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The '''Earth Starfleet''' (often simply called '''Starfleet''') was the primary [[space]] defense and exploration organization of [[United Earth]] in the early-to-mid-[[22nd century]]. The primary authority of the Earth Starfleet was referred to as either [[Starfleet Command]] or [[United Earth Space Probe Agency| UESPA (United Earth Space Probe Agency)]] under the jurisdiction of the [[Command Council]], and was located in the city of [[San Francisco]], [[Earth]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow (episode)|Broken Bow]]", "[[Terra Prime (episode)|Terra Prime]]")
 
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The '''Federation Starfleet''' (often called [[Starfleet]]) is the deep-space exploratory, scientific, diplomatic, and paramilitary force of the [[United Federation of Planets]].
   
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Founded in [[2161]], Starfleet was composed of portions of the [[Earth Starfleet]], the United Earth military (of which the [[MACO|Earth Military Assault Command Operations]] division was a part), [[Andorian Imperial Guard]] and the [[Vulcan]] and [[Tellarite]] defense forces. <!--needs citation-->
The main purpose of the Earth Starfleet was to "...seek out new life and new civilizations." and "...go boldly where no man has gone before." (This quote is attributed to [[Zefram Cochrane]], the inventor of [[warp drive]] on Earth.) ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow (episode)|Broken Bow]]")
 
   
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Missions undertaken by the Federation Starfleet fell at least partly under the jurisdiction of the [[United Earth Space Probe Agency]] (or UESPA). By the late [[23rd century]], however, Starfleet missions were regulated solely by Starfleet Command. This Starfleet Command answered to the [[Federation Council]] and was bound by its [[Starfleet General Orders and Regulations|General Orders and Regulations]]. ([[TOS]]: "[[Charlie X]]", "[[Tomorrow is Yesterday]]"; ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]''; ''et al'')
The Earth Starfleet was a civilian organization but adopted many aspects of Earth's earlier military forces, even though its main role was scientific development and exploration. Ranks within Starfleet closely follow the naval traditions of the [[United States of America]].
 
   
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:''Because UESPA worked in conjunction with the Earth Starfleet, it seems likely that UESPA worked together with the Federation Starfleet as well rather than as seperate operating authorities.''
In [[2153]], following the [[Xindi]] attack on Earth and the numerous firefights that the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] had been involved in since its launch in [[2151]], it was determined that [[starship|vessels]] of the Earth Starfleet would begin to carry detachments of United Earth's elite military unit, the [[MACO|MACOs]], thus taking a step towards the unification of the Earth Starfleet and the Earth military -- and of the roles of defense and exploration. ([[ENT]]: "[[The Expanse]]")
 
   
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When a [[planet]] became a member of the Federation, its military would be incorporated within Starfleet. ([[DS9]]: "[[Rapture]]")
The same basic [[Earth Starfleet uniform|uniform]] was worn by all Earth Starfleet officers, with differences in insignia and color-coded elements designed to distinguish [[rank]] and departmental function. Earth Starfleet departments included [[Starfleet Operations]] and [[Starfleet Security (Earth)|Starfleet Security]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow (episode)|Broken Bow]]", etc.)
 
   
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[[Starfleet Headquarters]] and the main campus of [[Starfleet Academy]] were located in [[San Francisco]] on [[Earth]], though they maintained other campuses in other parts of the world. (''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', etc.) Starfleet operated a vast number of planetary facilities, [[starships]] and [[starbase]]s. [[Starfleet personnel]] wore a [[Starfleet uniform]], rank pins, and a [[Starfleet Emblem]] - which would evolve into a [[combadge]]. (''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', ''et al'')
Some Starfleet personnel worked for the [[United Earth Diplomatic Corps]]. This may or may not be a Starfleet department, as the officers could be working for a civilian organisation in the interests of galactic politics ([[ENT]] "[[The Forge]]").
 
   
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Starfleet consisted of at least ten numbered [[Starfleet Fleets|fleets]] and a great number of support facilities. <!--needs citation-->
One of the primary projects of the Earth Starfleet was to develop a viable and fast interstellar engine that would allow Earth to practically cross vast distances in reasonably short time. Despite some allegations of interference - or at least, a refusal of assistance - from the [[Vulcan]]s, Earth had made notable progress in developing the [[warp five engine]] by the 2150s. ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow (episode)|Broken Bow]]")
 
   
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==Organization==
Key officials overseeing the Earth Starfleet included:
 
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Like its predecessor, Earth Starfleet, the Federation Starfleet is based on a hierarchical organization of ranks. These ranks appear to be inherited directly from their predecessor ranks. According to naval tradition, anyone in the organization is subordinate to any officer of higher rank regardless of his or her position within the organizational structure. Nevertheless, Starfleet seems to be organized into a number of branches and positions that generally oversee certain aspects of the fleet. These positions are assigned by the superior officer of that branch and can be assigned to individuals of any rank, although in general, more important positions will be assigned to higher ranking officers. This preserves the chain of command and avoids creating situations where someone of a less position within the organization could give orders to someone with a greater mandate.
* [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest]]
 
* Admiral [[Daniel Leonard]]
 
* Admiral [[Gardner]]
 
* [[Commander]] [[Williams (Commander)|Williams]]
 
:''Forrest, Leonard and Williams were named after [[William Shatner]], [[Leonard Nimoy]] and [[DeForest Kelley]].''
 
