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 […]

Fleet Operations Report, Supplemental: Task Force 9

While it has only been a few days since I have made a report, I’m here to update you on the status of Task Force 9. Tia has tendered her resignation as TFCO due to a lack of time on her part, and we thank her for her service to the fleet. We have decided […]

Fleet Operations Report November 2020

As was announced a few days ago, we have moved to a new way of displaying and administering games (a.k.a "sims") on the main website. The short version is that games are now directly under the Operations Office rather than the Task Forces, both streamlining the number of folks who need to be asked when administrative questions come up but also allowing each game to develop its own niche and episode plan irrespective of the task forces.

TF93XO Vacancy, TGCO Applications, Operations Update

Task Force 93 Staff Vacancy Task Force 93 is seeking candidates for the role of Task Force Executive Officer, with the recent departure of Arden due to real-world time constraints. This position is responsible for assisting the Task Force Commanding Officer with the day-to-day running of the task force, including helping develop canon, performing functions […]

Three New TFXOs

I’m pleased to announce three changes in our task force-level staffing situation. With one transfer to a new role and two changes in availability, in the past few days we have had three individuals move from Task Force Chief of Staff roles to Task Force Executive Officer roles. It’s always exciting to announce when someone […]

Bravo Fleet Operations Officer

Members of Bravo Fleet! Again we have taken some feedback, this time from members and staff alike, and acted accordingly! It had become apparent to, and within, the Bravo Fleet Admiralty that while the model Bravo Fleet now operates under has been very well received within our organization, there has been a lack of clarification […]