Posted by Lieutenant Conner Reid (Chief of Security) in COS office

Posted by Ensign MJ Shau (Security Officer) in COS office

Posted by Colonel Jaxon “Hawk” Hammond (Commander, Air Group (CAG)) in COS office
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After speaking with Sapeth about the runabout updates, Conner made his way back to the ships security center.

Entering his office and taking a seat at the desk, he tapped his comm badge.

=^=Col. Hammond, this is Lt. Reid. Can you meet me in my office ASAP?=^=

Lt. Conner Reid
Chief of Security-USS Chimera

=^= “Can it wait, im in the middle of a brief” =^= he said looking at kilo, “well i will be in five minutes” he said answering Kilos questioning look.

Colonel Jaxon ‘Hawk’ Hammond
Commander 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit “Iron Valkyries” (CAG)

=^=It can wait, but not too long,=^= Conner replied. =^=I want to be ready to go by the time we reach the system.=^=

Lt. Conner Reid
Chief of Security-USS Chimera

It took twenty minutes but Hammond did finally show up, he was wondinger if he was going to have to lecture the Lieutenant about following chain of command, it was highly iregular to not go through the liason, he really should be dealing with someone lower down the command chain. He rang the door and waited to be asked in. Kilo sat at his side staring up at him waiting for instruction.

Colonel Jaxon ‘Hawk’ Hammond
Commander 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit “Iron Valkyries” (CAG)

Conner stood as Hammond entered. “Colonel, I’ve been given permission from the captain to take a small recon team down to the surface in the runabout that’s being modified. See if we can get a more accurate feel from the populace as to what’s going on. I suggested myself, you, and a couple of security men or marines. You want in?”

Lt. Conner Reid
Chief of Security-USS Chimera

Hammond lowered his gaze to Kilo, oh what he would not give to getinto the general action again. “I’m afraid that’s not under my normal job description anylonger” he said with a smile. “I would recomend you take Quade and his team, as operators go there are not to many I would say are better.” trueth was they were Tier 1 there really were not anyone better than that, at least that he was aware of.

Colonel Jaxon ‘Hawk’ Hammond
Commander 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit “Iron Valkyries” (CAG)

Reid sat there for a moment, confused.

“Fine,” he replied. Too boring for you, maybe? I thought your experience would be beneficial, but, fine, I’ll find someone else. Sorry to have bothered you, Colonel.”

He tapped his comm badge. =^=Ens. Shau, this is Reid. Report to my office, please.=^=

Lt. Conner Reid
Chief of Security-USS Chimera

Colonel Hammeds eyes’s narrowed, he had learned a little paitenice for the laid back attiutde of starfleet officers. “Lieutnant Reid, I have a thousand Marines on this ship that I’m responsible for, I have teams of highly trained Marines for specifically the kind of mission you are describing. ” he looked at him, “You best check your tone with me Lieutenant, you are walking on very thin ice” .

MJ was on his way to the crew lounge to grab a meal before going on shift when he received a call from the Chief of Security. His eyebrows rose briefly as he wondered what Lt. Reid could want. MJ had dedicated himself to his job over the past few months and had little more than routine interactions with his department head.

“This is Shau. I’m on my way, sir.”

Security was only eight decks down, so it was a short turbolift ride. Before long, he reached the door to the Chief of Security’s office and pressed the chime to announce his arrival. When granted permission, he stepped inside.

“Reporting as ordered, sir. How can I help?”

Ensign MJ Shau - Security Officer - USS Chimera

Colonel Jaxon ‘Hawk’ Hammond
Commander 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit “Iron Valkyries” (CAG)

OOC: Bump.

I figure whatever discussion Reid and Hammond had is over and I can come in whenever you’re ready.

Ensign MJ Shau - Security Officer - USS Chimera

Conner paid Hammond no mind as he left, instead turning his attention to Shau.

“Ensign, on the captain’s say-so, I’m taking a team down to Scallax to do a recon mission. See if we canget a feel for what’s really going on down there. I’d like you to put together a small team to go with us. You up for that?”

“We’ll being going down in a runabout that’s been modified to give us some stealth capabilities. Get the team together and I’ll me you in the shuttle bay.”

Lt. Conner Reid
Chief of Security-USS Chimera

MJ didn’t react outwardly, but the mission did come as a surprise to him. His focus so far had been on various tactics for entering the system and preparing to process and house an influx of Federation personnel who wanted to leave Scallax space. A ground mission had been the furthest thing from his mind.

It did make sense, though… that was a surefire way to get firsthand intel and get a better sense of how the populace felt about the political upheaval.

“Yes, sir. I’ll gather the team and meet you down there.”

Ensign Shau came to attention and then left, knowing he had only a limited amount of time to make his decisions and put things in motion.

The Risian pulled up a PADD and started filtering through Security Department personnel. He wanted people with level heads first and foremost. That normally wasn’t an issue in the Security Department, but there were a few younger members who could still become emotional when provoked or under stress. Given his own struggles, MJ knew how easy it was to become emotional under pressure.

He chose a fellow Security Ensign who was a Class 4 pilot, along with a Security crewmember who had a technical background. Her experience was primarily with portable generators and defenses, but MJ figured the technical skills should at least partially translate to shuttle repair if the need arose.

MJ looked for somebody with a background in political science and found an Ensign who had served as security for a Federation diplomat and had studied interplanetary relations at the Academy. Finally, he selected a seasoned crewman with an investigations background, figuring his experience canvassing witnesses at crime scenes would come in handy when gathering information on the surface.

After contacting them and providing the most salient details, Ensign Shau went to his stateroom and put on civilian clothes. Starfleet uniforms would draw too much unwanted attention with tensions as high as they were. The goal was to move about discreetly without drawing notice or inciting a reaction from the locals.

With his preparations made, MJ made his way to the shuttle bay.

Ensign MJ Shau - Security Officer - USS Chimera