Admiral Samuel Gardner - successor to Admiral Forrest following his 2154 death.Īppendices Connections Space Forces.

Admiral Maxwell Forrest - commanding officer until his death in 2154 on Vulcan.Earth Starfleet used the UESPA arrowhead symbol. To distinguish members of agencies each kept a unique insignia. įederation Starfleet adopted a common uniform for all federation member space agencies. It still exists and adminisiters their own ships. ( ENT novel: Kobayashi Maru, ST - Destiny novel: Gods of Night)Īfter the foundation of the United Federation of Planets, Earths Starfleet was merged into the Federation Starfleet along with the Andorian Imperial Guard, Vulcan Space Council and the space agencies of Tellar and Alpha Centauri. This separation of roles underwent modification with the creation of the Coalition of Planets, and in the lead-up to the Earth-Romulan War, when Starfleet was called upon more and more to provide defensive and offensive service. MACOs fulfilled any military functions needed aboard Earth Starfleet vessels. Unlike its future incarnation, the Earth Starfleet was not a military organization, but rather was purely scientific and exploratory in its mission. These two ships were largely responsible for establishing United Earth as a legitimate interstellar power and paving the way for the founding of the Federation. In 2151, Starfleet launched Enterprise NX-01 its first Warp Five vessel, followed in 2153 by Columbia NX-02. The United Earth Starfleet was responsible for several key warp test flights, including the NX-Alpha. Jonathan Archer joined soon after its inception, after previously considering joining the Earth Cargo Service.

Starfleet was chartered in the early 22nd century, presumably as a branch of the United Earth Space Probe Agency. It is not known whether this Starfleet grew into the United Earth Starfleet, or merely provided the inspiration for it. Sean Christopher was an early trainer there. At this juncture Starfleet did not actually control any space vehicles. An early iteration of Starfleet was founded in the early 21st century as part of the United Nations, working alongside NASA to promote science and spaceflight.

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