Odyssey Squadron

The Odyssey Squadron is a formation centered around the starship USS Odyssey, the prototype of the Odyssey-class explorer. It is currently under the command of Fleet Captain James Preston McCallister. The squadron was assigned as a deep space expeditionary force within the Delta Quadrant. Assembled at the end of 2400, the group was ordered to proceed to the Swallow Nebula region beyond the Gradin Belt. The squadron was assigned directly to Fourth Fleet Operations and not one of the fleet's task forces, it also worked closely with the Delta Exploration Initiative. As a result, the main base of operations is located back in the Alpha Quadrant at Starbase 38. Working in tandem with one another, the primary goal of the squadron was to re-explore the areas that the USS Voyager visited during its seven year journey through the distant quadrant.

After spending almost two years in the Delta Quadrant, the crew of the USS Odyssey had become experts in the Gradin Belt area, as such this brought them the experience to explore the Delta Quadrant further.

All of the ships assigned under Fleet Captain McCallister are deep space explorers. Each of them are capable of long-term assignments, however working together they support one another to ensure they share resources to complete their mission.

History

2401+

The Odyssey Squadron was authorised by Vice Admiral Zack Marshall-Bennett and supported by Admiral Vailis. The USS Themis and the USS Triton, were initially located in the Alpha Quadrant at Starbase 38 undergoing extensive refits to prepare them for their new assignments. Eventually they were ready to move through the Barzan Wormhole and rendezvous with the Odyssey while the USS Bellerophon had been in the Delta Quadrant already. The four ships met at the Markonian Outpost before beginning their first joint mission, a simple survey of an unchartered system on the far edges of the Gradin Belt.

The squadron's first mission involved it detecting a Borg interlink frequency, which was investigated. After discovering the crash remains of a Borg ship, the squadron helped several drones reclaim their individuality and prevented one of them from attempting to use a spatial trajector to return to the Collective.

Over the next fews months, the squadron made several diplomatic inroads by the Swallow Nebula. This included further diplomatic exchange with the Benthans. Starfleet ordered the squadron to return home ahead of the upcoming Frontier Day celebrations. McCallister was annoyed at the delay, but the ships all returned home.

It did not take long for the entire squadron to be involved in the Dominion Lost Fleet incursion in the Deneb Sector. With other ships in the Fourth Fleet, the squadron responded and provided defence to the Federation worlds in danger. The squadron responded to a distress call from the Divinum colony. Though it appeared the Dominion had used a metagenic weapon against the entire population, however after further investigation the squadron found that all of the colonists had been captured in transporter suspension. Working with elements from the Cardassian Union, they were able to save the colonists and later participate in the defence of Farpoint Station. Sadly though, Captain Rio Canção gave her life to save the colonists. During this conflict the Bellerophon was heavily damaged and taken to Avalon Fleet Yards for repairs.

When Frontier Day celebrations started and the Borg commandeered the Odyssey, Themis and Triton. All three crews had to find a way to survive. Sadly though the Triton sustained significant harm when the Titan-A used its prefix codes against it. The Triton was abandoned and left to drift before the entire incident was resolved. The Triton was taken to the San Francisco Fleet Yards for repairs. While at Avalon, the Bellerophon was almost assimilated. Those unaffected by the Borg DNA modifications, overloaded and destroyed a number of systems, rendering the Bellerophon useless.

As a result of both the Bellerophon and Triton not being able to return to active duty in the short-term, Starfleet reassigned the USS Constitution to the squadron.

Leadership

Squadron Commander: Fleet Captain James Preston McCallister (2400+)
Squadron Deputy Commander: Captain Cambil Bexa (2401+)
- USS Triton Commanding Officer: Captain Rio Canção (2401)
- USS Bellerophon Commanding Officer: Captain Horatio McCallister (2401)
- USS Constitution Commanding Officer: Captain Horatio McCallister (2401+)

Composition

Current Assignments

USS Odyssey - Odyssey-class explorer - the flagship of the squadron, the Odyssey has already established as a presence in the Delta Quadrant after two years. Though almost like a floating small starbase, the Odyssey has the most advanced technology in the fleet and is able to coordinate their work, effortlessly. Alongside all of the extras that comes with the class of ship, the Odyssey will act as the main hospital ship if required. She boasts an impressive sickbay that can provide state of the art medical assistance to anyone in the fleet if required or deal with mass triage.
- USS Telemachus - Aquarius-class light escort - assigned to the Odyssey since mid-2400, the Telemachus has been assigned to the Cadet Training Unit assigned to the flagship. On occasions, when the cadets are unable to participate in a mission (due to the danger) the more seasoned officers from the Odyssey take over.
USS Themis - Ross-class explorer - the Themis is a brand new ship, recently built at the Devron Fleet Yards. The Themis contains specialist teams from the Starfleet Corps of Engineers assigned to her to assist in the maintenance of the expeditionary force as well as deal with any other engineering matter that arises during its time in the Delta Quadrant. With her industrial replicators and large cargo bays dedicated to storage for important parts, components and resources, the Themis can extend the lifeline of the squadron while they are so far away from Starfleet. The Themis also has a full squadron of Valkyrie-class fighters. When needed they can provide further defence to the squadron.
USS Constitution - Constitution III-class explorer - a brand new explorer that joined the squadron mid-2401. It continues what the Bellerophon and Triton started by having crewmembers from both ships now serving on it.

USS Odyssey
USS Telemachus
USS Themis
USS Constitution

Former Assignments

USS Triton - Luna-class explorer - The Triton has served Starfleet’s Fourth Fleet for many years now. Being a Luna-class, the ship has the most diverse crew in the force, with only one third of the crew being humanoid base. The ship is primarily assigned to scientific missions. The Triton was left at Earth after it was heavily damaged during the Frontier Day disaster.
USS Bellerophon - Intrepid-class explorer - just like Voyager, Starfleet wanted an Intrepid-class ship to assist with the squadron's explorative efforts. As one of the original ships built back in the 2370s, the vessel received a major overhaul and refit prior to joining the others in the Delta Quadrant. Unfortunately, the ship sustained significant damage during the Lost Fleet incursion and Borg uprise on Frontier Day. The ship was to remain at Avalon for repairs.