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This guide lays out writing a proposal for a Bravo Fleet fiction, as per the [[Canon Policy#Section 4 - Fiction|Canon Policy]]. Please note that is not relevant for requesting a primary command, which any member can automatically request upon reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Nor is this relevant for an additional 25th-century Starfleet ship, which members can request under the [[Command Policy#3 - Squadrons|squadron system]] upon reaching the rank of Captain. This guide is for requesting a fiction about a ''non-Starfleet'' story in the 25th century, ''or'' a fiction set in a different era of Trek canon. Members are eligible for these fictions from the rank of Commander.
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| name = Task Force 17
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| seal = [[Image:TF17Seal.png]]
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| mandate = Deep Space Operations
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| headquarters = [[Deep Space 17]]
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| url = [http://www.bravofleet.com/group/task-force-17 Main Website]
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| co = Vacant
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| xo = [[bfms_char:83715|CAPT Khim Samnang]]
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'''Task Force 17''' conducts deep space exploratory and diplomatic missions far beyond [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] borders from its headquarters on the edge of charted space, [[Deep Space 17]]. As the main exploratory arm of the Fourth Fleet, Task Force 17 has ships deployed in such distant corners of the galaxy as the [[:Category:Delta Quadrant|Delta]] and [[:Category:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma]] Quadrants. These crews are specialists in long-term operations with little support from [[Starfleet]] infrastructure.  
  
For guidance on a proposal for a RPG, which includes any writing with other members, please read [[Guide:RPG Proposals|this guide]]. A more in-depth summary of the different kinds of writing you can do in BF can be found [[Introduction to Bravo Fleet Writing|here]].
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==Objectives==
  
Proposals are necessary to ensure that stories outside of the norm of BF writing are possible but nevertheless adhere to canon policy and the spirit of Bravo Fleet writing. The primary story of BF is Starfleet in the 25th century. So we prefer to hear what writers intend with more unusual tales, where they might be the first to write in a specific era or area, or to demonstrate they’re familiar with the already-established fleet canon.
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* '''Manage''' the operations of Federation ships far from local space, as well as those isolated in the Delta and Gamma Quadrants.
==Creating a Proposal==
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*'''Explore''' deep space beyond Federation territory in the four quadrants.
Proposals are made on BFMS through the ‘Command’ section when you are logged in. Simply press the ‘Add Command’ button at the top as you would when you applied for your primary command. Until your proposal is accepted, you only need to fill the ‘Command Proposal’ section of the form.
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*'''Establish''' peaceful relations with native species.
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*'''Expand''' Federation interests in deep space, including securing friendly trade routes and exchanging in scientific knowledge with other peaceful nations.
  
A fiction proposal for a non-Starfleet setting or based in a different era does not need a registry entry selected (that will be created later if your proposal is successful). You should specify any information about a relevant ship, including name and class, in the proposal.
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==Overview==
==Premise==
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'''To boldly go where no one has gone before''.' These legendary words have long been repeated and paraphrased by successive generations of explorers and scientists seeking to fulfil one of the core mandates of the Federation Starfleet’s philosophy, and are etched into the minds of every Starfleet cadet and many Federation citizens. In a time preceded by great galactic strife and conflict, Task Force 17 of the [[Fourth Fleet]] seeks to embody those principles once more, as Starfleet recovers from the atrocities and existential threats posed by the Dominion War and the attack on Mars, to once again rediscover its sense of wonderment and exploration, and return to exploring the final frontier.
Every proposal should include a quick explanation of the story premise. This does not have to be vast; one or two paragraphs will often suffice. It should explain the basic concept, the setting, the era, and the purpose of the story. Remember that this is being written for the Intelligence Office’s consideration, not a public audience. The purpose is to explain your concept clearly and fully, not lure in a prospective reader with teasing suggestions.
 
  
A proposal should also include at least one quick mission summary. You don’t have to commit to writing it, but you should be able to describe the sorts of stories you would tell with this fiction. Again, this is for the Intel Office to assess your proposal; it’s preferable to explain how you might write the resolution of a story’s conflict, instead of writing it like a TV guide teaser. This does not have to be a point-by-point summary but should demonstrate you have a grasp of what stories you will tell.
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Armed with the same ethos and mandate that guided the historic ''Constitution''-class vessels and their five-year missions of the twenty-third century, Task Force 17 is committed to exploring the farthest reaches of deep space. With unprecedented access to both the Gamma and Delta Quadrants, Starfleet vessels return to not simply protect citizens and defend against ideological threats, but to seeking out new life and new civilisations, in whatever form they may be and wherever they may reside. To this end, Task Force 17 has dispatched a number of starships, manned by intrepid Starfleet officers from across the Federation and beyond, to make this foray into the unknown.
  
