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Challenger Squadron is a formation commanded by Commodore Elizabeth Wyatt operating within Fourth Fleet Operations. Challenger Squadron's early history is marked by bureaucratic indecision and upheaval, but after spending the Frontier Day celebrations at Coltar IV, Challenger Squadron was finally dispatched on the mission for which it was formed; exploration of formerly Dominion occupied territories in the Gamma Quadrant. Challenger Squaron was recalled to Federation space in September 2401.

History

2401
- January: Challenger Squadron is formed under the command of newly promoted Fleet Captain Thomas Forrester with the USS Challenger as the flagship. The USS Inverness and USS Higgs are also assigned to the unit with orders to prepare for long term exploration of the Gamma Quadrant.
- February - March: Starfleet Command delays the squadron's mission to the Gamma Quadrant several times.
- March: Challenger Squadron is dispatched to the Deneb Sector following reports of attacks by a Dominion fleet thought lost in the Bajoran Wormhole a quarter of a century earlier.
  - Challenger and Inverness assist in the defence and evacuation of a small colony near the Federation/Breen border.
  - The USS Higgs is assigned to transport parts and engineers to Galadkail Minor. Enroute, she comes under attack from a trio of Jem'Hadar fighters. The Higgs manages to fend of the attack, but Captain Anastasia Matheson dies in the attempt.
  - Challenger takes part in the Battle of Farpoint, which sees the remnants of the Dominion Fleet defeated.
- April: Challenger Squadron returns to Avalon Fleet Yards in the wake of the Deneb campaign.
  - Inverness and Higgs are reassigned, due to the damage sustained during the Deneb campaign.
  - Starfleet assigns the USS Toronto and USS Endurance to Challenger Squadron
  - At the request of the colony's Governor, Challenger Squadron is sent to Coltar IV to take part in the planet's Frontier Day celebrations. The ships are protected from the Borg signal due to interference from the Paulson Nebula.
  - Challenger Squadron enters the Bajoran Wormhole in late April and travels to New Bajor.
- May: After months of delays, Challenger Squadron begins its exploration of the Riada Sector.
  - Fleet Captain Forrester leads a small team to Janea II to track down a fugitive a the behest of Darox III's Prime Minister. During the mission, his team is ambushed and Forrester disappears without a trace.
  - Challenger Squadron spends the rest of the month searching for Fleet Captain Forrester, without success.
- June: Commodore Elizabeth Wyatt arrives in the Gamma Quadrant and assumes command of Challenger Squadron. She ends the search for Fleet Captain Forrester. Starfleet Command lists Forrester as missing, presumed dead.
- September: In the wake of rising tensions with both the Klingons and Cardassians, Challenger Squadron is ordered to return to the Alpha Quadrant.
  - USS Cygnus and USS Manchester are added to the squadron.
- November: Challenger Squadron is enlarged once more when the USS Ark Royal and USS Horatio are assigned.
  - Ark Royal is assigned to a patrol of the Romulan border with orders to put the newly repaired and upgraded ship through it's paces.

Leadership

January 2401 - June 2401: Fleet Captain Thomas Forrester
June 2401 - Present: Commodore Elizabeth Wyatt

Squadron Staff

Commander: Commodore Elizabeth Wyatt
Deputy Commander: Captain Sofia Vestri
Chief of Staff: Captain Victor Axelrod
Strategic Operations Officer: Commander Selina Callahan
Command Judge-Advocate: Simon Lightford

Current Composition


USS Challenger	Odyssey-class Heavy Explorer	Flagship	Captain Tarven Rix
USS Horatio	Reliant-class Frigate	Patrol	Commander Mia Anderson
USS Ark Royal	Sovereign-class Exploratory Cruiser	Deep Space Exploration	Captain Arlo Henris
USS Endurance	Rhode Island-class Scout	Reconaissance	Captain Theodore Dalton
USS Cygnus	Nebula-class Exploratory Cruiser	Deep Space Exploration	Captain Sofia Vestra
USS Manchester	Parliament-class Utility Cruiser	Engineering Support	Captain Jelani Zubira
Support Vessels
USS Cernan	Aquarius-class Escort	Flagship Embarked Escort	Captain Taro Niya

