To: [LN] HC || CC: [LN] ESRD

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COMM ID: Fleet Admiral Alan Jones
TARGET ID: Marisa Marshall
SUBJECT: Briefing - ref. LSF/Harmony Situation
SSENT ON: August 23rd 823AS
ENCRYPTION: High
PRIORITY: High

Marshall,

We had been suspecting something like this ever since the sabotage of the LNS Harmony. To not let that disaster influence the battlegroup at large, as the Chief of Logistics at the time, I prioritized the ships repairs at the time and it was put back into service in a rather short time. Shortly afterwards we really started questioning things once we received numerous transmissions from OSC ships being attacked by this Iota-5.

After some time as discrepancies kept occurring, the ESRD got in contact with Knight, on conducting "classified, critical" research on Radford. And by classified and critical it was meant to perform experiments on suspects for infection within the battlegroup, to find a way to root them out as well as bring anyone infected to light. As preparations for this research project were being conducted, things went downhill. This all started with the Alaska incident where the Fifth Fleet ,at the time Commodore John Sader aboard the LNS Kansas, First Fleet Admiral Natalie Reaser aboard the LNS Malrone, accompanied by RADM Victoria Knight and her escort strikecraft, were dealing with a nomad incursion within the Alaska system. And at this very moment the escort craft performs an under the belt hit on the Navy capitals without being noticed by Knight. The Navy retaliated on the craft after considering it rogue, however RADM Knight thought she was being attacked on the back by the Navy First Fleet and Fifth Fleet and opened fire on the Navy capitals, managing a retreat to Norfolk afterwards. Shortly after the LSF arrived on the scene where I and the Director engaged on a discussion regarding the matter.

At the time we reached an agreement, to have this matter turned into joint responsibility of our organizations, however at the time tensions were running high and the Director likely thought she couldn't be able to have any faith on the Navy Command, and opened fire in an attempt to siege the matter. That's where all this mess reached it's peak, leaving us with the current situation.

In any case your information will be put to great use in the settling of this conflict. The LSF is a great asset to the Republic and we are trying to operate on minimal collateral damage. Soon enough we'll find a solution to it all and hopefully this whole nightmare will be over.

Anyways, we're glad to have you back Commander, however we must make haste and act fast.

Regards,

Alan Jones
Fleet Admiral, First Fleet
CiC Liberty Navy

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