Historical stories can only be set within an era that has been depicted or explicitly discussed in Trek canon. This excludes, for instance, anything from the founding of the Federation to the era of TOS/early Discovery. The world-building requirements for such stories go beyond the scope of a fiction proposal. Remember that historical stories are still set within Bravo Fleet canon.
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By nature of the enterprise, Task Force 17 vessels very often find themselves alone, operating far from the vestiges of Federation society or Starfleet support, relying strongly on their guile, character, and one another to survive and flourish, in an uncertain and often inhospitable galaxy of unknowns. The voyages of these brave officers will become legendary as they chart new frontiers beyond what is already know by the Federation. Each new discovery will be worthwhile and exciting for generations to come.  
  
A historical fiction on a Starfleet ship can use any starship class appropriate to that era, unless it is restricted by your rank. For example, a TOS-era fiction can use a Constitution-class ship. But a Dominion War-era fiction cannot use a ''Sovereign''-class ship unless you already hold the rank of Captain. Historical fictions are not an opportunity to bypass rank restrictions on classes. You do not have to use ships which already exist in the registry, and can even request a ship of the same name but a different class to one in the registry - so long as the registry ship had not yet been built in that era.
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==Task Force Assets and Headquarters==
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While Task Force 17 regularly dispatches starships to deep space assignments far from Starfleet infrastructure, it launches and manages these operations from its headquarters at [[Deep Space 17]] in the [[Typhon Frontier]]. More distant missions are supervised from the flagship, the [[USS Discovery]]. As with other Fourth Fleet task forces, ships operating in other regions rely heavily on local facilities to see to their wider-ranging duties.  
  
If you wish to write a non-Starfleet ship, please specify the class of ship, or give some details if it would need a whole new one. We do not want you to write a whole new class proposal, merely a brief description of the class’s purpose and role. The Intel Office will request elaboration if necessary.
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=== Task Force Composition ===
==Activity==
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Task Force 17 is comprised of two task groups, each with several starships assigned to them and conducting a wide variety of missions.
The proposal should mention the expected level of activity. This is not a hard-and-fast rule and can, in fact, be quite lax or slow, such as one story a month. We ask for this so we can tell if a fiction has gone inactive. If you fail to write as often as stated in your proposal, you will be contacted by the Intel Office to check if you are still using the command. The activity commitment can be renegotiated at this point if necessary, and if you are still interested in writing.
 
  
If you consistently do not meet the agreed activity level, the command may be deemed inactive at the Intelligence Officer's discretion. If you transfer to the Reserves, either by request or through inactivity, your fiction will be closed. You must contact the Intelligence Office upon returning to an active Task Force to discuss restoring a closed fiction. Such restoration will happen at the IO's discretion.
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==== Task Group 9 ====
==Command Description==
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*[[Hathaway Squadron]]
While you do not need to fill in the Command Description section of the form, feel free to do so if you think it will help you demonstrate your premise and proposal. Please still use that section as you would if the proposal were accepted and this became the public page of your fiction.
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**[[USS Arimathea|USS ''Arimathea'']], a [[Centaur II Class|''Centaur II''-class]] science vessel
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**[[USS Hathaway|USS ''Hathaway'']], a [[Sagan Class|''Sagan''-class]] light explorer
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*[[USS Blythe|USS ''Blythe'']], a [[California Class|''California''-class]] utility cruiser
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*[[USS Elysion|USS ''Elysion'']], an [[Elysion Class|''Elysion''-class]] light explorer
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*[[USS Gilroy|USS ''Gilroy'']], a [[California Class|''California''-class]] utility cruiser
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*[[USS Paramount|USS ''Paramount'']], a [[California Class|''California''-class]] utility cruiser
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*[[USS Reliant|USS ''Reliant'']], a [[Reliant Class|''Reliant''-class]] frigate
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*[[USS Sizemore|USS ''Sizemore'']], a [[Steamrunner Class|''Steamrunner''-class]] light cruiser
  
