Liberty Navy 46th Fleet Security Clearance: < GRANTED >
Sender ID: Captain Rachel Mikai
Vessel ID: 46th|LNS-Essex
Subject: Report - 10.10.830 | Recon Mission
Good evening,
This is going to be a brief summary of the recon mission that took place on the 10th of October. The Essex alongside several of our snubcraft met up at Norfolk, about half an hour prior to the estimated time of departure. Several ships from both the fifth and the first fleet joined our efforts. Upon the Akhetaten's arrival we were cleared to launch, had the snubcraft dock in each one of the capital ships on scene and used the temporary jumphole provided by warship Odyssey to enter the Earhart system.
Initially there were a few navigational issues as the battlegroup was split in two and had to navigate around the hostile defensive installations first before reuniting around one of the jumpholes. Due to the intense radiation the snubcraft were only cleared for launch minutes before the recon fleet, comprised of a Rhino-class transport vessel equipped with a mining array, several snubcraft and a Defiant-class gunboat, received the green light to head into the Uncharted 3 system.
As I personally was not part of the recon fleet I can't provide many details about the system or what happened in there as of now, but I'm sure the transport's black box data will provide all required information. Two freelancing research vessels entered our defensive perimeter and offered assistance with out mission which we obviously declined, especially since a snubcraft of the Technocracy arrived. It mostly remained at a safe distance and engaged in occasional chatter with Commodore Edwards.
The Recon fleet arrived back in Earhart shortly after, deposited their cargo aboard the Anchorage and Essex respectively and docked to the capital ships immediately. The only exit that we found lead us to the Orkney system, resulting in a rather intense trip home which luckily didn't have us run into any of Gallia's nor Bretonia's patrols. Once the fleet arrived at Norfolk each ship unloaded its cargo onto a transport vessel and docked to be checked for any possible radiation damage.
I'm personally looking forward to the next expedition, despite how difficult to plan these are in this ever-changing enviroment that is the Earhart system. That would be all.