> She noted that of the once 10 outposts ran by Spec Ops on the
>Romulan Neutral Zone, there were only 5 left (two had transfered to Intell,
>and three closed). Several on the klingon border were in sad shape, and
>they were few and far between. The shocking news was that there was a
>serious lack of Spec Ops presense anywhere near the frontier borders of the
>Federation. Namely DS9- border to the Dominion. Had the department gone
>that far down hill?
She got out a pen and wrote in large letters on a piece of paper the word
"RECRUITING!" and placed it in a promenant place on her desk. She wuld have
to talk to recruiting command very soon.
> > She also sent a message to Aurelius asking him to delegate a study to
>someone he trusted to do it right, a study to look at the quality of the
>reports coming from all outposts, and the incidence of repeated missions to
>the same places, and the casualty rates. It would take some time to
>complete, but it needed to be done.
> >
> He sent back the following message,
>
>Admiral Kitanya, if we are going to be performing much more work that will
>require "trusted people" I am affraid that you may have to go to Admiral
>Lasiter and ask him for permission to start your reorg sooner than the
>three month hold. With the 'test' missions and the other analysis that you
>have ordered, plus a few things that I am running to help weed out the bad
>apples... We are starting to seriously tax our trustworthy resources.
>Please keep in mind that this department has suffered years of neglect, and
>we are not what we should be.
>
> Capt. Aurellius.
Kit sighed. She knew how much she was asking him to do. She sent back a
note.
Captain,
Forgive me, I know I ask much of you. I will work on this project myself.
I can't tell you how much your hard work means to me. Thank you. We'll get
back to where we were meant to be, it'll just take a lot of hard work on our
parts and a lot of patience on mine. I want it all to get done now and
bring us back to where we should be today. After seeing the outposts you
sent me to, that fire has been kindled to a raging inferno. If you take a
look at the orders I gave today, you'll understand how serious I am about
it.
Again, forgive me, Captain. I'll take care of this one.
VADM Kitanya.
> > While she worked, she waited for the angry messages that were sure to
>come in from the fleets over what she had done that morning.
> >
> She recieved several notes of complaint, mostly about the lack of notice
>and consultation. Those were the ones that were "reasonable" if you
>granted that fact that the Spec Ops units shold have been assigned to those
>commands anyway. A simple note back recognizing the short notice, and
>offering a mild appology would cover those, if she saw fit. Then there was
>this one....
Kit sent off apologies and notes to those commands, saying that there was an
immediate need to return those posts to Spec Ops command. SHe also reminded
them that the posts were still attached to their previous commands, and Spec
Ops was and is committed to its role in the fleet.
As to the other...
>To: Vice Admiral Kitanya, Director of Special Operations
>From: Vice Admiral Brell Trakorn, Fleet Commander, Federation 6th
>Starfleet
>cc: Admiral Samuel Lasiter, CinC Starfleet,
> Bajoran Ambassador, Earth,
> Major Teris Nelo, Military Liason to 6th Starfleet
>
>RE: Abrupt Change of Status of Special Operations Contingent
>
>Admiral, it comes as a stark shock to me that the Special Operation
>contingent was abruptly removed from my direct command, and returned to an
>attached status. In this complex, both politically and strategically, area
>that I am responsible for it is of vital importance that a unified command
>structure be maintained. This will be very difficult to do without a
>strict command structure, and this action precludes that from happening.
>
>I would also like to make it known that the Bajorans will not pleased at
>this change in command structure either. In order to provide them with the
>necessary feeling of security they have been given large influence over the
>nature of how we run our operations in this part of space, and in some
>cases we have given control of specific operations over to them. It is for
>this reason that I insist that the Special Operations contingent not be
>granted the freedom of operability as the attached status grants them, but
>rather they remain in the assigned status.
>
>signed.......
To: Vice Admiral Brell Trakorn, Fleet Commander, Federation 6th
Starfleet
From: Vice Admiral Kitanya, Director of Special Operations
cc: Admiral Samuel Lasiter, CinC Starfleet,
RE: Status of Special Operations Contingent
Admiral, after visiting Pumace Outpost, I determined that it badly needed to
be returned to Spec Ops direct command. The mission of Special Operations
is to provide information and immediate strike capabilities, should they
become necessary, in critical areas. Pumace was both undermanned and
undersupplied, and could not carry out that mission effectively. Because of
the critical importance of that area, this situation was unacceptable.
And while I appreciate your situation with the Bajorans, Admiral, Special
Operations is a Starfleet command, not a Bajoran one. Due to the extremely
sensitive nature of the information we handle, I cannot condone allowing top
secret Starfleet operations to be controlled by ANY individual planetary
government, whether it be that of Bajor, Earth, Cait, or any other
government besides that of the UFP.
I do apologize for the suddenness of the order, but the situation at Pumace
was one that could not be put off. No matter who they are assigned to, the
people on Outpost Pumace are my people, and their welfare is extremely
important to me. So the order will stand: Outpost Pumace is now under the
command of Special Operations, attached to the Sixth Fleet. This should not
in any way endanger your command structure - the outpost will remain at your
disposal for approved missions. Your mission requests must simply go
through us, now. I do not think a few Spec Ops people in a remote outpost
will seriously jeopardize the entire infrastructure of the Sixth Fleet.
signed:
VADM Kitanya, Director of Special Operations, Starfleet Command
She started in on the study she needed. Getting the casualty reports was
easy; she got those from the computer. It would take a bit longer to look
at the repeat missions, but that, too, was fairly easy to get. Raw numbers
of number of missions and their success rates were easy to find, too. Then
she started actually reading the most recent reports from the outposts...
(Keeping the GM busy...)
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