Lt. Commander D.Rivers Wrote:Combat Training, Session 5: Ensign Kebok.

Not sure where we found this kid, but he's different. Most of the young guns, this early in training, are still far too risky in their approach to combat; this Ensign Kebok, on the other hand, is far more risk averse than than the average recruit. While he isn't the most "pure" / "natural" combat pilot I've seen in my years, he doesn't take unnecessary risk in his engagements, and never puts his wingman in a dangerous spot.

A number of times, he could have pushed an offensive maneuver, and perhaps scored a kill in the 3 on 3 drills, but broke it off to take up a defensive engagement to protect his teammate. It isn't very often you see that type of awareness this early; he didn't need to be told that one mistake out here can, and most likely will, cost you, and your fellow Order personnel, their lives.

Commander T.Okada Wrote:I wanted to make a quick note on our most recent tangle with Core forces in Omicron Delta. We were in a flight of four ships, 2+2; Yegg, the newest to the group out here at Dabaduro, had ships 3 (his) and 4; I was in 1, my wingman in 2.

[Yegg] noticed the pack of Marlin fighters, and broke high and away; a little unconventional, but he set up the angle of engagement so he and his wingman came directly out of the sun. That line of attack took one Marlin out immediately, and made the remaining three break low and away, putting us (ships 1 and 2) right in the saddle, sliding onto their six almost immediately.

It was a standard 4 vs. 4, but, with Yegg's cool, calculated observation of the space around us, setup the engagement in much more favorable odds, and we came away with two Core down, with one damaged before they punched away towards Yaren. Textbook.

Senior Logistics Officer K.Valcor Wrote:...and I would like to make a special commendation for Ensign Yeggito Kebok; given his background with logistics with the GMG, he helped us identify a few areas in our supply lines that could be managed better, and cut the time of moving H-Fuel to a few forward-operating bases by nearly 20% in his first week here.

He has a knack for seeing problems, especially with asset management; he knew he could pull an escort squadron off of a lower-risk supply run, and assign it to a higher-risk, more exposed route in order to keep that supply chain healty. I understand why he's being pulled into the new project, about Iridium; he'll be a huge asset as a logistics officer.

Commander C.Collevechhio Wrote:...as we entered the nebula, I was surprised how calm he [Yegg] was in our formation. Normally, it's the first time these younger guys are flying outside of controlled trade lanes, nevermind in uncharted nebulas. Couple that with the fact that Nomads hit as hard as they do, and they whole "if-your-ship-is-damaged-you-may-float-aimlessly-until-they-try-to-break-in-and-infest-your-brain" aspect, most can barely function.

Yegg, however, seemed fairly nonplussed about the situation. He did mention, after the fact, that he grew up in the Crow nebula in the Sigmas, and had been flying off instruments, rather than out the window, most of his life. This type of calm in these low-visibility, potentially uncharted nebula is a plus, for sure.

• a. Description
  
  • Iridium Mining Operation, Omicron Lost
  
  
• b. Objectives
  
• • i. Outfit Vessel for Mining: COMPLETE
    
    The LV-Shezmu was purchased, outfitted, and successfully mined ore at a significantly increased rate (16x) compared to a traditional mining setup. The route back to Fort Carthage in Omicron Epsilon takes ~20 minutes to travel, and while in Core / Nomad space, is fairly desolate at most times.
    
    
  • ii. Proof-of-Concept, Miner / Transport: COMPLETE
    
    The utilization of the LV-Satet transport with the LV-Shezmu mining craft was successful; time spent at the Iridium Ore mining site was increased (as the cargo hold of the transport is approximately 8 times that of the mining vessel), but, with the Ore selling for ~8k, one trip netted enough to fully build and outfit an Order fighter, or additional mining vessel.
    
    
  • iii. Construction of “Kebok Survey Station”: COMPLETE
    
    In order to store ore, as transport logistics could be interrupted with the presence of Core or Nomad assets in the vicinity, the decision was made to build a small station, under the guise of "surveying" and "studying" the Omicron Lost system.
    