Former Components

USS Inverness - Excelsior II-class heavy cruiser - The Inverness was due to act as the Squadron's logistical support, providing a regular link between the Gamma Quadrant based Squadron and the Alpha Quadrant. Captain Everett Ashford commanded the Inverness until 2401.
USS Higgs - Nova-class surveyor - The primary role of the Higgs was to be undertaking long term, in-depth surveys of the star systems in the Gamma Quadrant. Sadly due to bureaucratic infighting and the actions of the Dominion's Lost Fleet, it would never get to fulfil that mission. Captain Anastasia Matheson commanded the Higgs between December 2400 until her death in March 2401.

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-{{Squadron|name=Challenger Squadron|unit=Fourth Fleet Operations|flagship=[[USS Challenger | USS ''Challenger'']]|co=[[bfms_char:30476| FCAPT Thomas Forrester]]|xo=[[bfms_char:69212 | CAPT Everett Ashford]]|quadrant=Gamma Quadrant|mission=Deep Space Exploration}}
+{{Squadron|name=Challenger Squadron|unit=Fourth Fleet Operations|flagship=[[USS Challenger | USS ''Challenger'']]|co=[[bfms_char:91105| CDRE Elizabeth Wyatt]]|xo=[[bfms_char:82982| CAPT Sofia Vestri]]|quadrant=[[Gamma Quadrant]]|mission=Deep Space Exploration|headquarters=}}
-'''Challenger Squadron''' is a formation centered around the starship Challenger, a ''Galaxy-class'' explorer. Formed in 2401 under the command of [[bfms_char:30476/|Fleet Captain Thomas Forrester]], Challenger Squadron was assigned to explore regions of the [[Gamma Quadrant]] that were previously occupied by the [[Dominion]]. Instead of being assigned to one of the [[Fourth Fleet|Fourth Fleet's]] task forces, Challenger Squadron was assigned directly to [[Fourth Fleet Operations]].
+'''Challenger Squadron''' is a formation commanded by [[bfms_char:91105/|Commodore Elizabeth Wyatt]] operating within [[Fourth Fleet Operations]]. Challenger Squadron's early history is marked by bureaucratic indecision and upheaval, but after spending the Frontier Day celebrations at Coltar IV, Challenger Squadron was finally dispatched on the mission for which it was formed; exploration of formerly [[Dominion]] occupied territories in the [[Gamma Quadrant]]. Challenger Squaron was recalled to Federation space in September 2401.
 == History ==
-=== Formation (2401) ===
+* 2401
-In 2397, the [[Dominion]] withdrew from the Riada Sector. Eager to explore this previously inaccessible region of the [[Gamma Quadrant]], Starfleet Science requested ships be assigned to this task only to be repeatedly rebuffed by Starfleet Command.
+** January: Challenger Squadron is formed under the command of newly promoted [[bfms_char:30476/|Fleet Captain Thomas Forrester]] with the [[USS Challenger|USS ''Challenger'']] as the flagship. The [[USS Inverness|USS ''Inverness'']] and [[USS Higgs|USS ''Higgs'']] are also assigned to the unit with orders to prepare for long term exploration of the Gamma Quadrant.
+** February - March: Starfleet Command delays the squadron's mission to the [[Gamma Quadrant]] several times.
-Challenger Squadron was formed in January 2401 at the direction of [[Fourth Fleet Operations]] with the intention of exploring the Riada Sector. Previously only able to study the region by long range sensors and telescopes, Challenger Squadron's mission would finally allow Starfleet to conduct an in-depth study of the sector while also building relations with the civilisations there who, for the first time in centuries, are no longer living under [[Dominion]] occupation and providing whatever support they can.
