Good evening Colonial Republic, I am Lieutenant Claire Chandler.
Some of you have met me before, some of you have not, I have been out of patrolling and flying for several months due to personal reasons at home. It still hits me now but im sure I am ready to come back. My Nyx Fighter has had a few upgrades, we have got a new Blackmarket Engine put in, also a few new lights and a new weapons turrets. My Transponder and Shipname goes by the name of CR|-Angels[49th]
To start of my report I would like to say a massive thank you to all the pilots I flew with this very fine day and evening, my first day back flying within 49th Firebird wing and it was very busy.
My arrival in Tau-29 was wonderful, I was met by Captain Lergae Merlon. Moments later joined by Lieutenant Hannes Regnear. We spoke for a few moments, I introduced myself to these fine pilots and we then moved out on a patrol within Tau-23. My nav map was a bit out dated so a nice patrol through Tau-23 was nice. Being able to update my nav map and all. After patrolling through Tau-23 we headed back to Battleship Nagaski were we had another pilot join us on our patrols. Lieutenant Aiden Marks. This Lieutenant is a character is he not *Laughs* will never shut up.
Anyway we moved out in formation and started patrolling around Tau-29 for any unwanted and unusal business that may be occuring but we found nothing. We reached Freeport 6 where Lieutenant Marks had to dock and get a few repairs. After the repairs were made we headed back towards Battleship Nagaski meeting up with another fellow pilot. Lieutenant Salem Jansen. Having done patrols of Tau-23 and Tau-39 we sat as sentry's around Battleship Nagaski.
A few moments later we recieved a communication from Colonel Korden. Colonel Korden had never met me until this moment so I would show him who I am and what I can do. Colonel Korden was flying through very hazardous space, with high threat warnings, so I suggest to the fighter wing to move out and meet Colonel Korden and make sure he arrives here saftly and unharmed. Colonel Korden was coming from the Leeds system into Tau-31 and then Tau-29, so the fighter wing that consisted of myself, Lieutenant Chandler, there was also, Lieutenant Marks, Lieutenant Renar and Lieutenant Jansen. Captain Merlon had docked on Battleship Nagaski being low on fuel.
I took command of this small fighter wing and we headed towards Tau-31 Jumpgate, reaching the jumpgate we all prepared ourselves for a very hostile encounter on the other side by the Gallic Naval Forces. Luckily the threat was not so high when we all jumped through. We took the lane down to Holmon Outpost and waited for Colonel Korden's arrival. Upon his arrival I introduced myself and said I was a member of the 49th Firebird Sqaudron but I was out with personal reasons for several months.
Colonel Korden liked what I had done and gave me the priveledge of flying as his Second in Command on this patrol. So we headed back to Tau-29, jumping through the jumpgate again, but hitting a Gallic Naval Forces Gunboat patrol with many fighter escorts. I gave an order to get Colonel Korden back to Battleship Nagaski safely and securly and that is what the escorts had done. Where I am experienced and skilled in my Nyx, I stayed by the jumpgate acting as a decoy and distraction to the Gallic Pilots making sure they did not follow Colonel Korden.
Soon as Colonel Korden and the escorts were out of my scanner range I started heading back to Battleship Nagaski too where we were met by Major Sophius Johnsons. Major Johnson remembers who I am, which made me feel a little more comfortable with a pilot I have flown with before around me.
While I was away on my personal leave I done some research on Gallia and near by systems for 49th Firebird to recon and keeps eyes on, so I suggested and said to Major Johnsons and escorts that I have done some research and I think there may have been a new base within one of the Debris Field that we may be able to dock on and use as another Forward Operating Base. Where my database was out-dated, my database did not know that it was owned to the IMG and was known as Dounby Station. It was a Rock Station.
Lieutenant Jansen noticed on his scanner an unknown pilot that goes by the transponder name of Chief. We searched for this pilot for a few moments, I quickly caught him by Tau-23 jump hole near Planet Sanday. Chief was only a Freelancer Pilot from Liberty that was exploring near by systems within the Tau's.
So we all met up with Colonel Korden and moved back to Battleship Nagaski where we all docked, re fueled and got some dinner and a drink at the bar. After having my dinner and a drink, I headed back to my quaters to send my report in as fast as I could.