   
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===Positions===
The most famous ship of the Earth Starfleet was the [[NX class|NX-class]] ''Enterprise'' (NX-01). That ship was the first to be equipped with the [[Warp]] 5 engine, and made first contact with over thirty species. Under the command of [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]], ''Enterprise'' established Earth as an interstellar power after negotiating treaties between the Vulcans and [[Andorians]] in 2152, saving the [[galaxy]] from the [[Sphere Builders]] and the [[Xindi]] in [[2154]], uncovering the lost teachings of [[Surak]] on [[Vulcan]] and preventing a Vulcan invasion of [[Andor]] later in 2154, helping to instigate a cultural and political coup d'etat against the dictatorial Vulcan head of state [[V'Las|Administrator V'Las]], and attempting to facilitate peace talks between the Andorians and Tellarites following a series of attacks on both races in late 2154. ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow (episode)|Broken Bow]]", "[[Cease Fire]]", "[[Zero Hour]]", "[[The Forge]]", "[[Awakening]]", "[[Kir'Shara (episode)|Kir'Shara]]", "[[Babel One]]")
 
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====Commander in Chief====
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[[Commander in Chief]] or C-in-C, is the highest position within Starfleet and is assigned to a [[fleet admiral]]. The C-in-C is not subordinate to anyone in Starfleet and reports directly to the [[Federation President]]. He is responsible for both [[Starfleet Command]] and [[Starfleet Academy]]. (''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'')
   
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====Starfleet Academy====
The Earth Starfleet also built the NX-class [[Columbia (NX-02)|''Columbia'' (NX-02)]], launching that ship in late 2154. ([[ENT]]: "[[Home]]", "[[Affliction]]")
 
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[[Starfleet Academy]] is headed by a superintendent. This position is normally assigned to a [[rear admiral]]. <!--needs citation-->
   
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====Starfleet Command====
''It can be assumed that both ships, as well as many other Earth Starfleet vessels, were among the primary line of defense against the [[Romulan]]s during the [[Earth-Romulan War]] of the late [[2150s]].''
 
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[[Starfleet Command]] is headed by the [[Commander, Starfleet]]. This position is normally assigned to a [[fleet admiral]]. The various [[sector commanders]], held by [[vice admiral]]s report directly to him, as does the [[chief of staff]], held by an [[admiral]]. (''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'', ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'')
   
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====Starfleet Branches====
Starfleet did not have any jurisdiction over what happens aboard vessels operating in the [[Earth Cargo Service]]. That responsibility remained in the hands of the [[Earth Cargo Authority]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Fortunate Son]]", "[[Horizon]]")
 
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The other branches of starfleet are normally headed by the Commander, department, usually a [[vice admiral]] who reports to the [[chief of staff]]. [[Center commanders]], usually [[Rear Admiral Lower Half]] report directly to him, as does the chief of the department, a position usually assigned to a [[Rear Admiral]]. <!--needs citation-->
   
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====Starbases/Starships====
The Starfleet Charter, Article 14, Section 31, made allowances for certain rules to be bent during times of extraordinary threat. This clause was the seed for the rogue organization known as [[Section 31]]. [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] was recruited to Section 31 as a young [[ensign]]. ([[ENT]]: "[[Affliction]]", "[[Divergence]]")
 
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The Starbase and Starship [[commanding officer]] and portmasters are held by officers with the rank of [[Commander]] to the [[Admiral]] grades. They are directly in-charge of their assigned [[starship]] or [[starbase]] and reports to the commanding officer of that sector's starbase. <!--needs citation-->
   
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==Branches and Agencies==
:''In [[DS9]]: "[[Tacking Into the Wind]]", [[Julian Bashir]] said that Section 31 had managed to stay hidden for "over three hundred years". Therefore, the Earth Starfleet should have been chartered before [[2075]]. This however is contradicted by Captain Archer stating that he considered becoming a member of the [[Earth Cargo Authority]] "before Starfleet was chartered" in [[ENT]]: "[[Horizon]]".''
 
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===Branches===
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* [[Starfleet Command]]
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* [[Starfleet Operations]]
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* [[Starfleet Intelligence]]
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* [[Starfleet Tactical]]
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* [[Starfleet Security]]
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* [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]]
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* [[Starfleet Science]]
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* [[Starfleet Research and Development]]
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* [[Starfleet Medical]]
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* [[Judge Advocate General]]
   
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===Agencies===
The Earth Starfleet was succeeded in [[2161]] by the new [[Starfleet]] of the [[United Federation of Planets]], of which the Earth fleet formed a major part. ([[ENT]]: "[[Zero Hour]]", "[[These Are the Voyages...]]")
 