+** March: Challenger Squadron is dispatched to the [[Deneb Sector]] following reports of attacks by a [[The Lost Fleet|Dominion fleet]] thought lost in the Bajoran Wormhole a quarter of a century earlier.
+*** ''Challenger'' and ''Inverness'' assist in the defence and evacuation of a small colony near the Federation/Breen border.
+*** The USS ''Higgs'' is assigned to transport parts and engineers to [[Galadkail Minor]]''.'' Enroute, she comes under attack from a trio of Jem'Hadar fighters. The ''Higgs'' manages to fend of the attack, but Captain Anastasia Matheson dies in the attempt.
+*** ''Challenger'' takes part in the [https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=The_Lost_Fleet#Battle_of_Farpoint Battle of Farpoint], which sees the remnants of the Dominion Fleet defeated.
+** April: Challenger Squadron returns to [[Avalon Fleet Yards]] in the wake of the Deneb campaign.
+*** ''Inverness'' and ''Higgs'' are reassigned, due to the damage sustained during the Deneb campaign.
+*** Starfleet assigns the [[USS Toronto|USS ''Toronto'']] and [[USS Endurance|USS ''Endurance'']] to Challenger Squadron
+*** At the request of the colony's Governor, Challenger Squadron is sent to Coltar IV to take part in the planet's Frontier Day celebrations. The ships are protected from the Borg signal due to interference from the [[Paulson Nebula]].
+*** Challenger Squadron enters the Bajoran Wormhole in late April and travels to [[New Bajor]].
+** May: After months of delays, Challenger Squadron begins its exploration of the Riada Sector.
+*** Fleet Captain Forrester leads a small team to Janea II to track down a fugitive a the behest of Darox III's Prime Minister. During the mission, his team is ambushed and Forrester disappears without a trace.
+*** Challenger Squadron spends the rest of the month searching for Fleet Captain Forrester, without success.
+** June: [[bfms_char:91105/|Commodore Elizabeth Wyatt]] arrives in the Gamma Quadrant and assumes command of Challenger Squadron. She ends the search for Fleet Captain Forrester. Starfleet Command lists Forrester as missing, presumed dead.
+** September: In the wake of rising tensions with both the Klingons and Cardassians, Challenger Squadron is ordered to return to the Alpha Quadrant.
+*** [[USS Cygnus|USS ''Cygnus'']] and [[USS Manchester|USS ''Manchester'']] are added to the squadron.
+** November: Challenger Squadron is enlarged once more when the [[USS Ark Royal|USS ''Ark Royal'']] and [[USS Horatio]] are assigned.
+*** ''Ark Royal'' is assigned to a patrol of the Romulan border with orders to put the newly repaired and upgraded ship through it's paces.
 == Leadership ==
-=== 2401 - Present ===
+* January 2401 - June 2401: [[bfms_char:30476/|Fleet Captain Thomas Forrester]]
+* June 2401 - Present: [[bfms_char:91105/|Commodore Elizabeth Wyatt]]
-* [[bfms_char:30476/|Fleet Captain Thomas Forrester]] - Commander
+== Squadron Staff ==
-* [[bfms_char:69212/|Captain Everett Ashford]] - Deputy Commander
+* Commander: Commodore Elizabeth Wyatt
+*Deputy Commander: Captain Sofia Vestri
+*Chief of Staff: Captain Victor Axelrod
+*Strategic Operations Officer: Commander Selina Callahan
+*Command Judge-Advocate: Simon Lightford
 == Current Composition ==
-Challenger Squadron is currently composed of three starships.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+|[[USS Challenger|USS ''Challenger'']]
+|[[Odyssey Class|O''dyssey''-class]] Heavy Explorer
+|Flagship
+|[[bfms_char:69054/|Captain Tarven Rix]]
+|-
+|[[USS Horatio]]
+|[[Intrepid Class|Reliant-class]] Frigate
+|Patrol
+|[[bfms_char:84407/|Commander Mia Anderson]]