If you have any further questions about your proposal or how to begin writing one, please contact the Intel Office! It’s okay for writing the proposal to be a discussion; while the Intel Office does not want to receive an unfinished work in progress, feedback is more likely than an outright rejection. Don’t worry about getting it perfect first time.
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==== Task Group 38 ====
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*[[USS Ahwahnee|USS ''Ahwahnee'']], a [[Cheyenne_Class|''Cheyenne''-class]] light cruiser
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*[[USS Babylon|USS ''Babylon'']], a [[Grissom Class|''Grissom''-class]] surveyor
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*[[USS Fearless|USS ''Fearless'']], an [[Excelsior Class|''Excelsior''-class]] heavy cruiser
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*[[USS Nighthawk|USS ''Nighthawk'']], a [[Reliant Class|''Reliant''-class]] frigate
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==Task Force History==
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Being one of the Fourth Fleet's many exploration arms, primarily focused in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, when Starfleet decided to redeploy the assets from [[Task Force 9]] and Task Force 38 into one centralised task force then Task Force 17 was the logical decision. In 2399, Task Force 17 was handed all of the fourth fleet's deep space exploration assignments and assets. The handover was relatively simple and smooth sailing, but Starfleet was keen to reestablish some sort of long term presence in the Delta Quadrant. When command of the task force was given to Captain (later Commodore) Bennet the creation of the lead expeditionary group was Starfleet's first step forward in its efforts to return to the Delta Quadrant.
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==== The Archanis Campaign ====
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On the eve of Bennet's expeditionary group leaving the Alpha Quadrant, the threat of the [[Hunters of D'Ghor]] increased rapidly requiring Starfleet to redeploy elements from the fourth fleet to combat it. As a result the expeditionary group, along with several other ships, were rushed to the area to bolster Starfleet's presence and remove the threat caused by the rogue element from the [[Klingon Empire]]. Task Force 17's mandate quickly changed as it was responsible in securing several systems and the assembly of the Archanis Array. Within a matter of days, the ships (all led by Bennet) completed their initial orders and removed the threat of the Hunters and were successful in bringing the new array online. Along with creating an innovative way of monitoring the Klingon-Federation border, the task force's involvement in the campaign was instrumental in removing key players and ships from the Hunters of D'Ghor's fleet. Days after the campaign was declared a victory by Starfleet, Task Force 17 supported in the rebuilding of several key listening outposts along the border and deployment of orbital weapon platforms. Bennet, was promoted to commodore and ordered to return his exploration fleet back to Federation space so it could start its mission in the Delta Quadrant.
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==== Operation: Delta Expedition ====
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A month after the Archanis Campaign, Task Force 17's lead expeditionary group began its exploration efforts in the Delta Quadrant. It's first priorities were to explore what happened to the races that ''Voyager'' had left on good terms.
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==== A New Home ====
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As research agreements were made with the [[Romulan Free State]] and Starfleet saw fit to launch new missions of exploration in the [[Typhon Frontier]], Task Force 17 undertook rearrangements. No longer making use of the lead expeditionary group, it was headquartered at Deep Space 17 in the Lioh System. From there, it has the freedom to launch missions into the deeper Beta Quadrant as well as the fringes of the Delta Quadrant, and has extensive research opportunities with the [[ma:Typhon Expanse|Typhon Expanse]] fresh on its doorstep.

Revision as of 20:24, 9 September 2023

This article is official Bravo Fleet canon.








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Task Force 17
Mandate

Deep Space Operations

Headquarters

Deep Space 17

Leadership
Commander

Vacant

Deputy Commander

CAPT Khim Samnang

Links
BFMS

Main Website

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Task Force 17 conducts deep space exploratory and diplomatic missions far beyond Federation borders from its headquarters on the edge of charted space, Deep Space 17. As the main exploratory arm of the Fourth Fleet, Task Force 17 has ships deployed in such distant corners of the galaxy as the Delta and Gamma Quadrants. These crews are specialists in long-term operations with little support from Starfleet infrastructure.

Objectives

  • Manage the operations of Federation ships far from local space, as well as those isolated in the Delta and Gamma Quadrants.
  • Explore deep space beyond Federation territory in the four quadrants.
  • Establish peaceful relations with native species.
  • Expand Federation interests in deep space, including securing friendly trade routes and exchanging in scientific knowledge with other peaceful nations.