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* [[Administrative Operations]]
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* [[Department of Internal Affairs]]
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* [[Fleet Supply Office]]
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* [[Office of the Inspector General]]
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* [[Personnel Deployment]]
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* [[Section 31]] (Rogue agency not officially acknowledged by Starfleet Command.)
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* [[Starfleet Administration]]
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* [[Starfleet Advanced Technologies]]
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* [[Starfleet Bureau of Information]]
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* [[Starfleet Exploratory Division]]
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* [[Starfleet Mission Operations]]
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* [[Strategic Operations]]
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* [[Starfleet Orbital Operations]]
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* [[Starfleet Shipyards Operations]]
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* [[Starfleet Stellar Imaging]]
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* [[United Earth Space Probe Agency|United Earth Space Probe Agency (UESPA)]] (Existed from the [[21st century|21st]] to the [[23rd Century]])
   
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==Facilities==
:''The Latin phrase on the Earth Starfleet seal--"'''''Ad Astra Per Aspera'''''" (translates roughly as "to the stars through hardships"). It is a modified version of the [[NASA]] motto "'''''Per Aspera Ad Astra'''''" ("through hardships to the stars"). It is also the current-day state motto of Kansas. It may also be related to the RAF motto "''''Per Ardua Ad Astra''''" ("through adversity to the stars").
 
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* [[Communications Research Center]]
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* [[Federation starbases]]
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* [[Federation shipyards]]
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* [[Fleet Museum]]
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* [[Planetary Defense Systems]]
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* [[Starfleet Academy]]
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* [[Starfleet Command School]]
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* [[Starfleet Medical Academy]]
   
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* [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' (NX-01)]]
 
* [[Henry Archer]]
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* [[NX test program]]
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* [[Federation shuttlecraft]]
* [[Earth Starfleet personnel]]
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* [[Federation Naval Patrol]]
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For the mirror universe counterpart, please see Starfleet (mirror).

The Federation Starfleet (often called Starfleet) is the deep-space exploratory, scientific, diplomatic, and paramilitary force of the United Federation of Planets.

Founded in 2161, Starfleet was composed of portions of the Earth Starfleet, the United Earth military (of which the Earth Military Assault Command Operations division was a part), Andorian Imperial Guard and the Vulcan and Tellarite defense forces.

Missions undertaken by the Federation Starfleet fell at least partly under the jurisdiction of the United Earth Space Probe Agency (or UESPA). By the late 23rd century, however, Starfleet missions were regulated solely by Starfleet Command. This Starfleet Command answered to the Federation Council and was bound by its General Orders and Regulations. (TOS: "Charlie X", "Tomorrow is Yesterday"; Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; et al)

Because UESPA worked in conjunction with the Earth Starfleet, it seems likely that UESPA worked together with the Federation Starfleet as well rather than as seperate operating authorities.

When a planet became a member of the Federation, its military would be incorporated within Starfleet. (DS9: "Rapture")

Starfleet Headquarters and the main campus of Starfleet Academy were located in San Francisco on Earth, though they maintained other campuses in other parts of the world. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, etc.) Starfleet operated a vast number of planetary facilities, starships and starbases. Starfleet personnel wore a Starfleet uniform, rank pins, and a Starfleet Emblem - which would evolve into a combadge. (Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, et al)

Starfleet consisted of at least ten numbered fleets and a great number of support facilities.

Organization

Like its predecessor, Earth Starfleet, the Federation Starfleet is based on a hierarchical organization of ranks. These ranks appear to be inherited directly from their predecessor ranks. According to naval tradition, anyone in the organization is subordinate to any officer of higher rank regardless of his or her position within the organizational structure. Nevertheless, Starfleet seems to be organized into a number of branches and positions that generally oversee certain aspects of the fleet. These positions are assigned by the superior officer of that branch and can be assigned to individuals of any rank, although in general, more important positions will be assigned to higher ranking officers. This preserves the chain of command and avoids creating situations where someone of a less position within the organization could give orders to someone with a greater mandate.

Positions

Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief or C-in-C, is the highest position within Starfleet and is assigned to a fleet admiral. The C-in-C is not subordinate to anyone in Starfleet and reports directly to the Federation President. He is responsible for both Starfleet Command and Starfleet Academy. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

Starfleet Academy

Starfleet Academy is headed by a superintendent. This position is normally assigned to a rear admiral.

Starfleet Command

Starfleet Command is headed by the Commander, Starfleet. This position is normally assigned to a fleet admiral. The various sector commanders, held by vice admirals report directly to him, as does the chief of staff, held by an admiral. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

Starfleet Branches

The other branches of starfleet are normally headed by the Commander, department, usually a vice admiral who reports to the chief of staff. Center commanders, usually Rear Admiral Lower Half report directly to him, as does the chief of the department, a position usually assigned to a Rear Admiral.

Starbases/Starships

The Starbase and Starship commanding officer and portmasters are held by officers with the rank of Commander to the Admiral grades. They are directly in-charge of their assigned starship or starbase and reports to the commanding officer of that sector's starbase.

Branches and Agencies

Branches

Agencies

Facilities

Related topics

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