The USS Columbia welcomes a group of Cardassian exchange officers aboard for a training program aimed at fostering better relations between the Federation and the Cardassian Union. Ensigns are paired with Cardassian counterparts, leading to a series of cultural clashes and misunderstandings, while undertaking a range of away missions.

Away Mission 1: On a cultural exchange journey, visiting various planets in the former DMZ, a group of ensigns and their Cardassian counterparts experience each other’s traditions and customs. Along the way, they learn to appreciate the richness of their respective cultures while forging a deeper bond.

Away Mission 2: A runabout mission to the McAllister C-5 Nebula, sees a joint Starfleet-Cardassian team sent to map and explore an area of the nebula. While there ‘something’ goes wrong, forcing the two sides to work even closer together to survive.

Away Mission 3: The Columbia has been assigned to the Chin’toka scrapyard to recover a number of derelicts. Starfleet and Central Command do not want these key derelicts to fall into the hands of the Maquis or the True Way. Joint away teams board a range of abandoned ships from the Dominion War. They are to recover anything that is valuable, otherwise, they are to prepare to destroy the derelicts.