TARGET ID: Liberty Navy Reporting Center
SUBJECT: PR 05/04/823
This is Cadet Reed Icarus.
Filing a report for my second patrol.
When I undocked from West Point to start my shift, I found Lt. Reeves standing by in his Avenger. After a short discussion we began a combat patrol through New York, and soon spotted an Orbital Spa and Cruise "Bison" transport (callsign SPS)-Misfit's.Grave) with a hold full of refugees. I informed him of the Trade regulations concerning passengers on transports, but decided to simply escort him to his destination to spare the refugees any further stress. Lt. Reeves agreed with this plan, and we escorted the ship to Rochester. The captain did not seem pleased, but he cooperated nonetheless.
Shortly after we left Rochester and Reeves resupplied on Manhattan, we spotted an Outcast in an Eagle (callsign: Lannister) and began pursuit. Lt. Reeves instructed the Outcast fighter to leave Liberty space via the Cortez system, but not far into California he veered off-course. We chased him into an asteroid field, he made a comment about our backup being gone (I assume a reference to the other naval vessels patrolling the trade lanes) and opened fire on my ship. Lt. Reeves and I made short work of him.
We then ran a patrol from Texas along the Liberty/Rheinland border through Hudson and Bering into Minnesota to ensure the Outcast pilot did not return. At this point, we returned to New York and ended our patrol after 1.25 hours. Nothing further to report.