    The base's accommodations were spartan, but allowed mining vessels to dock and have quick access to the field, and for transports to easily access Ore for transport, if a mining vessel was not suitable for work (the large sun, and the density of the ore field, meant maintenance was nearly always underway on the mining craft.
    
    To aid in the prevention of either the Core or Nomads detecting the base, it was built significantly above the ore field, and allowed transports to make a straight-line approach from the jump hole to the docking bay doors, getting outside of radar detection range very quickly.
    
    
  • iv. Support of Mining Operation: COMPLETE
    
    The station, once built, was mostly kept up by Yeggito Kebok, with resources being dropped off by several other Order Primary Fleet officers. The base, outfitted with extra storage and a shield, did not require much in the way of resources, but did require constant attention due to the low amount of storage.
    
    
  • v. Upgrade of "Kebok Survey Station": INCOMPLETE
    
    After approximately eight (8) weeks of operation, the base was detected by Auxesian agent "Sapphire Raven", and the Core were notified of the coordinates. Once this neural net message was intercepted and decrypted, all assets were moved back to Order controlled space, and the station was destroyed.
    
    
  c. Current Status:
• TERMINATED
  

• a. Description
  
  • Research of Baxter anomalies, and their relation to hyperspace travel and communications
  
  
• b. Objectives
  
• • i. Contact relevant IRG Assets with previous research: COMPLETE
    
    A communication was sent to the IRG|Aurora.Borealis, who had previously utilized hyperspace scanning techniques to evaluate Baxter anomalies found inside house space. Building off of their research, and perhaps utilizing their ship's technology and capability, would increase the rate at which this research progresses.
    
    
  • ii. Test Hyperspace Scanner in Order space: INCOMPLETE
    
    Once the IRG ship has returned two-way communication, a trial date will be set up to test the hyperspace scanning in Order space. Once calibrated to operation in the Omicrons, and any limitations understood, the project will move onto the next phase.
    
    
  • iii. Outfit Rehseph-Class Cruiser with scanning technology: INCOMPLETE
    
    While a full hyperspace scanning module will not currently fit a standard Rehseph-class cruiser, perhaps smaller conventional sensor arrays can be tuned to probe the space around the cruiser to look for, and mark, anomalies. Once marked, the IRG-vessel can scan, and share the data with the Order researchers assigned to this program.
    
    
  • iv. Find and Document known Baxter Anomalies: IN PROCESS
    
    While currently incapable of fully scanning and interacting with the anomalies, the Order NavMap will be updated with details regarding the location, size and intensity of the anomalies, when discovered.
    
    
  • v. Correlate Baxter Anomaly formation/generation/existance with Nomad presence/movement: PREREQUISITE RESEARCH REQUIRED
    
    While it is hoped that these Baxter Anomalies can help the Order understand movement or communication of Nomads, this phase requires the initial phases of this work to be complete.
    

• a. Description
  
  • Detection, Mapping, and Evaluation of Nomad Hives. While some hives seem to be categorized as several thousand years old, their purpose in not yet fully understood.
  
  
• b. Objectives
  
• • i. Map locations of existing Nomad Hives: IN PROCESS
    
    Basic Navmap entries exist for several hives, but these datapoints need to be updated. Surveillance, to understand the frequency of use of each of these hives, it to be completed.
    
    At this time, no sources of Nomad power generation shall be brought into range of these structures,
    until further research has been completed.
    
    
  • ii. Research / Test sensor/signal processing to detect/understand long-range Nomad communication: IN PROCESS
    
    While short-range Nomad communication has been documented, the ability for remote Nomad hives to communicate with each other, to coordinate attacks or to influence movement through Sirius, needs to be understood, to prevent large-scale outbreaks of Nomad infection.
    
    
  • iii. Correlate Hive location with Jump Hole database and Nebula characterization: IN PROCESS
    
    These Nomad hives may have been grown/placed irregularly, but it is more than likely that they were constructed at places of high importance, likely for transport, or for resources. Characterize any jump holes, or resource-rich nebulae, around Hive locations.