Bravo Fleet
USS Ingenuity (NCC-97603)
While research and development activities typically occur on starbases and outposts within Federation territory, sometimes the greatest discoveries are made amongst the stars. This is the mission of the Polaris Squadron.
USS Ingenuity
Pathfinder-class • NCC-97603 • Polaris Advanced Research Squadron • Fourth Fleet • Managed by FADM James Neidlinger
The USS Ingenuity is a Pathfinder-class science vessel that provides the Advanced Science, Technology and Research Activity with small, flexible and nimble vessel for research. While often working alongside the full squadron, the USS Ingenuity may operate independently when the Polaris is otherwise engaged or when the large size of the flagship is a limiting factor.
The stories of Polaris Squadron are rated 2-2-2 for mature subject matter, including violence, language and sexual content.
Polaris Advanced Research Squadron
Polaris Squadron is a multi-mission flag squadron under the command of Fleet Admiral Allison Reyes that supports two specialized units and three overall mission profiles:
- The Advanced Science, Technology and Research Activity (ASTRA), a specialized cross-functional research unit that exists to fuel Starfleet’s innovation engine through discovery, investigations and interactions on the frontier.
- The Advanced Unit for Reconnaissance, Operations and Response Activities (AURORA), a special operations unit that exists to collect intelligence and conduct clandestine operations within the borderlands and wherever else the mission leads.
- Archanis Sector Operations, including engineering, diplomatic and security functions as the Fourth Fleet seeks to rehabilitate aging infrastructure, strengthen relationships with borderlands colonies and neighboring powers, and strengthen its security posture within the sector.
The flagship of Polaris Squadron is the USS Polaris, an Odyssey-class heavy explorer that hosts the Advanced Science, Technology and Research Activity, and the headquarters of Polaris Squadron is Archanis Station, a Canopus-class starbase from whence sector operations of the Archanis Sector are managed.
Squadron Commands
Crew Manifest
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Cora Lee
Commanding Officer
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Alonso Romero
Executive Officer
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Dani Raine
Chief Engineering Officer
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Josh Brunell
Chief Science Officer
ASTRA Staff Researcher, Civil Engineering -
Rafael Cruz
Chief Security & Tactical Officer
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Brody Lister
Chief Medical Officer
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Elyssia Rel
Chief Flight Control Officer
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Kellan Seltzer
Chief Operations Officer
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Sherrod Allen
Deceased
Former Executive Officer
Recent Stories
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USS Diligent, USS Ingenuity, USS Juno, USS Kennedy, USS Polaris and USS Serenity (Archive)
If he hadn’t already suspected something was wrong, he knew it the moment the doors of the briefing room opened. If it was an operational meeting, Lieutenant Commander Grace Ellander wouldn’t have been sitting there. He could feel it too, raw pain and grief slamming his Betazoid senses, [...]
9 May 2025
From One Dark Place To Another
S2E9. Nightmares When Night Falls
Archanis Station, SS Lucre, USS Diligent, USS Ingenuity, USS Juno, USS Lincoln, USS Polaris and USS Vesta
The cargobay was dark, and it stank with the odor of volatile organic compounds offgassing from sludge-stained barrels. “An odd place for a rendezvous,” Commander Robert Drake noted, his nostrils flaring. “Next time, we’ll meet on the promenade and preorder some apéritifs [...]
8 May 2025
S2E9. Nightmares When Night Falls
Archanis Station, SS Lucre, USS Diligent, USS Ingenuity, USS Juno, USS Lincoln, USS Polaris and USS Vesta
Her eyes going back and forth between the senior officers sitting at the table and the lieutenant that’d led her here, Ensign Maya Ortega was completely confused. “I… I’m not following any of this. What the hell is going on?” How had she ended up here? How had the [...]
7 May 2025
S2E9. Nightmares When Night Falls
Archanis Station, SS Lucre, USS Diligent, USS Ingenuity, USS Juno, USS Lincoln, USS Polaris and USS Vesta
As they made their way back to the upper levels, it was all Ensign Maya Ortega could do to not break down. She was shaking. She was terrified. They had killed that man. The Vaadwaur were going to find out. When they did, what would happen? Would they find her? She hadn’t been the one with the [...]