

November 2021 Operations Report: RPGs and TF Staff

This is going to be a relatively long announcement, describing some current issues with RPGs, some changes, and my plans for the future. So, grab a cup of coffee and brace yourself for some pontificating. I have been thinking a lot about what the purpose of these offerings is and how they can best support […]

Operation Homestead Launches Tonight!

The day has come for us to begin Operation Homestead! The purpose of this event is to give us all a chance to dive into some activities that will take us away from the epic fleet-wide stories we’ve been working on in the Archanis Campaign and the Echoes of the Tkon Fleet Action to focus […]

Operation Homestead

October 11th through December 10th Lunch at Vandorin’s Captain Bancroft ran his hands along the immaculately pressed table cloth, looking for something to smooth down or find fault with but he was disappointed. He’d never eaten at Vandorin’s Bistro before, though he had been stood up there once by the captain of the Apollo. It […]

New RPG Format

For at least the last decade, Nova has been nearly the only game in town, so to speak, when it comes to running a Star Trek play-by-post RPG. It’s a powerful piece of software that has a lot of flexibility in giving groups the ability to manage lots of characters, use custom ranks, and tie posts […]

Fleet Operations Report – May 2021

Normal Operations “Are all of my ships back where they belong?” Captain Bancroft looked up from the pool table display at the heart of Fleet Operations on Starbase Bravo, coming to a respectful at-ease position before nodding to the Director of Fourth Fleet Operations. Admiral Seagraves had the unnerving ability to sneak into one of the most heavily […]

Fleet Operations Report – April 2021

Inspection Time The Type-11 shuttlecraft Resolute did a pirouette as it landed on the Exeter‘s deck so that the passenger ramp faced the group of cadets and enlisted trainees standing at nervous attention could see Admiral Seagraves exit her craft. The formality of a shuttlecraft landing wasn’t strictly necessary given that the training ship was docked with Starbase […]

Two New Games!

As operations officer, one of my favorite tasks is getting to let our community know when we have new opportunities for our members. In this specific existence, I’m pleased to announce that we have two new games opening, the USS Hippocrates and a game set right after The Burn in the 31st Century: Resilience, which is […]

Operations Report – January 2021

This update contains a few different topics related to the Operations Department, mostly related to staffing opportunities. As a sort of preamble, I wanted to start with an observation I made a few days ago as I thought about the purpose of this department, as it exists at the intersection of the majority of the other departments' responsibilities, while also having duties of its own. In short, the Operations Department exists to help the membership navigate between the fleet's various offerings through mentorship, ranging from the New Member team, to mentoring Task Force leadership, to coordinating the established roleplaying groups (a.k.a. games, sims, writing groups, and a whole bunch of other jargon depending on your perspective). If you're not sure where to send your question, always feel free to approach your Task Force staff or any member of the New Member team (even if you're not a "new" member), as that's what we're all here for!

Call for TFCO Applications

Due to circumstances beyond his control (congrats on the promotion!), Christopher has had to step back from TF17 for the time being. While we do have internal candidates for the position, we want to open up our pool of interested parties for future vacancies, especially to folks who might not have thought about this kind […]