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[SergeantSausage]

TARGET ID: Liberty Navy Reporting Center
SUBJECT: PR 05/28/823

This is Lieutenant Reed Icarus, 1st FLeet.

Reporting on the encounters I had today between supply runs for the Logistics Division.

I responded to a distress call early into my first shift; a rogue Scylla and Werewolf were reported harassing traders between Norfolk and the Texas gate. I scrambled my bomber and assisted a carrier and another Upholder in scaring the Scylla back to Buffalo. I also spotted the Werewolf at this point, but did not engage; we did not take the bait and enter the badlands.

During my second shift, just after Lt. Cmdr. Reeves signed off, John Sader of 5th fleet received a report that an OSC vessel was being harassed by a Rogue Werewolf. Sure enough, it was Tom.Baker again, and as Lt. McZgonn looked on, Sader and I scrapped Mr. Baker.

I returned to my supply runs, and spotted a Heron hauling 2,940 delegates. I informed Sader and McZgonn of the ship's trajectory and they intercepted the ship at Norfolk, where the captain hurriedly docked and refused to communicate. Later he would argue that he was merely docking to let the extra passengers off, but I know he was full of it. He did everything he could to evade us and ran to dock without saying a word. Anyway...

I returned to supplying Long Island Station once more, and for a while the operation went on without a hitch. Sader's wife contacted him, saying she was going into labor, and he departed. Admiral O'Neill of 5th fleet took his post, and we continued. At some point, Admiral O'Neill received word of a Gaian gunboat in the California system. I secured the Fort Wayne and rendezvoused with O'Neill in my Upholder. We headed for California and, sure enough, spotted the reported gunboat next to the trade lane between the New York gate and Planet Mojave. The Gaian pilot suggested that we let him leave Liberty space, but the Admiral would have none of it. I had an equipment malfunction (my fault) and had to disengage, land on Riverside Station, and then head back to assist Admiral O'Neill, but we managed to scrap the slippery bastard with Lt. Hirlerman's assistance.

Hirlerman and I launched our transports and continued resupplying Long Island Station, but before long another distress call came in; another Scylla near the lane between Texas and Norfolk. The three of us scrambled bombers again and investigated. This time, there was a barghest involved, which I managed to lead away from the fight while O'Neill and Hirlerman chased the Scylla to Buffalo. I kept the Barghest occupied while they repaired and resupplied, then they returned to help me finish off the Barghest. We ended up chasing him back to Buffalo Base, where a gunboat patrol began firing on us. I disengaged and returned to West Point to grab my Guardian, then I got behind the barghest and annoying him until he docked on Buffalo. Admiral O'Neill's bomber was critically damaged during the fight, but I was able to tractor him in and return him to Norfolk Shipyard.

It was at that point that a group of three Legion fighters- an eagle, a guardian (callsign [HF]-Stoneheart), and a cutlass- swarmed us, and Hirlerman and myself decided to call a retreat as we were still low on supplies, in need of repair, and somewhat fatigued from the recent combat. I was able to keep them occupied until Lt. Hirlerman got away, then I was able to lose the Legionnaires and head to Fort Bush, then to Manhattan without incident, but they were waiting for me at West Point when I attempted to return to base. There were several ships in the area, and one of the pilots attacked suddenly and I was caught off guard. I performed an emergency dock maneuver and handed my fighter over to the mechanics for repairs.

Lieutenant Reed Icarus, out.