To: [LN]ESRD Directorate | CC: 5th|R&D Directorate | From: VADM Uhmen

[Akhetaten]

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Origin: LNW-NID-O-2: "Akhetaten"

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Login ID: Vice Admiral Maria Uhmen, CO
Recipient ID: First Fleet ESRD Directorate, CC: Fifth Fleet R&D Directorate
Subject: Joint Operations

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Vice Admiral Maria Uhmen
LNW-NID-O-2

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ESRD Directorate,

I am Vice Admiral Maria Uhmen of the Forty-Sixth Fleet, flag officer aboard the LNX-Akhetaten and commanding officer of Task Force Akhetaten. I am reaching out to you today in accordance with the events that took place in the newly discovered systems past the Alaska Supergate and with further coordination between our fleets in mind.

It is no secret to anyone that we do not know what we found out there, and I highly doubt that we even scratched the surface during our lengthy expedition. Whatever is waiting on the other side, however, now has a direct way into our backdoor and I am not too keen on letting that slide without knowing -exactly- what we are dealing with. For that reason, the LNX-Akhetaten's first officially assigned operation after her commission will be to fully chart this new system we found along with all it's connections, however many those may be. As we speak, the A-0 is spending time in Norfolk's drydocks getting prepared for whatever may await us in our expeditions out there; food, supplies, manpower. Readings from the jumpholes located on the outskirts of the newly discovered system indicated great instability and any further jumps for the A-0 through those jumpholes are rendered too dangerous. Thus, the warship cannot stray any further from the initially discovered system. That is where our escorts come into play.

It would be nice if the weight of the expeditions did not fall on our hands alone, however, and it is in the spirit of this that I contact you today.

I am seeking direct coordination with the First's ESRD division. As you may be well aware, the A-0 is a highly advanced prototype battlecruiser that is the culmination of decades of military research and development, capable of operating fully independently within hostile environments for an extended period of time. With top-of-the-line sensor suite, top speeds that the Overlord-class dreadnought could never hope to achieve, firepower that surpasses the capabilities of the Interdictor and is comparable to a dreadnought's, and stealth systems more sophisticated than anything else in Liberty's arsenal, she's a perfect candidate for such operations.

I am willing to provide the LNX-Akhetaten as a forward base of operations in the newly discovered system. ESRD assets will be granted permission to dock with the A-0, refuel and resupply at their own convenience. The A-0 will serve as a mobile base for those assets, providing them with safe refuge should they return from the deeper expeditions in the systems that are unreachable by her. During these joint operations, any intelligence and materials that were acquired will be brought back to the A-0 for safe storage until our return back into Liberty space where they will be analyzed and evaluated by our personnel.

That is merely my proposal, Directorate, it doesn't have to be final nor does it have to be exactly as I described above. I will appreciate any input you have to provide regarding the above; whether you disagree or have anything to add to the aforementioned, or even if you fully agree to everything.

I shall await to hear from you.

With all due respect.

Vice Admiral Maria Uhmen
LNW-NID-O-2

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