Transmission; Start
Identification: Lieutenant Christina Robinson
Location: New York system, Planet Manhattan, Fort Bragg
Encryption: Secure
Reconnaissance and another Junker;
Yesterday, we decided to take a force reconnaissance patrol of six fighters into edge world space. Admiral Sanders led our taskforce to remap and reassess the status of the edge world space beyond Alaska. We already knew the route we would take, thanks to our older intelligence that we were looking to update. Due to our choice of fighters, we would be able to slip in and out without drawing too much attention - unfortunately a mistaken assumption.
Our destination was Omicron Alpha, where we would make an assessment of the system and return via the same route. Unfortunately, we met overwhelming force before we reached our destination, with the nomads deploying a sizable mixed fleet to rid us from Omicron 99. This system in particular seemed to be teeming with alien life, and they even possessed a base, the Ravine.
We held out for as long as we could for backup, which was generously provided by the Order. However, their relief force was insufficient and our own reinforcements from Alaska both delayed and disorganised due to the pressure on our reconnaissance force. In the end, our force was broken and the Order took significant casualties attempting to extract us.
As our planned route back to Liberty was now cut off, the remainder of our patrol limped through a thankfully desolate Omicron Alpha. Our route back to Liberty from there is restricted information, but thankfully we made it back alive, if battered and bruised. We received help on the way from a very generous source, which I believe should be taken into account when dealing with them in the future.
The above shows an independent Junker Salvage Frigate carrying a cargo hold full of one of the most illegal substances in Liberty. I lacked a cruise disruptor so I tailed him. Backup quickly arrived, with a 5th fleet pilot Jack O'Neill and Fleet Admiral Baker bringing a disruptor each. Their help was invaluable in sealing the fate of this smuggler.
I gave the Junker multiple chances and avenues to escape his fate: a hefty fine and leaving Liberty, dropping all of his cargo, but to no avail. Of course, this was fine by us, and he was dispatched as he tried to barter information about a supposed unauthorised base in Cortez.
Even if these were the words of a desperate criminal, it may be worth our time to completely sweep all of the Independent Worlds again. It's been a while since we have done so.
There was one more thing to report too. A Liberty Rogue Scylla destroyer freely moored at Rochester in plain view of myself. If this is anywhere near as unacceptable now as it was a year ago, this information will be useful.
