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M1

 * The USS T'Mir, the USS Suvek and the USS Hawking are commissioned, with the T'Mir assigned to the Romulan Border Zone Fleet.

Ulith III Biophage Crisis

 * Starfleet Medical releases the first stage of an anti-Biophage vaccine, a compound that can applied to starship hulls to dramatically slow down infection.
 * Federation diplomatic efforts lead to the Caledonians sending one of their most gifted virologists to help the Starfleet Medical Infectious Diseases Institute research team.
 * Starfleet Engineering completes construction of the Machado IV outpost. Another team returns to the abandoned Liath V colony, where they successfully scuttle the shipyard located there. A third team completes upgrades to the Solitude outpost, but not before taking many casualties during the Biophage attack there this month.
 * Starfleet Medical, escorted by the USS Docana and the USS Polaris from the Andor Sector fleet, and two Mirandas, successfully evacuates Cygnus Sigma without interruption or complication, transferring the colonists to Machado IV.

RBZ Fleet

 * The ex-Miracht is spotted by a Starfleet Intelligence listening post in orbit around the Huckleberry VIII gas giant. The USS Challorn, the USS Centaur, the USS Yukikaze and the USS T'Mir move to intercept, but as they approach the rings of the gas giant, one of the Betazoids onboard the Challorn becomes nearly violently ill, sensing something large, hungry and malevolent. The T'Mir sends out a pulse of ionising radiation into the ring, revealing the ex-T'Seren waiting in ambush. The infected warbird is attended by a horde of shuttles, now observed with two shuttle factories added onto the ship. The task force responds by beaming up the crew of the listening post before fleeing the system. Though the ex-Miracht moves to pursue, it is forced to break off after the Challorn triggers an energetic explosion in the asteroid ring using its navigational deflector.
 * Later that month, the ex-T'Seren would be detected approaching the Solitude colony and outpost. The resulting clash with the local defensive forces would be known as the Battle of Solitude.

Romulan Quarantine Fleet

 * The Quarantine Fleet begins their reconnaissance in force of the Neutral Zone. They are attacked by the ex-Terrh and a storm of Biophage "missiles", a new design of non-cloaked shuttles, who emerge out of the upper atmosphere of a gas giant. The attack is fended off successfully for the most part, though the IRW Lacipaerih is damaged and then hit by an infection beam from the ex-Terrh, forcing the USS Enterprise to cauterize the wound and the ship to vent EPS internally to destroy the infection. The decision is made afterwards to abandon and scuttle the ship.
 * Diplomatic efforts continue in the form of Captain Nash ka’Sharren hosting a dinner with Admiral Khev and the other Romulan Commanders aboard the Enterprise, with Commander Velim later reciprocating the gesture aboard the IRW Devoras.

Ulith III Biophage Crisis

 * The Andor Sector Fleet successfully intercepts a Biophage infected freighter with help from the new sensors installed at the Machado IV outpost.
 * As per Federation diplomatic request, the Confederacy of Amarki dispatches the CAS Riala under Admiral Aleshe Aelin to join the RBZ Fleet.
 * Several science institutes from the Illuminated Technocracy of Gaen offer to assist in Biophage research, though Rear Admiral Park Seong-Ho refuses and threatens to kill the lead Andorian ambassador if the Gaeni are given access to Biophage samples. However, in return for details on a few colony-oriented technologies, the Federation does gain access to the Gaeni's advanced replicative technology, allowing for bulk production of a vaccine once it is complete.
 * Work on repairing the Sarek at the 40 Eridani A Shipyards is accelerated, with repair time estimated to be complete in 2 more months.
 * Starfleet Engineering has a series of Tachyon detection devices produced and set to be seeded across the Neutral Zone to detect any cloaked objects moving though.
 * Starfleet Medical evacuates the Larseen II colony, with an attacking flight of Biophage shuttles detected and destroyed by the T'Mir.
 * Starfleet Tactical's Runabout Recon Squadron discovers a colony of an unknown relatively advanced species on Firax III, and is undetected by them.

RBZ Fleet

 * The Challorn's task force evacuates several science outposts in the Neutral Zone, transferring their crew to the Indi Beta outpost. A flight of Biophage shuttles attempted an attack on them, but were detected and destroyed by the Kumari.
 * The Courageous makes First Contact with the Sotaw at Firax III, who report they have been skirmishing with the Biophage. The full extent of the crisis is explained to them, with the Sotaw moving to full alert in response.

Romulan Quarantine Fleet

 * The Quarantine Fleet makes First Contact with the Kadeshi over their colony world of Galaar III, the same species found at Birkaad III. The Kadeshi explain they have lost contact with their homeworld of Kadesh for over a month, with the last word received a warning about an invasion by horrible biomechanical warships.

Kadesh System

 * In light of recent news and that there were over 500,000,000 sapients living on Kadesh, the decision is made to attack with all available assets immediately, gathering the RBZ Fleet and the Romulan Quarantine Fleet together under the command of Commodore T’Faer. The joint fleet would set course for Kadesh, leading to the First Battle of Kadesh.
 * In the aftermath of the First Battle of Kadesh, the allied forces encountered the Kadeshi fleet, who had been fighting the Biophage for the last month. The Kadeshi reinforced the fleet, and with new information gained from them, the combined fleet set course for the Biophage shipyard complex orbiting the system's gas giant, in what would later be called the Battle of Koba.

M3

 * In a four-fleet battle, the Klingon Empire joins Romulan and Starfleet assets in battle against the Biophage over Kadesh orbit, prompting a final end to the spacegoing assets of the biophage.

Q2

 * Admiral Kahurangi formally declares an end to the State of Emergency during a Council Session in Paris.
 * The Athos V colony site is located by the USS Enterprise.
 * The Orion Union becomes a Federation affiliate.
 * Orders are placed for Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards and Lor'Vela Orbital Construction Facility.
 * Ana Font Shipyard completed.

Q3

 * The USS Enterprise captures Orion Syndicate slavers near Rothsbail VIII.

Q4

 * Rachel Ainsworth promoted to Commodore, departs the EC Panel of Captains.
 * T'Faer commences convalescence leave.
 * Commodore T'Maris convenes a courts-martial to try Michael O'Hara over perceived dereliction of duty during the events of Artoria III.
 * USS Adelphi suffers a breakdown that would prove the deathknell of the Soyuz class.
 * First contact with the Gretarians, who need convincing that the Federation are not 'wild-haired, wall-eyed, blood-lusting mass-murderbox builders'.
 * First contact with the Cardassian Union.
 * Rosalee McAdams promoted to Captain and will enter the EC Panel of Captains.

Casualties
Standard: 6 Officer, 12 Enlisted, 8 Tech (Various) Explorer: 2 Officer, 2 Enlisted, 2 Tech (Various)

Ships Lost

 * USS Centaur, Centaur-class
 * USS Faithful, Miranda-class

Ships Damaged

 * USS Sarek
 * USS Kumari
 * USS Excelsior
 * USS Courageous
 * USS Challorn
 * USS Svai

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