StarBase 118 Staff

This month, we’re interviewing the Commanding Officer of the starship USS Astraeus, Captain Mei’konda Delano, a Caitian male. View the full article

STARBASE 101 – With life returning to normalcy, Commodore Rajel set up a party in The Saloon, only to be interrupted by a distress call from three of their own. Shore leave on the USS Constitution, NCC-9012-B, allowed the Constitution Crew to enjoy some R&R before their next mission would arrive. Alas, that shore leave […]View the full article

ALPHA ISLES – The USS Arrow (NCC-69829) successfully conducted a high-risk rescue operation, liberating more than 100 prisoners. Recently assigned engineer Ensign Nolan Hobart, present on the bridge during the tense conflict, summarized the entire situation succinctly. “Yeah, that was, ah, a thing.” Ensign Hobart added, “Definitely a whole thing.” The rescue was very nearly […]View the full article

THE BORDERLANDS — The USS Artemis-A launches just as a meteor hits the Da’al planet. With Cmdre. Kalianna Nicholotti taking the USS Excalibur-A (NCC-41903-A) off on classified adventures, it appeared that Starfleet Command reassigned much of her former crew to the newly launched USS Artemis-A (NCC-81287). Cmdr. Addison MacKenzie, formerly the Excalibur’s First Officer, took […]View the full article

Join us in the chat room for our monthly OOC chat today (Sunday, March 19th) at 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm EST / 5:00 pm London / 4:00 am March 20th (Sydney, AUS). (See your timezone here.) This month we will be having a Watch Along featuring Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Episodes 1 […]View the full article

March is Reading Awareness Month, a perfect opportunity to load up the e-book reader or visit a local library or bookshop to find an exciting new book to read. Why not make it a Star Trek book? With over 850 original novels, short story collections, episode and film novelizations, graphic novels, and omnibus editions published […]View the full article

INDRE III — With Cardassians occupying Witherington on Indre III, Papa Bear has dispatched his crew to support the locals and the underground resistance to subvert the oppressor and restore peace. The crew of the Skarbek (veterans and new recruits) switched their working territory from the Condor Class vessel to the streets of Witherington. Papa […]View the full article

Each month we interview a First Officer of the fleet as part of our “First Officer in Focus” column to get to know them better, and learn more about what their positions entail. This month, we’re interviewing the First Officer of the starship USS Arrow, Commander Karrod Niac, a male Joined Trill. DeVeau: You told […]View the full article

Our writers were busy last month – writing 1621 posts for the month averaging 180 per installation. Ops writers posted 255 times, followed by the Oumuamua with 240 and the newly launched Artemis with 228. Following was the Gorkon with 160 posts and Amity Outpost writing 158 sims. Following closely were the Denali Station with […]View the full article

Each year, the Executive Council – as required by the community Constitution – pulls together a “State of the Federation Address” intended to inform the fleet about the challenges facing our community, and what we’ve accomplished in the past year. The EC is very happy to announce the 2023 address has been completed, which you can […]View the full article

Every month, the Academy staff works to compile the statistics about our recruiting and training for the fleet’s informational purposes. Let’s take a look at how we did as a fleet in May and June.View the full article

Join us for another in a series of interviews with winners of awards from our recent 2022 Awards Ceremony. Our goal is to give you insight into how our fleet’s best simmers write, and imagine their characters as well as their out of character contributions and achievements. This month we’re interviewing the writer behind Lt. […]View the full article

We invite all members of our community to join us in the Discord chat room on Sunday, March 19th at 10:00 am Pacific, 1:00 pm EST, 5:00 pm UTC, and 4:00 am March 20th (Sydney, AUS). This month we will be having a Watch Along featuring Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Episodes 1 & 2!!! […]View the full article

MARCHLANDS, STARBASE 104 – An eventful shore leave left little time for the crew to catch their breath, and the fateful crash of burn in Science was only one of the reasons. Shore leave is typically associated with relaxation and yet the crew of the USS Constitution-B, NCC-9012-B, found themselves mysteriously occupied during a time […]View the full article

NURIOOPTA SOLAR NEBULA – Ambassador Vataix extends an arm of peace to multiple tribes of the predatory species, causing controversy amongst residents. Only a few weeks ago, Starfleet detected eighteen Hirogen ships gathered several parsecs from the space station, causing a minor panic amongst some of Amity’s residents before the predators’ vessels dispersed. Today, twelve […]View the full article

STARBASE 118 OPS — The crew of Ops rang out the old and rang in the new with awards, but found themselves faced with an unexpected challenge in the form of Romulans. An extended shore leave gave the crew of Ops an opportunity to wind down after an unexpected mission on Bajor. Officers took the […]View the full article

DENALI STATION — Attempts to divert asteroids and debris away from Denali station, led to believe this was not a natural disaster. After their recent shore leave, the crew of Denali station eased themselves back to work. Marine Captain Gogigobo Fairhug ran some phaser reaccreditation classes, whilst Lieutenant Commander Dekas took a team to further […]View the full article

Happy Valentine’s Day StarBase 118! Today is a day to celebrate love in all its forms and what better way to do that than by taking a look at some of the most popular fan fiction pairings in the Star Trek universe. The Star Trek franchise has given us countless characters that we love, and […]View the full article

USS EXCALIBUR-A — The crew of the Excalibur-A rejoice as their First Officer, Cmdr. Addison MacKenzie, and Intelligence Chief, Lt. Talos Dakora, are found after mysteriously vanishing a few hours ago. It appears that the two officers were off investigating a mysterious covert message received by MacKenzie. The message’s contents are unknown, but we believe […]View the full article

GAMMA QUADRANT — While being the face of the Federation in the Gamma Quadrant may be a challenging duty, there still are some perks the crew of the USS Oumuamua get to experience: new resort worlds. Having recently completed the search for the still missing USS Cabato, the crew of Oumuamua have been given an […]View the full article

PAR’THA EXPANSE — Brilliant fireworks conclude a New Year’s celebration as the crew of the USS Astraeus begin making preparations for a return to Lanaxa. With another year complete and the start of the new century before them, the crew of the USS Astraeus, NCC-70652, concluded their New Year’s celebration with a spectacular show in space […]View the full article

Each month we interview a First Officer of the fleet as part of our “First Officer in Focus” column to get to know them better and learn more about what their positions entail. This month, we’re interviewing the First Officer of the starship the USS Gorkon Lt. Commander Samira Neathler, a human. DeVeau: Would you […]View the full article

ALPHA ISLES – In the course of assisting a Federation relief freighter which was seized by the Sheliak, the USS Arrow discovered evidence of Starfleet prisoners held in a nearby system and is now in the midst of a full-scale rescue operation. The independent freighter known as the Sabrina’s Delight, owned and operated by Captain […]View the full article

PALANON — A festive ceremony sees several Starfleet officers receive recognition for their bravery and achievements during a recent mission to a rogue planet, threatening the stability of the system. The stars were shining bright as the Starfleet crew gathered in the Cyrithra Forest campground for an evening of awards and recognition. As part of […]View the full article

Please welcome our newest Academy graduates to the StarBase 118 fleet: Byss Th’thyhrehr, Sela Kag, and Seesh!View the full article