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=Primary Objective =
Evacuation of Federation Embassy Diplomatic Personnel
==Goals and Objectives==
1. Evacuate Embassy Personnel<br>
2. Destroy Sensitive Data<br>

==Phases of Operation==
I. Initial Orders<br>
II. Beam Down<br>
III. Contact with Embassy Staff<br>
IV. Evacuation Operations<br>
V. Embassy Breach<br>
VI. Hostile Fire<br>
VII. Rescue Efforts<br>
VIII. Exfiltration<br>
IX. Intervention<br>

=Summary=

==I. Initial Orders==

USS Niven ordered to the Thekare system to effect the evacuation of Federation
Embassy Personnel. Niven made all haste to system to perform this operation.
Crew alerted to the sensitive nature of this operation.

==II. Beam Down==

The initial away team selected;<br>
1. Captain Koyanagi, Captain USS Niven<br>
2. Lt Commander Link, Chief Security Officer<br>
3. Lt Silon, Chief Science Officer<br>
4. Captain Frazier, CO Marines 1st Company<br>
5. Prime Team Alpha, 1st Company, 66th Div, Triangle Task Force<br>

All personnel beamed down wore dress uniforms and carried type I phasers.
The intent was to minimize the militaristic appearance of marine troops
given the sensitive nature of the ongoing political situation at Theta Thekare.

==III. Contact with Embassy Staff==

Cpt Koyanagi, Lt Cmdr Link, Lt Silon met with Embassy Chief Liaison and
Embassy Chief of Security and the primary goals and means to achieve them
were discussed.

Throughout this initial meeting a crowd of protesters demonstrated outside
the embassy grounds. The marines were dispersed along the front of the
building to provide security should the protest turn violent. Lt Silon
worked with the embassy technical staff to identify computers that needed to
be destroyed in order to maintain Federation data security. Lt Silon and two
marines began working on this task.

==IV. Evacuation Operations==

A site in the courtyard of the embassy was chosen as the exfiltration site.
This spot allowed for maximum number of embassy personnel in a close area to
be beamed with expedited speed to the Niven. The first group was assembled
and beamed aboard the Niven without incident.

==V. Embassy Breach==

After the first group of embassy personnel the protest outside the embassy
gates became hostile. An explosive device was used to breach the embassy
walls. A group of between 9 to 12 rioters then entered the embassy compound.
Most of these rioters were armed with improvised incendiary devices (Molotov
cocktails), three others were armed with disruptors which appeared to be of
Romulan origin.

The Prime team engaged the invading rioters with non-lethal force. During
the initial breach the marine’s type I phasers were set to stun. Most of the
invading rioters were stunned at, or near, the breach during the initial
invasion of the embassy grounds.

==VI. Hostile Fire==

Rioters outside the embassy began throwing incendiary devices over the
compound walls.

At this time Lance Corporal Hansen understood the immediate danger these devices
posed both to the civilian embassy staff and the crew of the Niven. He set
his phaser to a lethal setting and began firing at incoming incendiary
devices. The other marines followed suit and used lethal settings to destroy
incendiaries as they were airborne. During this defensive procedure, one of
the incendiaries burst into flames engulfing several of the rioters who had
breached the embassy compound as well.

Several of the incendiary devices erupted causing serious wounds to the
marines, embassy personnel (killing one), and incapacitating Cpt. Koyanagi.

During this period Lt. Silon and the two marines continued their task inside
the embassy, setting explosive charges in order to naturalize potential data
security risks.

==VII. Rescue Efforts==

After the second group of embassy personnel were beamed aboard the Niven,
and in the face of mounting casualties (including Cpt. Koyanagi) a second
team of marines was beamed down to aid in the evacuation efforts. These
marines were in full battle dress with type II phasers, medical gear, and
fire extinguishers.

Lt. Cmdr Link and two of the fresh marines rushed into the flames at the
breach in order to rescue the rioters that had been set alight by their own
devices.

All Federation personnel rallied under a balcony providing limited cover for
the thrown incendiary devices. Evacuation efforts continued with priority
given to the wounded (including rioters on the compound) then embassy
personnel.

Finished setting explosive ordinance Lt Silon lead the marines with him to
the second floor balcony to provide covering fore for the evacuating
federation personnel.

==VIII. Exfiltration==

Once all wounded and embassy personnel were removed from immediate danger to
the Niven, security and marine forces were beamed away.

The final compliment remaining on the station;<br>
1. Lt Commander Link<br>
2. Lt Silon<br>
3. Captain Frazier<br>
4. Embassy Chief of Security<br>
5. Two additional marines.<br>

These personnel waited to ensure the explosive devices discharged properly
to ensure that federation data security was maintained.

The final team was then beamed aboard the Niven.

Niven medical staff stabilized the three rescued rioters. One individual was
in possession of a Disruptor believed to be of Romulan manufacture. It was
secured in the armory as evidence. The rioters, after being stabilized, were
beamed to the medical facilities of the space station. The Niven then began
departure of the system commanded by Commander Rodriguez, as Cpt. Koyanagi
was incapacitated.

==IX. Intervention==

While departing the Thekare system, three small vessels, presumably piloted by
loyalists to the coup, began performing erratic maneuvers around the Niven.
As these maneuvers posed a threat to the Niven, Cmdr. Rodriguez granted
authorization for a warning shot. Lt Cmdr Link fired the warning shot, which
due to the erratic behavior of the target vessels, instead struck and
disabled one of their engines.

The remaining vessels fired on the Niven, which then returned fire. During
the engagement the Niven came upon another larger vessel also being attacked
by a flight of three smaller vessels. Due to the trinary solar system, these
ships were not detected earlier. It was discovered that the starship being
attacked was transporting the royal family to a neighboring system. The
ships engaging the Niven were of the same type and class as those assaulting
the royal family’s vessel.

The Niven engaged all of the smaller ships, allowing them to escape when
damaged. Once the smaller ships had been chased off a Romulan cruiser
decloaked and challenged the Niven’s presence. Cmdr Rodriguez parleyed with
the Romulan Captain and a confrontation was avoided. This resulted in the
successful escape of the royal family to their neighboring system.