StarBase 118 Staff

Major Leo Handley-Page, a half-human/half-Byzallian, is the Strategic Operations Officer and Marine CO aboard the USS Vigilant. His colourful history with Starfleet has left him with the perfect mixture of skills for serving on the frontier. Aboard the Vigilant, Leo is known for his chirpy, gung-ho… View the full article

Please welcome our newest Academy graduates to the UFOP: StarBase 118 fleet: Alora DeVeau, Gell Kimov. View the full article

The Captains Council of UFOP: StarBase 118 is pleased to announce the promotion of Lieutenant Commander Greir Reinard to the rank of commander. Commander Reinard serves on the USS Vigilant as the First Officer to Capt. Diego Herrera. Commander Reinard (female writer, male character) has… View the full article

Continuing the look at how the fleet as a whole is doing, here are the monthly figures for total posts for each ship. This summary will give you an idea of how active the ship is on a month-by-month basis. This first chart shows the… View the full article

Don’t forget to stop by the SB118 Forums Chat Room on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern (US) / 5pm GMT (UK) / 4am Monday UTC+11 (AUS). (Always check your time zone for accuracy/DST if applicable!) Our chats normally occur on… View the full article

The new episode has been released! For those of you that want would like to listen online, check out our release on the StarBase 118 YouTube channel! Whilst we recognize that some members would love to listen to the podcast on the go, we have… View the full article

As time marches on, so too does the realm of technological advancement. New ships are developed, new technologies are implemented, and new doors of exploration are opened. The launch of the Vesta-class USS Excalibur-A is only the latest sign that this is true, following a… View the full article

The Executive Council is happy to report that two Captains are receiving promotions, effective today, to the rank of Fleet Captain: Kali Nicholotti of StarBase 118 Ops, and Diego Herrera of the USS Vigilant. KALI NICHOLOTTI Captain Nicholotti joined us in 2009, and since then… View the full article

Quite normally questions like “what is your favorite anything in this category?” is reserved as ice-breaker topics. Whether that be as a way for a pair of new room mates to bond or to start discussion on a web forum. So it should came as… View the full article

This is the fifth installment of “Our History, Our Times”, a news series that examines Federation history and SB118′s place within that history. This historical news series will continue with the most recent history and make its way back to explore major events and notable SB118 fleet… View the full article

Please welcome our newest Academy graduate to the UFOP: StarBase 118 fleet: S’Kaa. View the full article

All you have to do is read a few different sims or a writing challenge entries from members of the Starbase 118 Fleet to see that each and every officer and member has their own style. That style can manifest in a variety of ways,… View the full article

Arriving at sb118 the crew of the USS Drake NCC 1987 dock to a hero’s welcome. Once news breaks of their actions in saving millions of Ishkarians from a temporal limbo and preserving the time line the crew are forced to endure cheering crowds and… View the full article

Since the return of the USS Voyager from the Delta Quadrant, Starfleet has been studying the unique technologies they brought back with them. One of the most promising for full-scale Starfleet use was the Quantum Slipstream Drive, which had the capability of exceeding a starship’s… View the full article

The Tholians have long been one of the most interesting of the original series alien species, one that over the years has been elaborated on and added to in both printed form and in the various TV series that followed the original. In that time… View the full article

The Mercury’s mission to excavate and explore the ancient library at Beta Scuti proceeded smoothly right up until the away team discovered that they weren’t the only party interested in the information the library had to offer: an independent group of mercenaries had also taken… View the full article

Now before you jump to any conclusions we are definitely not doing the whole chicken or the egg poll so you can rest easy. As we all know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It helps us get off to the right… View the full article

Each month, the Publicity Team posts the number of applications our community received for the current year and how those applicants found our group. That summary will give you an idea of how we are reaching new applicants and how we can improve our efforts… View the full article

The main concern of the USS Avandar’s crew was the continuing clean-up of the mess left in the wake of recent events. In some cases, this was quite literal, but mostly involved more technical areas that helped some of the newly-arrived crew members get to… View the full article

Returning this month after a long hiatus is our monthly statistics charts showing our post totals for each ship. This summary will give you an idea of how active the ship is on a month-to-month basis. This first chart shows the average number of sims… View the full article

The crew of the USS Apollo, NCC-71669, was on Izar, home the Starfleet Tactical School, enjoying shore leave. They split up and all had different activities they were doing, including cliff diving, beach time, and tours of the Tactical School. In the evening, many of… View the full article

The Iconian Gateways. Artefacts of a civilisation that has long since passed into legend. Each one a door to any number of locations, some impossibly far away, some deep in the heart of enemy territory. They represent the pinnacle in scientific advancement for a long… View the full article

Many thanks to tr’Khellian, of the Duronis II Embassy, who donated again recently. Donations like this help keep our website ad free and ensure that we’ll fulfill our yearly fundraising goals! Can you donate $10, $25, or $50 today to help sustain our community? View the full article

This week’s poll is a request by our very own Admiral Wolf. So if you want to see something specific in a upcoming poll drop a comment in the poll suggestion thread and you will undoubtedly see your poll soon thereafter. Although I cannot speak… View the full article

The USS Tiger-A is currently on course for the New France colony at warp 8. The ship has been requested by the Triceblessed to assist with an epidemic that is ranging out of control. While in route to New France, most of the crew assembled… View the full article