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Source: NTF Commodore Greg Matthews, Boadicea
Subject: Victory, promotions, and new blood
The past few days have been interesting ones for the Front.
A few days ago, we received word of someone who was attempting to somehow gain possession of a Spyglass battleship. The ensuing hunt for this individual -- flying some sort of a prototype vessel -- led a mixed group of NTF and Legionnaires as far as Bering, where he was peacefully (if irritatingly) dealt with by our allies.
Upon our return trip, Hellfire forces encountered the LNS-Successor and a number of support fighters near the Virginia jump hole in Texas. They called for aid, and I and several other gallant Neo-Terrans (as well as the Hackers Poulpi and Poulpo) came to their aid.
Despite fighting dangerously close to the Navy freehold -- and despite Lieutenant Averos and the two Hackers having to eject from their stricken ships -- we crippled the Successor and held off a far more agile enemy force until reinforcements could arrive.
Unfortunately, it seems no one thought to turn on their guncams in the heat of battle; myself included. But considering we took no losses besides Averos' fighter, while inflicting serious damage ourselves, I'm more than willing to count it as a victory.
In unrelated news, the Belisarius completed its refit at Monterrey, and is now back up to full operating capacity. Furthermore, the Grall and Venture have been bringing in significant loads of fuel and supplies to Junction in recent days.
Even better, I would like to (belatedly) report the addition of three new pilots to our ranks: Amaya Suzuki, callsign ]NTF[-Inquisitor; Jason Whitman, callsign ]NTF[-Carcass; and Scott Achaea, callsign ]NTF[-Echo.
And finally, I am proud to report that, due to their unswerving commitment to the Neo-Terran cause, Ensign Achaea has been promoted to Lieutenant, Ensign Suzuki has been promoted to Lieutenant Commander, and Lieutenant Commander Alan Gresham has been promoted to Captain. Congratulations, all of you.