Overview

'To boldly go where no one has gone before.' These legendary words have long been repeated and paraphrased by successive generations of explorers and scientists seeking to fulfil one of the core mandates of the Federation Starfleet’s philosophy, and are etched into the minds of every Starfleet cadet and many Federation citizens. In a time preceded by great galactic strife and conflict, Task Force 17 of the Fourth Fleet seeks to embody those principles once more, as Starfleet recovers from the atrocities and existential threats posed by the Dominion War and the attack on Mars, to once again rediscover its sense of wonderment and exploration, and return to exploring the final frontier.

Armed with the same ethos and mandate that guided the historic Constitution-class vessels and their five-year missions of the twenty-third century, Task Force 17 is committed to exploring the farthest reaches of deep space. With unprecedented access to both the Gamma and Delta Quadrants, Starfleet vessels return to not simply protect citizens and defend against ideological threats, but to seeking out new life and new civilisations, in whatever form they may be and wherever they may reside. To this end, Task Force 17 has dispatched a number of starships, manned by intrepid Starfleet officers from across the Federation and beyond, to make this foray into the unknown.

By nature of the enterprise, Task Force 17 vessels very often find themselves alone, operating far from the vestiges of Federation society or Starfleet support, relying strongly on their guile, character, and one another to survive and flourish, in an uncertain and often inhospitable galaxy of unknowns. The voyages of these brave officers will become legendary as they chart new frontiers beyond what is already know by the Federation. Each new discovery will be worthwhile and exciting for generations to come.

Task Force Assets and Headquarters

While Task Force 17 regularly dispatches starships to deep space assignments far from Starfleet infrastructure, it launches and manages these operations from its headquarters at Deep Space 17 in the Typhon Frontier. More distant missions are supervised from the flagship, the USS Discovery. As with other Fourth Fleet task forces, ships operating in other regions rely heavily on local facilities to see to their wider-ranging duties.

Task Force Composition

Task Force 17 is comprised of two task groups, each with several starships assigned to them and conducting a wide variety of missions.

Task Group 9

Task Group 38

Task Force History

Being one of the Fourth Fleet's many exploration arms, primarily focused in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, when Starfleet decided to redeploy the assets from Task Force 9 and Task Force 38 into one centralised task force then Task Force 17 was the logical decision. In 2399, Task Force 17 was handed all of the fourth fleet's deep space exploration assignments and assets. The handover was relatively simple and smooth sailing, but Starfleet was keen to reestablish some sort of long term presence in the Delta Quadrant. When command of the task force was given to Captain (later Commodore) Bennet the creation of the lead expeditionary group was Starfleet's first step forward in its efforts to return to the Delta Quadrant.

The Archanis Campaign

On the eve of Bennet's expeditionary group leaving the Alpha Quadrant, the threat of the Hunters of D'Ghor increased rapidly requiring Starfleet to redeploy elements from the fourth fleet to combat it. As a result the expeditionary group, along with several other ships, were rushed to the area to bolster Starfleet's presence and remove the threat caused by the rogue element from the Klingon Empire. Task Force 17's mandate quickly changed as it was responsible in securing several systems and the assembly of the Archanis Array. Within a matter of days, the ships (all led by Bennet) completed their initial orders and removed the threat of the Hunters and were successful in bringing the new array online. Along with creating an innovative way of monitoring the Klingon-Federation border, the task force's involvement in the campaign was instrumental in removing key players and ships from the Hunters of D'Ghor's fleet. Days after the campaign was declared a victory by Starfleet, Task Force 17 supported in the rebuilding of several key listening outposts along the border and deployment of orbital weapon platforms. Bennet, was promoted to commodore and ordered to return his exploration fleet back to Federation space so it could start its mission in the Delta Quadrant.

Operation: Delta Expedition

A month after the Archanis Campaign, Task Force 17's lead expeditionary group began its exploration efforts in the Delta Quadrant. It's first priorities were to explore what happened to the races that Voyager had left on good terms.

A New Home

As research agreements were made with the Romulan Free State and Starfleet saw fit to launch new missions of exploration in the Typhon Frontier, Task Force 17 undertook rearrangements. No longer making use of the lead expeditionary group, it was headquartered at Deep Space 17 in the Lioh System. From there, it has the freedom to launch missions into the deeper Beta Quadrant as well as the fringes of the Delta Quadrant, and has extensive research opportunities with the Typhon Expanse fresh on its doorstep.