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| '''Starfleet Security''' is an agency of the ] in the ] universe of ]. Starfleet Security is first introduced in the original '']'' (''TOS'') with the ]'s compliment of security guards, many of whom meet quick deaths over the course of several episodes. | |||
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| In the first Star Trek spinoff, '']'' (''TNG''), several Starfleet Security members are main characters: ] and ]. Starfleet Security has also been part of the plot of several ] novels and has been discussed in numerous Star Trek technicial manuals. The most recent Star Trek incarnation, '']'', deals with the origins of Starfleet Security with the weapons and tactical personnel of the Earth Starfleet. | |||
| ==Earth Starfleet== | |||
| ''Enterprise'' portrays Earth Starfleet, a predecessor to the Starfleet Security, with weapons and uniforms appropriate to that period in the Star Trek Universe. At that point, the show portrays Starfleet as having no ground combat force, with such personnel suppied by other agencies, such as ]. | |||
| ==Federation Starfleet== | |||
| ===Star Trek: The Original Series (23rd century)=== | |||
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| Most of Starfleet Security was assigned as security guards onboard Starfleet vessels and space stations. In the ] (the time period in which TOS is set), Starfleet Security had become an established part of the Starfleet, although none of the main characters on that show were members. | |||
| Starfleet Security characters would frequently enter a dangerous situation together with the main characters and be killed, demonstrating the hazardousness of the situation and creating dramatic tension. The divisional uniform color of Security personnel was red, leading to the phrase "]" to denote an expendable character in a work of ] (and especially ]). | |||
| ===The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine (24th century)=== | |||
| On the shows set in the ], Starfleet Security members had bigger roles, with Tasha Yar and Worf being recurring characters on ''The Next Generation''. Some plots centered on these characters. | |||
| By the time frame of the ], Starfleet Security was also the primary source of Federation ground troops and the Starfleet Security chain of command included several ] and ] sized formations capable of assaulting a planet ('']'', "]"). Starfleet Security is also one of the few non-command career fields in which it is capable to rise to the rank of full ]. | |||
| ==Starfeet Security and other agencies== | |||
| Starfleet Security often works jointly with ] ('']'': "]") and the Federation Marine Corps (novelisation of '']''). In the 23rd century, the civilian equivalent of Starfleet Security was known as "Federation Security", seen briefly in the film Star Trek III and appearing to be some type of ] equivalent orgaization. | |||
| Starfleet Security has also been influenced by ] over its years of existence. At least one member of the former Earth Starfleet was a member of Section 31 and Section 31 has been suspected of being involved with the ] conspiracy as well as the illegal cloaking device development onboard the USS Pegasus. | |||
| ==Notable personnel== | |||
| * ]: Araments officer on the original Enterprise, invented the threat system of ], ] and ] alerts, known initially as the "Reed Alert" system. | |||
| * Ensign Garrovick: from ''Obesssion''. | |||
| * ]: Career security guard onboard the USS Enteprise (NCC-1701) | |||
| * ]: According to numerous ] novels, in between his tour as Navigator onboard the Enterprise, and Executive Officer of the ], Chekov served as Security Chief of the Enterprise with most of this service as a ] in the non-canon (but much assumed) second five year voyoage of the ] circa 2373 and 2378. | |||
| * ]: Security Chief onboard the '']'' | |||
| * ]: Worf's predecessor, killed in the line of the duty | |||
| * ]: Starfleet security defector | |||
| * ] Raner: Head of Starfleet Security (''TNG'': "The Pegasus") and implicated in wrongdoing during the cloaking device incident. | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| * ], '']'' novel "Bloodthirst": A Star trek novel written entirely from the perspective of a Starfleet Security guard | |||
| * Klingon Covert Operations Manual, published 1987 | |||
| * Starfleet Dynamics, published 1991 | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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| ] | |||
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