+|-
+|[[USS Ark Royal|USS ''Ark Royal'']]
+|[[Sovereign Class|''Sovereign''-class]] Exploratory Cruiser
+|Deep Space Exploration
+|[[bfms_char:98531/|Captain Arlo Henris]]
+|-
+|[[USS Endurance|USS ''Endurance'']]
+|[[Rhode Island Class|''Rhode Island''-class]] Scout
+|Reconaissance
+|[[bfms_char:76529/|Captain Theodore Dalton]]
+|-
+|[[USS Cygnus|USS ''Cygnus'']]
+|[[Nebula Class|''Nebula''-class]] Exploratory Cruiser
+|Deep Space Exploration
+|[[bfms_char:82982/|Captain Sofia Vestra]]
+|-
+|[[USS Manchester|USS ''Manchester'']]
+|[[Parliament Class|''Parliament''-class]] Utility Cruiser
+|Engineering Support
+|[[bfms_char:98528/|Captain Jelani Zubira]]
+|-
+| colspan="4" |<big>Support Vessels</big>
+|-
+|[[USS Cernan|USS ''Cernan'']]
+|[[Aquarius Class|''Aquarius-''class]] Escort
+|Flagship Embarked Escort
+|[[bfms_char:97986/|Captain Taro Niya]]
+|}
-* [[USS Challenger|USS ''Challenger'']] ''- [[Galaxy Class|Galaxy-]]''[[Galaxy Class|class explorer]] - ''Challenger'' is the flagship, tasked with the bulk of the diplomatic work the squadron will take on. For this reason it's diplomatic detachment has recently been beefed up under the command of [[bfms_char:38696/|Commander Matthias Bentley]]. With deck 12 given over entirely to medical facilities, the ''Challenger'' provides medical and counselling support to the entire squadron. In addition to commanding Challenger Squadron, [[bfms_char:30476/|Fleet Captain Forrester]] has also commanded the ''Challenger'' herself since late 2399.
+== Former Components ==
-* [[USS Higgs|USS ''Higgs'']] - [[Nova Class|''Nova-''class surveyor]] - The primary role of the ''Higgs'' is to undertake long term, in-depth surveys of the star systems in the Riada Sector. It's envisaged that the ''Higgs'' will spend several months studying the systems that, until now, Starfleet has only been able to study on long-range sensors or through telescopes. [[bfms_char:68762/|Commander Anastasia Matheson]] has commanded the ''Higgs'' since December 2400.
+* [[USS Inverness|USS ''Inverness'']] - [[Excelsior II Class|''Excelsior II-''class heavy cruiser]] - The ''Inverness'' was due to act as the Squadron's logistical support, providing a regular link between the Gamma Quadrant based Squadron and the Alpha Quadrant. Captain Everett Ashford commanded the ''Inverness'' until 2401.
-* [[USS Inverness|USS ''Inverness'']] - [[Excelsior II Class|''Excelsior II''-class heavy cruiser]] - The ''Inverness'' has been a workhorse of Starfleet for decades and, following her retrofit, that is set to continue. The ''Inverness''' task within Challenger Squadron is officially listed as logistical support. With a detachment from the Starfleet Corps of Engineers on board, the ''Inverness'' primary role is to provide engineering support to the squadron as well as assisting those worlds of the Riada Sector who require support. The ''Inverness'' will also return to the Alpha Quadrant several times a year for supplies and personnel transfers. Since 2400, the ''Inverness'' has been commanded by [[bfms_char:69212/|Captain Everett Ashford]], who also acts as the Squadron's deputy commander.
+* [[USS Higgs|USS ''Higgs'']] - [[Nova Class|''Nova-''class surveyor]] - The primary role of the ''Higgs'' was to be undertaking long term, in-depth surveys of the star systems in the Gamma Quadrant. Sadly due to bureaucratic infighting and the actions of the Dominion's Lost Fleet, it would never get to fulfil that mission. [[bfms_char:68762/|Captain Anastasia Matheson]] commanded the ''Higgs'' between December 2400 until her death in March 2401.