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A damage control team (sometimes called a damage control party) refers to groups of Federation starship crew organized as an adjunct to the ship's engineering staff for use in times of crisis when the ship has suffered damage. Their general purpose is to fight fires and/or effect repairs as needed to keep the ship operational.

Members of damage control teams are drawn from all three ship's divisions: Command, Sciences, and Operations.

In 2267, Captain James T. Kirk, led a boarding party including a damage control team to the wrecked USS Constellation following its encounter with the "doomsday machine". (TOS : "The Doomsday Machine")

In 2366, an alternate universe Geordi LaForge coordinated several damage control teams that boarded the crippled USS Enterprise-C, which had been damaged in combat with the Romulans. (TNG : "Yesterday's Enterprise")

Damage control teams are also frequently mentioned in "background chatter" and/or dialog in various episodes of the different series.

Background

Real life naval damage control teams are made up from the members of the ship's crew who does not already have vital duty assignments in a combat situation.

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